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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

Time to showcase our brilliant internal art from Aurealis #184, our latest issue. Here’s Joel Bisaillon’s superb illustration for 'Goes the Way of the Seabird' by Mia Kelly.

Time to showcase our brilliant internal art from Aurealis #184, our latest issue. Here’s Jimmy Spence’s moody and evocative illustration for 'The Sound Your Soul Makes When It's Happy' by Markus Wessel.

Short story acceptance from the wonderful @aurealisfsf.bsky.social! Can’t wait to share my 2nd person, unreliable narrator doppelgängers in space story “Form a Shape, Besides Yourself” with you in Sept 2026 🚀🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒👩‍✈️🤷‍♀️🤱👨‍💼🌌 Quiet year so far publications-wise but 3 acceptances and 2 holds currently 🎉👀

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Aurealis #184, our latest issue, is chockers with fascinating genre related non-fiction: ‘Alienated Labour in The Substance and Mickey 17’ by Ani White, ‘The God Pan and English Fantasy’ by Emmet O'Cuana and an exclusive interview with SF legend Alan Dean Foster, conducted by Trevor Howis!

Aurealis #184, our September issue, is here! Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au

Showcasing the sensational internal art in Aurealis #183, our latest issue, here's Kim Lennard's brilliant illustration for Lindsey Duncan’s stylish 'Harmony in Ninths'.

Showcasing the sensational internal art in Aurealis #183, our latest issue, here's Leah Clementson’s amazing illustration for Lisa Knight’s exploration of redemption, ‘Companion Club’.

Showcasing the extraordinary internal art in Aurealis #183, our latest issue, here's Joshua Hardie’s stunning illustration for Ceinwen Langley’s creepy ‘I Need Help’.

Kalopsia: a state of mind where everything looks beautiful.

Aurealis #183 is out now! Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au

Aurealis #182 out now, with stories from Anthony Roberts, Aggie Novak, Gabriella Campbell and Iseult Murphy, illustrations from Kim Lennard, Zuzanna Kwiecien, Hannah Dunn and Joshua Hardie, non-fiction is by Lynne Lumsden Green, Claire Fitzpatrick and Rebecca Langham. #aurealis

Highlighting the sensational internal art from Aurealis #182. Here's Joshua Hardie's brilliantly moody illustration for Iseult Murphy's story 'The House of Spirits'. Subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au

Highlighting the sensational internal art from Aurealis #182. Here's Zuzanna Kwiecien's stunning illustration for Aggie Novak's 'Ashes to Ashes'. Subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au

Highlighting the sensational internal art from Aurealis #182. Here's Kim Lennard's wonderful illustration for Anthony Roberts' 'Land of the Long Black Cloud'. Subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au #Aurealis

Aurealis #181 is out now with mind-expanding fiction, stunning internal art, absorbing non-fiction and our wide-ranging Reviews section—you might just find your next read! Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au

More amazing internal art from Aurealis #180, out latest issue: here's Peter Allert's otherworldly illustration for 'A Hole in the Earth' by Alexander Lwin.

More extraordinary internal art from Aurealis #180: Matt Bissett-Johnson's evocative illustration for ''The Cloth Wall' by James Rowland.

Showcasing the sensational internal art in Aurealis #180, here's Chris Catlin's superb illustration for 'The Sea In The Darkness Calls' by Em Dupre.

Aurealis #180, our May issue, is out now, with Aurealis #180 all of the new fiction, stunning art and interesting articles that you have come to expect from Australia’s premier SFF magazine. Plus useful reviews! Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au!

More sensational internal art from Aurealis #179, our latest issue. This is Peter Allert's mind-bending illustration for 'Goodbye Lucy' by Rosanna Watts. Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

Rolling out the sensational internal art for Aurealis #179, our latest issue. This is Leah Clementson's impressive illustration for 'Context' by Stephen Higgins. Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

Showcasing the sensational internal art for Aurealis #179, our latest issue. This is Zuzanna Kwiecien's remarkable illustration for 'How Grandpa Bear Saved Old Oak From Fire' by Ben Blattberg. Subscribe now at www.aurealis.com.au

Showcasing the 2024 Convenors' Award for Excellence nominations #AurealisAwards aurealisawards.org/2025/04/14/2...

Aurealis #179 unveils Rosanna Watts’ ‘Goodbye Lucy’, Stephen Higgins’ Context’ and Ben Blattberg’s ‘How Grandpa Bear Saved Old Oak From Fire’, plus engrossing non-fiction and our extensive reviews section Enjoy!

Over its 30+ year publishing history, Aurealis has been committed to providing a showcase for SF/Fantasy art. Aurealis #178, our March issue, has Joel Bisaillon's dynamic illustration for 'Worse Companions' by Jake Stein. Get the issue, or subscribe, at aurealis.com.au

Over its 30+ year publishing history, Aurealis has been committed to providing a showcase for SF/Fantasy art. Aurealis #178, our March issue, has Hannah Dunn's nuanced illustration for 'Old New Soul' by Anya Ow. Get the issue, or subscribe, at aurealis.com.au #Aurealis

For 30+ years, Aurealis has been committed to providing a showcase for SF/Fantasy art. Aurealis #178, our March issue, has Simon Walpole's arresting illustration for 'Everyday Discourses in Cultural Humanism' by Miriam Fietz. Subscribe at aurealis.com.au #Aurealis

A new podcast has dropped! @aurealisfsf.bsky.social Awards, turning 30 years! Sharing with @speculativeinsight.bsky.social 💞. I talk about #quality #visibility #commitment and the selfless work of the judges. 💞 aurealisawards.podbean.com

Aurealis Non-fiction in Issue #178 has the absorbing ‘Clark Ashton Smith and the Zothique’ by Joseph Sullivan, the engrossing ‘Frankenstein in Pop Culture: The Early Years’ by Claire Fitzpatrick and the fascinating ‘Tasmanian Gothic: Landscape as a Vessel for Horror’ by Stuart Olver #Aurealis

Join us for wall-to-wall SFF in Aurealis #178. Fiction highlights are Anya Ow’s ‘Old New Soul’, Miriam Fietz’s ‘Everyday Discourses in Cultural Humanism’ and Jake Stein’s ‘Worse Companions’. Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au #Aurealis

Our sensational internal art for Aurealis #177, our first issue for 2025 includes Andrew Saltmarsh's punchy illustration for Scott Steensma’s ‘Full Term’. #Aurealis

Our sensational internal art for Aurealis #177, our first issue for 2025 includes Emma Weakley's wondrous illustration for Eric Del Carlo’s ‘Macaws in the Yukon’. #Aurealis

Our sensational internal art for Aurealis #177, our first issue for 2025 includes Lynette Watters' superb illustration for Baden M Chant’s ‘Dying Mountain'. #Aurealis

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This is the cover of my soon to be released collection of short stories and articles. There is something for everyone unless you love westerns or romance or crime thrillers… I may need to rethink this. If you love science fiction this one is for you! #writing