Susan Allison

{{Short description|American editor and publishing executive}}

{{For|the Canadian author and pioneer|Susan Louisa Moir Allison}}

Susan Allison is an American editor and publishing executive who served as editor-in-chief and vice president at the Ace Books and Berkley Books imprints, part of the Penguin Group (USA) publishing company. In 1984, she published William Gibson’s first novel, Neuromancer, and Guy Gavriel Kay’s first novel, The Summer Tree. Both of these authors are still edited by her, now for Penguin Random House.[http://www.penguin.com/meet/publishers/berkley/ Susan Allison] at Berkley Penguin Her authors also include bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton and Lee Smith. She became editor-in-chief in 1982, and was made a vice-president in 1985.[http://us.penguingroup.com/static/html/aboutus/adult/ace.html About Us - Adult Imprints - Penguin Group (USA)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060430032019/http://us.penguingroup.com/static/html/aboutus/adult/ace.html |date=2006-04-30 }} She was a guest of honor of the 1990 World Fantasy Convention.{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldfantasy.org/retro.html |publisher=World Fantasy Convention |title=History Of The World Fantasy Conventions |accessdate=August 26, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007055300/http://www.worldfantasy.org/retro.html |archivedate=October 7, 2014 }}

She is credited on the National Advisory Board for Poetry for Students; Volume 23. She is described as being a head librarian for the Lewiston Highschool, as well as a standards committee chairperson for the Maine School Library Programs.

On May 13, 2015, she announced her retirement effective 1 July, after 33 years at the company and more than 40 years in publishing.{{Cite web |url=http://www.locusmag.com/News/2015/05/susan-allison-to-retire/ |publisher=Locus |title=Susan Allison to Retire|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}