'''''Locus: The Magazine of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field''''', is an American magazine published monthly in [[Oakland, California]]. It is considered the news organ and trade journal for the English language [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy (genre)|fantasy]] fields.<ref>{{cite news |title=Charles N. Brown: Sci-Fi enthusiast and founder of 'Locus' magazine |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/charles-n-brown-scifi-enthusiast-and-founder-of-locus-magazine-1780253.html |newspaper=The Independent|location=[[London]], England |at=Obituaries |date=2 September 2009|accessdate=4 April 2011}}</ref> It also publishes comprehensive listings of all new books published in the genres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.locusmag.com/index.php |title=Locus Online: The Website of The Magazine of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Field |work=Locus Online|accessdate=4 April 2011}}</ref> The magazine also presents the annual [[Locus Awards]]. ''[[Locus Online]]'' was launched in April 1997, as a semi-autonomous web version of ''Locus Magazine''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/Home/AboutLocusOnline.html |title=Locus Online: About the Website|work=Locus Online|accessdate=4 April 2011}}</ref>
