Silesian Fantasy Club (or Silesian Science-Fiction Club, pl, Śląski Klub Fantastyki, ŚKF) is the oldest science fiction and fantasy fandom club in

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. Founded in 1981 in

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...

, it has been the organizer of

Polcon Polcon is the oldest Poland, Polish speculative fiction Convention (meeting), convention, organized each year in a different place by the local speculative fiction Club (organization), club. The Janusz A. Zajdel Award is awarded during the conven ...

, largest of Polish

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s, five times (1986, 1988, 1997, 2001 and 2010), the 2010 also being

Eurocon Eurocon is an annual science fiction convention held in Europe. The organising committee of each Eurocon is selected by vote of the participants of the previous event. The procedure is coordinated by the European Science Fiction Society. The first ...

, and yearly organizes the Seminarium Literackie con, as well as

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Asucon. It also has its own award, the

Śląkfa Śląkfa is the oldest of Polish science fiction and fantasy award, although less known than the Janusz A. Zajdel Award. It is awarded by the Silesian Fantasy Club (), the oldest of still-active Polish fandom A fandom is a subculture comp ...

(awarded since 1984). It has over 200 members, several publications, and a library. Notable members include Piotr W. Cholewa, translator of English literature, and

Jakub Ćwiek Jakub Ćwiek (born 24 June 1982 in Opole) is a Polish fantasy writer. He debuted in 2005 with the short story collection ''Kłamca'' (''Liar''). The short story ''Cicha noc'' (''Silent Night'') contained in the book was nominated to the Janusz A. ...

and

Anna Kańtoch Anna Kańtoch (28 December 1976 in Katowice, Poland) is a Polish writer of fantasy and crime fiction. She has published seventeen novels and numerous short stories. Her 2008 short story ''Światy Dantego'', 2010 short story ''Duchy w maszynach'', ...

, writers. It is a

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as defined by

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