''Emerald City'' was a

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published in print and on the

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Cheryl Morgan 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 f ...

. She had assistance from Kevin Standlee and Anne Murphy. The magazine published 134 regular issues and 6 special issues between September 1995 and October/November 2006. ''Emerald City'' received several

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nominations during its run, winning once in 2004 in the Best Fanzine category.

History

Morgan began publishing ''Emerald City'' in September 1995, and the magazine contained numerous reviews of books and reports on the current state of

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. The vast majority of the published material was written by Morgan herself, though several guest writers also contributed. Ending its run in November 2006, the 'zine was published on a regular monthly schedule, Morgan having produced a total of 134 issues, all of which are still available for download in multiple formats. Morgan also maintained a popular weblog with current news related to

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and

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writing and publishing. On August 1, 2006, Morgan announced on her weblog that "Emerald City will be ceasing publication over the next couple of months." Subsequently, the September 2006 issue (number 133) was described on Morgan's email list as "The final(-ish) edition." A last issue, number 134, was published in November 2006. The closing lines were, "Exeunt, pursued by a giant squid. / Best wishes, / Cheryl."

Awards and honors

In 2004, ''Emerald City'' won the

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. In 2005, Cheryl Morgan was nominated for three

s: the magazine for Best Fanzine, Morgan herself for Best Fan Writer, and the web site for Best Web Site. Subsequently, Morgan declared ''Emerald City'' to be a semiprozine, and the magazine was nominated in 2006 for Best Semiprozine, while Morgan was again nominated for Best Fan Writer. In 2008, after continuing to write at her personal website, cheryl-morgan.com, Morgan was nominated for another Hugo Award for best fan writing. She was again nominated and won 2009's Hugo Award in this category. In 2010 and 2011, ''

Clarkesworld Magazine ''Clarkesworld Magazine'' (ISSN 1937-7843) is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine. It released its first issue October 1, 2006 and has maintained a regular monthly schedule since, publishing fiction by authors such as Elizabe ...

'', a semiprozine on which Morgan worked as non-fiction editor, was nominated and won for Best Semiprozine. On September 1, 2011, Morgan announced her withdrawal from the ''Clarkesworld'' staff as well as from several other genre projects. As of 2011, ''Emerald City'' and Morgan as an individual have been nominated for a total of 10 Hugo Awards, with two wins. The two ''Clarkesworld'' wins brings her personal Hugo Award collection up to four rockets.

References

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