Tor Publishing Group

Overview

Created in 1980 by Tom Doherty, Tor Publishing Group began with a focus on the genre of fantasy and science fiction. With the expansion of various imprints, science fiction and fantasy, while still the prominent genre published under this group, became two in the many genres they publish. Some of these include, romance, horror, contemporary fiction, thrillers, and mysteries.

With this expansion in published genres, Tor Publishing Group has been able to successfully grow a welcoming environment in which authors can not only receive many opportunities but get a chance to grow their voice, accomplishing the goal they set out to do.

History & Mission Statement

Tom Doherty has both an accomplishing and impressive career in the publishing field that directly lead to the foundation of the prominent and major publishing house that is Tor Publishing Group. Over the span of his career Doherty worked for various publications such as, Select Magazines, Simon & Schuster, Grosset & Dunlap and Ace.

As a result of Doherty's position as publisher for Ace, Tor Publishing Group was created. More specifically, after a change in leadership Doherty decided to leave Ace.

Tor Publishing Group strives to be an environment in which all genres can have a voice. Their goal is to not only provide authors with many opportunities but to allow their voices to both grow and be heard in any and all genres. The manner in which this goal is achieved varies with each imprint and their individual mission statements.

Structure

Tor Publishing Group is owned by larger and international books sellers, Macmillan Publishers. Tor Publishing Group is one of eight divisions in the U.S. that is owned by Macmillan. Though Tor Publishing Group has its own president and staff, Macmillan oversees and operates Tor Publishing Group.