''Science Fiction'' (from 2005 ''Science Fiction, Fantasy i Horror'') was a Polish

speculative fiction Speculative fiction is an umbrella term, umbrella genre of fiction that encompasses all the subgenres that depart from Realism (arts), realism, or strictly imitating everyday reality, instead presenting fantastical, supernatural, futuristic, or ...

monthly

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. It was established in 2001 under the name ''Science Fiction'' by

Robert J. Szmidt Robert Jerzy Szmidt (born 26 July 1962 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish science fiction and fantasy writer, translator and journalist. Biography Szmidt trained as a sailor, however, he never worked as one. In the late 80s and early 90s, he was a ...

, 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. The headquarters was in

Katowice Katowice (, ) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. K ...

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

Fabryka Słów Fabryka Słów (English: ''Factory of Words'') is a Warsaw-based Polish publishing house. It was founded in Lublin in 2001 by Eryk Adam Górski and Robert Łakuta who always wanted to publish good literature they liked reading themselves. It is f ...

. Later editor was

Rafał Dębski Rafał Dębski (born 1969) 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 '' Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror magazine.'' He debuted in ...

. Notable authors who were associated with the magazine include Feliks W. Kres,

Andrzej Pilipiuk Andrzej Pilipiuk (born 20 March 1974 in Warsaw), 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, P ...

, Jarosław Grzędowicz, Romuald Pawlak, Adam Cebula,

Marek Żelkowski Marek is the West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak) masculine equivalent of Marcus, Marc or Mark. The name may refer to: * Marek (given name) * Marek (surname) * Marek, the pseudonym of Bulgarian communist Stanke Dimitrov (1889–1944) * The title ...

Wiktor Żwikiewicz Wiktor Żwikiewicz (born 19 March 1950) is a Polish writer of science fiction. Biography in the 1970s and 1980s he published a number of short stories, collected in four anthologies, as well as for novels. He also authored two theatre plays. ...

Jacek Dukaj Jacek Józef Dukaj (pronounced: ; born 30 July 1974) is a Polish science fiction and fantasy writer. His fiction explores such themes as alternate history, alternative physics and logic, human nature, religion, the relationship between science a ...

. From 2004 the magazine sponsored the

Nautilus Award Nautilus Award was 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 (nautilus A nautilus (; ) is any of the various species wi ...

. The magazine ceased publication in 2012.

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