David G. Hartwell
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David Geddes Hartwell (b. July 10, 1941) is an editor of science fiction and fantasy. He has worked for Signet (1971-1973), Berkley Putnam (1973-1978), Pocket (where he created the Star Trek publishing line, and founded the Timescape imprint, 1978-1983), 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. He holds a Ph.D. in comparative medieval literature.
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[edit] Awards and other achievements
Each year he edits two influential anthologies, Year's Best SF (co-edited with his wife, Kathryn Cramer starting in 2001, and acknowledged as such on the book's cover starting with the 2004 edition) and Year's Best Fantasy (with co-editor Kathryn Cramer). Both anthologies have invariably 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 on numerous occasions, and won in 2006. 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).
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Editor
- The New York Review of Science Fiction (1988-present) with Kathryn Cramer and Ariel Haméon and Kevin J. Maroney and Arthur D. Hlavaty and Matthew Appleton and others
[edit] 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 SF
- Year's Best SF 1 (1996)
- Year's Best SF 2 (1997)
- Year's Best SF 3 (1998)
- Year's Best SF 4 (1999)
- Year's Best SF 5 (2000)
- Year's Best SF 6 (2001) with Kathryn Cramer
- Year's Best SF 7 (2002) with Kathryn Cramer
- Year's Best SF 8 (2003) with Kathryn Cramer
- Year's Best SF 9 (2004) with Kathryn Cramer
- Year's Best SF 10 (2005) with Kathryn Cramer
- Year's Best SF 11 (2006) with Kathryn Cramer
- 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 Publications)
[edit] Stand alone anthologies
- The Battle of the Monsters and Other Stories (1976) with L. W. Currey
- The World Treasury of Science Fiction (1988)
- Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment (1988)
- 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)
- 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 Broderick
- The Hard SF Renaissance (2002) with Kathryn Cramer
- "The Science Fiction Century, Volume One" (2006)
- "The Space Opera Renaissance" (2006) with Kathryn Cramer
[edit] Nonfiction
- Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction (1985)
