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{{other people||Thomas Doherty (disambiguation)}}
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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> He started as a salesman for Pocket
'''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> He started as a salesman for Pocket
Books and rose to be Division Sales Manager. From there, he went to [[Simon & Schuster]] as National Sales Manager, then became publisher of paperbacks at [[Grossett & Dunlap]], including Tempo Books, in 1969. <ref>{{cite web|year= 2016|title=Tom Doherty: Story First|url=https://locusmag.com/2016/02/tom-doherty-story-first/|access-date= 3 April 2021}}</ref>In 1975, he became publisher for [[Ace Books]]. In 1979, he left Ace to establish his own company Tom Doherty Associates, publishing under the [[Tor Books]] imprint starting in 1980, 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>
Books and rose to be Division Sales Manager. From there, he went to [[Simon & Schuster]] as National Sales Manager, then became publisher of paperbacks at [[Grossett & Dunlap]], including Tempo Books, in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|year= 2016|title=Tom Doherty: Story First|url=https://locusmag.com/2016/02/tom-doherty-story-first/|access-date= 3 April 2021}}</ref> In 1975, he became publisher for [[Ace Books]]. In 1979, he left Ace to establish his own company Tom Doherty Associates, publishing under the [[Tor Books]] imprint starting in 1980, 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 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>
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>

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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] He started as a salesman for Pocket Books and rose to be Division Sales Manager. From there, he went to Simon & Schuster as National Sales Manager, then became publisher of paperbacks at Grossett & Dunlap, including Tempo Books, in 1969.[3] In 1975, he became publisher for Ace Books. In 1979, he left Ace to establish his own company Tom Doherty Associates, publishing under the Tor Books imprint starting in 1980, which has grown to become the largest publisher of science fiction and fantasy in the United States. [4]

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.[5][6]

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. ^ "Tom Doherty: Story First". 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Publishers". 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Fritz Foy to Take Over Tor/Forge". 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "About Tom Doherty Associates". 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "THE E. E. SMITH MEMORIAL AWARD". 1993. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  8. ^ World Fantasy Convention (2010). "Award Winners and Nominees". Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  9. ^ Fancylopedia 3 (2006). "Raymond Z. Gallun Award". Retrieved April 4, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Western Writers of America (2007). "Lariat Award". Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  11. ^ SFScope (2007). "Rangel Proclamation Honoring Tom Doherty". Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  12. ^ SFWA (2019). "Search the Nebula Awards". Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  13. ^ International Thriller Writers (2021). "Past Nominees and Winners". Retrieved April 4, 2021.


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