Śląski Klub Fantastyki
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| Abbreviation | ŚKF |
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| Predecessor | OKMFiSF |
| Established | 1981 (1981) |
| Founder | Piotr Kasprowski |
| Founded at | University of Silesia in Katowice |
| Legal status | OPP |
| Headquarters | Koszutka |
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Region | Silesia |
| Members | 200 (2004) |
| Award | Śląkfa |
| Website | skf |
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 fictionfandom 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&mangaAsucon. 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.
See also
References
- ^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. 17 (2): 187–208. doi:10.1177/1367549413508100. ISSN 1367-5494.
- ^Bratman, David; DeTardo, Merlin (2011). "The Year's Work in Tolkien Studies 2008". Tolkien Studies. 8 (1): 243–295. ISSN 1547-3163.
- ^Cholewa, Piotr (2019). "Śląski Klub Fantastyki". Śląskie Studia Polonistyczne (in Polish). 1 (13): 169–176. ISSN 2084-0772.
External links
- (in Polish)Homepage
- (in Polish)Polish NGO entry
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