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    Aurealis #76
    Aurealis #76
    Aurealis #76
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    Aurealis #76

    By Stephen Higgins (Editor)

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    This issue features stories by Meryl Stenhouse and Melanie Rees as well as our monthly review of new titles and yet another instalment of 'Sacred Cows' by Stephen Higgins.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChimaera Publications
    Release dateNov 7, 2014
    ISBN9781922031327
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      Aurealis #76 - Stephen Higgins (Editor)

      AUREALIS #76

      Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction

      Edited by Stephen Higgins

      Published by Chimaera Publications at Smashwords

      Copyright of this compilation Chimaera Publications 2014

      Copyright on each story remains with the contributor.

      EPUB version ISBN 978-1-922031-32-7

      ISSN 2200-307X (electronic)

      CHIMAERA PUBLICATIONS

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of the authors, editors and artists.

      Hard copy back-issues of Aurealis can be obtained from the Aurealis website:

      www.aurealis.com.au

      Contents

      From the Cloud—Stephen Higgins

      No Home for Us—Meryl Stenhouse

      The Long Shadow—Melanie Rees

      From the Archives: SF's Sacred Cows—Stephen Higgins

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      Credits

      From the Cloud

      Stephen Higgins

      I was showing the 'raw' contents of this issue to a friend of mine just recently and she spoke about the quality of the artwork. I had another look at it and I have to say I think the illustrations and cover art are indeed very strong in this issue. The covers that have adorned Aurealis over the years have provided much discussion in the old Aurealis office. Generally the interior artwork is fine with everyone, but for some reason the cover art has always drawn some heated responses. I should probably be honest and say that it is generally me who provides the dissenting voice. I don't know why this is the case. I don't have really strong feelings about art. I am not an arty type. I don't know much about art, but I know what I don't like. That slight variation on a cliché probably sums it up.

      The first few issues of Aurealis had covers by a then-unknown Shaun Tan, who has since gone on to great success (including an Oscar, no less). After a few issues, I felt we lost our way a little with depictions of people riding oversized animals. Then we had our 'dark' period, and then we went through some very complex covers. I think I like simple, clean covers. This cover by Dan Angleone appeals to me because of that fact. I have liked the last few, actually. My all-time favourite Aurealis cover was #51 by Mike Worall. If the cover tells a story, that's fine. If it just looks nice, or striking or impresses in some way, that's fine too. The job of the cover has altered somewhat from our print copy days. The cover doesn't have to stand out from the crowd of other magazines, but it still does need to appeal to the reader. If someone sees an intriguing cover on the Smashwords site, they might be inclined to look inside. I probably most like the ones I would be happy to see hanging on the wall of my study. Umm… plus some others that I find too disturbing to want to hang on my wall, but which I like simply because they really do disturb me. I think I will just rely on my earlier claim of knowing what I don't like rather than knowing what I do like. I don't like amateur-looking work, and I don't like offensive images. Of course, what I find offensive might be at odds with the opinions of a lot of other people but I certainly wouldn't want to offend a potential reader with a cover that seems offensive to me, so there's that to consider when choosing a cover.

      We are always looking for cover art, so why not take a look at the artist guidelines on our web page? Give it a shot. You could be the next Shaun Tan.

      And another thing…

      As part

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