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'''''Science Fiction World''''' (aka '''Sci-Fi World, SFW''' and '''科幻世界''') is the largest circulation [[prozine]] in [[China]], headquartered in [[Chengdu]], Sichuan. Founded in 1979, it was originally titled ''Science Literature''; it was retitled in 1991, the year Chengdu hosted the annual conference of [[World SF: An Organization of SF Professionals]].

SFW Publishing, the publishers, were owned by the Chinese government but became independent in 1984. The magazine established the annual [[Galaxy Awards]] in 1985. 

*[https://www.concatenation.org/articles/science_fiction_world_2010.html “China's ''Science Fiction World''”] by [[Sherry Yao]] (2009) from ''[[SF2 Concatenation]]''.
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'''Editors:'''
*[[Yang Xiao]] (ca. 1979–2000s)
* Li Chang (2008–10)
* [[Yao Haijun]] (2010–)

==Galaxy Awards==

The '''Galaxy Awards''' ('''银河奖'''), the first major [[science fiction]] [[awards]] in [[China]], were established in 1985 by ''Science Fiction World'' magazine and given annually since. The awards honor [[professional]] work appearing in the magazine, based on voting by readers. 

The awards ceremony takes place at the [[Chengdu International Science Fiction and Fantasy Conference]] in [[Chengdu]], Sichuan, or at an annual writers’ conference sponsored by ''SFW''. 


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