Morgan was the first openly trans person to win a Hugo Award,[1][2] and she is currently the editor of the science fiction magazine Salon Futura.

Morgan edited the fanzine Emerald City from 1995 to 2006, and resided in Melbourne, San Francisco and the United Kingdom during this period.

[9] She was a keynote speaker at the 2018 Worldling SF conference,[10] and is on the advisory board of Fafnir – Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research.

[11] Morgan is also a director of San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions Inc.,[12] and was a founder of the Association for the Recognition of Excellence in SF & F Translation.

[19] Morgan has been nominated for several Hugo Awards and has won four: Best Fanzine in 2004 for Emerald City,[20] Best Fan Writer in 2009,[9] and joint wins with the rest of the Clarkesworld team for Best Semiprozine in 2010[21] and 2011.