Dozois was born July 23 , 1947 in Salem , Massachusetts He was in the Army from 1966 to 1969 as a journalist . He then moved to New York City to work as a science fiction editor . Dozois was born July 23 , 1947 in Salem , Massachusetts From 1966 to '69 he served in the Army as a journalist , after which he moved to New York City to work as an editor in the science fiction field .