Judy lynn del rey biography templates
Judy-Lynn del Rey was best known for founding Del Rey Books, a science fiction and fantasy imprint that turned fantasy in particular into a major publishing.
Judy-Lynn del Rey () was a New York sci-fi and fantasy editor and a woman with dwarfism who revolutionized the world of sci-fi editing.!
Judy-Lynn del Rey
Science fiction editor (1943–1986)
Judy-Lynn del Rey née Benjamin (January 26, 1943 – February 20, 1986) was a science fictioneditor.[1]
She was a fan and regular attendee at science fiction conventions and worked her way up the publishing ladder, starting with work at the science fiction magazine Galaxy.[1] She was Managing Editor of Galaxy magazine from July 1969 until July 1971, whilst also working on If magazine.[2]
Judy-Lynn was a friend of Lester del Rey, marrying him in March 1971, after the death of his third wife.[3] After moving to Ballantine Books, she revitalized the publisher's once-prominent science fiction line, and soon after brought in Lester to edit Ballantine's fantasy line.
With their success, she was given her own imprint, called Del Rey Books. She also edited an original science fiction anthology series, Stellar, one of which, Stellar #2, won the Locus Award for "Best Anthology