We love science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction!

Locus is the widely recognized and acclaimed magazine of record for the speculative fiction fields. Each of our issues includes science fiction/fantasy/YA/horror news, book reviews, interviews with the field’s leading authors, and book listings. We also run www.locusmag.com, an online resource for news, information, and reviews of SF/F/H/YA. We run a quarterly Writers Workshop. We’ve won the Hugo Award 30 times during our 45+ years in print, and every year we hold the Locus Awards , which recognize excellence in science fiction and fantasy literature.

You love science fiction, too, so we are turning to you for support! For a small pledge, you help keep Locus in print, and allow us to maintain our website, indexes, and archives of science fiction, as well as the Locus Awards and Writers Workshop.

The costs of maintaining such an extensive magazine like Locus extend far beyond what our subscription and advertising revenue currently support. Since the recent recession we've had a major loss of revenue as publishers' advertising budgets have shrunk by over 50%.

Locus is a non-profit organization, run by six full-time staff out of a refurbished warehouse complex in San Leandro, California. We are reaching out with a variety of fundraising efforts to help sustain Locus without having to raise our subscription rates, fire staff, or compromise the quality of the magazine. It's a tough time, but you can help.

We pay our reviewers and our contributors professional rates: Locus' quality content comes from a wide range of freelance and in-house writers, photographers, designers, editors, and reviewers. We have six full-time staff who received benefits including health insurance, sick leave, and vacation pay. We hold strongly to the idea that science fiction enthusiasts and creators should be compensated for their work.

Locus magazine is proud to serve the speculative fiction field, and to support this important genre of literature. Thank you for being a part of that work and our community! And thank you for your support!