Trimble 's introduction to science fiction fandom was TASFiC , the 1952 Worldcon . She was a WAVE stationed at Naval Station Great Lakes who 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 . " Trimble helped revive a flagging Los Angeles Science Fiction Society ( LASFS ) in the late 1950s . In 1958 , she put together the " Worldcon Futuristic Fashion Show " at Solacon , the 1958 16th World Science Fiction Convention . She ran once again in 1966 at Tricon , the 24th Worldcon , incidentally giving fandom a glimpse of three early '' Star Trek '' costumes . Trimble started and directed " Project Art Show " , the first modern convention art show , in 1960 . The success of Project Art Show led to art shows becoming a profitable part of most conventions , large and small
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