Tom Doherty

Tom Doherty at Anticipation. Photo by Mark Olson

(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

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