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'''Emily Pohl-Weary''' is a Canadian writer and editor.
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'''Emily Pohl-Weary''' is a Canadian [[writer]], [[editor]] and [[university]] [[teacher]] of [[creative writing]].
  
She is the granddaughter of [[SF]] writers [[Judith Merril]] and [[Frederik Pohl]].
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She is the granddaughter of [[Judith Merril]] and [[Frederik Pohl]], daughter of their daughter Anne (born 1950).
  
Her 2002 biography of Merril, ''Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril'', won the [[Hugo Award]] for Best Related Book in 2003One review said: "Assembled from scraps, fragments, previously published essays, and polished manuscripts by Judith Merril's granddaughter, Emily Pohl-Weary has done a superhuman job."
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Her 2002 ''Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril'' won the [[Hugo Award]] for Best Related Book. The book uses much material Merril wrote herself, or prepared with her grandddaugher's help, so Merril and Pohl-Weary are given as co-authors, in this order.  
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  Pohl-Weary helped Merril with the book for several years before she died, visiting with her on a weekly basis and recording their conversations for about an hour at a time. After her grandmother’s death, Pohl-Weary was left with tapes of their interviews, three completed chapters, and a list of memories and events Merril wanted included […] With money Merril left her in her will to finish the book, Pohl-Weary spent the next four years piecing together her grandmother’s life story. [https://www.taddlecreekmag.com/critical-cheerleader]
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[[Paul Di Filippo]]'s ''[[Asimov's]]'' review said: "Assembled from scraps, fragments, previously published essays, and polished manuscripts by Judith Merril's granddaughter, Emily Pohl-Weary (who has done a superhuman job and deserves immense credit), this book ranks with [[Damon Knight]]’s ''[[The Futurians]]'' (1977) for its insights into the field, most essentially the SF of the late forties, early fifties, and swinging sixties."
  
For eight years, Pohl-Weary also published and wrote for ''Kiss Machine'' magazine, which ceased publication in 2008. She is a former editor of ''Broken Pencil''. She has also written SF and [[fantasy]] works.
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Pohl-Weary started publishing her "[[zine]]s", i. e. non-SF [[personalzine]]s, in 1996. She published "her own literary magazine" (together with artist Paola Poletto) ''Kiss Machine'' between 2000 and 2008 and also served as a managing editor of ''[[wikipedia:Broken Pencil]]'' ("the magazine of [[zine]] culture and the independent arts"). She has weitten SF and [[fantasy]] books, often [[young adult]].
  
 
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Revision as of 10:36, 13 May 2022

(1973 – )

Emily Pohl-Weary is a Canadian writer, editor and university teacher of creative writing.

She is the granddaughter of Judith Merril and Frederik Pohl, daughter of their daughter Anne (born 1950).

Her 2002 Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book. The book uses much material Merril wrote herself, or prepared with her grandddaugher's help, so Merril and Pohl-Weary are given as co-authors, in this order.

Pohl-Weary helped Merril with the book for several years before she died, visiting with her on a weekly basis and recording their conversations for about an hour at a time. After her grandmother’s death, Pohl-Weary was left with tapes of their interviews, three completed chapters, and a list of memories and events Merril wanted included […] With money Merril left her in her will to finish the book, Pohl-Weary spent the next four years piecing together her grandmother’s life story. [1]

Paul Di Filippo's Asimov's review said: "Assembled from scraps, fragments, previously published essays, and polished manuscripts by Judith Merril's granddaughter, Emily Pohl-Weary (who has done a superhuman job and deserves immense credit), this book ranks with Damon Knight’s The Futurians (1977) for its insights into the field, most essentially the SF of the late forties, early fifties, and swinging sixties."

Pohl-Weary started publishing her "zines", i. e. non-SF personalzines, in 1996. She published "her own literary magazine" (together with artist Paola Poletto) Kiss Machine between 2000 and 2008 and also served as a managing editor of wikipedia:Broken Pencil ("the magazine of zine culture and the independent arts"). She has weitten SF and fantasy books, often young adult.

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