Ginjer Buchanan
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Born | December 12, 1944 |
Occupation | Editor, author |
Nationality | American |
Ginjer Buchanan(born in Pittsburgh,[1]December 12, 1944) was Editor-in-Chief atAce BooksandRoc Books,the two science fiction and fantasy imprints ofPenguin Group (USA).
Overview
[edit]Buchanan worked at Ace since 1984, was nominated for both theHugo Awardand theWorld Fantasy Award,and won aHugo Award for Best Professional Editorin 2014 for her editing. She was a Guest of Honor atOryConin 2008,[2]Foolscap in 2000,[3]andArmadilloConin 1988, and was Toastmaster at theWorld Fantasy Conventionin 1989.[4]She retired in March 2014.[5]
Buchanan occasionally writes fiction. Her published work includes three short stories in the anthologiesAlternate Kennedys(her story "The End of the Summer by the Great Sea" was included in the anthology),Whatdunnits II,andBy Any Other Fame,all edited byMike Resnick,and also the novelWhite Silence(1999), aHighlandertie-in. Prior to her career in publishing, she was asocial workerand member of thescience fiction fandom.
References
[edit]- ^"Buchanan, Ginjer".
- ^"Orycon 30 Main Page".OSCFI. Archived fromthe originalon December 18, 2016.RetrievedSeptember 10,2012.
- ^"Previous Foolscaps".Little Cat Z. Archived fromthe originalon November 23, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 10,2012.
- ^"History of the World Fantasy Convention".Archived fromthe originalon July 28, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 10,2012.
- ^io9.gizmodo.com/the-end-of-an-era-ginjer-buchanan-is-retiring-from-ace-1531969953
External links
[edit]- Ginjer Buchananat theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
- "Ginger Buchanan Biography".DragonCon. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-05-31.
- "Excerpts from an interview".Locus.2007.
- Interview at SlayerLit (with Amber Benson)
- Interviewfor Penguin USA
- 1944 births
- Living people
- American science fiction editors
- 20th-century American novelists
- American science fiction writers
- American women short story writers
- American women novelists
- American women science fiction and fantasy writers
- 20th-century American women writers
- Hugo Award-winning editors
- 20th-century American short story writers
- Speculative fiction editors
- Women editors
- American science fiction writer stubs