Cheryl Morgan

Cheryl Morgan at Archipelacon, 2015.

Cheryl Morgan is an Hugo award-winning British science fiction critic and publisher.[1] She is the owner of Wizard’s Tower Press[2] and the Wizard’s Tower Books ebook store before it closed due to changes in EU regulation, and is the editor of Salon Futura magazine. She is a director of San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions Inc.,[3] and was a founder of the Association for the Recognition of Excellence in SF & F Translation.[4] She was a part of the team running Science Fiction Awards Watch, and was non-fiction editor of Clarkesworld Magazine Magazine from 2009–2011.[5] She was previously the editor of the Hugo award-winning Emerald City fanzine.

She has been nominated for several Hugo awards and has won four: Best Fanzine in 2004 for Emerald City, Best Fan Writer in 2009, and joint wins with the rest of the Clarkesworld team for Best Semiprozine in 2010[6] and 2011.[7]

Morgan was a Guest of Honor at the 2012 Eurocon[8] and a keynote speaker at the 2018 Worldling SF[9] conference.

She is on the advisory board of Fafnir – Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research.[10]

She is a co-presenter of Women's Outlook.[11], a weekly community radio program in Bristol, UK focusing on women's issues.

She is a director of The Diversity Trust,[12] and Co-Chair of OutStories Bristol[13].

References

  1. ↑ "2004 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. September 8, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Wizard's Tower". September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "SFSFC Directors". September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Association for the Recognition of Excellence in SF & F Translation". September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Clarkesworld Staff". Clarkesworld Staff. Clarkesworld Magazine. September 8, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  6. ↑ "2010 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. August 20, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2011 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. August 20, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Cheryl Morgan (Fan GoH)". zagreb-eurocon2012.com. Eurocon 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Systems of Sex and Gender". worlding-sf.com. University of Graz, Austria. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Advisory Board". finfar.org. Finnish Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy Research. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Women's Outlook". ujimaradio.com. Ujima Radio CIC. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Diversity News, Winter 2015" (PDF). diversitytrust.org.uk. Diversity Trust CIC. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Bristol Voices, June 6, 2017". bristol247.com. Bristol 24/7 CIC. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
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