Śląski Klub Fantastyki Explained

Śląski Klub Fantastyki (ŚKF, lit. Silesian Speculative Fiction Club, sometimes translated to English as Silesian Fantasy Club[1] or Silesian Science-Fiction Club[2]) is the oldest speculative fiction fandom club in Silesia, Poland.[3] Founded in 1981 in Katowice, it has been the organizer of Polcon, largest of Polish science-fiction conventions, five times (1986, 1988, 1997, 2001 and 2010), the 2010 also being Eurocon, and yearly organizes the Seminarium Literackie con, as well as anime&manga 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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  1. Siuda . Piotr . April 2014 . In pursuit of pop culture: Reception of pop culture in the People’s Republic of Poland as opposition to the political system – Example of the science fiction fandom . European Journal of Cultural Studies . en . 17 . 2 . 187–208 . 10.1177/1367549413508100 . 1367-5494.
  2. Bratman . David . DeTardo . Merlin . 2011 . The Year’s Work in Tolkien Studies 2008 . Tolkien Studies . 8 . 1 . 243–295 . 1547-3163.
  3. Cholewa . Piotr . 2019 . Śląski Klub Fantastyki . Śląskie Studia Polonistyczne . Polish . 1 (13) . 169–176 . 2084-0772.