Locus Magazine

The magazine of the SF, fantasy, and horror field. Book reviews, interviews, news, articles. Nonprofit small business run out of Oakland CA.

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2025-04-23 23:47:10

Do you have your ticket for the Locus Awards yet? Early registrations can RSVP to special events featuring our fabulous guests and local luminaries. Don’t miss out on the full Locus Awards experience with workshops, intimate readings, and more! https://locusmag.com/2025-locus-awards-weekend/
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2025-04-23 20:35:38

2025 Guggenheim Fellows https://locusmag.com/2025/04/2025-guggenheim-fellows/

2024-12-30 01:51:55

Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis: Review by Liz Bourke https://locusmag.com/2024/12/wooing-the-witch-queen-by-stephanie-burgis-review-by-liz-bourke/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2024-12-25 17:17:04

Locus Awards are fan-voted, meaning YOU choose the winners. We are already working on our big annual Recommended Reading list, rolling out February 1!
Locus is a reader-supported nonprofit so please show your support by by giving today at tinyurl.com/locusdonate2024?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Winter-Giving!
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2024-12-22 17:17:20

Looking for your next read? Check out our curated SFF reviews, author interviews, and upcoming releases in Locus Magazine. Start your literary adventure today! www.locusmag.com?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Locus-Magazine
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2024-12-20 17:31:32

Barry N. Malzberg (1939-2024) https://locusmag.com/2024/12/barry-n-malzberg-1939-2024/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2024-12-14 23:06:35

2024-12-03 02:14:57

Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday ! You can keep Locus Magazine in print and support indie publishing by donating to our 2024 Year End Giving campaign @ tinyurl.com/locusdonate24
We rely on readers like you to continue delivering SFFH news to bookworms everywhere.
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2024-11-27 04:06:43

For the last 2 years, we ran SUPER Indiegogo campaigns w/tons of rewards, but lost a HUGE amount of time from the mag & what we do. Now we are trying an end-of-year giving campaign & we hope you will still choose to support LOCUS with a donation today. 🚀
tinyurl.com/locusdonate24
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2024-11-08 13:01:22

We love our indie, DIY, and grassroots publishers! We see so much work from lesser-known publishers and authors & our readers and our reviewers love to discover those little-known gems. Submission guidelines for reviews here: https://locusmag.com/aboutlocusonline/submission-guidelines/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Locus-Magazine
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2024-10-25 15:43:08

New & Notable https://locusmag.com/2024/10/new-notable-3/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2024-10-06 00:30:31

We love our indie, DIY, and grassroots publishers! We see so much work from lesser-known publishers and authors & our readers and our reviewers love to discover those little-known gems. Submission guidelines for reviews here: https://locusmag.com/aboutlocusonline/submission-guidelines/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Donate-Subscribe
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2024-10-03 00:30:57

Make your friends jealous with some #Locus-themed merch, and yes, we have hoodies. The perfect gift for your bookish friends can be found at https://subscribers.locusmag.com/store?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Donate-Subscribe
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2024-09-05 16:23:31

The sweet sound of SFF news, reviews, interviews, and features whooshing into your inbox from Locus Magazine every week...
https://locusmag.com/newsletter-sign-up/
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2024-08-27 19:36:45

Hearne Launches Horned Lark Press https://locusmag.com/2024/08/hearne-launches-horned-lark-press/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2024-08-24 15:41:15

Liz Bourke Reviews Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan https://locusmag.com/2024/08/liz-bourke-reviews-long-live-evil-by-sarah-rees-brennan/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2024-08-11 21:32:43

Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists!
https://locusmag.com/2024/08/hugo-lodestar-and-astounding-awards-winners/

2024-07-22 19:26:24

Hugo Awards Disqualification Statement https://locusmag.com/2024/07/hugo-awards-disqualification-statement/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2024-06-14 23:48:47

2024 YA Book Prize Shortlist https://locusmag.com/2024/06/2024-ya-book-prize-shortlist/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2024-06-09 15:32:48

Are you an aspiring author? Don’t miss our #writing master class with bestselling author Gail Carriger on June 23 at 10 A.M. in Oakland, CA. Find out what Gail wishes she knew before she started out in publishing, and how to inject humor into your writing. tinyurl.com/carrigerworkshop2024
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2024-05-27 17:41:11

SF in Ukraine: On Fantasy Tropes and Romanticizing Reality https://locusmag.com/2024/05/sf-in-ukraine-on-fantasy-tropes-and-romanticizing-reality/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2024-05-07 00:04:09

Cory Doctorow: No One Is the Enshittifier of Their Own Story https://locusmag.com/2024/05/cory-doctorow-no-one-is-the-enshittifier-of-their-own-story/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2024-04-16 01:27:49

People & Publishing Roundup, April 2024 https://locusmag.com/2024/04/people-publishing-roundup-april-2024/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2024-04-13 14:35:13

Feeling the love for speculative fiction? ❤️ Join in the Locus Awards and vote for the stories that capture your heart and imagination. Let's make our voices heard in this celebration of creativity! 🎉 #SFF #books
https://poll.voting.locusmag.com/
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2024-04-04 21:05:03

We have ONE DAY LEFT before our fundraiser ends and we're sadly nowhere near where we need to be to keep doing what we do every year. So here's our clarion call as the clock ticks:
DONATE TO LOCUS. We need your support!
http://igg.me/at/locusmag2024
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2024-04-04 21:00:02

LAST MINUTE PERK DROP! Sarah Pinsker will write you a postcard from the road in the voice of Luce Cannon, the musician from A Song for A New Day postmarked from a location in A Song for A New Day. This is such a cool memento from an amazing author. http://igg.me/at/locusmag2024
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2024-04-04 20:02:04

We've been following Brandon Sanderson's fundraiser too and we also don't understand when he had time to write another secret novel. Frankly, we're amazed he has the time to offer up Way of the Kings -- PERSONALIZED -- for our fundraiser!
https://igg.me/at/locusmag2024
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2024-04-04 19:00:33

LAST CHANCE! ! We have an out-of-print Subterranean Press edition of Ted Chiang's Lifecycle of Software Objects that he is offering to personalize to whomever picks it up when they donate to our fundraiser.
http://igg.me/at/locusmag2024
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2024-04-04 03:03:09

We have less than TWO DAYS LEFT before our fundraiser ends and we're sadly nowhere near where we need to be to keep doing what we do every year. So here's our clarion call as the clock ticks:
DONATE TO LOCUS. We need your support!
http://igg.me/at/locusmag2024
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2024-04-03 23:15:20

Talk to editor, reviewer, podcaster, and bookseller Jenn Northington! Ask about how to wear so many hats, or her gender bent and queer anthologies, King Arthur, or about her Wheel of Time podcast.
https://igg.me/at/locusmag2024
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2024-04-03 23:08:35

Epistolary magic! Do you have a burning question you'd like Kate Heartfield to answer? Ask her anything and Kate will mail you a personalized signed letter typed on a 1970s Swedish typewriter.
https://igg.me/at/locusmag2024
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2024-04-02 14:30:42

First edition hardcover SIGNED Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey! Detective noir meets magical school academy in the best way possible. We have three of these available as perks when you donate to our fundraiser!
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2024-04-02 14:10:53

PIN COLLECTION! Brandon Sanderson Cosmere Character Pins™ released throughout 2023, all designed by Sandara Tang. This Bundle includes: Brandon, Vin, Hoid, Steris, Vasher, Wax, Raoden, Shallan, Khriss, Vivenna, Kaladin, Syl, Kelsier and more!
https://igg.me/at/locusmag2024
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2024-03-29 20:57:38

SFWA Matching Donations to Locus Fund Drive Up to $10K https://locusmag.com/2024/03/sfwa-matching-donations-to-locus-fund-drive-up-to-10k/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2024-03-28 21:00:47

Both "refreshingly playful" and "a serious critique" NEBULA FINALIST @npub12ss…c7zf is offering a signed The Terraformers along with a super rare swag patch!
https://igg.me/at/locusmag2024
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2024-03-27 23:45:24

36th Annual Lambda Awards Finalists https://locusmag.com/2024/03/36th-annual-lambda-awards-finalists/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2024-03-27 20:42:13

UNLOCK A READING! Friends, help us get to $35k and we will unlock and release a recording of the fabulous bestselling and award-winning author, @catvalente, reading from The Past is Red. (She is a wonderful reader...)
@Catvalente
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2024-03-25 22:15:57

UNLOCK A READING! Friends, help us get to $35k and we will unlock and release a recording of bestselling and award-winning author, @@npub1vau…73yc, reading from The Past is Red.
https://igg.me/at/locusmag2024
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2024-03-23 16:34:20

Have you seen the awesome donor rewards for our 2024 fund drive yet? Your donation won't just support Locus in creating the mag, website, and awards - you can snag a cool gift from us for your pledge! Think tees, pins, signed books & more! Check it out...
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/locus-mag-science-fiction-fantasy-horror-2024/x/23242538#/

2024-03-21 02:56:31

ZOOMAPALOOZA TIME!
Half off ALL our virtual coffee meetings with our SFF luminaries, for 2 DAYS ONLY.
Talk to your favorite writers, ask them for industry and writerly advice, have them regale you with excellent stories. Let's go!
https://igg.me/at/locusmag2024
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2024-03-19 19:30:02

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The ticking clock wants you to know that you have less than 24 hours left to be immortalized by the writerly hand of @npub1hyk…3p33. Bid on this tuckerization and you will have a character named after you in Cory's latest Marty Hench book. https://locus.betterworld.org/auctions/locus-magazine-science-fiction-f/items/tuckerization-by-cory-doctorow
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2024-03-12 19:12:26

This one's a wee bit special. Are you headed to Glasgow for Worldon? Have a cup of tea with the SFF Grand Dame, Jo Walton, and she'll fill you up with wisdom and give you a signed copy of any of her books you please. https://igg.me/at/locusmag2024
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2024-03-10 00:00:02

Talk to Connie Willis about the history of science fiction, what it's like to be the funniest SFF writer of her generation, her latest novel and so much more when you pick up an exclusive 30-minute virtual coffee chat with her over at our fundraiser https://igg.me/at/locusmag2024
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2024-02-24 17:17:03

Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction Call https://locusmag.com/2024/02/years-best-african-speculative-fiction-call/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2024-02-08 16:00:08

Interested in winning a neo-noir shapeshifter fantasy set in Guatemala? Check out Michael J. DeLuca's debut novel THE JAGUAR MASK, coming Aug 1st from Stelliform Press, with cover by Julia Louise Pereira. Enter here https://bit.ly/TheJaguarMask Or preorder: https://bit.ly/JaguarMaskPreorder
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2024-01-16 01:05:06

Howard Waldrop (1946-2024) https://locusmag.com/2024/01/howard-waldrop-1946-2024/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2023-10-21 14:56:00

2023 Hugo, Astounding, and Lodestar Awards Winners https://locusmag.com/2023/10/2023/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2023-10-04 22:00:00

Leslye Penelope reviews THE FAITHLESS by @C_L_Clark: “Where the novel and series shine brightest is in their gritty reckoning with power and humanity and their delivery of an uncompromising worldview in which there are few good choices...” https://locusmag.com/2023/10/leslye-penelope-reviews-the-faithless-by-c-l-clark/

2023-10-03 00:20:04

2023 Ditmar Awards Winners https://locusmag.com/2023/10/2023-ditmar-awards-winners/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS

2023-08-22 06:38:37

2023 Aurora Awards and CSFFA Hall of Fame Inductees https://locusmag.com/2023/08/2023-aurora-awards-and-csffa-hall-of-fame-inductees/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-RSS