Science Fiction World (China)

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.

Editors:

• Yang Xiao (ca. 1979–1990s)
• Li Chang (2008–10)
• Yao Haijun (2010–)

• “China's Science Fiction World” by Sherry Yao (2009) from SF² Concatenation.

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Publication

1979—

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