Ellen Asher

Ellen Asher

Ellen Asher is an American science fiction editor. She was the editor in chief of the Science Fiction Book Club for thirty-four years, from February 8, 1973 through June 1, 2007. [ [http://antickmusings.blogspot.com/2006/12/john-w-campbell-and-longevity.html John W. Campbell and Longevity] ] [ [http://sfscope.com/2007/05/ellen-asher-leaving-science-fi.html Ellen Asher Leaving Science Fiction Book Club] ]

Prior to joining the Science Fiction Book Club, Asher was the science fiction editor for NAL, when it was a subsidiary of Times Mirror. [ [http://www.readercon.org/bios/asher.htm Readercon Biography: Ellen Asher] ]

In 1984, Asher sat as a judge for the World Fantasy Awards. [ [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Wfa1984.html 1984 World Fantasy Awards] ] She was the recipient of NESFA's Skylark Award in 2001. [ [http://www.nesfa.org/awards/skylark.html The E. E. Smith Memorial Award] ]

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* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/35025258@N00/144592177/in/set-72057594131955774/ photo, Ellen Asher and Andrew Wheeler] , courtesy of Ellen Datlow


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