Aurealis

Aurealis increases pay rates for 2027 stories

Dirk Strasser — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:43:58 +0000

To celebrate our upcoming special 200^th issue in 2027, Aurealis magazine is going to increase the payment for all stories published in 2027 from AUD2c a word to AUD6c a word! Remember, Australian writers plus subscribers from anywhere in the world can now submit stories from 1 February to 30 November, and all subscriber submissions get fast-tracked through the assessment process. All stories are assessed anonymously on merit. We are now selecting stories for 2027, so get on board with Australia’s premier F/SF magazine and subscribe now!

Valis – Music inspired by the writing of Philip K. Dick

Stephen Higgins — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:27:07 +0000

The new album from Stephen Higgins has been released. ‘Valis’ has 9 instrumental tracks inspired by the writing of Philip K Dick. ‘Valis’ is available whereever you get your music.

Conquist is now available!

Dirk Strasser — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 03:37:03 +0000

Dirk Strasser’s historical fantasy novel Conquist (Roundfire Books) was published on 1 September 2024. See what all the fuss is about.

Universal Buy Link

This time they invaded a new world that refused to be conquered.

The Apocryphal Australia Podcast

Stephen Higgins — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 04:04:44 +0000

You think you know Australian history? Think again. Season 2 of Apocryphal Australia brings more results from years of research into the little known corners of this wide brown land, with bits of green.

Available wherever you get your podcasts!

Non Fiction needed!

Stephen Higgins — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:29:21 +0000

Dear Aurealis Contributors (past and present)

Thank you to those who contributed non-fiction for Aurealis in 2022 and earlier.It’s time to look to 2023 – Issues 157-166. So I’d like to formally call for non-fiction submissions for 2023 and hope you will continue to write for Aurealis.Let me know if you’ve got any ideas you’d like to pitch. If you know of any fellow writers who may like to contribute non-fiction to Aurealis, I’d love to hear from them.We already have Gillian Polack continuing to write for Aurealis about early Australian SF, Lynne Green is covering pioneering female SF writers and Amy Laurens is going to dissect Discworld.

So, if you’ve got an idea for an article or even a series of articles, I’d love to hear from you.

Cheers Terry Wood Non-fiction Co-ordinator

Associate Editor, Aurealis

Clewe – The new album from Stephen Higgins

Stephen Higgins — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 03:00:53 +0000

Stephen Higgins has released a new album of ten instrumental pieces. You can listen to ‘Clewe’ wherever you get your music from or you can buy it at Bandcamp. You can hear it at Spotify here

Apocryphal Australia Podcast

Stephen Higgins — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 03:59:27 +0000

Apocryphal Australia brings you stories from Australia’s past that are outlandish and eye-opening, tales that have been overlooked, forgotten and neglected. We feature fiascos and deal with debacles as well as extol triumphs and acclaim achievements. No achievement is too small, no ignominy too embarrassing for us to bring them to you. Your hosts are Michael Pryor and Stephen Higgins.

https://open.spotify.com/show/3koRXbW5DU1RcIigK89Rjy Available wherever you get your podcasts!

Stephen Higgins New Album

Stephen Higgins — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 01:18:14 +0000

The latest album of instrumental music from Stephen Higgins is available everywhere now!

‘A Kettle of Different Fish’ is the sixth album from Aurealis Co-Editor Stephen Higgins. It features 8 tracks of instrumental music ranging from the long languid ‘Lake’ to the rockier ‘Three Streets’.

‘A Kettle of Different Fish’ is available on Spotify and all other music streaming sites and is also available from Bandcamp!

Overlooked, Underrated, Forgotten 7

Michael Pryor — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:15:36 +0000

The past is a foreign country, all right, but it’s chock full of great SF&F titles to get us through Corona Days. Here are the latest offerings from the Aurealis Editors, complete with our pithy teasers.

Overlooked: Darkfall by Isobelle Carmody (1997). Immersive, transfixing, interwoven.
Underrated: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick (1965). Unsettling, bleak, hallucinatory.
Forgotten: Out of the Silence by Erle Cox (1925). Ground-breaking, best-selling, Australian.

Overlooked, Underrated, Forgotten 6

Michael Pryor — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:15:06 +0000

What better time to read? And, as such, Aurealis is continuing our deep dive into the SF/Fantasy of the past, those books that have been sitting at the back of bookshelves for ages awaiting a re-read. Why not these give a try?

Overlooked: The Prestige by Christopher Priest, 1995 . Imaginative, intelligent, gripping .
Underrated: Star Gate by Andre Norton, 1958. Engaging, robust, brisk.
Forgotten: The Devil’s Elixirs by E T A Hoffmann, 1815 in German, 2009 Oneworld Classics English translation. Macabre, disorienting, labyrinthine.