Locus magazine is subtitled "The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field". It reports on the science fiction and fantasy writing industry, including comprehensive listings of new books published in the field. From the Locus Online website [1]:
- Locus Magazine, covering the science fiction and fantasy field since 1968, is a monthly 8 1/2 x 11" magazine often with a bright red border. Locus publishes news of the Science Fiction publishing field with extensive reviews and listings of new science fiction books and magazines.
The magazine is published from Oakland, California. The publisher and editor-in-chief is Charles N. Brown. Locus Magazine publishes:
- News about the science fiction, fantasy, and horror publishing field -- stories about publishers, awards, and conferences -- including The Data File, People & Publishing (rights sold, books sold, books resold, books delivered, publishing news, promotions; people news and photos about vacations, weddings, and births), and Obituaries
- Interviews with well-known and up-and-coming writers (and sometimes editors and artists), usually 2 per issue
- Reviews of new and forthcoming books, usually 20-25 per issue, by notable SF critics including Gary K. Wolfe, Faren Miller, Nick Gevers, Jonathan Strahan, Damien Broderick, Russell Letson, and Carolyn Cushman, plus short fiction reviews by Nick Gevers and Rich Horton.
- Reports from around the world about the SF scenes in various countries
- Listings of US and UK books and magazines published (monthly), bestsellers (monthly), and forthcoming books (every 3 months)
- Convention Reports, with lots of photos
- Annual year-in-review coverage, with extensive recommended reading lists and the annual Locus Poll and Survey
- Letters and Classified ads
Locus has won many Hugo Awards; indeed, the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine was created in 1984 after Locus had won the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine four years running. As of 2006, Locus has won the award for Best Fanzine eight times, and Best Semiprozine 19 times (in the 23 years the award has been given).
