''Fenix'' was a Polish science fiction

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

published from 1990 to 2001. It was the first privately owned magazine in the country. It was created by

Jarosław Grzędowicz Jarosław Grzędowicz (born 3 May 1965) is a Polish science-fiction and fantasy writer. His first published piece was a short story in 1982. He was one of the founders of ''Fenix'' magazine in 1990 and its chief editor from 1993 till its suspe ...

Krzysztof Sokołowski Krzysztof () is a Polish given name, equivalent to English ''Christopher''. The name became popular in the 15th century. Its diminutive forms include Krzyś, Krzysiek, and Krzysio; augmentative – Krzychu Individuals named Krzysztof may choose to ...

Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz Rafał Aleksander Ziemkiewicz (born 13 September 1964, in Piaseczno) is a Polish political and science fiction author and right-wing publicist. Biography Science-fiction writer In 1984, during his studies at the University of Warsaw (Polish la ...

, Andrzej Łaski and

Dariusz Zientalak jr. Dariusz is a male given name, predominantly in Polish. Etymologically, it derives from the Proto-Slavic "dar" gift, and signifies the giver/gift giver or possessors as well as "goods", and Persian name ''Dariush'', meaning "he possesses" or "good". ...

The magazine was reactivated in literary and critical anthology form in 2018 by

Bartek Biedrzycki Bartek is a Polish given name and surname, a diminutive of Bartłomiej. Notable people with this name include: People known by the diminutive Bartek * Bartłomiej Bartek Niziol (born 1974), Polish violinist * Bartłomiej Bartek Pacuszka (born 19 ...

(Polish s-f and comic writer and publisher) and Sokołowski under the name ''Fenix Antologia'' 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

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in 1987 for best zine. The magazine was published at first by Radwan, then since 1991 by Prószyński i Spółka, and from 2000 to 2001 by Wydawnictwo Mag, 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 ''Fenix Antologia'' run is edited by Bartek Biedrzycki. 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.

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