DAW Books

DAW Books
DAW Books
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Founded 1971
Founder Donald A. Wollheim
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location New York City
Distribution Penguin Group
Key people Elizabeth R. Wollheim
Sheila E. Gilbert
Publication types books
Fiction genres science fiction and
fantasy
Official website dawbooks.com

DAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was the 1972 short story collection Spell of the Witch World by Andre Norton.

In its early years under the leadership of Wollheim and his wife Elsie, DAW gained a reputation of publishing popular though not always critically acclaimed works of science fiction and fantasy. Nevertheless, the company published numerous books by well-respected authors in the 1970s, including such luminaries as Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Edward Llewellyn, Jerry Pournelle, Roger Zelazny and many others. In 1982, C. J. Cherryh's Downbelow Station was the first DAW book to win the Hugo Award for best novel, which gained the publishing house increased respect within the industry.

Until July 1984, all DAW books were characterized by yellow spines and a prominent yellow cover box containing the company's logo as well as a chronological publication number. When the design was changed the chronological number was retained but moved to the copyright page and renamed the DAW Collectors' Book Number.

As of October 2010, the company had published more than 1,500 titles during its 38-year history. Although it has a distribution relationship with Penguin Group and is headquartered in Penguin USA's offices, DAW itself remains closely held by its current publishers, Elizabeth R. Wollheim (Donald's daughter) and Sheila E. Gilbert.[1] The company's offices are in New York City.

References

  1. ^ Lassen, Jeremy (July 26, 2003). "A View From Corona #12". Night Shade Books. http://www.nightshadebooks.com/2003/07/?cat=5. Retrieved 11 October 2010. 

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