About Betsy Wollheim
Born 1951. Betsy Wollheim is an American editor.
Elizabeth Rosalind "Betsy" Wollheim (born 5 December 1951, New York) is the president, co-publisher, and co-editor-in-chief of science fiction and fantasy publisher DAW Books. The latter roles are shared with Sheila E. Gilbert. She started working at DAW as an associate editor in 1975 and took over leadership of DAW in 1985. In 1969, she attended Beloit College in Wisconsin before transferring to Clark University in Massachusetts, where she studied English. C.J. Cherryh, Nnedi Okorafor, Saladin A. Ahmed, and C.S. Friedman. writing a follow-up six months later on her support in helping bring The Wise Man's Fear, his second novel, into publication. She became the first woman to win a Hugo Award for Best Editor that year.
2018 World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement
2012 Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor (Long Form)
1992 shared Chesley Awards for best art director with Sheila E. Gilbert They have two daughters and reside in New York City.
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