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[[File:ReinhardtHank-ToniWeisskopf1986.jpeg|thumb|'''[[Hank Reinhardt]] and Toni Weisskopf at [[Confederation]], 1986'''. ''Photo by [[Ned Brooks]].'' ]]
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(December 12, 1965 –)
  
'''Toni Weisskopf Reinhardt''' (also known as '''T. K. F. Weisskopf''') is an American [[SF]] editor and the publisher of [[Baen Books]].
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'''Toni Weisskopf''' (also known as '''T. K. F. Weisskopf''', born Antonia Katherine Flora Weisskopf) is a [[Southern]] [[fan]], [[SF]] editor and the publisher of [[Baen Books]].
  
She is an alumna of Oberlin College, from which she graduated in 1987. She was immediately employed by Baen Books, where she served as executive editor up until the death of founder [[Jim Baen]] in 2006, at which point she took over as publisher. She has edited a number of their anthologies under the name T. K. F. Weisskopf.
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Active in [[fandom]] since her teens, she [[published]] the [[fanzine]], ''[[Yngvi Is a Louse! and Other Graffitos]]'', was [[OE]] of [[SFPA]], a member of [[FHAPA]], and [[co-chaired]] [[DeepSouthCon 50]] in 2012. She was a charter member of the [[North Alabama Science Fiction Association]] and a member of the [[Oberlin College SF Society]] and the [[Southern Fandom Confederation]]. She was one of [[Bob Tucker]]’s honorary “granddaughters”; [[real soon now]], she’s going to publish his [[biography]], with a lot of material he left her.  
  
She published the [[fanzine]], ''[[Yngvi Is a Louse! and Other Graffitos]]'', was [[OE]] of [[SFPA]], and co-chaired [[DeepSouthCon 50]] in 2012. She was a charter member of the [[North Alabama Science Fiction Association]] and a member of the [[Oberlin College SF Society]] and the [[Southern Fandom Confederation]].
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She was employed by Baen Books beginning in the 1980s, where she served as executive editor up until the death of founder [[Jim Baen]] in 2006, at which point she took over as publisher. She edited a number of anthologies (as by T. K. F. Weisskopf), implemented a groundbreaking e-publishing program and established the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award, the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award, and the Baen Best [[Military SF]] & Adventure SF Reader’s Choice Award.  
  
She had a child with [[Jim Baen]] and later married [[Hank Reinhardt]].
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She was invited to be [[Editor GoH]] at [[Discon III]] in 2021; however, due to a [[Discon III#Controversies|controversy about the user content of Baen Books’ online fora]], the [[concom]] disinvited her, the first time such a thing happened in [[Worldcon]] history. Weisskopf was also announced as editor GoH of [[Orycon 42]] and then removed with no reason publicized when [[Covid-19]] forced the postponement from 2020 to 2021.
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She is an alumna of Oberlin College, from which she graduated in 1987.  She had a relationship and a child with [[Jim Baen]] and later married [[Hank Reinhardt]].
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* fanac.org YouTube video: [https://youtu.be/KGTxAt1K3qs Anecdotal History of Southern Fandom]
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* ''[[Southern Fandom Confederation Handbook]]''
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* ''[[Yngvi Is a Louse! and Other Graffitos]]''
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* ''[[Toni Weisskopf (Weisskopf)|Toni Weisskopf]]'' (for [[SFPA]])
  
 
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* 1991 -- [[Con*Stellation X|Con*Stellation X: Draco]]
 
* 1991 -- [[Con*Stellation X|Con*Stellation X: Draco]]
 
* 1994 -- [[Phoenix Award]], [[Artcon V]], [[Rubble Award]]
 
* 1994 -- [[Phoenix Award]], [[Artcon V]], [[Rubble Award]]
* 1997 -- [[Archon 21]]
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* 1997 -- [[Archon 21]], [[Concave 18]]
 
* 1999 -- [[DeepSouthCon 37]]
 
* 1999 -- [[DeepSouthCon 37]]
 
* 2000 -- [[Rebel Award]]
 
* 2000 -- [[Rebel Award]]
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* 2005 -- [[CascadiaCon]], [[Archon 29]]
 
* 2005 -- [[CascadiaCon]], [[Archon 29]]
 
* 2006 -- [[Astronomicon 2006]]
 
* 2006 -- [[Astronomicon 2006]]
* 2007 -- [[WindyCon 34]], [[Tucker Award]]: Pro of the Year
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* 2007 -- [[WindyCon 34]], [[Gaylaxicon]] 2007, [[Tucker Award]]: Pro of the Year
 
* 2008 -- [[DeepSouthCon 46]]
 
* 2008 -- [[DeepSouthCon 46]]
 
* 2009 -- [[LibertyCon 22]], [[Hank Reinhardt Fan Award]]
 
* 2009 -- [[LibertyCon 22]], [[Hank Reinhardt Fan Award]]
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* 2011 -- [[Chattacon XXXVI]]
 
* 2011 -- [[Chattacon XXXVI]]
 
* 2012 -- [[Boskone 49]]
 
* 2012 -- [[Boskone 49]]
* 2013 -- [[MidSouthCon 32]], [[2013 Best Editor, Long Form Hugo|Best Editor, Long Form Hugo]] nominee
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* 2013 -- [[MidSouthCon 32]], [[2013 Best Editor, Long Form Hugo]] nominee
* 2014 -- [[ConGregate 1]]
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* 2014 -- [[ConGregate 1]], [[2014 Best Editor, Long Form Hugo]] nominee
* 2015 -- [[Life, the Universe, & Everything 33]], [[Fleur de Fan]] (Pro)
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* 2015 -- [[Life, the Universe, & Everything 33]], [[Fleur de Fan]] (Pro), [[Neffy Award]]
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* 2016 -- [[2016 Best Editor, Long Form Hugo]] nominee
 
* 2017 -- [[ConGregate 4]], [[Con*Stellation XXXV]], [[Solstice Award]], [[MC]] at [[LibertyCon 30]]
 
* 2017 -- [[ConGregate 4]], [[Con*Stellation XXXV]], [[Solstice Award]], [[MC]] at [[LibertyCon 30]]
 
* 2019 -- [[Best Book Editor Neffy Award]]
 
* 2019 -- [[Best Book Editor Neffy Award]]
* <s>2021 -- '''[[Discon III]]'''</s>
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* 2021 -- <s>'''[[Discon III]]''', [[Orycon 42]]</s>
  
  

Latest revision as of 07:55, 17 March 2024

Hank Reinhardt and Toni Weisskopf at Confederation, 1986. Photo by Ned Brooks.

(December 12, 1965 –)

Toni Weisskopf (also known as T. K. F. Weisskopf, born Antonia Katherine Flora Weisskopf) is a Southern fan, SF editor and the publisher of Baen Books.

Active in fandom since her teens, she published the fanzine, Yngvi Is a Louse! and Other Graffitos, was OE of SFPA, a member of FHAPA, and co-chaired DeepSouthCon 50 in 2012. She was a charter member of the North Alabama Science Fiction Association and a member of the Oberlin College SF Society and the Southern Fandom Confederation. She was one of Bob Tucker’s honorary “granddaughters”; real soon now, she’s going to publish his biography, with a lot of material he left her.

She was employed by Baen Books beginning in the 1980s, where she served as executive editor up until the death of founder Jim Baen in 2006, at which point she took over as publisher. She edited a number of anthologies (as by T. K. F. Weisskopf), implemented a groundbreaking e-publishing program and established the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award, the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award, and the Baen Best Military SF & Adventure SF Reader’s Choice Award.

She was invited to be Editor GoH at Discon III in 2021; however, due to a controversy about the user content of Baen Books’ online fora, the concom disinvited her, the first time such a thing happened in Worldcon history. Weisskopf was also announced as editor GoH of Orycon 42 and then removed with no reason publicized when Covid-19 forced the postponement from 2020 to 2021.

She is an alumna of Oberlin College, from which she graduated in 1987. She had a relationship and a child with Jim Baen and later married Hank Reinhardt.

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