List of science fiction editors

A

• John Joseph Adams, USA, anthologist and editor
• Brian W. Aldiss, UK, anthologist, critic, and author
• Susan Allison, USA, Editor-in-Chief and vice-president at Ace Books
• Lou Anders, USA, editor of Argosy Magazine ; anthologist; editorial director of Pyr, an imprint of Prometheus Books
• Lou Aronica, USA, publisher and editor, founded the Bantam Spectra Line
• Ellen Asher, USA, Editor-in-Chief of Science Fiction Book Club
• Mike Ashley,, UK, author, editor and anthologist
• Lady Cynthia Asquith, UK, writer and ghost story anthologist

  B

• Jim Baen, USA, editor and publisher; founded Baen Books, Webscriptions, the Baen Free Library and Jim Baen's Universe webzine
• Hilary Bailey, UK, editor of New Worlds anthologies #7-10.
• Harry Bates, USA, editor of Astounding Science Fiction, Strange Tales, and Weird Tales
• Jeff Berkwits, editor of Amazing Stories, 2005
• John Betancourt, USA, founded Wildside Press; edited Weird Tales; SF editor for Byron Preiss Books
• Sir Charles Lloyd Birkin, UK, editor of the Creeps Library of horror fiction anthologies
• Caitlin Blasdell, USA, formerly editor at HarperCollins and Avon Books, now a literary agent
• Everett F. Bleiler, USA, anthologist, usually with T. E. Dikty
• Kyril Bonfiglioli, UK, editor of Science Fantasy magazine
• Anthony Boucher, USA, founding editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
• Ben Bova, USA, writer, editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact ; fiction editor of Omni Magazine
• Stacy Boyd, USA, romance editor, Harlequin Luna,
• Marion Zimmer Bradley, USA, writer, founder and editor of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine
• Jennifer Brehl, USA, senior editor at HarperCollins
• Kent Brewster,, USA, editor of Speculations
• Damien Broderick,, Australia/USA, SF editor for Australian popular science bi-monthly Cosmos
• Keith Brooke,, UK, author, anthologist, publisher of Infinity Plus
• Charles N. Brown, USA, founder and editor of Locus news magazine
• Howard Browne, USA, editor of Amazing Stories
• Ginjer Buchanan, USA, Editor-in-Chief of Berkley-Ace-Roc Books
• Algis Budrys, USA, writer, juror and editor of the Writers of the Future contest and anthology series, editor and publisher Tomorrow Speculative Fiction 1993-2000

  C

• Pat Cadigan,, USA, author; editor of Shayol #1-7 ; co-editor of Chacal
• Bill Campbell, co-editor of anthology Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond
• John W. Campbell, Jr., USA, Golden Age editor of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, considered the single most important and influential editor in the history of science fiction
• E.J. "Ted" Carnell, UK, editor of New Worlds magazine ; anthologist
• Terry Carr, USA, editor at Ace Books, founder of Ace Science Fiction Specials line
• Lin Carter, USA, editor of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
• Richard Chizmar, publisher and editor of Cemetery Dance Publications
• Neil Clarke, USA, editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, publisher
• Keith Clayton, USA, editor at Del Rey Books
• Groff Conklin, USA, anthologist and critic
• Kathryn Cramer, USA, editor and anthologist
• Edmund Crispin, UK, author and composer, editor of seven volumes of Best Science Fiction
• Peter Crowther, UK, editor, publisher and anthologist

  D

• Tony Daniel , USA, editor; Baen Books
• Richard Dalby, UK, supernatural fiction editor and anthologist
• Jack Dann, USA/Australia, anthologist, consulting editor for Tor Books
• Peter Darvill-Evans UK, editor of Doctor Who novels
• Ellen Datlow, USA, anthologist and fiction editor at Omni / Event Horizon and Sci Fiction
• Avram Davidson, USA, writer, editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
• Judy-Lynn del Rey, USA, editor, co-founded Del Rey Books, edited Stellar original anthology series ; won Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor posthumously
• Lester del Rey, USA, author, co-founded Del Rey Books, edited Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year
• Samuel R. Delany, USA, writer and critic, edited the anthology series Quark with Marilyn Hacker
• August Derleth, USA, noted anthologist and founder of Arkham House
• T. E. Dikty, USA, edited the first "Best of the Year" anthology series ; founder, publisher & editor, Starmont Books
• Thomas M. Disch, USA, edited various New Wave anthologies as
• Tom Doherty, USA, founder and publisher of Tor Books
• Candas Jane Dorsey,, Canada, editor/publisher, Tesseracts Books for a number of years
• John R. Douglas, USA, editor for Pocket Books, Avon, and HarperCollins
• Gardner Dozois, USA, premier "Best of the Year" anthologist; multiple award-winning editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
• L. Timmel Duchamp,, USA, editor/publisher, Aqueduct Press, Seattle

  E

• Claire Eddy, USA, senior editor at Tor Books
• Malcolm Edwards, UK, editor at Gollancz, HarperCollins and Orion Publishing Group
• Harlan Ellison, USA, editor of the Dangerous Visions anthologies
• Roger Elwood, USA, anthologist 1972–1975
• Andreas Eschbach, Germany, editor of prize-winning anthology One Trillion Euro
• Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, USA, founder & editor at Fantasy Press
• Richard Evans, UK, editor at Gollancz, McDonald Futura and Orbit Books

  F

• Paul W. Fairman, USA, editor of Amazing Stories, If and Fantastic in the 1950s
• Moshe Feder, USA, formerly editor at the Science Fiction Book Club and Tor Books, consulting editor for Tor
• Jenna Felice, USA, editor at Tor Books
• Edward L. Ferman, USA, editor of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
• Joseph W. Ferman, USA, founder, editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
• Jo Fletcher formerly of Gollancz, now Jo Fletcher Books
• Eric Flint, USA, reissue editor at Baen Books, cofounder of Baen Free Library
• James Frenkel, USA, editor at Dell Books; founder and publisher of Bluejay Books; editor at Tor Books
• Esther Friesner, USA, editor & anthologist of the Chicks in Chainmail original-anthology series
• Oscar J. Friend, USA, anthologist

  G

• David S. Garnett,, UK, editor of the New Worlds, Orbit and Zenith anthology series
• Henry Gee,, UK, editor of the Nature Futures series of science fiction short stories and the anthology of them
• Anna Genoese, USA, editor for Tor Books; originated Tor's paranormal romance imprint
• Hugo Gernsback, USA,, pioneer editor of Amazing Stories magazine
• Nick Gevers,, UK, anthologist and editor for PS Publishing
• Vic Ghidalia,, USA, collaborated on anthologies with Roger Elwood
• Sheila Gilbert, USA, longtime editor and co-owner of DAW Books
• Diana Gill, USA, SF and fantasy editor at HarperCollins
• Laura Ann Gilman,, USA, freelance editor; formerly with Berkley, Dutton and New American Library
• Robert Gleason, USA, longtime editor at Tor Books; formerly Tor's Editor-in-Chief
• H. L. Gold, USA,, founding editor of Galaxy magazine
• Stephen Goldin,, USA, anthologist and editor of the SFWA Bulletin
• Cele Goldsmith Lalli, USA, editor of Amazing Stories and Fantastic magazines in the 1960s
• Liz Gorinsky, USA, editor at Tor Books
• Charles L. Grant,, USA, horror writer and anthologist
• Martin Greenberg, USA, anthologist and founder of Gnome Press
• Martin H. Greenberg, USA, prolific anthologist
• Anne Groell, USA, senior editor at Bantam Spectra
• Eileen Gunn, USA, editor & publisher of the Infinite Matrix webzine
• James Gunn, USA, editor of The Road to Science Fiction series of teaching anthologies; professor emeritus of science fiction literature at the University of Kansas and director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction

  H

• Karen Haber,, USA, critic, editor of "Best of the Year" collections
• Marilyn Hacker,, USA, anthologist
• Ronald M. Hahn, born 1948, Germany, writer, translator, anthologist, Editor of the German edition of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and Nova.
• Gabrielle Harbowy,, USA, anthologist; Managing Editor at Dragon Moon Press; Copyeditor at Pyr
• Lee Harris,, UK, Hugo-nominated senior editor at Angry Robot Books, Tor.com Publishing.
• Harry Harrison,, USA, anthologist
• David G. Hartwell, USA, anthologist; senior editor at Tor Books; editor at Signet, Berkley, and Pocket Books; co-founder and editor of The New York Review of Science Fiction
• Raymond J. Healey, USA, with J. Francis McComas, edited the pioneer anthology Adventures in Time and Space and alone two original anthologies in early 1950s
• Douglas Hill, UK, editor at Aldus Books, literary editor of Tribune
• Tim Holman, UK, publishing director for Orbit Books worldwide; formerly editor at Orbit UK
• John-Henri Holmberg, Sweden, editor, translator, critic
• Rachel E. Holmen, USA, co-editor and art director for Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, Managing Editor at Locus magazine from 1979 to 1984
• Rich Horton, USA, critic and editor for three "Years Best" anthology series.
• Stuart Hughes , UK, publisher & editor Peeping Tom
• Mary-Theresa Hussey, USA, executive editor, Luna Books, Harlequin's fantasy imprint

  I

• Van Ikin, Australia, anthologist; editor of Science Fiction; English professor

  J

• Ejler Jakobsson, editor for a number of pulp magazines
• Anna Jackson, Orbit books
• Toni Jerrman, editor of influential Finnish science fiction magazine Tähtivaeltaja
• Karl Johanson, editor of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine
• Jane Johnson, HarperVoyager
• Oliver Johnson, Hodder & Stoughton
• Stephen Jones, British horror anthologist
• S. T. Joshi, editor of many collections of short stories

  K

• Michael Kandel, USA, part-time editor at Harcourt; edits Ursula K. Le Guin's work
• Marvin Kaye, USA, horror anthologist, editor of H. P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror
• Gérard Klein, French book editor
• Damon Knight, USA, editor of the Orbit series of original anthologies
• Jak Koke, USA, fantasy author and managing editor of Per Aspera Press
• Edward E. Kramer, USA, anthologist and author
• Alisa Krasnostein,, Australia, founder and managing editor of Twelfth Planet Press
• Péter Kuczka, noted Hungarian editor of Galaktika 1972–1995
• David Kyle co-founder of Gnome Press

  L

• David Langford, UK editor of collections by John Sladek, editor of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 3rd Edition.
• Joel Lane, UK author and editor of several crime and fantasy collections for small press imprints
• Warren Lapine, USA, editor and publisher of Absolute Magnitude and DNA Publications
• Denise Little, editor of fantasy anthologies with Martin H. Greenberg
• Pat LoBrutto, USA, consulting editor for Tor Books, formerly with Bantam Books and Ace Books
• Robert A. W. Lowndes, USA, editor of Future Science Fiction, Science Fiction, and Science Fiction Quarterly
• Richard A. Lupoff USA, anthologist

  M

• Daryl F. Mallett, USA, editor at Borgo Press ; editor of SFRA Review #203-211 ; editorial board of Extrapolation ; managing editor at Chaos! Comics ; associate editor of Other Worlds
• Barry N. Malzberg, USA, magazine editor, anthologist
• Nick Mamatas, editor of Clarkesworld Magazine; editor of Haikasoru imprint of Japanese SF in translation
• Leo Margulies, USA, anthologist, editor of Thrilling Wonder Stories, Captain Future, Startling Stories, and many other pulp magazines
• Shawna McCarthy, USA, anthologist, editor of Realms of Fantasy; editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
• J. Francis McComas, USA, co-founding editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction; anthologist
• Harriet McDougal, USA, former Editor-in-Chief of Tor Books, former Editorial Director of Ace Books; wife of author Robert Jordan.
• Beth Meacham, USA, senior editor at Tor Books, 1984–present; editor at Ace Books 1981–1984
• Judith Merril, Canada, edited "Year's Best" anthologies,
• Sam Merwin, Jr., USA, editor of Fantastic Universe and Galaxy
• Robert P. Mills, USA, magazine editor
• Samuel Mines, USA, editor of Startling Stories and Thrilling Wonder Stories in the 1950s
• Jim Minz, USA, editor at Baen Books, former editor at Tor Books and Del Rey Books
• Betsy Mitchell, USA, editor-in-chief of Del Rey Books; former editor at Baen Books, Bantam Books, and Warner Aspect
• Michael Moorcock, UK, editor of New Worlds magazine in the 1960s
• James Morrow, USA, anthologist, editor of The SFWA European Hall of Fame

  N

• Darren Nash, UK, editor for Orbit Books UK, formerly with Simon & Schuster UK
• Gabriella Nemeth, UK, editor for Atom Books division of Little, Brown)
• Annalee Newitz, editor in chief, io9
• Patrick Nielsen Hayden, USA, manager of science fiction at Tor Books; editor of Starlight original anthology series
• Teresa Nielsen Hayden, USA, consulting editor for Tor Books
• Raimo Nikkonen, Finland, editor of major Finnish Science fiction magazine Portti
• Kate Nintzel, acquisitions editor at Eos books
• Sharyn November, USA, senior editor of Viking Children's Books and editorial director of Firebird Books

  O

• John O'Neill, founder of SF Site and editor of Black Gate
• John Oakes, former editor and publisher for Thunder's Mouth Press and Four Walls Eight Windows
• Andrew J. Offutt, anthologist
• Jonathan Oliver, Solaris and Abaddon
• John J. Ordover, former editor at Pocket Books, responsible for Star Trek novelizations, now at Phobos Books

  P

• Bella Pagan, previously editor for Orbit Books UK, now Tor UK
• Raymond A. Palmer, USA, influential editor of Amazing Stories, 1938–1949
• Anne C. Perry, Hodder & Stoughton
• Rog Peyton, UK, Birmingham bookseller who launched the Drunken Dragon imprint and co-edited the Venture SF reprint series
• John J. Pierce, USA, editor of Galaxy Science Fiction, 1977–1979
• Devi Pillai, Tor Books
• Frederik Pohl, USA, writer, edited Galaxy and If magazines in 1960s and the Star Science Fiction series of original anthologies
• Andrew I. Porter,, USA, editor of Science Fiction Chronicle for many years
• Byron Preiss, American editor, anthologist and publisher of Byron Preiss Visual Publications
• David Pringle, Scottish editor and publisher of Interzone 1988–2004
• Bill Pronzini, American anthologist, often with Barry Malzberg and/or Martin H. Greenberg

  Q

• James L. Quinn, editor of If in the 1950s

  R

• Eric Raab, editor, Tor Books
• Cat Rambo, co-editor, Fantasy Magazine
• Gillian Redfearn, Gollancz
• Mike Resnick, USA, anthologist
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch, USA, editor of Pulphouse and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

  S

• Steve Saffel, USA, freelance editor, formerly at Del Rey Books and Marvel Comics
• Arthur W. Saha, US anthologist closely associated with Donald A. Wollheim
• Karl-Herbert Scheer, Germany, shared editorial direction of the Perry Rhodan series with Walter Ernsting
• Liz Scheier, editor formerly for Roc and Del Rey
• Christopher Schelling, USA, literary agent, former editor for Roc Books and HarperPrism
• Chris Schluep, USA, editor at Del Rey Books
• Stanley Schmidt, USA, award-winning editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact since 1977
• George H. Scithers, USA, first editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine 1976–1981; editor Amazing Stories, mid-1980s
• Shelly Shapiro, USA, acquisitions editor, Ballantine Del Rey
• Larry Shaw, editor of Infinity Science Fiction, If magazine and Lancer Books
• Mike Shohl, freelance editor, formerly with HarperCollins
• John Silbersack, USA, literary agent, Trident Media Group. Former publishing director or editor at HarperCollins, Warner Books, Roc and Berkley
• Steven H Silver, American anthologist with Martin H. Greenberg; critic; editor at ISFiC Press
• Robert Silverberg, important American writer and editor of original anthologies and a "The Best of" line from 2001–2002.
• Janna Silverstein, USA, acquisitions editor, Spectra from 1985-1994; editor, Kobold Press from 2008-present; critic and reviewer.
• Melissa Ann Singer, USA, editor, Tor/Forge; primarily known as a horror editor
• Jason Sizemore, American founder and former editor of Apex Digest, anthologist, managing editor of Apex Publications
• T. O'Conor Sloane, USA, editor of Amazing Stories
• George Edgar Slusser,, USA, editor of Eaton anthologies of SF studies
• Anne Sowards, USA, acquisitions editor, Roc Books and Ace Books
• Simon Spanton, UK, co-editorial director of Orion Gollancz, UK
• Catriona Sparks, Australia, founding editor of Agog! Press
• Lou Stathis, editor of Heavy Metal magazine and of DC Comics' Vertigo line
• Paul Stevens, USA, editor at Tor/Forge Books
• Amy Stout, USA, editor at Bantam Spectra, consultantinf editor to Ballantine/Del Rey, author.
• Jonathan Strahan, Australia, anthologist, editor, publisher and critic

  T

• Lynne M. Thomas, USA, editor of Apex Digest, Chicks Dig...
• Richard Thomas, USA, editor of Gamut Magazine and Dark House Press
• Brian Thomsen, USA, consulting editor for Tor Books, former editor for DAW Books and Warner Books
• Roy Torgeson, editor of Other Worlds and Chrysalis anthology series, 1977–1983
• F. Orlin Tremaine, USA, editor of Astounding Science Fiction 1933–1937
• Liza Groen Trombi, USA, editor and publisher, Locus Publications
• Gary Turner, USA, editor and publisher, Golden Gryphon Press

  U

• Juliet Ulman, Formerly senior editor for Bantam Spectra, now editor-in-chief for Pugilist Press, an independent publisher of literary fiction.

  V

• Gordon Van Gelder, USA, editor and publisher of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction; editor at St. Martin's Press, 1988–2000
• Ann VanderMeer, USA, editor of Weird Tales; anthologist; founder of Buzzcity Press.
• Jeff VanderMeer, US writer, anthologist; founding editor and publisher of the Ministry of Whimsy Press

  W

• Sean Wallace, USA, editor and publisher at Prime Books, Cosmos Books, and other small press publishers
• Toni Weisskopf, USA, publisher of Baen Books after Baen's death; executive editor since 1987
• Peter Weston, UK, published the literary journal Speculation and later edited the Andromeda original anthologies
• Ted White, USA, former editor of Fantastic, Amazing Stories and Heavy Metal; anthologist
• Paul Williams, USA, editor of the complete short fiction of Philip K. Dick and Theodore Sturgeon
• Sheila Williams, USA, editor Asimov's Science Fiction since 2004; managing editor and assistant editor, 1982–2004
• Terri Windling, USA, editor at Ace Books ; consulting editor for Tor Books since 1986; award-winning anthologist; editor of The Journal of Mythic Arts since 1996
• Betsy Wollheim, USA, publisher and co-owner of DAW Books; daughter of Donald A. Wollheim
• Donald A. Wollheim, USA, influential SF editor at Ace Books 1950–60s, founded DAW Books in 1971

  Y

• Jane Yolen, prolific children's writer, editor of "Jane Yolen Books" at Harcourt Brace; fantasy anthology series Xanadu, Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens
• Brian Youmans, editor, Best of the Rest small press anthology series