Ferman is the son of Joseph W. Ferman, the publisher and sometime editor who established F&SF in 1949. He took over as editor in 1964[1] when Avram Davidson could no longer practically continue, as a resident of Latin American locales with unreliable postal delivery. (Joseph Ferman was listed as editor during 1964–65, however, followed by Edward from January 1966 through June 1991.)[2] Edward Ferman would take on the role of publisher, as well, by 1970, as his father gradually retired. He continued as editor until 1991, when he hired his replacement, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and continued as publisher of F&SF until he sold it to Gordon Van Gelder in 2000. During Ferman's tenure, many other speculative fiction magazines struggled or went out of business. His magazine, along with Analog, continued to maintain a regular schedule and to receive critical appreciation for its contents.
During 1969 and 1970, Ferman was also the editor of F&SF's sister publication Venture Science Fiction Magazine.[3] Together, the Fermans had also edited and published the short-lived nostalgia and humor magazine P.S. and a similarly brief run of a magazine about mysticism and other proto-New Age matters, Inner Space.
Ferman won the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor three years in a row, from 1981 through 1983.[4][5]F&SF had previously won four Hugos as the best professional magazine under his editorship.[4] At least in the last decade of his tenure, he worked from a table in the family's Connecticut house. He edited or co-edited several volumes of stories from F&SF and co-edited Final Stage with Barry N. Malzberg. It is probable that he also ghost-edited No Limits for or with Joseph Ferman, an anthology drawn from the pages of the first run of Venture.
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edward, ferman, edward, lewis, ferman, born, march, 1937, american, science, fiction, fantasy, editor, magazine, publisher, known, best, editor, magazine, fantasy, science, fiction, ferman, joseph, ferman, publisher, sometime, editor, established, 1949, took, . Edward Lewis Ferman born March 6 1937 is an American science fiction and fantasy editor and magazine publisher known best as the editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction F amp SF Ferman is the son of Joseph W Ferman the publisher and sometime editor who established F amp SF in 1949 He took over as editor in 1964 1 when Avram Davidson could no longer practically continue as a resident of Latin American locales with unreliable postal delivery Joseph Ferman was listed as editor during 1964 65 however followed by Edward from January 1966 through June 1991 2 Edward Ferman would take on the role of publisher as well by 1970 as his father gradually retired He continued as editor until 1991 when he hired his replacement Kristine Kathryn Rusch and continued as publisher of F amp SF until he sold it to Gordon Van Gelder in 2000 During Ferman s tenure many other speculative fiction magazines struggled or went out of business His magazine along with Analog continued to maintain a regular schedule and to receive critical appreciation for its contents During 1969 and 1970 Ferman was also the editor of F amp SF s sister publication Venture Science Fiction Magazine 3 Together the Fermans had also edited and published the short lived nostalgia and humor magazine P S and a similarly brief run of a magazine about mysticism and other proto New Age matters Inner Space Ferman won the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor three years in a row from 1981 through 1983 4 5 F amp SF had previously won four Hugos as the best professional magazine under his editorship 4 At least in the last decade of his tenure he worked from a table in the family s Connecticut house He edited or co edited several volumes of stories from F amp SF and co edited Final Stage with Barry N Malzberg It is probable that he also ghost edited No Limits for or with Joseph Ferman an anthology drawn from the pages of the first run of Venture Ferman was recognized by a special World Fantasy Award for professional work in 1979 and by the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 1998 4 6 He was inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2009 7 Oi Robot competitions and cartoons from The Magazine of Fantasy amp Science Fiction Mercury Press 1995 edited by Ferman 2 8 See also editPortal nbsp Speculative fictionReferences edit Clute John Peter Nicolls 1993 Encyclopedia of Science Fiction New York St Martin s Press pp 424 425 ISBN 0 312 09618 6 a b Edward L Ferman at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database ISFDB Retrieved April 12 2013 Clute John Peter Nicolls 1993 Encyclopedia of Science Fiction New York St Martin s Press pp 1273 ISBN 0 312 09618 6 a b c Ferman Edward L The Locus Index to SF Awards Index of Literary Nominees Locus Publications Retrieved April 12 2013 The Hugo Awards World Science Fiction Society 2010 Retrieved January 25 2010 World Fantasy Convention 2010 Award Winners and Nominees Archived from the original on December 1 2010 Retrieved February 4 2011 EMP Archived from the original on August 14 2009 Retrieved August 14 2009 Press release 2009 Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame empsfm org Archived August 14 2009 Retrieved 2013 03 19 Oi robot competitions and cartoons from The Magazine of fantasy amp Library of Congress Catalog Record Retrieved April 12 2013 External links edit Edward L Ferman biography Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame Edward L Ferman at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Joseph W Ferman at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward L Ferman amp oldid 1065031697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
