Silesian Fantasy Club (or Silesian Science-Fiction Club, pl, Śląski Klub Fantastyki, ŚKF) 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
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 popu ...
, 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 Bła� ...
, largest of Polish
science-fiction convention
Science fiction conventions are gatherings of fans of the speculative fiction genre, science fiction. Historically, science fiction conventions had focused primarily on literature, but the purview of many extends to such other avenues of expre ...
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 firs ...
, and yearly organizes the
Seminarium Literackie con, as well as
anime
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&
manga
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Asucon. It also has its own award, the
Śląkfa (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 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
External links
HomepagePolish NGO entry
Science fiction organizations
Polish science fiction
Polish fantasy
Organizations established in 1981
1981 establishments in Poland
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