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''Fenix'' was a Polish
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published from 1990 to 2001. It was the first privately owned magazine in the country. It was created by Jarosław Grzędowicz, ,
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 . The magazine was reactivated in literary and critical anthology form in 2018 by (Polish s-f and comic writer and publisher) and Sokołowski under the name ' with official approval from Grzędowicz.


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Fenix was created as a continuation of ''Feniks''
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, which ran for 8 issues winning the European SF Awards in 1987 for best zine. The magazine was published at first by Radwan, then since 1991 by , and from 2000 to 2001 by , after which date the publication was suspended until 2018. From the beginning to 1993 Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz was the
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, later on replaced by Jarosław Grzędowicz. The 2018 ' run was edited by Bartek Biedrzycki and lasted to 2020. The magazine was visually distinct due to its small,"pocket" size, also recalled as easy to carry in the side pockets of military trousers. Together with the Fantastyka magazine, ''Fenix'' is said to have created and shaped a whole generation of Polish s-f and fantasy writers in Poland in the 90's as well as introducing some of the great names from the western SF&F literature.


See also

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Science fiction magazine A science fiction magazine is a publication that offers primarily science fiction, either in a hard-copy periodical format or on the Internet. Science fiction magazines traditionally featured speculative fiction in short story, novelette, nov ...
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Fantasy fiction magazine A fantasy fiction magazine, or fantasy magazine, is a magazine which publishes primarily fantasy fiction. Not generally included in the category are magazines for children with stories about such characters as Santa Claus. Also not included are ...
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Horror fiction magazine A horror fiction magazine is a magazine that publishes primarily horror fiction with the main purpose of frightening the reader. Horror magazines can be in print, on the internet, or both. Major horror magazines Defunct magazines *'' The Arkha ...


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