''Fantastyka'' (est 1982, in 1990 renamed ''Nowa Fantastyka'') is a Polish

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monthly

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and

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History

''Fantastyka'' was established in 1982 by sci-fi fans Andrzej Krzepkowski, Jacek Rodek and , under the direction of the writer and journalist

Adam Hollanek Adam Hollanek (born 4 October 1922 in Lwów, died 28 July 1998 in Zakopane) was a Polish science fiction writer and journalist, and founder of the ''Fantastyka'' magazine, the first science-fiction-oriented monthly magazine in the whole Eastern ...

, who became the magazine’s first editor-in-chief. It became known as one of few magazines to publish both foreign and Polish short stories, as well as full-length novels in instalments. Between 1990 and 1992 its editor-in-chief was

Lech Jęczmyk Lech Jęczmyk (born January 10, 1936) is a Polish publicist, essayist, writer and translator. Critic of science-fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imagi ...

, followed by

Maciej Parowski Maciej Parowski (27 December 1946, in Warsaw – 2 June 2019, in Warsaw) was a Polish journalist, essayist, science fiction writer, editor and translator. He has been called "a legend of the Polish science fiction and fantasy scene". Life and ca ...

and Arkadiusz Nakoniecznik. In March 2006 Paweł Matuszek took over.

Andrzej Sapkowski Andrzej Sapkowski (; born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer, essayist, translator and a trained economist. He is best known for his six-volume series of books ''The Witcher'', which revolves around the eponymous "witcher," a monster-hunte ...

published his first short story about

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in the magazine - a debut that led to the publishing success of The Witcher saga. Today ''Fantastyka'' is dedicated predominantly to short stories, but also to articles on modern science, film and book reviews and comic pages. In addition, it brings

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and convention news. Apart from ''Nowa Fantastyka'', there have been several periodical variations of the title: * ''Mała Fantastyka'' (1987–1989) - an sf/fantasy quarterly for children * ''Komiks-Fantastyka'' (1980s-1991) - comic books, in 1991 changed the name to Komiks * ''Nowa Fantastyka - Wydanie specjalne'' (since 2003) - a quarterly with longer stories and novels * ''Czas Fantastyki'' - (2004-2015) - a bimonthly with literary criticism, essays and prose ''Fantastyka'' featured stories by Philip K. Dick,

J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philology, philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was ...

Anthony Burgess John Anthony Burgess Wilson, (; 25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993), who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer. Although Burgess was primarily a comic writer, his Utopian and dystopian fiction, d ...

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Kir Bulychov Kir Bulychev (russian: Кир Булычёв ir Bulychyov 18 October 1934 – 5 September 2003) is a pen name of Igor Vsevolodovich Mozheiko (И́горь Все́володович Може́йко), a USSR, Soviet Russian science fiction wri ...

, and many other acclaimed writers. It was there that most of modern Polish sf/fantasy writers made their debut. Among them are

Jacek Dukaj Jacek Józef Dukaj (born 30 July 1974) is a Polish science fiction and fantasy writer. He has received numerous literary prizes including the European Union Prize for Literature and Janusz A. Zajdel Award. Career He was born on 30 July 1974 in ...

Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz Rafał Aleksander Ziemkiewicz (born 13 September 1964, in Piaseczno) is a Polish political and science fiction author and right-wing publicist. Biography Science-fiction writer In 1984, during his studies at the University of Warsaw (Polish la ...

and Konrad T. Lewandowski. Finally, on the middle pages that used to be devoted to art, ''Fantastyka'' featured many renowned artists, including

Enki Bilal Enki Bilal (born Enes Bilal; born 7 October 1951) is a French comic book creator, comics artist and film director. Biography Early life Bilal was born in Belgrade, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia, to a Czech mother, Ana, who came to Belgrade as child from ...

Wojciech Siudmak Wojciech Kazimierz "Wojtek" Siudmak (born 10 October 1942 in Wieluń) is a Polish painter, currently living in France. He was a student at Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. His works are often used as illustrations for science fiction and fantasy lit ...

Zdzisław Beksiński Zdzisław Beksiński (; 24 February 192921 February 2005) was a Polish painter, photographer, and sculptor, specializing in the field of dystopian surrealism. Beksiński made his paintings and drawings in what he called either a Baroque or a Go ...

Jacek Yerka Jacek Yerka (born Jacek Kowalski in 1952) is a Polish surrealist painter from Toruń. Yerka's work has been exhibited in Poland, Germany, Monaco, France, and the United States, and may be found in the museums of Poland. Early life Jacek Yerka wa ...

and Jerzy Skarżyński. The

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series Lil & Put (by

Maciej Kur Maciej (Polish pronunciation: ) is a Polish language, Polish given name, the etymological equivalent of Matthias. Its diminutive forms are Maciek, Maciuś. Namedays according to Polish calendar: 30 January, 24 February, 14 May Maciej may refer to: ...

and Piotr Bednarczyk) are currently published in the magazine, with satirical take on fantasy adventures.

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