Aurealis
Aurealis is an Australian speculative fiction magazine published by Chimaera Publications, and is Australia's longest running small-press science-fiction and fantasy magazine. The magazine is based in Melbourne.
History and profile
Aurealis was launched in September 1990[1] to provide a market for speculative fiction writers, with a particular emphasis on raising the profile of Australian authors. In October 2011 the magazine became a monthly e-publication (published every month except January and December).[2]
In 1995 the magazine instituted the Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction.[3]
Notable stories featured
- "Whispers of the Mist Children" by Trudi Canavan in issue #23, won the 1999 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story[4]
- "The World According to Kipling (A Plain Tale from the Hills)" in issue #25/26, won the 2000 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story[5]
- "Catabolic Magic" by Richard Harland in issue #32, won the 2004 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story and was a short-list nominee for best Australian novella or novelette at the 2005 Ditmar Awards[6][7]
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References
- "Aurealis Magazine". AurealisXpress. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- "About - Aurealis Magazine". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- "About the Awards". Aurealis Awards. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2000 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. 2000. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2001 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
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