''Nowa Fantastyka'' (established as ''Fantastyka'' in 1982, renamed in 1990) is a Polish

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monthly

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and

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. It is the leading and oldest of the Polish magazines on this topic.

History

''Fantastyka'' was established in 1982 by sci-fi fans Andrzej Krzepkowski, Jacek Rodek and , under the direction of the writer and journalist

Adam Hollanek Adam Hollanek (born 4 October 1922 in Lwów, died 28 July 1998 in Zakopane) was a Polish science fiction writer and journalist, and founder of the '' Fantastyka'' magazine, the first science-fiction-oriented monthly magazine in the whole Eastern ...

, who became the magazine's first editor-in-chief. It became known as one of few magazines to publish both foreign and Polish short stories, as well as full-length novels in instalments. Between 1990 and 1992 its editor-in-chief was Lech Jęczmyk, followed by Maciej Parowski and

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. In March 2006 Paweł Matuszek took over.

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published his first short story about ''

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'' in the magazine - a debut that led to the publishing success of The Witcher saga. Today ''Fantastyka'' is dedicated predominantly to short stories, but also to articles on modern science, film and book reviews and comic pages. In addition, it brings

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and convention news. Apart from ''Nowa Fantastyka'', there have been several periodical variations of the title: * ' (1987–1989) - an sf/fantasy quarterly for children * ' (1980s-1991) - comic books, in 1991 changed the name to Komiks * ''Nowa Fantastyka - Wydanie specjalne'' (since 2003) - a quarterly with longer stories and novels * ' - (2004-2015) - a bimonthly with literary criticism, essays and prose ''Fantastyka'' featured stories by Philip K. Dick,

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, Kir Bulychov, and many other acclaimed writers. It was there that most of modern Polish sf/fantasy writers made their debut. Among them are

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 ...

Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz Rafał Aleksander Ziemkiewicz (born 13 September 1964, in Piaseczno) is a Polish political and science fiction author and right-wing publicist. Winner of the Janusz A. Zajdel Award (1995, 1998 in novels category and 1996 for short stories). Re ...

and Konrad T. Lewandowski. Finally, on the middle pages that used to be devoted to art, ''Fantastyka'' featured many renowned artists, including

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Wojciech Siudmak Wojciech Kazimierz "Wojtek" Siudmak (pronounced: ; born 10 October 1942 in Wieluń) is a Polish painter and sculptor currently living in France. He was a student at Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. In 1966, he moved to France where he studied at t ...

Zdzisław Beksiński Zdzisław Beksiński (; 24 February 192921 February 2005) was a Polish painter, photographer, and sculptor specializing in the field of dystopian surrealism. Beksiński made his paintings and drawings in what he called either a Baroque or a Go ...

, Jacek Yerka and Jerzy Skarżyński. The

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series Lil & Put (by and ) are currently published in the magazine, with satirical take on fantasy adventures.

References

External links

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History

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