Aurealis

About

Aurealis is Australia’s most successful SF/fantasy magazine. Our aim when we released our first issue in September 1990 was to produce something that had never been produced before in Australia: a professional mass market SF/fantasy magazine. We’ve been doing that ever since. Before Aurealis there were hundreds of thousands of avid SF/fantasy readers in Australia, but the amount of Australian SF they were reading was miniscule. Now most of the major publishers in Australia have a local SF/fantasy list. Aurealis has provided a steady, reliable market for established writers, has launched dozens of new writers who are now becoming established, and in 1995 instituted the Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction.
While our emphasis has been to increase the profile of Australian SF, we have always recognised the global nature of SF. Aurealis Online will take this recognition further, and with this website we hope to bring Australian science fiction and fantasy into the global SF community.

Important: During some submission periods, they only accept submissions from Australians and subscribers.

Country of Publication & Year Established

Australia

Established in 1990

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 10 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Aurealis's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
Normal Acceptance: Aurealis's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for magazines.
Less Responsive: Aurealis's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

All types of science fiction, fantasy and horror will be considered, but we do not want stories that are derivative in nature. We do not publish horror without a supernatural element.

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 30 September 2026* (approx. 21 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Short Story: 2,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 8,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Limited Demographic:

Australian writers and all Subscibers (30 Sep 2026*)

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: AUD $0.02-$0.06/word.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

We are interested in articles of interest to readers and writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror. These include humorous pieces, serious articles and interviews. We prefer non-fiction where some visuals are included.

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 30 September 2026* (approx. 21 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Article: 500 - 2,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Mainstream.

Topics:

Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, Writing, See guidelines.

Limited Demographic:

Australian writers and all Subscibers (30 Sep 2026*)

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: AUD $40.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Dates:

Open to visual art submissions through 30 September 2026* (approx. 21 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Illustration.

Art Styles:

Fantastical, Science fiction art.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Limited Demographic:

Australian writers and all Subscibers (30 Sep 2026*)

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Semi-pro payment. Details: AUD $25.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Image.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
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Aurealis Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy

We have received 21 reports from 19 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 47.4 mean avg | 53.0 median | 155 max days (52.0 std dev)

Responses

61.90 %

Acceptances:

9.52 % of submissions accepted (56.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 10.53 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

52.38 % (33.3 avg. days per rejection) | 72.7 % personal, 18.2 % form, 9.1 % unspecified

Non-Responses

9.52 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

9.52 % (154.5 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

28.57 % (45.8 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

8 responses are pending (40 min | 163.2 mean avg | 172.5 median | 188 max days waiting | 49.6 std dev) from 8 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 60 days. (42.9 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 60 days have passed.
Most recent response reported was received on 03 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 25 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 09 Sep 2026 13:06 UTC (53 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 18 Aug 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.