Philip Athans (born 1964 in Rochester, New York) is an American editor and author.
[1] Athans grew up reading Marvel comics and Starlog magazines, and watching Star Trek.
[1] He graduated from film school in 1985 and started small circulation literary magazine called Alternative Fiction & Poetry.
After leaving Wizards of the Coast in 2010, he formed Athans & Associates Creative Consulting, working with dozens of author and publisher clients including Pixar Animation Studios and Amazon/57 North.
His own weekly blog, Fantasy Author's Handbook, has been running continuously since June 2009 and now includes a YouTube channel and GoodReads group.