Awards & Winners

Judy-Lynn del Rey

Date of Birth 26-January-1943
Place of Birth New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Judy-Lyn Del Rey, Judy-Lynn Rey
Profession Writer
Judy-Lynn del Rey née Benjamin was a science fiction editor. Born with dwarfism, she was a fan and regular attendee at science fiction conventions and worked her way up the publishing ladder, starting with work at the science fiction magazine Galaxy. Judy-Lynn was friends with Lester del Rey and married him after the death of his third wife. After moving to Ballantine Books, she revitalized the publisher's once-prominent science fiction line there, and soon after brought in Lester to edit Del Rey's fantasy line. With their success, she was given her own imprint, called Del Rey Books. She also edited an original science fiction anthology series, Stellar. As an editor, she was known for her rapport with authors and she had a beloved reputation. She was also instrumental in obtaining the rights to publish novels based on George Lucas's then un-released movie Star Wars, which would earn Ballantine/Del Rey several million dollars. She suffered a brain hemorrhage in October 1985 and died several months later. In 1986, she was posthumously awarded the Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor, but Lester del Rey declined the award in her name, saying that she would have objected to the award being given to her just because she had recently died.

Awards by Judy-Lynn del Rey

Check all the awards nominated and won by Judy-Lynn del Rey.

1986


Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor
(Judy-Lynn del Rey died before the convention; her husband, Lester del Rey, declined accepting the Hugo on her behalf.)

Nominations 1986 »

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Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor

1982


Nominations 1982 »

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Locus Award for Best Anthology Stellar #7

1981


Nominations 1981 »

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Locus Award for Best Anthology Stellar Sci Fi Stry #5

1979


Nominations 1979 »

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Locus Award for Best Anthology Stellar #4

1977


Nominations 1977 »

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Locus Award for Best Anthology Stellar #2