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Latest revision as of 13:01, 19 July 2024
(1935 --)
Tom Doherty is an American publisher, and the founder of Tor Books and Tom Doherty Associates. He was GoH at Anticipation, the 2009 Worldcon.
After working as a book salesman in the 1950s-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 SF imprint Ace Books.
In 1980 he left Ace to found his own company, Tor Books.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1986 -- Boskone 23
- 1987 -- Balticon 21
- 1990 -- Lunacon 33
- 1991 -- Fourth Street Fantasy 1991
- 1993 -- Skylark Award
- 1994 -- Minicon 29
- 1997 -- Minicon 32
- 2002 -- ArmadilloCon 24
- 2003 -- WindyCon XXX
- 2005 -- Due North, World Fantasy Award (Lifetime Achievement)
- 2006 -- Raymond Z. Gallun Award
- 2008 -- World Fantasy Convention 2008
- 2010 -- Solstice Award
- 2015 -- Minicon 50
| Person | 1935— |
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