Janrae Frank was an American journalist, writer and editor known primarily for her work in science fiction and fantasy.
She wrote extensively on the subject of women and feminism in speculative fiction.
Her first published short story, Wolves of Nakesht, appeared in the 1980 World Fantasy Award-winning anthology Amazons!
This story introduced her most famous character, Chimquar the Lionhawk, and featured what are arguably her central themes: gender ambiguity and women of martial puissance.
[5] Her film journalism has been published in the cult magazine Cinefantastique as well as Movieline.