Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor
The Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The award is available for editors of magazines, novels, anthologies, or other works related to science fiction or fantasy. The award supplanted a previous award for professional magazine. The Hugo Awards have been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction" and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing".
The award was first presented in 1973, and was given annually through 2006. Beginning in 2007, the award was split into two categories, that of Best Editor and Best Editor. The Short Form award is for editors of anthologies, collections or magazines, while the Long Form award is for editors of novels. In addition to the regular Hugo awards, beginning in 1996 Retrospective Hugo Awards, or "Retro Hugos", have been available to be awarded for years 50, 75, or 100 years prior in which no awards were given. To date, Retro Hugo awards have been awarded for 1939, 1941, 1943—1946, 1951, and 1954, and in each case an award for professional editor was given.
During the 56 nomination years, 73 editors have been nominated for the original Best Professional Editor, the Short Form, or the Long Form award, including Retro Hugos. Of these, Gardner Dozois has received the most awards, with 15 original awards out of 19 nominations for the original category and 1 out of 2 for the Short Form. The only other editors to win more than three awards are Ben Bova, who won 6 of 8 nominations for the original award, Ellen Datlow, who won 7 of 17 nominations, split between the original and short form awards, and John W. Campbell, Jr. with 7 out of 7 nominations for the Retro Hugo awards. The two editors who have won three times are Edward L. Ferman with 3 out of 20 original nominations and Patrick Nielsen Hayden with 3 out of 3 Long Form nominations. Stanley Schmidt has received the most nominations, at 27 original and 7 Short Form, winning one Short Form.
Selection
Hugo Award nominees and winners are chosen by supporting or attending members of the annual World Science Fiction Convention, or Worldcon, and the presentation evening constitutes its central event. The selection process is defined in the World Science Fiction Society Constitution as instant-runoff voting with six nominees, except in the case of a tie. The works on the ballot are the six most-nominated by members that year, with no limit on the number of works that can be nominated. Initial nominations are made by members in January through March, while voting on the ballot of six nominations is performed roughly in April through July, subject to change depending on when that year's Worldcon is held. Prior to 2017, the final ballot was five works; it was changed that year to six, with each initial nominator limited to five nominations. Worldcons are generally held near Labor Day, and are held in a different city around the world each year. Members are permitted to vote "no award", if they feel that none of the nominees is deserving of the award that year, and in the case that "no award" takes the majority the Hugo is not given in that category. This happened in both the Short Form and Long Form categories in 2015.Winners and nominees
In the following tables, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony. Editors are eligible based on their work of the previous calendar year, and each date links to the "year in literature" article corresponding with when those works were eligible. Although the Best Professional Editor award is not given explicitly for any particular editing effort and such works are not recorded by the World Science Fiction Society, works that the editor in question was involved with in the eligibility period are listed. This list includes magazines or anthologies that the editor worked on and publishing houses that he or she was employed at, and is not intended to be comprehensive. Entries with a blue background and an asterisk next to the editor's name have won the award; those with a white background are the nominees on the short-list.Best Professional Editor
* Winners and joint winners+ No winner selected
Year | Editor | Work | Ref |
1973 | * | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | |
1973 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year | ||
1973 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | ||
1973 | Amazing Stories, Fantastic | ||
1973 | The 1972 Annual World's Best SF | ||
1974 | * | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | |
1974 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 | ||
1974 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | ||
1974 | New Dimensions 3 | ||
1974 | Amazing Stories, Fantastic | ||
1974 | The 1973 Annual World's Best SF | ||
1975 | * | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | |
1975 | Galaxy Science Fiction, If | ||
1975 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 | ||
1975 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | ||
1975 | New Dimensions 4 | ||
1975 | Amazing Stories, Fantastic | ||
1976 | * | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | |
1976 | Galaxy Science Fiction | ||
1976 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | ||
1976 | New Dimensions 5 | ||
1976 | Amazing Stories, Fantastic | ||
1977 | * | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | |
1977 | Galaxy Science Fiction | ||
1977 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #5 | ||
1977 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | ||
1977 | Amazing Stories, Fantastic | ||
1978 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction | |
1978 | Galaxy Science Fiction | ||
1978 | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | ||
1978 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #6 | ||
1978 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | ||
1979 | * | Analog Science Fact & Fiction, Omni | |
1979 | Ace Books | ||
1979 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #7 | ||
1979 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | ||
1979 | Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
1980 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction | |
1980 | Ace Books | ||
1980 | Omni | ||
1980 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1980 | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | ||
1981 | * | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | |
1981 | Tor Books | ||
1981 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9 | ||
1981 | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | ||
1981 | Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
1982 | * | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | |
1982 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 | ||
1982 | Pocket Books | ||
1982 | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | ||
1982 | Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
1983 | * | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | |
1983 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #11 | ||
1983 | Pocket Books | ||
1983 | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | ||
1983 | Amazing Stories, Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
1984 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction | |
1984 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 | ||
1984 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1984 | Pocket Books | ||
1984 | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | ||
1985 | * | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #13 | |
1985 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1985 | Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
1985 | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | ||
1985 | Amazing Stories | ||
1986 | * | ||
1986 | Del Rey Books | ||
1986 | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 | ||
1986 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1986 | Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
1986 | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | ||
1987 | * | The Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 | |
1987 | Asimov's Science Fiction, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection | ||
1987 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1987 | Tor Books | ||
1987 | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | ||
1988 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection | |
1988 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1988 | Tor Books | ||
1988 | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | ||
1988 | Warner Books | ||
1989 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection | |
1989 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1989 | The New York Review of Science Fiction, Tor Books | ||
1989 | Aboriginal Science Fiction | ||
1989 | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | ||
1990 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, ' | |
1990 | Omni, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #2 | ||
1990 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1990 | The New York Review of Science Fiction, Tor Books | ||
1990 | Tor Books | ||
1990 | Aboriginal Science Fiction | ||
1990 | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | ||
1991 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, ' | |
1991 | Omni, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #3 | ||
1991 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1991 | Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine | ||
1991 | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | ||
1992 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection | |
1992 | Omni, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #4 | ||
1992 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1992 | Fantasy & Science Fiction, Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine | ||
1992 | Analog Science Fact & Fiction | ||
1993 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, ' | |
1993 | Omni, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #5 | ||
1993 | Tor Books | ||
1993 | Fantasy & Science Fiction, Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine | ||
1993 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
1994 | * | Fantasy & Science Fiction, Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine | |
1994 | Omni, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #6 | ||
1994 | Asimov's Science Fiction, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection | ||
1994 | Alternate Warriors, Christmas Ghosts, Future Earths: Under African Skies | ||
1994 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
1995 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection | |
1995 | Omni, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #7 | ||
1995 | Alternate Outlaws, By Any Other Fame, Deals With the Devil | ||
1995 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1995 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
1996 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, ' | |
1996 | Omni, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #8 | ||
1996 | Science Fiction Age | ||
1996 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1996 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
1997 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, ' | |
1997 | Science Fiction Age | ||
1997 | Tor Books | ||
1997 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1997 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
1998 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, ' | |
1998 | Science Fiction Age | ||
1998 | The New York Review of Science Fiction, Tor Books, Year's Best SF 2 | ||
1998 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
1998 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1999 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, ' | |
1999 | Science Fiction Age | ||
1999 | The New York Review of Science Fiction, Tor Books, Year's Best SF 3 | ||
1999 | Tor Books | ||
1999 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
1999 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
2000 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, ' | |
2000 | The New York Review of Science Fiction, Tor Books, Year's Best SF 4 | ||
2000 | Tor Books | ||
2000 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
2000 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
2001 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, ' | |
2001 | Sci Fiction, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #13 | ||
2001 | The New York Review of Science Fiction, Tor Books, Year's Best SF 5 | ||
2001 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
2001 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
2002 | * | Sci Fiction, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #14 | |
2002 | Asimov's Science Fiction, ' | ||
2002 | Tor Books | ||
2002 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
2002 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
2003 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, ' | |
2003 | Sci Fiction, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #15 | ||
2003 | The New York Review of Science Fiction, Tor Books, Year's Best Fantasy 2, Year's Best SF 7 | ||
2003 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
2003 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
2004 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection | |
2004 | Sci Fiction, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #16 | ||
2004 | The New York Review of Science Fiction, Tor Books, Year's Best Fantasy 3, Year's Best SF 8 | ||
2004 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
2004 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
2005 | * | Sci Fiction, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #17 | |
2005 | Asimov's Science Fiction, ' | ||
2005 | The New York Review of Science Fiction, Tor Books, Year's Best Fantasy 4, Year's Best SF 9 | ||
2005 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
2005 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
2006 | * | The New York Review of Science Fiction, Tor Books, Year's Best Fantasy 5, Year's Best SF 10 | |
2006 | Sci Fiction, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #18 | ||
2006 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
2006 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
2006 | Asimov's Science Fiction |
Long Form
Starting with the 2007 awards, the Professional Editor award was split into two categories: Best Editor and Best Editor. The Long Form award is for "The editor of at least four novel-length works primarily devoted to science fiction and/or fantasy published in the previous calendar year" in the official Hugo Award rules.Year | Editor | Work | Ref |
2007 | * | Tor Books | |
2007 | Pyr | ||
2007 | Baen Books | ||
2007 | Ace Books | ||
2007 | Tor Books | ||
2008 | * | Tor Books | |
2008 | Pyr | ||
2008 | Ace Books | ||
2008 | Tor Books | ||
2008 | Tor Books | ||
2009 | * | Tor Books | |
2009 | Pyr | ||
2009 | Ace Books | ||
2009 | Tor Books | ||
2009 | Tor Books | ||
2010 | * | Tor Books | |
2010 | Pyr | ||
2010 | Ace Books | ||
2010 | Tor Books | ||
2010 | Bantam Spectra | ||
2011 | * | Pyr | |
2011 | Ace Books | ||
2011 | Tor Books | ||
2011 | Tor Books | ||
2011 | Haikasoru | ||
2011 | Tor Books | ||
2011 | Bantam Spectra | ||
2012 | * | DAW Books | |
2012 | Pyr | ||
2012 | Tor Books | ||
2012 | Bantam Spectra | ||
2012 | Tor Books | ||
2013 | * | Tor Books | |
2013 | Pyr | ||
2013 | DAW Books | ||
2013 | Tor Books | ||
2013 | Baen Books | ||
2014 | * | Ace Books | |
2014 | DAW Books | ||
2014 | Tor Books | ||
2014 | Angry Robot | ||
2014 | Baen Books | ||
2015 | + | ||
2015 | Castalia House | ||
2015 | DAW Books | ||
2015 | Baen Books | ||
2015 | Ace Books | ||
2015 | Baen Books | ||
2016 | * | DAW Books | |
2016 | Castalia House | ||
2016 | Tor Books | ||
2016 | Baen Books | ||
2016 | Baen Books | ||
2017 | * | Tor Books | |
2017 | Castalia House | ||
2017 | DAW Books | ||
2017 | Tor Books | ||
2017 | Tor Books | ||
2017 | Saga Press | ||
2018 | * | DAW Books | |
2018 | Saga Press | ||
2018 | Tor Books | ||
2018 | Tor Books | ||
2018 | Tor Books | ||
2018 | Saga Press | ||
2019 | * | Saga Press | |
2019 | DAW Books | ||
2019 | Bantam Spectra | ||
2019 | Tor Books | ||
2019 | Tor Books | ||
2019 | Victor Gollancz Ltd | ||
2020 | DAW Books | ||
2020 | Orbit Books | ||
2020 | Tor Books | ||
2020 | Tor Books | ||
2020 | Tor Books | ||
2020 | Saga Press |
Short Form
The Best Editor Short Form award, also started in 2007, is given to "the editor of at least four anthologies, collections or magazine issues primarily devoted to science fiction and/or fantasy, at least one of which was published in the previous calendar year."Year | Editor | Work | Ref |
2007 | * | Fantasy & Science Fiction | |
2007 | ' | ||
2007 | The New York Review of Science Fiction, Tor Books, Year's Best Fantasy 6, Year's Best SF 11 | ||
2007 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
2007 | Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
2008 | * | Fantasy & Science Fiction | |
2008 | Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #20 | ||
2008 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
2008 | The New Space Opera, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year | ||
2008 | Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
2009 | * | Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #21 | |
2009 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
2009 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 2 | ||
2009 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
2009 | Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
2010 | * | Best Horror of the Year, Nebula Awards Showcase 2009 | |
2010 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
2010 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 3 | ||
2010 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
2010 | Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
2011 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction | |
2011 | Lightspeed Magazine | ||
2011 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
2011 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 4 | ||
2011 | Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
2012 | * | Asimov's Science Fiction | |
2012 | Lightspeed Magazine | ||
2012 | Clarkesworld Magazine | ||
2012 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | ||
2012 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 5 | ||
2013 | * | Analog Science Fiction and Fact | |
2013 | Lightspeed Magazine | ||
2013 | Clarkesworld Magazine | ||
2013 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 6 | ||
2013 | Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
2014 | * | Best Horror of the Year | |
2014 | Lightspeed Magazine | ||
2014 | Clarkesworld Magazine | ||
2014 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 7 | ||
2014 | Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
2015 | + | ||
2015 | Chicks Dig Gaming: A Celebration of All Thing Gaming by the Women Who Love it | ||
2015 | Castalia House | ||
2015 | Galaxy's Edge | ||
2015 | Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show | ||
2015 | Shattered Shields | ||
2016 | * | Best Horror of the Year | |
2016 | Lightspeed Magazine | ||
2016 | Clarkesworld Magazine | ||
2016 | Castalia House | ||
2016 | Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
2017 | * | Best Horror of the Year | |
2017 | Lightspeed Magazine | ||
2017 | Clarkesworld Magazine | ||
2017 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 10 | ||
2017 | and Michael Damian Thomas | Uncanny Magazine | |
2017 | Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
2018 | and Michael Damian Thomas* | Uncanny Magazine | |
2018 | Lightspeed Magazine | ||
2018 | Clarkesworld Magazine | ||
2018 | Tor.com Publishing | ||
2018 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 11 | ||
2018 | Asimov's Science Fiction | ||
2019 | ' | ||
2019 | Clarkesworld Magazine | ||
2019 | Tor.com Publishing | ||
2019 | Fireside Magazine | ||
2019 | and Michael Damian Thomas | Uncanny Magazine | |
2019 | Shimmer Magazine | ||
2020 | Clarkesworld Magazine | ||
2020 | Best Horror of the Year | ||
2020 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
2020 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 13 | ||
2020 | and Michael Damian Thomas | Uncanny Magazine | |
2020 | Asimov's Science Fiction |
Retro Hugos
Beginning with the 1996 Worldcon, the World Science Fiction Society created the concept of "Retro Hugos", in which the Hugo award could be retroactively awarded for years 50, 75, or 100 years before the current year, if no awards were originally given that year. Retro Hugos have been awarded seven times, for 1939, 1941, 1943—1946, 1951, and 1954. In 1946, 1951, and 1954 the award was given for Best Professional Editor, as the category had not been split, while for the others it was given for Short Form only, as Long Form did not have enough responses to make a ballot.Year | Year awarded | Editor | Work | Ref |
1939 | 2014 | * | Astounding Science-Fiction | |
1939 | 2014 | Tales of Wonder | ||
1939 | 2014 | Amazing Stories | ||
1939 | 2014 | Thrilling Wonder Stories | ||
1939 | 2014 | Weird Tales | ||
1941 | 2016 | * | Astounding Science-Fiction | |
1941 | 2016 | Weird Tales | ||
1941 | 2016 | Amazing Stories | ||
1941 | 2016 | Astonishing Stories, Super Science Stories | ||
1941 | 2016 | Thrilling Wonder Stories | ||
1943 | 2018 | * | Astounding Science-Fiction | |
1943 | 2018 | Thrilling Wonder Stories | ||
1943 | 2018 | Weird Tales | ||
1943 | 2018 | Amazing Stories | ||
1943 | 2018 | Planet Stories | ||
1943 | 2018 | The Viking Portable Novels of Science | ||
1944 | 2019 | * | Astounding Science-Fiction | |
1944 | 2019 | Thrilling Wonder Stories | ||
1944 | 2019 | Famous Fantastic Mysteries | ||
1944 | 2019 | Weird Tales | ||
1944 | 2019 | Amazing Stories | ||
1944 | 2019 | The Viking Portable Novels of Science | ||
1945 | 2020 | Astounding Science-Fiction | ||
1945 | 2020 | Thrilling Wonder Stories | ||
1945 | 2020 | Famous Fantastic Mysteries | ||
1945 | 2020 | Weird Tales | ||
1945 | 2020 | Amazing Stories | ||
1945 | 2020 | Planet Stories | ||
1946 | 1996 | * | Astounding Science-Fiction | |
1946 | 1996 | Startling Stories, Wonder Stories | ||
1946 | 1996 | Amazing Stories | ||
1946 | 1996 | The Viking Portable Novels of Science | ||
1951 | 2001 | * | Astounding Science-Fiction | |
1951 | 2001 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1951 | 2001 | Big Book of Science Fiction, The Science Fiction Galaxy | ||
1951 | 2001 | Galaxy Science Fiction | ||
1951 | 2001 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1954 | 2004 | * | Astounding Science-Fiction | |
1954 | 2004 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | ||
1954 | 2004 | Beyond Fantasy Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction | ||
1954 | 2004 | Star Science Fiction Stories No.1, Star Science Fiction Stories No.2 | ||
1954 | 2004 | Ace Books |