Tom Doherty
Tom Doherty (born April 23, 1935) is an American publisher, and the founder of Science Fiction and Fantasy Tor Books.[1] After working as a book salesman in the 1950s and 1960s, Doherty became publisher of Tempo Books in 1972; in 1975, he became, in addition, publisher of another company also owned by Grosset & Dunlap, the science fiction imprint Ace Books. In 1980 he left Ace to found his own company, Tor Books.
Tor became a subsidiary of St. Martin's Press in 1987; both are now subsidiaries of Holtzbrinck Publishers. Tom Doherty continues as President and Publisher of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, publishing under the Tor, Forge, Orb, Starscape, and Tor Teen imprints.
In 2005 Doherty was awarded a World Fantasy Award in the "Lifetime Achievement" category at the World Fantasy Convention, for his contributions to the fantasy field.[2]
a quote from Tom's biography reads,
"Tom Doherty is the founder, President, and Publisher of Tor Books, which publishes the largest SF and fantasy list in the English-speaking world. He was there when the foundations of the earth were laid."
References
- ^ Clute, John & Nicholls, Peter, ed. (1993). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Press, Inc. p. 1235. ISBN 0-312-09618-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - ^ World Fantasy Convention (2010). "Award Winners and Nominees". Retrieved 04 Feb 2011.
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