Science fiction and fantasy in Poland

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Science fiction and fantasy in Poland dates to the late 18th century. During the latter years of the People's Republic of Poland, a very popular genre of science fiction was social science fiction. Later, many other genres gained prominence.

Stanisław Lem, the most famous Polish science fiction writer

Shelves in a bookstore (Empik, Katowice), containing only new releases of science fiction and fantasy by Polish authors with surnames from P to Z (approximately from first half of 2006). Despite their popularity in Poland, virtually none of these books have been translated into English.

Anna Brzezińska at the Janusz A. Zajdel Award ceremony at Polcon 2001 in Katowice.

Marek S. Huberath at Polcon 2005.

Władysław Umiński

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Władysław Umiński was a Polish journalist, fiction author, and science educator. An early science-fiction writer, he has been dubbed "the Polish Jules Verne".

Umiński in 1922

Umiński's grave

Podróż bez pieniędzy, 1906 edition