David G. Hartwell
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David Geddes Hartwell (b. July 10, 1941) is an American
editor of science fiction
and fantasy
. He has worked for Signet (1971–1973), Berkley Putnam (1973–1978), Pocket (where he founded the Timescape
imprint, 1980–1985, and created the Pocket Books Star Trek
publishing line), and Tor Books
(where he spearheaded Tor's Canadian publishing initiative at CAN-CON
in Ottawa
, 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. He holds a Ph.D. in comparative medieval literature.
He lives in Pleasantville, New York
with his wife Kathryn Cramer
and their two children.
(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). Both anthologies have consistently placed in the top 10 of the Locus
annual reader poll in the category of Best Anthology. In 1988, he won the World Fantasy Award
in the category Best Anthology for The Dark Descent. He has been nominated for the Hugo Award
in the category of Best Professional Editor
and Best Editor Long Form on numerous occasions, and won in 2006, 2008 and 2009. 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).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
editor of science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
. He has worked for Signet (1971–1973), Berkley Putnam (1973–1978), Pocket (where he founded the Timescape
Timescape Books
Timescape Books was a science fiction line from Pocket Books operating from 1981 to 1985. Pocket Books is an imprint of Simon and SchusterIt was named after the Gregory Benford novel Timescape, which was not published by the Timescape imprint. The imprint was founded by David G. Hartwell. It...
imprint, 1980–1985, and created the Pocket Books Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
publishing line), and Tor Books
Tor Books
Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...
(where he spearheaded Tor's Canadian publishing initiative at CAN-CON
CAN-CON (convention)
CAN•CON, or more completely "CAN•CON: The Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature", is a periodic science fiction and fantasy convention in Ottawa put on by The Society for Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature...
in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, 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
World Fantasy Convention
The World Fantasy Convention is an annual convention of professionals, collectors, and others interested in the field of fantasy. It places emphasis on literature and art, while de-emphasizing dramatic presentation, gaming, masquerade, and the like. The World Fantasy Awards are presented at the...
and, with Gordon Van Gelder
Gordon Van Gelder
Gordon Van Gelder is a Hugo Award-winning American science fiction editor. As of 2008, Van Gelder is both editor and publisher of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, for which he has twice won the Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form...
, is the administrator of the Philip K. Dick Award. He holds a Ph.D. in comparative medieval literature.
He lives in Pleasantville, New York
Pleasantville, New York
Pleasantville is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 7,019 at the 2010 census. It is located in the town of Mount Pleasant. Pleasantville is home to a campus of Pace University and to the Jacob Burns Film Center...
with his wife Kathryn Cramer
Kathryn Cramer
Kathryn Elizabeth Cramer is an American science fiction author, editor, and literary critic.- Life :Cramer grew up in Seattle, and currently lives in Pleasantville, New York with her husband David G. Hartwell and their two children. She is the daughter of physicist John G. Cramer...
and their two children.
Awards and other achievements
Each year he edits two anthologies, Year's Best SFYear's Best SF
Year's Best SF is a science fiction anthology series edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer. Hartwell started the series in 1996, and has been co-editing it with Cramer since 2002. It is published by HarperCollins under the Eos imprint...
(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). Both anthologies have consistently placed in the top 10 of the Locus
Locus (magazine)
Locus, subtitled "The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field", is published monthly in Oakland, California. It reports on the science fiction and fantasy publishing field, including comprehensive listings of all new books published in the genre. It is considered the news organ and trade...
annual reader poll in the category of Best Anthology. In 1988, he won the World Fantasy Award
World Fantasy Award
The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
in the category Best Anthology for The Dark Descent. He has been nominated for the Hugo Award
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
in the category of Best Professional Editor
Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor
The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially...
and Best Editor Long Form on numerous occasions, and won in 2006, 2008 and 2009. He edited the best-novel Nebula Award
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...
-winners Timescape by Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine...
(published 1980), The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe
Gene Wolfe
Gene Wolfe is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith, to which he converted after marrying into the religion. He is a prolific short story writer and a novelist, and has won many awards in the...
(published 1981), and No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishop
Michael Bishop (author)
Michael Lawson Bishop is an award-winning American writer. Over four decades and thirty books, he has created a body of work that stands among the most admired in modern science fiction and fantasy literature....
(published 1982), and the best-novel
Hugo Award-winner Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer
Robert James Sawyer is a Canadian science fiction writer. He has had 20 novels published, and his short fiction has appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Amazing Stories, On Spec, Nature, and many anthologies. Sawyer has won over forty awards for his fiction, including the Nebula Award ,...
(published 2002).
Editor
- The New York Review of Science FictionThe New York Review of Science FictionThe New York Review of Science Fiction is a monthly literary journal of science fiction that was established in 1988. It includes works of science fiction criticism, essays, and in-depth critical reviews of new works of fiction and scholarship. It is published by Dragon Press and the managing...
(1988–present) with Kathryn Cramer and Ariel Haméon and Kevin J. Maroney and Arthur D. Hlavaty and Matthew Appleton and others
Anthology series
- The Dark Descent
- The Dark Descent (1987)
- The Colour of Evil (1990)
- The Medusa in the Shield (1990)
- A Fabulous Formless Darkness (1992)
- Year's Best SFYear's Best SFYear's Best SF is a science fiction anthology series edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer. Hartwell started the series in 1996, and has been co-editing it with Cramer since 2002. It is published by HarperCollins under the Eos imprint...
- Year's Best SFYear's Best SF (Book 1)Year's Best SF is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell that was published in 1996. It is the first in the Year's Best SF series, which has been published every year since this first volume was released....
(1996) - Year's Best SF 2Year's Best SF 2Year's Best SF 2 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell that was published in 1997. It is the second in the Year's Best SF series.-Contents:The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short...
(1997) - Year's Best SF 3Year's Best SF 3Year's Best SF 3 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell that was published in 1998. It is the third in the Year's Best SF series.-Contents:The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short...
(1998) - Year's Best SF 4Year's Best SF 4Year's Best SF 4 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell that was published in 1999. It is the fourth in the Year's Best SF series.-Contents:The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short...
(1999) - Year's Best SF 5Year's Best SF 5Year's Best SF 5 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell that was published in 2000. It is the fifth in the Year's Best SF series.-Contents:The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short...
(2000) - Year's Best SF 6Year's Best SF 6Year's Best SF 6 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell that was published in 2001. It is the sixth in the Year's Best SF series.-Contents:The book itself, as well as each of the stories, has a short...
(2001) - Year's Best SF 7Year's Best SF 7Year's Best SF 7 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer that was published in 2002...
(2002) with Kathryn Cramer - Year's Best SF 8Year's Best SF 8Year's Best SF 8 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer that was published in 2003...
(2003) with Kathryn Cramer - Year's Best SF 9Year's Best SF 9Year's Best SF 9 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer that was published in 2004. It is the ninth in the Year's Best SF series.-Contents:...
(2004) with Kathryn Cramer - Year's Best SF 10Year's Best SF 10Year's Best SF 10 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer that was published in 2005...
(2005) with Kathryn Cramer - Year's Best SF 11Year's Best SF 11Year's Best SF 11 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer that was published in 2006...
(2006) with Kathryn Cramer - Year's Best SF 12Year's Best SF 12Year's Best SF 12 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer that was published in 2007...
(2007) with Kathryn Cramer - Year's Best SF 13Year's Best SF 13Year's Best SF 13 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer that was published in 2008...
(2008) with Kathryn Cramer - Year's Best SF 14Year's Best SF 14Year's Best SF 14 is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer that was published in 2009...
(2009) with Kathryn Cramer
- Year's Best SF
- Foundations of Fear
- Foundations of Fear (1992)
- Visions of Fear (1994)
- Year’s Best Fantasy
- Year’s Best Fantasy (2001) with Kathryn Cramer
- Year’s Best Fantasy 2 (2002) with Kathryn Cramer
- Year’s Best Fantasy 3 (2003) with Kathryn Cramer
- Year’s Best Fantasy 4 (2004) with Kathryn Cramer
- Year's Best Fantasy 5 (2005) with Kathryn Cramer
- Year's Best Fantasy 6 (2006) with Kathryn Cramer (Tachyon PublicationsTachyon PublicationsTachyon Publications is an independent press specializing in science fiction and fantasy books. Founded in San Francisco in 1995 by Jacob Weisman, Tachyon books have tended toward high-end literary works, short story collections, and anthologies....
) - Year's Best Fantasy 7 (2007) with Kathryn Cramer (Tachyon Publications)
Stand alone anthologies
- The Battle of the Monsters and Other Stories (1976) with L. W. Currey
- The World Treasury of Science FictionThe World Treasury of Science FictionThe World Treasury of Science Fiction is a science fiction anthology edited by David G. Hartwell, published by Little, Brown and Company in 1989.-Contents:* Foreword by Clifton Fadiman* Introduction by David G. Hartwell...
(1988) - Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment (1988) with Kathryn Cramer
- Spirits of Christmas (1989) with Kathryn Cramer
- Christmas Stars (1993)
- Christmas Forever (1993)
- Christmas Magic (1994)
- Northern Stars: The Anthology of Canadian Science Fiction (1994) with Glenn Grant
- The Screaming Skull and Other Great American Ghost Stories (1994)
- The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF (1994) with Kathryn Cramer
- Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder (1994) with Kathryn Cramer
- Visions of Wonder (1996) with Milton T. Wolf
- The Science Fiction Century (1997)
- Bodies of the Dead and Other Great American Ghost Stories (1997)
- Northern Suns (1999) with Glenn Grant
- Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction (1999) with Damien BroderickDamien BroderickDamien Francis Broderick is an Australian science fiction and popular science writer. His science fiction novel The Judas Mandala is sometimes credited with the first appearance of the term "virtual reality," and his 1997 popular science book The Spike was the first to investigate the...
- The Hard SF Renaissance (2002) with Kathryn Cramer
- The Science Fiction Century, Volume One (2006)
- The Space Opera RenaissanceThe Space Opera RenaissanceThe Space Opera Renaissance is an anthology of short science fiction that fits the definition of space opera: adventure stories of grand vision, where the majority of the action happens somewhere other than Earth...
(2006) with Kathryn Cramer (Tor BooksTor BooksTor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...
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External links
- Excerpt from the LOCUS Online Interview with David Hartwell, 2004.
- Interview with David G. Hartwell, SpaceWesterns.com, 2007
- Profile of David Hartwell by Michael SwanwickMichael SwanwickMichael Swanwick is an American science fiction author. Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he began publishing in the early 1980s.-Biography:...
, 2009