| David Geddes Hartwell | |
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![]() Hartwell the morning after winning the Hugo, 2006. |
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| Born | July 10, 1941 Salem, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Editor & literary critic |
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| Genres | Science fiction, fantasy & horror; reviews and literary criticism |
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David Geddes Hartwell (b. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Clifton Fadiman ( May 15, 1904 - June 20, 1999) was an American intellectual Author, Radio and Television July 10, 1941) is an American editor of science fiction and fantasy. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting He has worked for Signet (1971-1973), Berkley Putnam (1973-1978), Pocket (where he founded the Timescape imprint, 1978-1983, and created the Pocket Books Star Trek publishing line), and Tor (where he spearheaded Tor's Canadian publishing initiative, and was also influential in bringing many Australian writers to the US market, 1984-date), and has published numerous anthologies. Since 1995, his title at Tor/Forge Books has been "Senior Editor. " He chairs the board of directors of the World Fantasy Convention and, with Gordon Van Gelder, is the administrator of the Philip K. Dick Award. Gordon Van Gelder (born 1966) is a Hugo Award -winning American Science fiction editor The Philip K Dick Award is a science fiction award given annually at Norwescon sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and (since 2005 supported He holds a Ph. D. in comparative medieval literature.
He lives in Pleasantville, New York with his wife Kathryn Cramer and their two children. Pleasantville is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. Kathryn Elizabeth Cramer ( April 16, 1962) is an American Science fiction Author, editor, and Literary critic [1]
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Each year he edits two anthologies, Year's Best SF (started in 1996 and co-edited with Kathryn Cramer since 2002) and Year's Best Fantasy (co-edited with Cramer since its first publication in 2001). Year's Best SF is a Science fiction anthology series edited by David G Both anthologies have consistently placed in the top 10 of the Locus annual reader poll in the category of Best Anthology. Locus is a monthly American Magazine, subtitled "The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field" In 1988, he won the World Fantasy Award in the category Best Anthology for The Dark Descent. The World Fantasy Awards are annual international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of Fantasy. He has been nominated for the Hugo Award in the category of Best Professional Editor on numerous occasions, and won in 2006. The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best Science fiction or Fantasy works and achievements of the previous year The Hugo Awards are given annually by members of the World Science Fiction Convention for the best science fiction or fantasy works He edited the best-novel Nebula Award-winners Timescape by Gregory Benford (published 1980), The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe (published 1981), and No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishop (published 1982), and the best-novel Hugo Award-winner Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer (published 2002). The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA for the best Science fiction / Fantasy fiction Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941 in Mobile Alabama) is an American science fiction author and Astrophysicist who is on the Gene Wolfe (born May 7, 1931, New York New York) is an American Science fiction and Fantasy writer Michael Lawson Bishop (born November 12, 1945 in Lincoln Nebraska) is an award-winning American Writer. Robert J Sawyer is a Canadian Science fiction writer born in Ottawa in 1960 and now resident in Mississauga.