Śląski Klub Fantastyki

Śląski Klub Fantastyki
AbbreviationŚKF
PredecessorOKMFiSF
Established1981 (1981)
FounderPiotr Kasprowski
Founded atUniversity of Silesia in Katowice
Legal statusOPP
HeadquartersKoszutka
Location
Region
Silesia
Members200 (2004)
AwardŚląkfa
Websiteskf.org.pl

Śląski Klub Fantastyki (ŚKF, lit. Silesian Speculative Fiction Club, sometimes translated to English as Silesian Fantasy Club or Silesian Science-Fiction Club) is the oldest speculative fiction fandom club in Silesia, Poland. Founded in 1981 in Katowice, it has been the organizer of Polcon, largest of Polish science-fiction conventions, five times (1986, 1988, 1997, 2001 and 2010), the 2010 also being Eurocon, and yearly organizes the Seminarium Literackie con, as well as anime&manga Asucon. It also has its own award, the Śląkfa (awarded since 1984). It has over 200 members, several publications, and a library. Notable members include Piotr W. Cholewa, translator of English literature, and Jakub Ćwiek and Anna Kańtoch, writers. It is a Public Benefit Organization as defined by Polish law.