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Science fiction has been shaped as a literary genre by both authors and editors.

This is an alphabetical list of some notable editors of speculative fiction (taken to include fantasy and horror fiction).

Outstandingly notable/influential editors ("giants") are listed in boldface.

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• Brian W. Aldiss (born 1925), award-winning British anthologist, critic, and author
• Susan Allison, USA, longtime Editor-in-Chief and vice-president at Ace Books
• Lou Anders, USA, editor of Pyr, an imprint of Prometheus Books^[1]
• Lou Aronica (born 1958), US publisher and editor, founded the Bantam Spectra Line
• Ellen Asher, USA, Editor-in-Chief of Science Fiction Book Club 1973-2007
• Mike Ashley, English author, editor and anthologist
• Lady Cynthia Asquith (1887-1960), English writer and ghost story anthologist

• Jim Baen (1943-2006), renowned American editor and publisher; founded Baen Books(1983), Baen Webscriptions, the Baen Free Library and Jim Baen's Universe webzine
• Hilary Bailey (born 1936), British editor of some of the New Worlds anthologies
• Harry Bates (born 1900), editor of Astounding Science Fiction, Strange Tales, and Weird Tales
• Jeff Berkwits, final editor of Amazing Stories, 2005
• John Betancourt (born 1963), USA, founded Wildside Press; edited Weird Tales; SF editor for Byron Preiss Books
• Sir Charles Lloyd Birkin (1907-1986), English editor of the Creeps Library of horror fiction anthologies, 1932-1936
• Caitlin Blasdell, USA, formerly an editor with HarperCollins, now a literary agent
• Everett F. Bleiler (born 1920), award-winning American anthologist, usually with T. E. Dikty
• Kyril Bonfiglioli (1929-1985), British editor of Science Fantasy magazine
• Anthony Boucher (1911-1968), USA, founding editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
• Ben Bova (born 1932), USA, writer, editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact 1971-1978; fiction editor of Omni Magazine 1978-1982
• Stacy Boyd, romance editor, Harlequin Luna 2001-present,^[2]
• Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-1999), USA, writer, founder and editor of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine
• Jennifer Brehl, USA, senior editor at HarperCollins^[3]
• Kent Brewster, (born 1961) editor of Speculations
• Keith Brooke, UK author, anthologist, publisher of Infinity Plus
• Charles N. Brown (born 1937), USA, founder and editor of Locus news magazine
• Howard Browne (1908-1999), USA, editor of Amazing Stories, 1950-1956
• Ginjer Buchanan (born 1944), USA, Editor-in-Chief of Berkley-Ace-Roc Books
• Algis Budrys (born 1931), USA, writer, juror and editor of the Writers of the Future contest and anthology series, editor and publisher Tomorrow Speculative Fiction 1993-2000

• John W. Campbell, Jr. (1910-1971), USA, Golden Age editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later Analog) magazine, considered the single most important and influential editor in the history of science fiction
• E.J. "Ted" Carnell (1912-1972), British editor of New Worlds magazine 1949-1963; noted anthologist
• Terry Carr (1937-1987), USA, award-winning editor at Ace Books, founder of Ace Science Fiction Specials line
• Lin Carter (1930-1988), USA, editor of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
• Keith Clayton, editor at Del Rey Books^[4]
• Groff Conklin (1904-1968), USA, important, influential anthologist and critic
• Kathryn Cramer (born 1962), noted American editor and anthologist
• Peter Crowther (born 1949), English editor, publisher (PS Publishing) and anthologist

• Jack Dann (born 1945), USA (lives in Australia), anthologist, consulting editor for Tor Books
• Peter Darvill-Evans (born 1954) UK, editor of Doctor Who novels
• Ellen Datlow (born 1949), USA, award-winning anthologist and fiction editor at Omni / Event Horizon and Sci Fiction (2000–5)
• Avram Davidson (1923-1993), USA, writer, editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction 1962-1964
• Judy-Lynn del Rey (1943-1986), USA, editor, co-founded Del Rey Books, edited Stellar original anthology series 1974–81; won Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor posthumously (declined)
• Lester del Rey (1915-1993), USA, author, co-founded Del Rey Books, edited Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year 1972–6
• Samuel R. Delany (born 1942), USA, writer and critic, edited the anthology series Quark with Marilyn Hacker
• August Derleth (1909-1971), USA, noted anthologist and founder of Arkham House
• T. E. Dikty (1920-1991), USA, edited the first "Best of the Year" anthology series 1949–57
• Tom Doherty (born 1936), USA, founder and publisher of Tor Books
• Candas Jane Dorsey, (born 1952), Canada, editor/publisher, Tesseracts Books for a number of years
• John R. Douglas, editor for Pocket Books, Avon, and HarperCollins^[5]
• Gardner Dozois (born 1947), USA, premier "Best of the Year" anthologist; multiple award-winning editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine 1984-2004

• Claire Eddy, senior editor at Tor Books
• Malcolm Edwards (born 1949), Britisn editor at Gollancz, HarperCollins and Orion Publishing Group
• Harlan Ellison (born 1934), USA, writer and scriptwriter, editor of the Dangerous Visions anthologies
• Roger Elwood (1943-2007), USA, prolific anthologist criticized for market flooding, 1972-1975
• Andreas Eschbach (born 1959), German writer and editor of prize-winning anthology One Trillion Euro
• Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (1910-2003), founder of Fantasy Press
• Richard Evans (1950-1996), British editor at Gollancz, McDonald Futura and Orbit Books

• Paul W. Fairman (1916-1977), USA, editor of Amazing Stories, If and Fantastic in the 1950s
• Moshe Feder, formerly editor at the Science Fiction Book Club and Tor Books, now a consulting editor for Tor
• Jenna Felice (1976-2001), USA, editor at Tor Books^[6]
• Edward L. Ferman (born 1937), American editor of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1964-1991
• Joseph W. Ferman (1906-1974), founder of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
• Jo Fletcher, UK, editor at Orion/Gollancz^[7]
• Eric Flint (born 1947), USA, writer, reissue editor at Baen Books, cofounder of Baen Free Library
• James Frenkel (born 1948), USA, editor at Dell Books; founder and publisher of Bluejay Books; editor at Tor Books (1987-present)
• Esther Friesner (born 1951), USA, writer of humorous fantasy and editor of the Chicks in Chainmail original-anthology series^[8]
• Oscar J. Friend (1897-1963), anthologist

• David S. Garnett (born 1947), British editor of the New Worlds, Orbit and Zenith anthology series
• Henry Gee (born 1962), editor of the Nature Futures series of science fiction short stories and the anthology of them
• Anna Genoese,^[9] USA, editor for Tor Books; originated Tor's paranormal romance imprint
• Hugo Gernsback (1884-1967), USA (born Luxembourg), pioneer editor of Amazing Stories magazine
• Nick Gevers, South African, anthologist and editor for PS Publishing
• Vic Ghidalia, (born 1926), collaborated on anthologies with Roger Elwood
• Sheila Gilbert, USA, longtime editor and co-owner of DAW Books
• Diana Gill, USA, SF & fantasy editor at HarperCollins^[10]
• Laura Ann Gilman, USA, freelance editor; formerly with Berkley, Dutton, and New American Library^[11]
• Robert Gleason, USA, longtime editor at Tor Books; formerly Tor's Editor-in-Chief
• H. L. Gold (1914-1996), USA (born Canada), founding editor of Galaxy magazine
• Stephen Goldin, (born 1947) USA, anthologist and editor of the SFWA Bulletin
• Cele Goldsmith Lalli (1933-2002), American editor of Amazing Stories and Fantastic magazines in the 1960es
• Liz Gorinsky, USA, assistant editor at Tor Books^[12]
• Charles L. Grant, (1942-2006), award-winning American horror writer and anthologist
• Martin Greenberg (born 1918), American anthologist and founder of Gnome Press
• Martin H. Greenberg (born 1941), prolific American anthologist
• Anne Groell,^[13] USA, senior editor at Bantam Spectra
• Eileen Gunn (born 1945), American short story writer and editor/publisher of the Infinite Matrix webzine
• James Gunn (born 1923), 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

• Karen Haber, critic, editor of "Best of the Year" collections from 2001-2004.
• Marilyn Hacker, (born 1942) USA, anthologist
• David G. Hartwell (born 1941), USA, award-winning anthologist; senior editor at Tor Books. Previously editor at Signet, Berkley, and Pocket Books; co-founder and -editor of The New York Review of Science Fiction
• Marty Halpern, USA, editor for Night Shade Books and Golden Gryphon Press
• Harry Harrison, (born 1925) USA, anthologist
• Raymond J. Healey (1907-1969), USA; with J. Francis McComas, edited the pioneer anthology Adventures in Time and Space (1946) and alone 2 original anthologies in early 1950s
• Douglas Hill (1935-2007), UK, editor at Aldus Books, Literary Editor of Tribune, and author of children's SF
• Tim Holman, UK, Publishing Director for Orbit Books worldwide;^[14] formerly editor at Orbit UK
• John-Henri Holmberg (born 1947), Swedish editor, translator, critic, and fan
• Rich Horton, American critic^[15] and anthologist for Prime Books
• Mary-Theresa Hussey, USA, executive editor, Luna Books,^[16] Harlequin's fantasy imprint

• Van Ikin,^[17] Australian anthologist; editor of Science Fiction;^[18] English professor

• Ejler Jakobsson (1911–1986), editor for a number of pulp magazines
• Toni Jerrman, editor of influential Finnish science fiction magazine Tähtivaeltaja
• Karl Johanson (born 1962 in Victoria Canada), editor of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine
• S. T. Joshi (born 1958 in Pune, India), editor of many collections of short stories

• Michael Kandel, USA, part-time editor at Harcourt; edits Ursula K. Le Guin's work
• Marvin Kaye (born 1938), USA, horror anthologist, editor of H. P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror
• Gérard Klein, (born 1937) French book editor
• Jak Koke (born 1964), USA, fantasy author and managing editor of Per Aspera Press
• Damon Knight (1922-2002), USA, editor of the Orbit series of original anthologies
• Edward E. Kramer (born 1961), USA, anthologist and author
• Péter Kuczka (1923-1999), noted Hungarian editor of Galaktika 1972-1995
• David Kyle (born 1919) co-founder of Gnome Press

• David Langford editor of collections by John Sladek, editor of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 3rd Edition.
• Joel Lane (born 1963) UK small press editor
• Warren Lapine, USA, editor and publisher of Absolute Magnitude and DNA Publications
• Denise Little, editor of fantasy anthologies with Martin H. Greenberg^[19]
• Pat LoBrutto (born 1948), USA, consulting editor for Tor Books, formerly with Bantam Books and Ace Books
• Robert A. W. Lowndes (1916-1998), USA, editor of Future Science Fiction, Science Fiction, and Science Fiction Quarterly
• Richard A. Lupoff (born 1935) USA, anthologist

• Daryl F. Mallett (born 1969), USA, former editor at Borgo Press
• Barry N. Malzberg (born 1939), USA, magazine editor and anthologist
• Leo Margulies (1900-1975), USA, anthologist and editor of Thrilling Wonder Stories, Captain Future, Startling Stories, and many other pulp magazines
• Shawna McCarthy (born 1954), USA, anthologist and editor of Realms of Fantasy; editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine 1983-1986
• J. Francis McComas (1910-1978), 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 (born 1951), USA, senior editor at Tor Books, 1984-present; editor at Ace Books 1981-1984
• Judith Merril (1923-1997), Canada (born USA), edited influential, eclectic "Year's Best" anthologies, 1956-1967
• Sam Merwin, Jr. (1910-1996), USA, an editor of Fantastic Universe and Galaxy
• Robert P. Mills (1920-1986), USA, magazine editor
• Samuel Mines^[20] (1909-1986), 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,^[21] USA, editor-in-chief of Del Rey Books; former editor at Baen Books and Warner Aspect
• Michael Moorcock (born 1939), UK (lives in USA), prolific writer, editor of New Worlds magazine in the 1960s, instigator of science fiction's New Wave
• James Morrow (born 1947), American author and anthologist, editor of three Nebula Award anthologies

• Darren Nash,^[22] UK (born Australia), editor for Orbit Books UK, formerly with Simon & Schuster UK
• Gabriella Nemeth, UK, editor for Atom Books (http://www.atombooks.co.uk, division of Little, Brown)
• Patrick Nielsen Hayden (born 1959), USA, manager of science fiction at Tor Books; editor of Starlight original anthology series
• Teresa Nielsen Hayden (born 1956), USA, consulting editor (former managing editor) for Tor Books
• Raimo Nikkonen, Finland, editor of major Finnish Science fiction magazine Portti^[23]
• Kate Nintzel, acquisitions editor at Eos books (HarperCollins)
• Sharyn November, USA, creator, editor and anthologist of Firebird Books (Penguin Group)

• John O'Neill, founder of SF Site and editor of Black Gate
• John Oakes, former editor and publisher for Thunder's Mouth Press^[24] and Four Walls Eight Windows
• Andrew J. Offutt (born 1934), anthologist
• John J. Ordover, former editor at Pocket Books, responsible for Star Trek novelizations, now at Phobos Books

• Bella Pagan, editor for Orbit Books UK
• Raymond A. Palmer (1910-1977), USA, influential editor of Amazing Stories, 1938-1949
• John J. Pierce (born 1941), USA, editor of Galaxy Science Fiction, 1977-1979
• Frederik Pohl (born 1919), USA, writer, edited Galaxy and If magazines in 1960s and the Star Science Fiction series of original anthologies (1953–9)
• Andrew I. Porter, (born 1946), USA, editor of Science Fiction Chronicle for many years
• Byron Preiss (1952-2005), American editor, anthologist and publisher of Byron Preiss Visual Publications
• David Pringle (born 1950), Scottish editor and publisher of Interzone (magazine) 1988-2004
• Bill Pronzini (born 1943), American anthologist, often with Barry Malzberg and/or Martin H. Greenberg

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

• Eric Raab, editor, Tor Books
• Mike Resnick (born 1942), USA, prolific anthologist (and award-winning author)
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch (born 1960), USA, former editor of Pulphouse and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1991-1997)

• Steve Saffel, USA, freelance editor, formerly at Del Rey Books and Marvel Comics
• Arthur W. Saha (1923-1999), US anthologist closely associated with Donald A. Wollheim
• Karl-Herbert Scheer (1928-1991), Germany, shared editorial direction of the Perry Rhodan series with Walter Ernsting
• Liz Scheler, editor for Roc
• Christopher Schelling, USA, literary agent, former editor for Roc Books and HarperPrism
• Chris Schluep, USA, editor at Del Rey Books
• Stanley Schmidt (born 1944), USA, award-winning editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact since 1977
• George H. Scithers (born 1929), USA, first editor of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine 1976-1981; editor Amazing Stories, mid-1980s
• Shelly Shapiro, USA, acquisitions editor,^[25] Ballantine Del Rey
• Larry Shaw (1924-1985), editor of Infinity Science Fiction, If magazine and Lancer Books
• Mike Shohl, freelance editor, formerly with HarperCollins
• Yoshihiro Shiozawa, Japan, editor of Hayakawa's SF Magazine 1996-present
• John Silbersack, USA, literary agent, Trident Media Group.^[26] 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 (born 1935), important American writer and editor of original anthologies and a "The Best of" line from 2001-2002.
• Melissa Ann Singer, USA, editor, Tor/Forge; primarily known as a horror editor
• Jason Sizemore, American founder and editor of Apex Digest, a small-circulation quarterly
• T. O'Conor Sloane (1851-1940), American editor of Amazing Stories 1929-1938
• Anne Sowards, USA, acquisitions editor, Roc Books and Ace Books
• Simon Spanton, UK, co-editorial director^[27] of Orion Gollancz, UK
• Cat Sparks, Australia, founding editor of the Australian small press publisher Agog! Press
• Lou Stathis (1952-1997), editor of Heavy Metal magazine and of DC Comics' Vertigo line
• Paul Stevens, USA, editor^[28] at Tor/Forge Books
• Amy Stout, USA, former editor at Bantam Spectra, Roc and Del Rey Books; co-editor of Full Spectrum anthologies
• Jonathan Strahan (born 1964 Northern Ireland), Australia, anthologist, editor, publisher and critic

• Brian Thomsen, USA, consulting editor for Tor Books,^[25] former editor for DAW Books and Warner Books
• Roy Torgeson, editor of Other Worlds and Chrysalis anthology series, 1977-83
• F. Orlin Tremaine (1899-1956), American editor of Astounding Science Fiction 1933-1937
• Gary Turner, USA, editor and publisher, Golden Gryphon Press
• Rodger Turner, Canada, editor of SF Site

• Juliet Ulman,^[29] senior editor for Bantam Spectra^[25]

• Gordon Van Gelder (born 1966), USA, editor (since 1997) and publisher (since 2000) of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction; editor at St. Martin's Press, 1989-1997
• Jeff VanderMeer (born 1968), US writer, anthologist; founding editor and publisher of the Ministry of Whimsy Press (now defunct)

• Sean Wallace (born 1976), editor and publisher at Prime Books, Cosmos Books, and other small press publishers
• Toni Weisskopf (born 1956), USA, publisher of Baen Books after Baen's death; executive editor since 1987
• Andrew Wheeler, USA, editor (lately Senior) Science Fiction Book Club 1991–2007
• Ted White (born 1938), USA, former editor of Fantastic, Amazing Stories and Heavy Metal; anthologist
• Paul Williams (born 1948), 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 (born 1958), USA, editor at Ace Books, later consulting editor for Tor Books; Year's Best Fantasy anthologist
• Betsy Wollheim (aka Elizabeth R. Wollheim),^[30] USA, publisher and co-owner of DAW Books; daughter of Donald A. Wollheim
• Donald A. Wollheim (1914-1990), USA, influential SF editor at Ace Books 1950-60s, founded DAW Books in 1971
• Elsie B. Wollheim, USA, cofounder of DAW Books; wife of Donald A. Wollheim

• Jane Yolen, prolific children's writer, editor of "Jane Yolen Books" at Harcourt Brace; fantasy anthology series Xanadu (1992-4), Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens
• Brian Youmans, editor, Best of the Rest^[31] small press anthology series

• List of science fiction authors
• List of fantasy authors
• List of horror fiction authors
• Science fiction fandom
• Futurians

• Locus list of 2006 books by editor
• Locus list of 2006 anthologies by editor
• Locus index, Honors for editors and publishers
• Science Fiction & Fantasy Editor list
• "Being an Editor", essay by Michael Kandel