Galaktika
Galaktika was a Hungarian science fiction magazine that was published between 1972 and 1995. At its peak, 94,000 copies were printed in Hungary. For comparison, Analog magazine printed 120,000 copies in the United States.
| Editor | István Burger |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Péter Kuczka |
| Categories | Science fiction magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Metropolis Media Group Kft. |
| First issue | 1972 |
| Country | Hungary |
| Based in | Budapest |
| Language | Hungarian |
| Website | galaktika |
| ISSN | 0133-2430 |
| OCLC | 35111971 |
A newer publication with the same name has been in publication since 2004. There have been reports of the magazine translating and publishing works without paying or obtaining the permission of the original authors.[1]
The original Galaktika (1972–1995)
The magazine was divided into three sections: "Thematic", "National", and "Mixed". The first section concentrated on stories with similar themes, while the second selected works from the literature of a specific country. It was the only avenue for many Hungarian and Eastern European writers to get their short stories published.
Péter Kuczka was the editor for the lifetime of the magazine. The magazine shut down when it was no longer possible to publish Galaktika profitably. There is an active market for its old, rare issues.
The numbering started with 1 in the summer of 1972, with 38,000 copies on 125 A5 pages. After issue #60, the format changed to the larger A4 format of 96 pages in 1985, then back to the A5 in a black-bordered format in 1993, which persisted until the original publication ceased.
Galaktika closed in 1995.[2] During its initial publication run, 2,257 short novels and articles by more than 1,000 authors were published.
The new Galaktika (2004–present)
A new publication, also called Galaktika, began in November 2004[2] with issue #176. The new magazine had a different page layout, editorial structure, and ownership when compared to the original Galaktika. The publisher of the new magazine is Metropolis Media.[2]
References
- Rambo, Cat (26 September 2016). "The Galaktika Situation". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- Csilla Kleinheincz (23 February 2011). "MetaGalaktika #11: A thousand years of Hungarian science fiction, 2009". SFF Portal. Retrieved 6 August 2015.