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Cheryl Morgan is a British science fiction critic and publisher. She has won Hugo Awards for her work on the fanzine Emerald City from 1995 to 2006, and as non-fiction editor of Clarkesworld magazine from 2009 to 2011. Morgan was the first openly trans person to win a Hugo Award,[1][2] and she is currently the editor of the science fiction magazine Salon Futura.
Cheryl Morgan | |
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 Morgan at Finncon 2019 | |
| Occupation | Publisher, Critic |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Website | |
| www | |
Morgan edited the fanzine Emerald City from 1995 to 2006, and resided in Melbourne, San Francisco and the United Kingdom during this period.[3] She was a part of the team running Science Fiction Awards Watch, and was non-fiction editor of Clarkesworld Magazine from 2009 to 2011.[4] She is the owner of Wizard's Tower Press[5] and the Wizard's Tower Books ebook store before it closed due to changes in EU regulation. She is currently the editor of Salon Futura, a science fiction magazine featuring a mix of articles and videos that launched in 2010.[6][7]
Morgan was a Guest of Honor at the 2012 Eurocon,[8] and served as judge for the James Tiptree Jr. Memorial Award in 2018.[9] She was a keynote speaker at the 2018 Worldling SF conference,[10] and is on the advisory board of Fafnir – Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research.[11] Morgan is also a director of San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions Inc.,[12] and was a founder of the Association for the Recognition of Excellence in SF & F Translation.[13][14]
In addition to her genre work, Morgan co-presents Women's Outlook, a weekly community radio program in Bristol, UK focusing on women's issues,[15] and is a director of The Diversity Trust, a UK-based community interest company.[16][17] She is also co-chair of OutStories Bristol, an LGBT history organization,[18] and has presented work on trans history in the form of lectures.[19]
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Morgan has been nominated for several Hugo Awards and has won four: Best Fanzine in 2004 for Emerald City,[20] Best Fan Writer in 2009,[9] and joint wins with the rest of the Clarkesworld team for Best Semiprozine in 2010[21] and 2011.[22] She was the first openly trans person to win a Hugo.[1][2]
| Award | Category | Work | Year | Result[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSFA Award | Non-fiction | "A Sick Mind" (review) | 2004 | Nominated |
| Hugo Award | Semiprozine | Emerald City | 2006 | Nominated |
| Clarkesworld | 2010 | Won | ||
| 2011 | Won | |||
| Fanzine | Emerald City | 2003 | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Won | |||
| 2005 | Nominated | |||
| Fan writer | Fan writing | 2004 | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Nominated | |||
| 2006 | Nominated | |||
| 2008 | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | Won | |||
| Web site | Emerald City | 2005 | Nominated | |
| World Fantasy Award | Non-professional | Clarkesworld | 2010 | Nominated |
| 2012 | Nominated |
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