Locus Online
31st annual Locus Poll & Survey
Here is the online version of the 31st annual Locus Awards ballot, covering works that appeared in 2000.

You may vote for up to five works in each category. In each position, either make a selection from the drop-down list OR enter a write-in candidate in the blank box at the right. Feel free to leave some categories blank or partially blank. Please do not vote for the same work more than once, except Best First Novels may also be listed in Best Novel categories (use write-in boxes). The drop-down selections are based on Locus's Recommended Reading List [this link will open a new window], which gives full titles and publication credits, or, for magazine, editor, artist, and publisher categories, are based on last year's results with additional current candidates added — however, you may vote for anything or any one. If you are voting for items not on our Recommended Reading List, please give both author and title as well as place of appearance.

Please attempt to fill out both the poll and survey; a free issue of Locus will be given for a filled out ballot to subscribers of record when we count them in May, so please use the exact name on your subscription and your subscription number. Deadline for ballots is April 15, 2001.

If you prefer, you may print this page or this PDF version of the magazine's poll/survey form, fill it in by hand, and mail it to Locus Publications, PO Box 13305, Oakland CA 94661.

Name Subscription Number Age Gender

Address


E-mail

Are you a current subscriber to Locus magazine? Yes No
Are you a past subscriber to Locus magazine? Yes No


Locus Poll

Best SF Novel
1
2
3
4
5

Best Fantasy Novel
1
2
3
4
5

Best First Novel
1
2
3
4
5

Best Novella
1
2
3
4
5

Best Novelette
1
2
3
4
5

Best Short Story
1
2
3
4
5

Best Magazine or Fanzine
1
2
3
4
5

Best Book Publisher
1
2
3
4
5

Best Anthology
1
2
3
4
5

Best Single-Author Collection
1
2
3
4
5

Best Editor -- Pro or Fan
1
2
3
4
5

Best Artist -- Pro or Fan
1
2
3
4
5

Best Related Nonfiction or Reference Book
1
2
3
4
5

Best Art Book
1
2
3
4
5


Locus Survey

Primary Occupation (check one)
professional
computer
writer/editor
business
education
technical
student
civil service
office
arts
blue collar
retired
other:

Secondary Occupation (check one)
professional
computer
writer/editor
business
education
technical
student
civil service
office
arts
blue collar
 
other:

Please check the highest level of education completed:
high school
some college
law or medicine
Bachelors
PhD
some grad school
Masters
AA degree
 

Do you own any of the following?
car
PDA
laptop
cd player
personal computer
MP3 player
typewriter
cell phone
digital camera
fax machine
DVD player

If you own a computer, what kind is it?
PC Macintosh other:

How many hours per week are you connected?
Have you ever purchased anything online? yes no
Do you read e-books, e-stories? yes no
Have you ever paid for an e-book, e-story? yes no
Do you have an e-mail address? yes no
Do you have a web page? yes no
Do you have a cable or DSL connection? yes no
Do you read Locus Online? yes no
Do you read other online SF publications? yes no
Which ones?

How long have you been reading SF regularly?
1 year
2-5 years
6-10 years
11-20 years
21-30 years
31+ years

Does SF form the major part of your pleasure reading?
yes    no

Do you consider yourself a book collector?
yes    no

If yes, do you primarily collect:
hardcovers
everything
paperbacks
magazines
other:

Do you like:
SF
   hard science
   social science
   adventure
Fantasy
   high/heroic
   humours
   romantic
Horror/Dark Fantasy
   psychological
   splatter
   supernatural

How long have you been reading Locus?
less than 1 year
1-2 years
3-5 years
6-10 years
11-20 years
21+ years
since the beginning
 

Where did you first hear of Locus?
specialty bookstore
magazine/fanzine mention
Best of the year anthology
convention
SF club
general bookstore
online
library
friend/word of mouth
book cover blurb other:

Are you currently: married single formerly married other
Do you have any children? yes no

Do you:
own home/condo
live with relatives
rent house/apartment
share house/apartment
other
 

Annual family income:
$0-10,000
$10,001-20,000
$20,001-30,000
$30,001-40,000
$40,001-50,000
$50,001-75,000
$75,001-100,000
$100,001-150,000
over $150,000

How many hardcovers do you buy per month?
0 1 2-4 5-10 11+

How many per year?
0 1 2-4 5-10 11+

How many trade paperbacks do you buy per month?
0 1 2-4 5-10 11+

How many per year?
0 1 2-4 5-10 11+

How many paperbacks do you buy per month?
0 1 2-4 5-10 11+

Is most of the SF you buy: new used about equal

Where do you buy most of your SF?
chain stores
general bookstores
specialty stores
online booksellers
mail order
newsstands
wholesale or discount stores
conventions

Are you a member of the Science Fiction Book Club? yes no
Are you a member of a general book or video club? yes no
Do you subscribe to cable or Satellite TV? yes no
   If yes, do you have access to the Sci-Fi Channel? yes no

Which of the following magazines do you read regularly?
Analog
Interzone
SF Weekly (web)
Asimov's
NY Review of SF
Sci Fiction (web)
F&SF
On-Spec
Spectrum
Foundation
Realms of Fantasy
Weird Tales

Have you ever attended a:
science fiction convention? worldcon? neither
Did you attend the 2000 Worldcon? yes no
Do you nominate vote for the Hugos?

How many conventions, aside from the worldcon, did you attend last year?

Which of the following related subjects are you interested in?
movies
Star Trek
Star Wars
Babylon 5
X-Files
fanzines/small press magazines
comics/graphic novels
science, non-ficiton
gaming, including RPGs
computer/video games
mainstream fiction
mystery fiction
historical fiction
romance fiction
young-adult fiction

How many movies do you see each month?
Theater movies   TV/Video movies

Name the 5 deceased 20th century SF & fantasy writers you think will still be read 50 years from now.

Other comments about the year in SF, this online form, or anything else?


Be sure your name and subscriber number are entered at the top of the form!


   


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