Betty JoAnne Trimble[2] (née Conway; born August 15, 1933), known as Bjo (/ˈbiːdʒoʊ/, BEE-joh),[3] is an American science fiction fan and writer, initially entering fandom in the early 1950s.
She was serving in the United States Navy at Naval Station Great Lakes and 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."
"[1] Trimble helped revive a flagging Los Angeles Science Fiction Society (LASFS) in the late 1950s.
[citation needed] In 1958, she put together the "Worldcon Futuristic Fashion Show" at Solacon, the 1958 16th World Science Fiction Convention.
[4][5] The Trimbles were part of the successful "Save Star Trek" campaign, generally credited with allowing the series to run for a third season rather than being canceled after two.