Silesian Fantasy Club (or Silesian Science-Fiction Club, pl, ÅšlÄ…ski Klub Fantastyki, ÅšKF) is the oldest
science fiction and fantasy fandom club in
Silesia
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,
Poland
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. Founded in 1981 in
Katowice, it has been the organizer of
Polcon
Polcon is the oldest Polish speculative fiction convention, organized each year in a different place by the local speculative fiction club. The Janusz A. Zajdel Award is awarded during the convention. The first Polcon was held in 1985 in BÅ‚aÅ ...
, largest of Polish
science-fiction conventions, 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
anime
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&
manga Asucon. It also has its own award, the
ÅšlÄ…kfa
ÅšlÄ…kfa 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 and
Anna Kańtoch, writers. It is a
Public Benefit Organization
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The legal definition of a ch ...
as defined by
Polish law
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The supreme law in Poland is the Constitution of Poland. Poland ...
.
See also
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Science fiction and fantasy in Poland
Science fiction and fantasy in Poland dates to the late 18th century. During the latter years of the People's Republic of Poland, a very popular genre of science fiction was social science fiction. Later, many other genres gained prominence.
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External links
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Science fiction organizations
Polish science fiction
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Organizations established in 1981
1981 establishments in Poland
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