Michael PryorFeb 13, 2025
Welcome to a brand-new year of speculative fiction, non-fiction, illustrations and reviews! This year is the thirtieth anniversary of the Aurealis Awards, and Dirk Strasser takes us back to 1995 to show us how it all started. Aurealis #177 features Baden M Chant’s ‘Dying Mountain’, Scott Steensma’s ‘Full Term’, and Eric Del Carlo’s ‘Macaws in the Yukon’.
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Michael PryorJun 4, 2024
Aurealis #171 is out now and we bring you the powerful and evocative Dregs of Destiny by Ciaran Hannigan, the tense and atmospheric The Guest by Ashley Cracknell and the truly otherworldly Seven Unread Subspace Messages by Christopher Henckel.
Our compelling non-fiction articles are ‘A Thing Called The Glugs of Gosh’—CJ Dennis and Satirical Fantasy by Gillian Polack, Heroes and Why We Need Them by Clare Rhoden and I Don’t Remember Anyone Telling me not to Think': Nationalism in Pratchett’s Monstrous Regiment by Amy Laurens.
And, naturally, we have our engrossing Reviews section, worth the price of admittance on its own and you’ll enjoy our superb internal art from Josh Hardie, Hannah Dunn and Zuzanna Kwiecien
Aurealis, truly excellent value for money.
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Michael PryorSep 12, 2023
Aurealis #164 is here!
Our September issue features the heartfelt and compelling ‘The Cost of Living’ by Daniel Matters, the haunting ‘The Song of Circles’ by Josephine Sarvaas and the punchy and memorable ‘Accidents Will Happen’ by Connor White. Our quality non-fiction comes from Gillian Polack, Emmet O'Cuana and Claire Fitzpatrick. And you can’t afford to miss our comprehensive Reviews section while our outstanding internal art continues to both beguile and amaze. Aurealis, a clear and present wonder.
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Amanda KoolJun 11, 2023

I wrote a little piece about my #aurealisawards win last week - short and sweet, just like me.

I authored Resembling Lepus, sure, but it does take a village. The editor, the publisher, the fellow authors who supported and blurbed and kicked my arse to get on a plane and go in person. I have a great village and got to meet a couple of its denizens in person that night. Still elated 🖤☺️

https://www.amandakool.net/blog/2023/6/6/resembling-lepus-won-the-aurealis-award-for-best-sf-novella

Tl;dr: If they ask you to write a speech, write a goddamned speech 😅

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Resembling Lepus WON the Aurealis Award for Best SF Novella — Amanda Kool

Oooh boy - that was a thing. Pinch me.

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Dr James MiltonMay 12, 2023
I'm happy to say my new story, "You'll Never Walk Alone", is now available in the latest issue (#160) of Australian SF magazine Aurealis. It's about AI, surveillance, & criminal punishment in the near future. It'd be awesome if you grabbed the mag & gave it a read. #writing #WritingCommunity #AurealisMagazine