Aurealis
Literary Magazine
Australia's longest running science fiction and fantasy magazine.
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Highlights
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- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 2-4 months*/Editor reported data90 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 15.89%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysYes
Find more details in the Genres section
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
From the editors
After the publication you will also receive a free electronic copy of the issue containing your story.
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 8000 words max
Max words: 2000
Max words: 8000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Speculative
Payment: AU$ per piece
Nonfiction - 2000 words max
Max words: 500
Max words: 2000
Max pieces: 1
Payment: AU$ per piece
Interview
Max words: 500
Max words: 2000
Max pieces: 1
Payment: AU$ per piece
Art
Payment: AU$ per piece
Humor
Max words: 500
Max words: 2000
Max pieces: 1
Payment: AU$ per piece
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
No cover letter advice
Eligibility
Creators from a specific location / ethnic group
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
We don't have rights information for this magazine
Additional info
Submissions from Australian and New Zealand writers: 1 February – 30 September Submissions from anyone anywhere: 1 March – 31 March Aurealis pays between A$20 and A$60 per 1000 words, but assume the lower rate for unsolicited submissions. Minimum payment is A$20. You will also receive a free electronic copy of the issue containing your story. Our payment is A$75 for cover art, A$25 for black and white story illustrations, and A$10-15 for graphics. Payment is made soon after the publication of the issue with your work. Please only submit one story at a time. We do not accept simultaneous submissions.
Tracker statistics
58
Total submissions tracked
90 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
14 days
Fastest response time
110 days
Slowest response time
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Submission calls
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Dirk Strasser
Editor-in-Chief
Stephen Higgins
Editor / Publisher
Michael Pryor
Editor / Publisher