Suzanne Tompkins

(1948 –)

SF fan Suzanne V. Tompkins (aka Suzle) has been active in fandom since discovering it 1967 when she attended NyCon3. She lives in Seattle and has been quite active in both fanzine fandom and con-running fandom. She is a Rotsler Award judge.

She was nominated for the 1977 Best Fanzine Hugo (for The Spanish Inquisition) and the 1991 Best Fanzine Hugo (for Mainstream) and has also published Littlebrook (all three co-edited with her husband, Jerry Kaufman).

Con Committees: Potlatches in Seattle, Corflu 5 (1988), Corflatch (Corflu 17, 2000). Co-Chair: Potlatch 19 (2010).

She was one of the Founding Mothers of WPSFA (Pittsburgh) and was a member of the Omnivores.

Fanzines and Apazines:

• Imryrr (with Ginjer Buchanan)
• Littlebrook (with Jerry Kaufman)
• Mainstream (with Jerry Kaufman)
• The Spanish Inquisition (with Jerry Kaufman)
• Two Year TAFF-Life

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1976 -- Balticon 10
• 1977 -- PgHLANGE IX, FAAn Award for Best Fanzine, Single Issue (Spanish Inquisition 7/8)
• 1980 -- Rain Too
• 1985 -- Past President of FWA
• 1991 -- Minicon 26, VCON 19/Westercon 44
• 1997 -- Boskone 34
• 2005 -- TAFF

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Person

1948—

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