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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.

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History and profile

Aurealis was launched in September 1990 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 epublication (published every month except January and December).

In 1995 the magazine instituted the Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction.

  • "Whispers of the Mist Children" by Trudi Canavan in issue #23, won the 1999 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story
  • "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
  • "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

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    Aurealis Wikipedia
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