Aurealis

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Aurealis is an Australian-based magazine publishing speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror with supernatural elements) and nonfiction related to those genres, with specific submission windows and eligibility rules.

Response time info: Subscribers: no more than two months; non-subscribers: up to four months

Read the full guidelines at aurealis.com.au↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsCloses Sep 30Pays: AUD2c–6c/word (AUD6c/word for stories published in 2027); payment after publication; free electronic copy

Open to: Australian writers and subscribers from anywhere: 1 February – 30 September; anyone anywhere: 1–14 March

Science fiction, fantasy, or horror short stories (must have a speculative element; no horror without supernatural element; no reprints, poetry, or novel extracts; 2000–8000 words; one story at a time; no simultaneous or AI-generated submissions; see schedule for eligibility: Australian writers and…

nonfictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorPays: A$40 per article

Articles between 500 and 2000 words of interest to readers and writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror (humorous pieces, serious articles, interviews; must be previously unpublished; no AI-generated work).

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