Smith Memorial Award ) awarded by the New England Science Fiction Association for outstanding contribution to the field of science fiction. In 1993 Tom was the recipient of the Skylark Award (also known as the Edward E. Doherty continues as Chairman of Tom Doherty Associates, publishing under the Tor, Forge, Tordotcom, Starscape, Tor Teen, and Nightfire imprints. Martin's Press in 1987 both are now separate divisions of Macmillan Publishers, ultimately owned by Holtzbrinck Publishers. In 1979, he left Ace to establish his own company, Tom Doherty Associates, publishing under the Tor Books imprint starting in 1980, which has grown to become the largest publisher of science fiction and fantasy in the United States. In 1975, he became publisher for Ace Books. From there, he went to Simon & Schuster as National Sales Manager, then became publisher of paperbacks at Grosset & Dunlap, including Tempo Books, in 1969. He started as a salesman for Pocketīooks and rose to be Division Sales Manager.

Tom Doherty (born April 23, 1935) is an American publisher and the founder of the science fiction and fantasy book publisher Tor Books.

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