Betty Ballantine

American editor and publisher (1919–2019)

Betty Ballantine

Born|

Elizabeth Jones

(1919-09-25)September 25, 1919

British India

Died| February 12, 2019(2019-02-12) (aged 99)

Bearsville, New York, U.S.

Occupation(s)| Publisher, editor, writer
Known for| Bantam Books
Spouse| Ian Ballantine
Children| Richard Ballantine

Betty Ballantine (born Elizabeth Jones; September 25, 1919 – February 12, 2019) was an American publisher, editor, and writer.[1] She was born during the Raj to a British colonial family. After her marriage to Ian Ballantine in 1939, she moved to New York where they created Bantam Books in 1945 and established Ballantine Books in 1952.[2][3] They became freelance publishers in the 1970s. Their son, Richard, was an author and journalist specializing in cycling topics.

## Company[edit]

Ian and Betty Ballantine won one special World Fantasy Award for professional work in 1975 and another one shared with Joy Chant and other creators of The High Kings (Bantam, 1983), a reference book on the Matter of Britain that incorporates retellings. (It was also a runner-up in nonfiction Hugo and Locus Award categories.)[4][5] Betty Ballantine received a Special Committee Award from the annual World Science Fiction Convention in 2006 and a World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement from the World Fantasy Convention in 2007.[4][6] The Ballantines were both inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2008, with a shared citation.[7]

## Publications[edit]

Ballantine wrote the novel The Secret Oceans published by Bantam in 1994 (ISBN 0553096605) with illustrations by twelve artists.[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Italie, Hillel. "Paperback pioneer Betty Ballantine dead at 99". Seattle Times. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
2. ^ Clute, John; Peter Nichols (1993). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 83–84. ISBN 0-312-09618-6.
3. ^ ""Paperback Publishers"". Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2017.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Hyde Park Books; retrieved 2013-04-08.
4. ^ a b "Ballantine, Betty". The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Literary Nominees. Locus Publications. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
5. ^ The High Kings title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB); retrieved April 8, 2013.
6. ^ World Fantasy Convention (2010). "Award Winners and Nominees". Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
7. ^ ""2008 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Ceremony Tickets On Sale May 15"". Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2008.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Press release April/May 2008. Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame; retrieved March 19, 2013.
8. ^ "Betty Ballantine – Summary Bibliography", ISFDB; retrieved March 21, 2013.

## Further reading[edit]

* Silver, Steven H. "An Award Well Deserved". Argentus, 2005, p. 5.

## External links[edit]

* "Betty Ballantine biography". Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. — identical to its"Ian Ballantine citation". Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
* Betty Ballantine at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
* Betty Ballantine at Feminist SF
* "Couples Who Mastered Publishing, No. 2: The Ballantines" by Frederik Pohl, March 15, 2011
* "Publishing legend Betty Ballantine dies in Bearsville at 99" from Hudson Valley One, February 18, 2019

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* C. L. Moore (1981)
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* Stephen King / Gahan Wilson (2004)
* Tom Doherty / Carol Emshwiller (2005)
* John Crowley / Stephen Fabian (2006)
* Betty Ballantine / Diana Wynne Jones (2007)
* Leo and Diane Dillon / Patricia A. McKillip (2008)
* Ellen Asher / Jane Yolen (2009)
* Brian Lumley / Terry Pratchett / Peter Straub (2010)
* Peter S. Beagle / Angélica Gorodischer (2011)
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* Ian Ballantine / Betty Ballantine (1975)
* Donald M. Grant (1976)
* Shelley Torgeson / Roy Torgeson (1977)
* Everett F. Bleiler (1978)
* Edward L. Ferman (1979)
* Donald M. Grant (1980)
* Donald A. Wollheim (1981)
* Edward L. Ferman (1982)
* Donald M. Grant (1983)
* Ian Ballantine / Betty Ballantine / Joy Chant / George Sharp / David Larkin (1984)
* Chris Van Allsburg (1985)
* Pat LoBrutto (1986)
* Jane Yolen (1987)
* David G. Hartwell (1988)
* Terri Windling / Robert Weinberg (1989)
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* Arnie Fenner (1991)
* George Scithers / Darrell Schweitzer (1992)
* Jeanne Cavelos (1993)
* Tim Underwood / Chuck Miller (1994)
* Ellen Datlow (1995)
* Richard Evans (1996)
* Michael J. Weldon (1997)
* John Clute / John Grant (1998)
* Jim Turner (1999)
* Gordon Van Gelder (2000)
* Tom Shippey (2001)
* Jo Fletcher / Stephen Jones (2002)
* Gordon Van Gelder (2003)
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* Kelly Link / Gavin Grant (2009)
* Jonathan Strahan (2010)
* Marc Gascoigne (2011)
* Eric Lane (2012)
* Lucia Graves (2013)
* Irene Gallo / William K. Schafer (2014)
* Sandra Kasturi / Brett Alexander Savory (2015)
* Stephen Jones (2016)
* Michael Levy / Farah Mendlesohn (2017)
* Harry Brockway / Patrick McGrath / Danel Olson (2018)
* Huw Lewis-Jones (2019)
* Ebony Elizabeth Thomas (2020)
* Charles Coleman Finlay (2021)

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