世界科幻大会《科幻世界》宣传手册.pdf

The Leading Science Fiction and Fantasy Publisher of China 中国最具影响力的专业幻想文学出版机构 SINCE 1979 SCIENCE FICTION WORLD Science Fiction World (“SF World” or “SFW”), located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, is Chinas leading science fiction and fantasy publisher. It publishes the monthly magazine Science Fiction World (“SFW”), which dominates the Chinese science fiction magazine market with a circulation of 300,000 copies per issue. Assuming 3-5 readers per copy, as copies are often shared, it has an estimated total readership of at least 1 million and as such is the Worlds most-read SF periodical. Today, SFW runs four magazines serving different age groups: SFW and Fantasy World (“FW”) are aimed mainly at teenagers; Science Fiction World Translations (“SFWT”) is read mostly by readers college-age and older; Newton Kids serves primary school pupils. Science Fiction World SFW Translations Outlook Proj ect International SF/ F Conference held by SFW In 1991, over three hundred SF authors and editors from China and other countries participated in the World Science Fiction Conference in China. According to Malcolm Edwards, the chairman of WSF, this was the best WSF Conference ever. The Beijing International SF Conference was held on July 28,1997. Dozens of SF authors and five astronauts attended. Leonov from Russia and Shannon Lucid from NASA were the most popular guests for the many young Chinese fans attending. On 25st August, 2007, Chengdu International SF/F Conference opened. Over two days, many authors from the United States, Canada, Britain, Russia, Japan, and China, and over twenty thousands of SF fans came to Chengdu for the event, which greatly increased the influence of SF in China. Outlook Proj ect SFW start