Ann VanderMeer at the 2014 Yale Writers’ Conference (Photo: CHION WOLF / WNPR)

The editor (or co-editor with her husband Jeff)) of over a dozen anthologies, Ann VanderMeer served as editor-in-chief for WEIRD TALES for five year and is currently an acquiring editor for Tor.com. Her acclaimed anthologies include the Steampunk trilogy (STEAMPUNK, STEAMPUNK II:
STEAMPUNK RELOADED, STEAMPUNK III: STEAMPUNK
REVOLUTION), THE NEW WEIRD, THE THACKERY T.
LAMBSHEAD CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, THE WEIRD: A
COMPENDIUM OF STRANGE AND DARK STORIES, SISTERS OF THE
REVOLUTION: A FEMINIST SPECULATIVE FICTION ANTHOLOGY, and THE BESTIARY.

VanderMeer co-wrote (alongside Jeff) THE KOSHER GUIDE TO
IMAGINARY ANIMALS. She crafted the short story “Best Kosher Imaginary Animals Recipes” and many essays. VanderMeer’s works have received numerous awards including the Hugo, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and LOCUS.

She founded the groundbreaking Buzzcity Press, publishers of the magazine THE SILVER WEB, Jeff VanderMeer’s first novel DRADIN, IN LOVE, and International Horror Guild Award-winning THE DIVINITY STUDENT by Michael Cisco. With Jeff, VanderMeer started the press Cheeky Frawg which specializes in “quality, self-aware e-books.” Beyond the titles crafted by the duo, they have done the laudable work of publishing fiction from international writers that deserve more attention among English-language readers.

All of us wish the amazing Ann, a fantastically weird birthday. 

For more info about STEAMPUNK, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more info about STEAMPUNK II: STEAMPUNK RELOADED, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Dan Jones (Tinketbots)

Design by Ann Monn

For more info about STEAMPUNK III: STEAMPUNK REVOLUTION, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Dan Jones (Tinketbots)

Design by Elizabeth Story

For more info about THE NEW WEIRD, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more info about THE KOSHER GUIDE TO IMAGINARY ANIMALS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by John Coulthart