Jim Frenkel

(1948 –)

James Raymond Frenkel is an American fan, editor and agent of SF, fantasy, thrillers, and other books, formerly for Tom Doherty Associates (Tor Books and Forge Books).

He is married to the SF author Joan D. Vinge.

He has edited numerous prominent SF authors such as Vernor Vinge, Joan D. Vinge, Frederik Pohl, Andre Norton, Dan Simmons, Jack Williamson, and Greg Bear.

He entered fandom in his native New York, spent many years in Madison, WI, where he worked on WisCon, and now lives in Arizona.

Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1982 -- I-Con I
• 1983 -- Unicon 8
• 1987 -- Con-Version IV
• 2000 -- Jack Williamson Lectureship
• 2006 -- ConClave I

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1948—

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