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{{short description|American science fiction editor and writer}}
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{{Infobox writer 
| name = Patrick Nielsen Hayden
| birth_name = Patrick James Hayden
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|1|2}}
| birth_place = [[Lansing, Michigan]], U.S.
| occupation = Editor
| nationality = American
| period =
| genre = {{plainlist|
* Non-fiction (writer);
* science fiction, fantasy (editor)
}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Teresa Nielsen Hayden]]|1979}}
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| website = {{URL|nielsenhayden.com}}
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[[File:Patrick Nielsen Hayden.jpg|thumb|Patrick Nielsen Hayden, 2008]]

'''Patrick James Nielsen Hayden''' (born Patrick James Hayden January 2, 1959), is an American [[science fiction]] [[Editing|editor]], fan, [[science fiction fanzine|fanzine]] publisher, [[Essay|essayist]], [[reviewer]], [[Anthology|anthologist]], teacher and [[Blog|blogger]]. He is a [[World Fantasy Award]] and [[Hugo Award]] winner (with nine nominations for the latter award), and is an editor and the Manager of Science Fiction at [[Tor Books]].

==Life and career ==
Born in [[Lansing, Michigan]], he was first active in [[science fiction fandom]] while living in [[Toronto]] in the early 1970s. He continued in [[Seattle]], before moving to the New York area in the 1980s to work professionally in publishing. After moving to New York, he worked at [[Literary Guild]] as an editorial assistant, then at [[Chelsea House]] as an associate editor. He changed his last name to "Nielsen Hayden" on his marriage to Teresa Nielsen (now [[Teresa Nielsen Hayden]]) in 1979. He joined [[Tor Books]] in the mid-1980s as an assistant and has worked there ever since.

He has published a number of essays and reviews. He has contributed to a number of books and magazines, including ''[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]]'' (2nd edition, 1993) and ''The Map: Rediscovering Rock and Roll''.<ref name="PNH">[http://nielsenhayden.com/ PNH website]</ref>

He is one of the regular instructors at Viable Paradise, a science fiction [[Writing circle|writing workshop]] held on [[Martha's Vineyard]],<ref>[http://viableparadise.net/viable-paradise-instructors/ Viable Paradise Instructors], 2014</ref> and has also taught at both U.S. [[Clarion Workshop]]s.<ref name="PNH" />

He used to be active on the [[Usenet]] groups rec.arts.sf.* in the 1990s. Since July 2000 he wrote a blog, ''Electrolite'', until it was incorporated into his wife's blog ''Making Light'' in May 2005, where he now writes along with her, SF writer [[James D. Macdonald]], and SF fans [[Avram Grumer]] and [[Abi Sutherland]].<ref name=PNH/>

=== Fanzine editor, small press publisher and magazine editor===
From 1982 to 1987, he edited and published the [[science-fiction fanzine]] ''[[Izzard (fanzine)|Izzard]]'' with his wife [[Teresa Nielsen Hayden]].<ref name="isfdb">{{isfdb name}}</ref> He has worked on a number of other fanzines over the years, including ''[[Twibbet (fanzine)|Twibbet]]'', ''[[Thangorodrim (fanzine)|Thangorodrim]]'', ''[[Tweek (fanzine)|Tweek]]'', ''[[Ecce Fanno]]'', ''[[Telos (fanzine)|Telos]]'', ''[[Zed (fanzine)|Zed]]'', and ''[[Flash Point (fanzine)|Flash Point]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=NIELSEN HAYDEN, Patrick (James) (1959– ) |url=http://www.fiawol.demon.co.uk/who/pnh.html |work=Who's Who in SF Fandom}} This entry has a much more detailed list of his fanzine publications.</ref>

Through their small press, Ansatz Press, Patrick and Teresa Nielsen Hayden published [[Samuel R. Delany]]'s ''Wagner/Artaud: A Play of 19th and 20th Century Critical Fictions''<ref>{{cite book |author=Samuel R. Delany |author-link=Samuel R. Delany |url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?102376 |title=Wagner/Artaud: A Play of 19th and 20th Century Critical Fictions |year=1988}}</ref>

From 1985 to 1989, he served on the editorial board of ''The Little Magazine'', a poetry magazine.<ref name="locusonline">{{cite journal |date=May 2013 |title=Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden: The continuation of fanac by other means |journal=Locus |volume=70 |pages=67–69 |issn=0047-4959 |number=5}} Excerpt including relevant biographical information at {{cite web |date=May 23, 2013 |title=Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden: The continuation of fanac by other means |url=http://www.locusmag.com/Perspectives/2013/05/patrick-teresa-nielsen-hayden-the-continuation-of-fanac-by-other-means/ |access-date=2015-01-20 |website=Locus Online}}</ref> In 1988, he was one of the founding editors of ''[[The New York Review of Science Fiction]]'', for which he did the basic design,<ref name="locusonline" /> in use until 2012. He left the magazine after several issues.

== Personal life ==
Nielsen Hayden is also a writer, teacher, and musician. He plays guitar and sings on occasion for the New York rock band Whisperado. He currently lives in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City|New York]].<ref name="PNH" />

== Awards and nominations ==
* 2013, 2010, and 2007 winner for [[Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor|Hugo Award for Best Editor Long Form]], also nominated in this category 2008–2009; also 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 nominee for [[Hugo Award for Best Professional Editor]]
* 1989 co-nominee for [[Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine]] for ''[[The New York Review of Science Fiction]]''
* 1986, 1987 nominee for [[Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer]]
* 1984 co-nominee, with Teresa Nielsen Hayden, for [[Hugo Award for Best Fanzine]] for ''[[Izzard (fanzine)|Izzard]]''<ref>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/eaw.cgi?413 Awards and nominations] at ISFDB</ref>

== Works ==

=== Anthologies ===
* ''Alternate Skiffy'' (Wildside Press, 1997) with [[Mike Resnick]] ({{ISBN|1-880448-54-8}})<ref name=ISFDB>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?413 PNH bibliography] at ISFDB</ref>
* ''New Skies'' (Tor, 2003)<ref name=ISFDB/>
* ''New Magics: An Anthology of Today's Fantasy'' (Tor, 2004) <ref name=ISFDB/>
* ''The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens: First Annual Collection'' (Tor, 2005) with [[Jane Yolen]]<ref name=ISFDB/>
* ''Twenty-First Century Science Fiction'', with [[David G. Hartwell]] (Tor Books, 2013)<ref name=ISFDB/>

'''[[Starlight (anthology series)|Starlight]]''' original science fiction & fantasy anthology series:

* ''Starlight 1'' (Tor, 1996) – won a [[World Fantasy Award]]<ref>{{cite web|author=World Fantasy Convention |year=2010 |title=Award Winners and Nominees |url=http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html/ |access-date=February 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201074405/http://worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html |archive-date=December 1, 2010 }}</ref>
* ''Starlight 2'' (Tor, 1998)
* ''Starlight 3'' (Tor, 2001)<ref name=ISFDB/>

=== Short Fiction ===
* "Binding" in ''Aladdin: Master of the Lamp'', 1992, ed. [[Mike Resnick]] & [[Martin H. Greenberg]]<ref name=ISFDB/>
* "Sincerity" in ''More Whatdunits'', 1993, ed. Mike Resnick<ref name=ISFDB/>
* "Return" in ''Xanadu'', 1993, ed. Jane Yolen (also available online).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nielsenhayden.com/return.html|title=Patrick Nielsen Hayden}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://nielsenhayden.com }}
* [http://www.sfwa.org/bulletin/articles/pnh_ds.html Spring 2001 Interview] by [[Darrell Schweitzer]]
* [http://sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=5258 Interview from 2004/7]
* [http://groups.google.com/groups/profile?enc_user=WTqGWg0AAAD6WYg_PvkFwdk659C90y3o PNH's Usenet posts] from 1992 to 2002 in [[Google Groups]]
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{{World Fantasy Award Best Anthology}}

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