Science Fiction World
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| Editor | Liu Chengshu |
|---|---|
| Categories | Science fiction magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 130,000 |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Country | China |
| Based in | Chengdu, Sichuan |
| Website | www |
Science Fiction World (Sci-Fi World; SFW) (
People's Republic of China, headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan.[1] It dominates the Chinese science fiction magazine market, reaching a peak circulation of 300,000–400,000 copies per issue for a time after 1999, as a result of coincidentally publishing an issue matching the essay topic of the gaokao for that year, memory transplantation, which earned recognition from Xinhua.[2][3]
History and profile
The magazine was established in 1979 with the name Science Literature.[4] In August 2007, the editor of Science Fiction World, Yang Xiao, organized the Chengdu International Science Fiction and Fantasy Festival, the largest such event ever held in China.[5] An estimated 4,000 Chinese fans attended the four-day festival.[6]
New editor and staff rebellion
In March 2010, the staff of the magazine issued an
Xinhua reported Li Chang's ouster.[11] Later, Yao Haijun became the deputy director of Science Fiction World.[12]
References
- ^ Brave New World of Chinese Science Fiction
- ^ Tidhar, Lavie (7 September 2015). "Science Fiction, Globalization, and the People's Republic of China". The Science Fact & Science Fiction Concatenation. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ Song, Han (14 November 2017). Xu, Yijia (ed.). "韩松：《科幻世界》38年来点燃着千千万万人的想象力". Reprinted in The Paper.
- ^ "China's Science Fiction World". Concatenation. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ 2007 Science Imagination Future
- ^ Why a Canadian sci-fi author is loved in China
- ^ Open letter (in Chinese)
- Ansible273; April 2010
- ^ Bao Daozu, "Magazine Editor Under Fire," China Daily, 23 March 2010.
- ^ Martinsen, Joel. "MAGAZINES: Science Fiction World Topples Its Editor"; Danwei.net 1 April 2010
- ^ Xinhuanet report (in Chinese)
- ^ "Paper Republic Link: Three Body trilogy by Liu Cixin to be translated".