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 | |
Biography
editMorgan 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]
Awards and honours
editMorgan 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 |
References
edit- ^ a b Pierce, Alexandra; Krasnostein, Alisa, eds. (2015). Letters to Tiptree. Twelfth Planet Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-922101-39-6.
- ^ a b "Sussex Centre for Cultural Studies: Trans Studies Now Programme". University of Sussex. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Clute, John; et al., eds. (19 January 2017). "Emerald City". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (3rd ed.). Gollancz.
- ^ "Clarkesworld Staff". Clarkesworld Magazine. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Wizard's Tower". Wizard's Tower Press. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Harris, Lee (4 September 2010). "Salon Futura". Angry Robot Books. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010.
- ^ Mandelo, Lee (18 January 2011). "Salon Futura on the Hugo for Graphic Story". Tor.com. Macmillan.
- ^ "Cheryl Morgan (Fan GoH)". Eurocon 2012. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Cheryl Morgan Awards". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Systems of Sex and Gender". Worlding SF. Austria: University of Graz. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Advisory Board". Finnish Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy Research. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "SFSFC Directors". San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions Inc. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Gallo, Irene (25 August 2013). "Announcing the 2013 SF&F Translation Awards". Tor.com. Macmillan.
- ^ "Association for the Recognition of Excellence in SF & F Translation". SF&F Translation Awards. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Women's Outlook". Ujima Radio. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ Le Marecha, Caroline (18 October 2019). "Demand for transgender awareness courses 'up 50%'". BBC News.
- ^ "Diversity News, Winter 2015" (PDF). The Diversity Trust. Retrieved 3 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bristol Voices, June 6, 2017". Bristol 24/7. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Cheryl Morgan – Chosen of the Goddess". Exeter LGBT History Festival. University of Exeter. 9 February 2017.
- ^ "2004 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "2010 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "2011 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
External links
edit- Emerald City fanzine (1995–2006)
- Salon Futura magazine (2010–)