Science Fiction is a Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 speculative fiction

Speculative fiction

Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...

 monthly magazine

Magazine

Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

. It was established in 2001 under the name Science Fiction by Robert J. Szmidt

Robert J. Szmidt

Robert Jerzy Szmidt, born 26 July 1962 in Wrocław, Poland, is a Polish science fiction and fantasy writer, translator and journalist. He was the founder of the Science Fiction magazine and Nautilus Award, and author of three novels and 12 short stories as well as several translations.Szmidt is...

, who was also the first editor. It is geared mostly towards Polish fantasy and science fiction, but occasionally publishes translations, primarily from non-English languages.

In 2005 the magazine was renamed to Science Fiction, Fantasy i Horror. Since 2009 it is published by Fabryka Słów

Fabryka Słów

Fabryka Słów is a Lublin-based, Polish publishing house. It was founded in 2002 by Robert J. Szmidt and it is focused on fantasy genre....

. Current editor is Rafał Dębski

Rafał Dębski

Rafał Dębski is a Polish writer of fantasy, historic, sensational and criminal novels. He works as a psychologist. Since June 2009 he has been editor in chief of the magazine Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror....

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Notable authors who had been associated with the magazien include Feliks W. Kres

Feliks W. Kres

Feliks Wiktor Kres is a popular Polish fantasy writer. He debuted with his short story "Mag" , submitted to a writing contest of the Fantastyka magazine. Since then, he has published seven novels and dozens of short stories...

, Andrzej Pilipiuk

Andrzej Pilipiuk

Andrzej Pilipiuk , Polish humoristic science-fiction and fantasy author. He debuted in 1996 with short story "Hiena", which featured the first appearance of Jakub Wędrowycz, an alcoholic exorcist. Since that time, Pilipiuk has written several dozen other short stories about that character.Nine...

, Jarosław Grzędowicz, Romuald Pawlak, Adam Cebula, Marek Żelkowski, Wiktor Żwikiewicz.

Since 2004 the mangazine has sponsored the Nautilus Award

Nautilus Award

Nautilus Award is a Polish science fiction and fantasy award created by Robert J. Szmidt of the Science Fiction magazine. The award is named after the cephalopods of that name ....

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