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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Behold the fascinating non-fiction in Aurealis #194: ‘How Pop Culture and A.I. Interacted from 2000 to 2025’ by Lynne Lumsden Green, ‘Who put all these tentacles in my eldritch horror story?’ by Annie Mills and ‘Conservative Mythology in Weapons (2025)’ by Ani White.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The illustrations in Aurealis have always been a highlight. In #194 we have Joel Bisaillon's evocative art for 'The Vineman of Nancy' by Benjamin George Coles.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The illustrations in Aurealis have always been a highlight. In #194 we have Chris Catlin's stylish art for 'Form a Shape, Besides Yourself' by CH Pearce.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The illustrations in Aurealis have always been a highlight. In #194 we have Matt Bissett-Johnson's pointed art for 'Boy Leaves Girl Inside a Giant Octopus' by Cameron Semmens. #Aurealis

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Aurealis #194 is proud to present ‘Boy Leaves Girl Inside a Giant Octopus’ by Cameron Semmens, illustrated by Matt Bissett-Johnson, ‘Form a Shape, Besides Yourself’ by C.H. Pearce illustrated by Chris Catlin and ‘The Vineman of Nancy’ by Benjamin George Coles illustrated by Joel Bisaillon.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Showcasing the remarkable internal art in Aurealis #193, our August issue, here's Lynette Watters' extraordinary illustration for Neurocleric's story 'Treasure Moon'.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Showcasing the sensational internal art in Aurealis #193, our August issue, here's Kim Lennards's brilliant illustration for Kaaron Warren's story 'Song of the Stormy Petrel'.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Showcasing the wonderful internal art in Aurealis #193, our August issue, here's Andrew Saltmarsh's superb illustration for Jocasta Suzanne and Maddison Stoff's story 'The Map and Territory'.

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Aussiecon5 @aussiecon5.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Have you come across Aurealis Magazine (@aurealisfsf.bsky.social)? The monthly mag is coming up on its 200th issue! The first issue came out in Sept 1990; since then they've published some of the biggest names in Australian SFF. aurealis.com.au/about-us/ #oceaniasff #meanjinin28 #brisbanein28

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Kaaron Warren @kaaronwarren.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Aurealis was my second fiction sale, years ago. A couple of times, when they asked for edits, I literally took leave from work to finish a story for them! So to have an editorial and story in this issue is a real thrill.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Join us for Aurealis #193 where Kaaron Warren curses the darkness as she dissects why she loves horror in her guest editorial. Fiction is from Jocasta Suzanne&Maddison Stoff, Kaaron Warren and Neurocleric. Our featured artists in this issue are Andrew Saltmarsh, Kim Lennard and Lynette Watters.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Don’t miss the non-fiction in Aurealis #192! ‘What Science Fiction Gets Wrong about Colonising Mars’ by Daniel Thompson, ‘Potatoes don’t go there: Medieval cuisine and its portrayal in “Medieval European” fantasy’ by Annie Mills and ‘KPop Demon Hunters and Demon Personhood’ by Ani White.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

To celebrate our upcoming very special 200th issue in 2027, Aurealis magazine is increasing the payment for all stories published in 2027 from AUD2c a word to AUD6c a word!

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Our July 2026 issue is here! Get it, or subscribe, at www.aurealis.com.au

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

It's time to showcase the superb internal art in Aurealis #191, our latest edition. Here's Rebecca Stewart's evocate illustration for 'A Good Age to Go' by Adam Porkolab.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The intelligent non-fiction in Aurealis #190, our May issue: ‘“The Lonely”: The Twilight Zone Episode That Parallels the 2020s’ by Joseph Sullivan, ‘The Paradox of Nothing: The Anthromorphism of Aliens’ by Todd Sullivan and ‘Ignorance is Creative Bliss’ by Peter Court. Get it at www.aurealis.com.au

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The wonderful internal art in Aurealis #190, our May issue, has the sensational illustration by Andrew Saltmarsh for ‘Faultless’ by Brendan Cottam. Subscribe or buy the issue at www.aurealis.com.au

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The superb internal art in Aurealis #190, our May issue, has Hannah Dunn's touching illustration for ‘Unnatural Selection’ by Donna Lee Austin. Subscribe or buy the issue at www.aurealis.com.au

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The remarkable internal art in Aurealis #190, our May issue, features Lynette Watters' evocative illustration for ‘To Feel the Sun’ by Dominic Deveny-Borg. Subscribe or buy the issue at www.aurealis.com.au

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Aurealis magazine is looking for someone to help out with our IT needs - our store, ordering and stock management and occasional website updates. If you have a love of Science Fiction and Fantasy and would like to be part of Australia's No.1 genre magazine contact us at editors@aurealis.com.au.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Aurealis #190, our May issue, brings you the engaging ‘Faultless’ by Brendan Cottam, the heartbreaking ‘Unnatural Selection’ by Donna Lee Austin and the immersive ‘To Feel the Sun’ by Dominic Deveny-Borg, beautifully illustrated by Andrew Saltmarsh, Hannah Dunn and Lynette Watters respectively.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Our April issue (#189) has top non-fiction: ‘William Walker, his Fiction and Now-solved Mystery’ by Gillian Polack, ‘Fallout as Critical Retrofuturism’ by Ani White and ‘Building Empires and Stories: A Conversation with Nicola Zhang’ by Natalia Soriano. Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au!

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

It's time to highlight the stunning internal art in Aurealis #189, our latest issue. Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au This is Zuzanna Kwiecien's superb illustration for ‘Out of Time’ by Carolyn Galbraith.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

It's time to highlight the stunning internal art in Aurealis #189, our latest issue. Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au This is Kim Lennard's extraordinary illustration for ‘Little Drid Makes A Call’ by Andrew Nathan Roberts.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

It's time to highlight the stunning internal art in Aurealis #189, our latest issue. Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au This is @chpearcewrites.bsky.social 's inspired illustration for ‘Epimetheus’ by Luke Weavell.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Aurealis #189, our April issue, is out now! Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au!

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Time to showcase the sensational internal art in Aurealis #188, our March issue. Here's Lynette Watters' stunning illustration for 'A New Game' by Matt Freeman.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Time to showcase the amazing internal art in Aurealis #188, our March issue. Here's Chris Catlin's striking illustration for 'Anna, in the Abstract' by Andrew Paver.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Time to showcase the stunning internal art in Aurealis #188, our March issue. Here's Emma Weakley's wonderful illustration for 'The Book of Middles' by E.C. Fuller.

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Michael Pryor @michaeljpryor.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

The Future of Books 1. Self-turning pages 2. Quantum books 3. Cryptobooks 4. English translations of major alien works 5. Book/jetpack hybrid 6. Hoverbook 7. Book in a Pill 8. 4D Book 9. Scientific Experiment Spawns a Book that Destroys Cities in a Literary Rampage 10. Lots More Books

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Aurealis #188 is out now with the chilling ‘A New Game’ by Matt Freeman stunningly illustrated by Lynette Watters, the glittering ‘Anna, in the Abstract’ by Andrew Paver stylishly illustrated by Chris Catlin and the potent ‘The Book of Middles’ by E.C. Fuller brilliantly illustrated by Emma Weakley.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Aurealis #187 non-fiction: 'Frankenstein in Pop Culture: Current Trends and the Future of Frankenstein Adaptation by Claire Fitzpatrick', 'What Lies Within: Hellish Metamorphosis in Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992)' by Andrew Kolarik and 'Time Travel Paradox and Entropy' by Gerald Keaney.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Time to showcase the sensational internal art from Aurealis #187, our first issue for 2026! First up is Peter Allert's perfectly moody illustration for 'The Last Faithful Servant of the Empire' by Blaize M. Kaye.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Aurealis #187, our February 2026 issue, is here and we are pleased to present the quality fiction of The Last Faithful Servant of the Empire by Blaize M. Kaye, The Prince of Dogs by Harry Goddard and With Teeth by S.R. Kriger superbly illustrated by Leah Clementson.

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Michael Pryor @michaeljpryor.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

There are sticklers, and then there are stone hard, steely eyed pedants: 'Mickey Spillane ordered 50,000 copies of his 1952 novel 'Kiss Me, Deadly' to be pulped when the comma was left out of the title.' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_Me...

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

With the festive season soon upon us, here's some old-timey SF magazine covers to get you in an appropriately jovial mood.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Aurealis #186 brims with top non-fiction: 'Pioneering SF Women International Inspiration: Lily Adams Beck' by Lynne Lumsden Green, 'JRR Tolkien’s ‘The New Shadow’: Forgotten Sequel to The Lord of the Rings' by Joseph Sullivan and 'What SF Gets Wrong About AI' by Matthew Harrison. www.aurealis.com.au

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Showcasing the brilliant internal art from Aurealis #186, our last issue for 2025 and here's Rayji de Guia's exquisite illustration for 'Tucking my Feathers in your Brittle Heart' by Sophia-Maria Nicolopoulos.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Showcasing the brilliant internal art from Aurealis #186, our last issue for 2025, and here's Hannah Dunn's moody and evocative illustration for 'The Beasties' by Dorothy-Jane Daniels.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Showcasing the brilliant internal artwork from Aurealis #186, our last issue for 2025, and here's Peter Allert's amazing illustration for 'The Great Tree Migration' by Sam Cecins.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

So rich, so rare, so exhilarating – Aurealis #185, our October 2025 issue, is here. Get it, or subscribe, at www.aurealis.com.au

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Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild @csfg.org.au · 05/10/2025

Australasian Shadows Awards 2024 Novel Award: The Winner is: The Dead Spot by Caroline Angel #AustralasianShadows Awards 2024 #CSFG #Conflux #AHWA

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Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild @csfg.org.au · 05/10/2025

Australasian Shadows Awards 2024 Paul Haines Award: The Winner is: Redhead Town By Deborah Sheldon #AustralasianShadows Awards 2024 #CSFG #Conflux #AHWA

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Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild @csfg.org.au · 05/10/2025

Australasian Shadows Awards 2024 Short Fiction Award: The Winner is: Archive of the Dead by Pamela Jeffs #AustralasianShadows Awards 2024 #CSFG #Conflux

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Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild @csfg.org.au · 05/10/2025

Australasian Shadows Awards 2024 Rocky Wood Award: The Winner is: Long be mightmar'd by Kyla Ward #AustralasianShadows Awards 2024 #CSFG #Conflux

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Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild @csfg.org.au · 05/10/2025

Australasian Shadows Awards 2024 Comic Book Works: The Winner is: Gormand Go by Jason Franks #AustralasianShadows Awards 2024 #CSFG #Conflux

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Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild @csfg.org.au · 05/10/2025

Australasian Shadows Awards 2024 Edited Works: The Winner is: Death in the Mouth Vol2: By Sloane Leong and Cassie Hart #AustralasianShadows Awards 2024 #CSFG #Conflux

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Aurealis has unearthed and reanimated a series of forgotten Australian classic speculative fiction. Ranging from the 1880s to the 1930s, this selection shows the vital contribution that speculative fiction plays in Australia’s literary history. aurealis.com.au/store/classi...

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Time to showcase our brilliant internal art from Aurealis #184, our latest issue. Here’s Hannah Dunn’s perfect illustration for 'Farmhouse of the Lost and Found' by Ramez Yoakeim.

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