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{{short description|U.S. publisher}}
{{short description|U.S. publisher}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox writer
{{Infobox person
| name = Thomas Doherty
| name = Thomas Doherty
| image = Tom Doherty.jpg
| image = Tom Doherty.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| image_size = 200px
| caption = 2006
| caption = Tom Doherty, 2006
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|4|23}}
| birth_date = April 23, 1935
| education = [[Trinity College (Connecticut)]]
| education = [[Trinity College (Connecticut)]]
| occupation = Publisher, Chairman
| occupation = Chairman, former President & Publisher
| period = 1950s–present<ref>{{cite web|title= World Without End|url= https://www.worldswithoutend.com/author.asp?ID=3743|access-date= 3 April 2021}}</ref>
| years_active = 1950s–present<ref>{{cite web|title= World Without End|url= https://www.worldswithoutend.com/author.asp?ID=3743|access-date= 3 April 2021}}</ref>
| genre = [[Science fiction]], [[fantasy]], [[western]], [[thriller]]
| known_for = [[Tor Books]], [[The Wheel of Time]]
}}
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'''Tom Doherty''' (born April 23, 1935) is an [[United States|American]] publisher and the founder of the science fiction and fantasy book publisher [[Tor Books]].<ref name=Nicholls>{{cite book| editor= Clute, John| editor-link= John Clute| editor2= Nicholls, Peter| editor2-link= Peter Nicholls (writer)| title= The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction| year= 1993| publisher= [[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Press, Inc.]]| location= New York| isbn= 0-312-09618-6| page= [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofsc00ies1/page/1235 1235]| url-access= registration| url= https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofsc00ies1/page/1235}}</ref> After working as a book salesman in the 1950s and 1960s, Doherty became publisher of Tempo Books in 1972. In 1975, he became publisher for [[Ace Books]]. In 1980, he left Ace to establish his own company Tom Doherty Associates, publishing under the [[Tor Books]] imprint, which has grown to become the largest publisher of science fiction and fantasy in the United States. <ref>{{cite web|year= 2021|title=Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Publishers|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122102712/http://worldswithoutend.com/publishers.asp|access-date= 3 April 2021}}</ref>
'''Tom Doherty''' (born April 23, 1935) is an [[United States|American]] publisher and the founder of the science fiction and fantasy book publisher [[Tor Books]].<ref name=Nicholls>{{cite book| editor= Clute, John| editor-link= John Clute| editor2= Nicholls, Peter| editor2-link= Peter Nicholls (writer)| title= The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction| year= 1993| publisher= [[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Press, Inc.]]| location= New York| isbn= 0-312-09618-6| page= [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofsc00ies1/page/1235 1235]| url-access= registration| url= https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofsc00ies1/page/1235}}</ref> After working as a book salesman in the 1950s and 1960s, Doherty became publisher of Tempo Books in 1972. In 1975, he became publisher for [[Ace Books]]. In 1980, he left Ace to establish his own company Tom Doherty Associates, publishing under the [[Tor Books]] imprint, which has grown to become the largest publisher of science fiction and fantasy in the United States. <ref>{{cite web|year= 2021|title=Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Publishers|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122102712/http://worldswithoutend.com/publishers.asp|access-date= 3 April 2021}}</ref>


TDA became a subsidiary of [[St. Martin's Press]] in 1987; both are now divisions of [[Macmillan Publishers]], ultimately owned by [[Holtzbrinck Publishers]]. Doherty continues as Chairman of Tom Doherty Associates, publishing under the Tor, Forge, Tordotcom, Starscape, Tor Teen, and Nightfire imprints.<ref>{{cite web|year= 2018|title= Fritz Foy to Take Over Tor/Forge|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/76193-fritz-foy-to-head-tor-forge-books-succeeding-tom-doherty.html|access-date= 3 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|year= 2021|title=About Tom Doherty Associates|url=https://tdaeditorial.com/|access-date= 3 April 2021}}</ref>
TDA became a subsidiary of [[St. Martin's Press]] in 1987; both are now separate divisions of [[Macmillan Publishers]], ultimately owned by [[Holtzbrinck Publishers]]. Doherty continues as Chairman of Tom Doherty Associates, publishing under the Tor, Forge, Tordotcom, Starscape, Tor Teen, and Nightfire imprints.<ref>{{cite web|year= 2018|title= Fritz Foy to Take Over Tor/Forge|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/76193-fritz-foy-to-head-tor-forge-books-succeeding-tom-doherty.html|access-date= 3 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|year= 2021|title=About Tom Doherty Associates|url=https://tdaeditorial.com/|access-date= 3 April 2021}}</ref>


==Awards ==
==Awards ==

Revision as of 15:44, 3 April 2021

Thomas Doherty
Tom Doherty, 2006
BornApril 23, 1935
EducationTrinity College (Connecticut)
Occupation(s)Chairman, former President & Publisher
Years active1950s–present[1]
Known forTor Books, The Wheel of Time
For other people with the same name, see Thomas Doherty (disambiguation).

Tom Doherty (born April 23, 1935) is an American publisher and the founder of the science fiction and fantasy book publisher Tor Books.[2] After working as a book salesman in the 1950s and 1960s, Doherty became publisher of Tempo Books in 1972. In 1975, he became publisher for Ace Books. In 1980, he left Ace to establish his own company Tom Doherty Associates, publishing under the Tor Books imprint, which has grown to become the largest publisher of science fiction and fantasy in the United States. [3]

TDA became a subsidiary of St. Martin's Press in 1987; both are now separate divisions of Macmillan Publishers, ultimately owned by Holtzbrinck Publishers. Doherty continues as Chairman of Tom Doherty Associates, publishing under the Tor, Forge, Tordotcom, Starscape, Tor Teen, and Nightfire imprints.[4][5]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "World Without End". Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Clute, John; Nicholls, Peter, eds. (1993). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Press, Inc. p. 1235. ISBN 0-312-09618-6.
  3. ^ "Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Publishers". 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Fritz Foy to Take Over Tor/Forge". 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "About Tom Doherty Associates". 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "THE E. E. SMITH MEMORIAL AWARD". 1993. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  7. ^ World Fantasy Convention (2010). "Award Winners and Nominees". Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  8. ^ Fancylopedia 3 (2006). "Raymond Z. Gallun Award". Retrieved April 4, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Western Writers of America (2007). "Lariat Award". Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  10. ^ SFScope (2007). "Rangel Proclamation Honoring Tom Doherty". Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  11. ^ SFWA (2019). "Search the Nebula Awards". Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  12. ^ International Thriller Writers (2021). "Past Nominees and Winners". Retrieved April 4, 2021.


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