Charles N. Brown , Ed Meskys , and Dave Vanderwerf founded '' Locus '' in 1968 as a news fanzine to promote the ( ultimately successful ) bid to host the 1971 World Science Fiction Convention in Boston , Massachusetts . Originally intended to run only until the site-selection vote was taken at St. Louiscon , the 1969 Worldcon in St. Louis , Missouri , Brown decided to continue publishing '' Locus '' as a mimeographed general science fiction and fantasy newszine . '' Locus '' succeeded the monthly newszine '' Science Fiction Times '' ( formerly '' Fantasy Times '' , founded 1941 ) , when '' SFT '' ceased publication in 1970 . Brown directed '' Locus '' as publisher and editor-in-chief for more than 40 years , from 1968 until his death at age 72 in July 2009
1971 World Science Fiction Convention
29th World Science Fiction Convention
Locus (magazine)