Join us for our August issue Aurealis #193 where Kaaron Warren curses the darkness as she dissects why she loves horror in her guest editorial. Jocasta Suzanne and Maddison Stoff combine to give you 'The Map and Territory', an intriguing alien-contact story with a clever take on philosophy's role in science fiction. Reunite with Kaaron Warren to see how the horror cruise story idea in her editorial comes to life (or is it death?) in 'Song of the Stormy Petrel'. Neurocleric's 'Treasure Moon...

Watch as the sands take shape…A desert wind whispers of memory and regretAn army marches high in the golden skiesA traveller grows tired of seeing the end of the worldA man no longer wants to be humanA people run eternally from the rising sunIn this evocative collection of short fiction Dirk Strasser shapes eighteen stories suffused by the sands of loss, understanding and redemption."Dirk Strasser is a master practitioner of the short...

Capitán Cristóbal de Varga's drive for glory and gold in 1538 Peru leads him and his army of conquistadors into a New World that refuses to be conquered. He is a man torn by life-long obsessions and knows this is his last campaign. What he doesn't know is that his Incan allies led by the princess Sarpay have their own furtive plans to make sure he never finds the golden city of Vilcabamba. He also doesn't know that Héctor Valiente, the freed African slave he appointed as his lieutenant, ha...

Join us for an Aurealis issue packed with SFF surprises, quirks and charms. Dirk Strasser concludes his series on the origin and early years of the Aurealis Awards in their thirtieth anniversary year with some stories about the first Award ceremonies. Rosanna Watts explores the psychological distress caused by environmental change in 'Goodbye Lucy'. Stephen Higgins' 'Context' is a ghost story that's really about being human. Ben Blattberg's 'How Grandpa Bear Saved Old Oak From Fire' looks ...

Our July 2026 issue opens with a guest editorial by Scott Vandervalk who shares his search for new hooks in fantasy stories. Aurealis #192 features the captivating 'The Square' by EL Edwards, the disquieting 'Sons & Fathers' by Ben Peek and the unsettling 'Tethered' by John Mavin, with stunning illustrations by Josh Hardie, Zuzanna Kwiecien and James Spence respectively. Our intriguing non-fiction includes 'What Science Fiction Gets Wrong about Colonising Mars by Daniel Thompson', 'Potatoe...

Aurealis #191 features the provocative 'The New Thirty' by Anne Aulsebrook, stunningly illustrated by Peter Allert, the dynamic 'Crow' by Kit Holmes, masterfully illustrated by Joel Bisaillon and the thoughtful 'A Good Age to Go' by Adam Porkolab, sensationally illustrated by Rebecca Stewart. Our engrossing non-fiction roster brings you 'The Magic Realism of Barbara Comyns' by Lynne Lumsden Green, 'Paying for Impossibility—the Trade-off in Science Fiction' by Matthew Harrison and Travis Ba...

So rich, so rare, so exhilarating – Aurealis #185, our October 2025 issue, is all of that with the edgy 'Birdie' by John Pegios, the measured and unsettling 'Catch and Consume' by Ella T Holmes and the lingering creepiness of 'Hooked' by Caroline Barnard-Smith. These top shelf stories have stunning illustrations from Rayji de Guia, Simon Walpole and Rebecca Stewart respectively. On top of this feast we have fascinating non-fiction from Claire Fitzpatrick, Andrew Kolarik and Trevor Howis pl...

Don't miss Aurealis #177 which welcomes you to the first of our 10 issues for 2025. 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. Baden M Chant's 'Dying Mountain' gives us a unique world where being a mage has the mundane downside of magical illnesses. In Scott Steensma's 'Full Term' an ordinary setting takes an enjoyable abrupt left turn into science fiction, rapidly increasing the stakes towards a bea...

In this issue, as part of the thirtieth anniversary celebration of the Aurealis Awards, Dirk Strasser looks back at the early days and argues that the lasting success of the Awards comes down to the judges and the foundation of the judging process. Anya Ow's 'Old New Soul' provides a novel twist on the Taoist reincarnation theory, where people are reborn into new lives after death, with their new bodies based on the good (or evil) that they'd done in their previous lives. Miriam Fietz's 'E...

In his Editorial in Aurealis #175, Dirk Strasser explores how the interaction between the Familiarity and Novelty Effects plays a crucial role in book choices, where readers simultaneously crave the comfort of the familiar and the frisson of the new. Fiction in this issue includes Conor Scanlan's tense Kaiju-inspired 'Sui Generis' (illustrated by Lynette Watters) which opens a fascinating window into another culture. Rodney J Smith's 'The Black Rain of Cerebor' (illustrated by Andrew Saltm...

In a blockbuster issue to finish the year, Aurealis #176 has it all! Dirk Strasser asks whether the genres of historical fiction and fantasy are a natural fit. The short fiction offering opens with the visceral and immersive 'Red Rain' by John Ter Horst (illustrated by Emma Weakley), which grounds the reader in a sensory environment and ends with a thought-provoking and confronting conclusion. Matt Tighe's intriguing 'The Market of Loss' (illustrated by Leah Clementson) features mother and...

Aurealis does it again in this issue with a full-to-the-brim magazine of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Dirk Strasser looks at the growing wave of historical fantasy (or histasy) publishing in his editorial, and our non-fiction includes 'Hiding Your Gender: The Politics of Gender in the SF Publishing Industry' by Lynne Lumsden Green, 'Adventures in Literary Forensics: Chandler's Lost Stories' by Steve Davidson, and a cluster of incisive and entertaining reviews. As always, however, t...