Liz Gorinsky

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Liz Gorinsky
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Occupation Editor
GenreScience fiction, fantasy, horror
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Liz Gorinsky accepting the Hugo Award, 2017

Liz Gorinsky is a publisher and editor of speculative fiction, founder and former publisher of Erewhon Books, a former editor for Tor Books, multiple Hugo Award nominee, and 2017 Hugo Award winner in the category of Best Editor (Long Form).

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Biography

Gorinsky is a native of Manhattan. [1] She studied English, psychology and computer science at Columbia College, serving three years as president of the Columbia University Science Fiction Society. [2]

She interned at DC Comics and Tor Books before joining the editorial staff of the latter, [3] assisting editors including Ellen Datlow, Jim Frenkel and Patrick Nielsen Hayden. [4] In addition to print novels, while working at Tor she acquired and edited short fiction for Tor Books's online short fiction market, Tor.com. [5]

In 2018, Gorinsky left Tor to found an independent speculative fiction publishing company, Erewhon Books. [6]

In 2022, Gorinsky left Erewhon to "pursue other projects." [7] [8]

She currently resides in Alphabet City.

Awards and nominations

Gorinsky was first Hugo nominated for Best Editor (Long Form) in 2010, [9] technically prior to her promotion to full editor at Tor Books. [10] Gorinsky was nominated again in the same category in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017, winning in 2017. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] She is a winner of the 2015 George R. R. Martin–awarded "Alfie" award in the category of Best Editor, Long Form. [17]

Authors and works

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