Toni Weisskopf
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Born | Antonia Katherine Flora Weisskopf December 12, 1965[1] Waltham, Massachusetts |
Pen name | T. K. F. Weisskopf |
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Nationality | American |
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Spouse | Hank Reinhardt (d. 2007) |
Partner | Jim Baen (d. 2006) |
Children | Katherine |
Toni Weisskopf (born Antonia Katherine Flora Weisskopf on December 12, 1965) is an American
Biography
Weisskopf was born on December 12, 1965, in
She has one daughter, Katherine, with Jim Baen.[4] Following Baen's death, she married Hank Reinhardt, who died on October 30, 2007.[5]
Career
Upon graduation in 1987, she was employed by Baen Books as an editorial assistant.[2] She worked various jobs there until becoming executive editor, a job she had until the death of founder Jim Baen in 2006. Since that time, she has been the publisher at Baen.[6] She has edited a number of Baen anthologies under the name T. K. F. Weisskopf.[3]
She won the Phoenix Award in 1994 for excellence in science fiction,[7] as well as the tongue-in-cheek Rubble Award, an anti-award given out annually to a fan or professional who has "done something humorously ignominious".[8] Her first publication, a vampire anthology titled Tomorrow Sucks, was co-edited with Greg Cox and published by Baen in 1994.[9] A follow-up anthology, Tomorrow Bites, was released in 1995.[10]
Weisskopf received the
In 2020, she co-edited with Christopher Woods an anthology, Give Me LibertyCon, that established a scholarship in honor of Timothy Bolgeo, founder of
Bibliography
Weisskopf edited the following anthologies as T. K. F. Weisskopf:
- Tomorrow Sucks with Greg Cox (October 1994, ISBN 0-671-87626-0)[9]
- Tomorrow Bites with Greg Cox (October 1995, Baen, ISBN 0-671-87691-0)[10]
- Cosmic Tales: Adventures in Sol System (June 2004, Baen, ISBN 0-7434-8832-6)[16]
- Cosmic Tales II: Adventures in Far Futures (February 2005, Baen, ISBN 0-7434-9887-9)[17]
- Transhuman with ISBN 978-1-4165-5523-0)[18]
- Give Me LibertyCon with Christopher Woods (June 2020, Baen, ISBN 9781982124649)[13]
- Onward, Libertycon! with Christopher Woods (June 2022 Woods Publishing, ISBN 978-1946419477)
Awards and recognition
Weisskopf has received the following awards and recognition:
Year | Organization | Award title, Category |
Work | Result | Refs |
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1994 | DeepSouthCon | Phoenix Award Excellence in Science Fiction |
n/a | Won | [7] |
2000 | DeepSouthCon | Rebel Award, Lifetime Achievement in Southern Science Fiction Fandom |
n/a | Won | [7] |
2013 | Worldcon | Hugo Award, Best Professional Editor |
n/a | Nominated | [19] |
2014 | Worldcon | Hugo Award, Best Professional Editor |
n/a | Nominated | [20] |
2015 | Worldcon | Hugo Award, Best Professional Editor |
n/a | Nominated | [21] |
2015 | National Fantasy Fan Federation | Neffy Award ,Best Editor |
n/a | Won | [22] |
2016 | Worldcon | Hugo Award, Best Professional Editor |
n/a | Nominated | [23] |
References
- ^ a b Silver, Steven H. "December Birthdays". SF Site.com. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Locus Online. March 2007. Archivedfrom the original on February 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "Summary Bibliography: T. K. F. Weisskopf". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Rourke, Mary (July 4, 2006). "Jim Baen, 62; Science Fiction Publisher Pioneered Web Sales". Los Angeles Times. p. B13. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Proctor, Jerry. "In Memoriam - obituary". Estate of Hank Reinhardt. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Hickey, Katherine (August 10, 2006). "Baen Books Appoints New Publisher: Weisskopf Now at the Helm" (Press release). PRWeb. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "DeepSouthCon: Past, Present and Future". Southern Fandom Resource Guide. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Robe, Gary (October 2, 2011). "If Life Hands You Sour Grapes--Try Making Whine: A Brief History of the Rubble Award". Southern Fandom Confederation Handbook. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
- ^ a b "Title: Tomorrow Sucks". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "Title: Tomorrow Bites". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ Silver, Steven (August 11, 2009). "Worldcon 2009, NASFiC 2010, Worldcon 2011". SF Site News. SF Site.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ "Life, the Universe, & Everything 33: The Marion K. "Doc" Smith Symposium on Science Fiction and Fantasy" (PDF). LTUE Press. February 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Give Me Libertycon by Christopher Woods and T.K.F. Weisskopf". Baen Books. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "DisCon Guests of Honor". Locus Online. July 25, 2020. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ Lawhorn, Bill (February 19, 2021). "Update on Editor Guest of Honor". DisCon III. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Title: Cosmic Tales: Adventures in Sol System". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "Title: Cosmic Tales II: Adventures in Far Futures". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "Title: Transhuman". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "2013 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 22 December 2012. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ "2014 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ "2015 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- Locus Online. October 26, 2015. Archivedfrom the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "2016 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 29 December 2015. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2016.