Sean Wallace
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Sean A. Wallace (born January 1, 1976) is an American science fiction and fantasy editor and publisher.
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[edit] Career
Wallace began publishing fiction in 1997, when he launched Cosmos Books, with Philip Harbottle. Their début title, Fantasy Annual, was an anthology of British authors including E.C. Tubb, John Russell Fearn, and Sydney Bounds. In 1999, the "Cosmos Books" name was licensed to Wildside Press; output greatly increased, expanding with American and Australian authors. Wallace also became a freelance editor for Wildside Press, working from Ohio.
In mid 2001, Wallace stepped in to assist an ailing publishing company, Imaginary Worlds, though commercial conditions ultimately meant the company went into bankruptcy. Wallace then launched Prime Books to publish a few of the orphaned books,[1] including the award-winning City of Saints and Madmen, by Jeff VanderMeer. Later, in 2003, he licensed the company to Wildside Press, and moved from Ohio to Pennsylvania, subsequently becoming a senior editor. In early 2009, Wallace reacquired Prime Books, and relaunched as an independent publishing house in May that year.[2]
Wallace was twice-nominated for a World Fantasy Award in 2003 and 2004 for editing Prime Books, in the Special Award: Non-Professional and Special Award: Professional categories, respectively.[3][4] Around this time, he felt there was a lack of appealing short fiction available in the literary fantasy genre. To cater to this, he launched Fantasy Magazine in 2005, at the World Fantasy Convention in Wisconsin.[5]
During 2006 his first nationally-distributed book, Horror: The Best of the Year was released, and he took on a co-editing job with Nick Mamatas, with Clarkesworld Magazine.[6] That same year, he won the World Fantasy annual award in the Special Award: Professional category[7] for editing Prime Books. In 2009, his work for Clarkesworld gained recognition with Hugo Award[8] and World Fantasy Award nominations.[9] In 2010, those efforts were rewarded with a Hugo Award and another World Fantasy Award nomination.
He currently resides in Rockville, MD with his wife, Jennifer, and their two daughters.[2]
[edit] Essays and articles
- "Publishing in the Future: The Potential and Reality of POD" in Locus, March 10, 2004
[edit] References
- ^ Dziemianowicz, Stefan. "Prime Suspect", Publishers Weekly, p. 43, Reed Business Information, July 26, 2004. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ a b Wallace, Sean. Press Release: Acquisition of Prime Books. LiveJournal (official site). February 10, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
- ^ "2003 World Fantasy Award Winners and Nominees". World Fantasy Awards, World Fantasy Convention (WFC). Oct. 30–Nov. 2, 2003. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
- ^ "2004 World Fantasy Award Winners and Nominees". World Fantasy Awards, WFC. October 28–31, 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
- ^ Foster, Eugie. "An Interview with Sean Wallace" at the Wayback Machine (archived April 12, 2008), The Fix, TTA Press, April 7, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ About us: Staff, Clarkesworld Magazine, Wyrm Publishing. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
- ^ "2006 World Fantasy Award Winners and Nominees" World Fantasy Awards, WFC. November 2–5, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
- ^ "2009 Hugo Awards". Hugo Awards, World Science Fiction Society (WSFS). August 6–10, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
- ^ "2009 World Fantasy Award Winners and Nominees". World Fantasy Awards, WFC. Oct. 29–Nov. 1, 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
[edit] Further reading
- Morgan, Cheryl. "Interview: Sean Wallace, Prime Books". Emerald City, Iss. 102, February, 2004
- Tan, Charles. "Feature: Interview with Sean Wallace". Bibliophile Stalker, April 15, 2008
