2025 Aurealis Awards are open for entry

We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Aurealis Awards are now open for immediate entry. The 2025 Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier awards for speculative fiction, are for works created by a…

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"Another Tide" by Will Greatwich from BCS #420 has won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novella of 2024!

Congratulations! It's story of the political philosophy and culture of an insurrection, told by the young archivist sent to interview its reclusive and mysterious leader...

https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/2025/05/05/another-tide-by-will-greatwich-wins-aurealis-award-for-best-fantasy-novella/
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies - “Another Tide” by Will Greatwich Wins Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novella by Scott H. Andrews

“Another Tide,” by multiple-time BCS author Will Greatwich, from BCS #420, has won the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novella of 2024! Congratulations! The Aurealis Awards recognise the best Australian science fiction, fantasy, and horror of the year. “Another Tide” is a story of the political philosophy and culture of an insurrection, told by the young archivist sent to interview its reclusive and mysterious leader. It’s the third BCS story to win an Aurealis Award. “Defy the Grey Kings” by Jason Fischer, from BCS #180, won Best Fantasy Novella in 2015, and “Father’s Kill” by Christopher Green, from BCS #24 and...  Read more »

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#Aurealis shortlist is out. Congratulations *tries to remember who is on mastodon* @dk_mok and @NarrelleMHarris ! (and everyone else :) )
https://aurealisawards.org/2025/04/15/2024-aurealis-awards-shortlist-announcement/
2024 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement

Now in its 30th year, the 2024 Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier speculative fiction award, attracted more than 830 entries across 15 categories, including 34 nominations in the tri-annual…

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Aurealis #176, our final issue for 2024, is out now. Enjoy John Ter Horst’s visceral and immersive ‘Red Rain’, Matt Tighe’s intriguing ‘The Market of Loss’, and Stephen Higgins’ quirky and hilarious ‘Black Rock’. Plus Year’s Best reading recommendations, reviews, and non-fiction by Claire Fitzpatrick, Lynne Lumsden Green, and Annie Mills. Aurealis, savour its delights.
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