Editing Bjo Trimble (section)

== Introduction to fandom ==
Trimble's introduction to [[science fiction fandom]] was [[10th World Science Fiction Convention|TASFiC]], the 1952 [[Worldcon]]. She was serving in the [[United States Navy]] at [[Naval Station Great Lakes]] and happened to see an announcement in ''[[Astounding Science Fiction]]'' about the upcoming convention that weekend. She met a number of other science fiction enthusiasts, including [[Robert Bloch]], [[Willy Ley]], and [[August Derleth]]; and claims that [[Harlan Ellison]], "this bespectacled young man who had just sold his first short story", "decided he liked me and proposed on the spot." (She declined.) When it was discovered that she was an artist and cartoonist, she was recruited to contribute illustrations for [[science fiction fanzines]]. Trimble says that she met future husband John Griffin Trimble under [[Forrest J Ackerman]]'s piano, where several fans had taken refuge during a particularly crowded party. "John was in the Air Force, so he and I traded Stupid Office Stories and discovered we liked each other a lot."<ref name="startrekcom_part1">{{cite web |url=http://startrek.com/article/bjo-trimble-the-woman-who-saved-star-trek-part-1 |title=Bjo Trimble: The Woman Who Saved Star Trek - Part 1 |website=StarTrek.com |date=August 31, 2011 |access-date=February 21, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913222714/http://www.startrek.com/article/bjo-trimble-the-woman-who-saved-star-trek-part-1 |archive-date=September 13, 2011 }}</ref>