Guest of Honour - Cheryl Morgan
Everything you need to know
Cheryl Morgan is a writer, editor, and publisher. She has won four Hugo Awards and owns Wizard’s Tower Press. Her non-fiction has appeared in venues including Locus, the SF Encyclopaedia, Vector and Strange Horizons. Her fiction has appeared in various small press magazines and anthologies. She was a keynote speaker at academic conferences at the University of Graz in 2018, University of Glasgow in 2022.
Cheryl has been involved in running science fiction conventions around the world, including being a Deputy Division Head for the 2005 Worldcon in Glasgow, running the Press Office for the 2009 World Fantasy Convention in San Jose, and being one of the founders of BristolCon. She is a Director of San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. and a member of the Society of Authors.
In addition to her science fiction interests, Cheryl is a regular speaker on LGBT History subjects. She was for several years a co-host of Women’s Outlook, a talk radio show on Ujima Radio in Bristol. She has lived in London, Melbourne and San Francisco.
In 2025 Cheryl was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Exeter.
Mae hi’n dysgu Cymraeg.
Interview of Myth and Legend
What attracts to the worlds of myth and legend?
Hard to say really. I started reading them as a kid and have never looked back.
Which ones do you like best?
I’m fascinated by what myths tell us about the social organisation of ancient societies, and I love those that show how different things can be.
Which of your published fantasy stories is your favourite and why?
I was very proud to have a story in Gwyllion magazine, and that one is set in and around the part of Wales where I live. But I think my favourite is the Calypso story I wrote for The Rainbow Bouquet (now sadly out of print) because I think I captured the feel of the Odyssey quite well.
As you know, cats are creatures of importance. What do you like about their mystical ways?
It is not for us to question the ways of our feline overlords. Our duty is to see to their needs, as requested. In particular we should provide a constant supply of tuna, without which, I understand, they may fade away and die.
What myths and legends would you like to see rewritten into fantasy and science fiction and from what angle?
More Welsh stories!