Emerald City (magazine)
Color cover of issue #100, December 2003
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| Editor | Cheryl Morgan |
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| Categories | Science fiction fanzine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | September 1995 |
| Final issue — Number |
October/November 2006 134 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | emcit.com |
Emerald City was a science fiction fanzine published in print and on the internet by Cheryl Morgan. 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 Hugo Award nominations during its run, winning once in 2004 in the Best Fanzine category.
Morgan began publishing Emerald City in September 1995, and the magazine contained numerous reviews of books and reports on the current state of science fiction fandom. 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 As of November 11[update] for download in multiple formats. Morgan also maintained a popular weblog with current news related to science fiction and fantasy 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."
In 2004, Emerald City won the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine. In 2005, Cheryl Morgan was nominated for three Hugo Awards: 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.
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