Emily Pohl-Weary

Emily Pohl-Weary is a Canadian novelist and magazine editor.

She is the granddaughter of science fiction writers Judith Merril and Frederik Pohl. Her 2002 biography "Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril" won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book in 2003 and was a finalist for the Toronto Book Award. Asimov's Science Fiction said in a review: "Assembled from scraps, fragments, previously published essays, and polished manuscripts by Judith Merril's granddaughter, Emily Pohl-Weary has done a superhuman job." Fact|date=September 2007

Pohl-Weary’s most recent book is a young adult novel, "Strange Times at Western High" (2006), featuring zine-publishing teen sleuth Natalie Fuentes, who teams up with a computer hacker and a graffiti artist to solve crime at her Toronto high school.

Her previous books include a collection of poetry, "Iron-on Constellations" (2005). Her first novel, "A Girl Like Sugar" (2004), was about a twenty-something girl haunted by her dead rock star boyfriend. She edited a critically acclaimed female superhero anthology, "Girls Who Bite Back: Witches Mutants, Slayers and Freaks" (2004).

Pohl-Weary publishes and writes for "Kiss Machine" magazine. She is a former editor of Broken Pencil.

She is married to Jesse Hirsh.

Related Links

* [http://www.emilypohlweary.com/ Emily Pohl-Weary's web site]
* [http://www.kissmachine.org "Kiss Machine"]