Sheila Williams

Sheila Williams in the Asimov's Science Fiction offices, January 7, 2020

Sheila Williams (born 1956 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is the editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine.

Biography

Sheila grew up in a family of five in western Massachusetts. Her mother had a master's degree in microbiology. Ms. Williams’ interest in science fiction came from her father who read Edgar Rice Burroughs books to her as a child. Later Ms. Williams received a bachelor's degree from Elmira College in Elmira, New York, although she studied at the London School of Economics during her junior year. While at Elmira she was voted the honorific "maxime deformis" by her peers. She received her Master's from Washington University in St. Louis. She is married to David Bruce and has two daughters.

Editor

She became interested in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (as it was then titled) while studying philosophy at Washington University. In 1982 she was hired at the magazine, and worked with Isaac Asimov for ten years. While working there, she co-founded the Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing (at one time called the Isaac Asimov Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy writing). In 2004, with the retirement of Gardner Dozois, she became the editor of the magazine.

Along with Gardner Dozois she also edited the "Isaac Asimov's" anthology series. She also co-edited A Woman's Liberation: A Choice of Futures by and About Women (2001) with Connie Willis. She has edited a retrospective anthology of fiction published by Asimov's: Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology. Booklist called the book "A gem, and a credit to editor Williams." Most recently, she edited Enter a Future: Fantastic Tales from Asimov's Science Fiction.

She won the Hugo Award for Best Short Form Editor in 2011 and 2012.

Bibliography

Anthologies

• Williams, Sheila; Cynthia Manson, eds. (1986). Tales from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila, ed. (1990). Robots From Asimov's. Davis Publications. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |editormask= (help)
• Williams, Sheila; Charles Ardai, eds. (1990). Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers and Other Stories from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. New York: Delacorte Press. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (1991). Isaac Asimov's Robots. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (1992). Isaac Asimov's Earth. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila, ed. (1993). The Loch Moose Monster: More Stories from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. Delacorte Press. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |editormask= (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (1994). Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (1995). Isaac Asimov's Ghosts. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (1995). Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila, ed. (1995). Hugo and Nebula award winners from Asimov's Science Fiction. New York: WingsBooks. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |editormask= (help)
• Williams, Sheila; Cynthia Manson, eds. (1996). Intergalactic mercenaries. New York: Penguin. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (1996). Isaac Asimov's Vampires. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (1997). Isaac Asimov's Moons. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (1997). Isaac Asimov's Christmas. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (1998). Isaac Asimov's Camelot. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (1998). Isaac Asimov's Detectives. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (1999). Isaac Asimov's Solar System. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (1999). Isaac Asimov's Valentines. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (1999). Isaac Asimov's Werewolves. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (2000). Isaac Asimov's Mother's Day. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (2000). Isaac Asimov's Utopias. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (2001). Isaac Asimov's Father's Day. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Dozois, Gardner; Sheila Williams, eds. (2001). Isaac Asimov's Halloween. New York: Ace Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Willis, Connie; Sheila Williams, eds. (2001). A Woman's Liberation : A Choice of Futures by and About Women. New York: Warner Books. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila, ed. (2007). Asimov's Science Fiction : 30th Anniversary Anthology. Tachyon Publications. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |editormask= (help)
• Williams, Sheila, ed. (2010). Enter a future : Fantastic Tales from Asimov's Science Fiction (ebook). Dell Magazines. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |editormask= (help)
• Williams, Sheila, ed. (2020). Entanglements: Tomorrow's Lovers, Families, and Friends. The MIT Press. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |editormask= (help)

Asimov's Science Fiction editorials

• Williams, Sheila (Jan 2011). "Martin Gardner". Asimov's Science Fiction. 35 (1): 4. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |authormask= (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Feb 2011). "¡Ay, caramba!". Asimov's Science Fiction. 35 (2): 4–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Aug 2012). "The 2012 Dell Magazines Award". Asimov's Science Fiction. 36 (8): 4–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Dec 2012). "Merry Armageddon". Asimov's Science Fiction. 36 (12): 4–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Feb 2013). "Perils of time travel". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (2): 4–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Mar 2013). "The distaff stuff". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (3): 4–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Apr–May 2013). "TFNG". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (4&5): 4–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Jul 2013). "Luna's first heroes". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (7): 3–4. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Aug 2013). "The 2013 Dell Magazines Award". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (8): 3–4. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Sep 2013). "On not dying of the light". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (9): 4–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Oct–Nov 2013). "Twenty-Seventh Annual Readers' Awards results". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (10–11): 4, 6–7. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Dec 2013). "Living in a science fictional universe". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (12): 4–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Jan 2014). "A once in a lifetime day". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (1): 4–6. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Feb 2014). "Remembering Frederik Pohl". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (2): 4–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Mar 2014). "A day at the Fair". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (3): 4–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Apr–May 2014). "Where are they now?". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (4&5): 4–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Jul 2014). "Eat or be eaten". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (7): 4–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Aug 2014). "The 2014 Dell Magazines Award". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (8): 4–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)
• Williams, Sheila (Sep 2014). "Lucius Shepard, he was a friend of mine". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (9): 4–5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)

Essays and reporting

• Williams, Sheila (July 2013). "In memoriam : Steven Utley, 1948-2013". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (7): 5. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |authormask= (help)

External links

• Sheila Williams at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database