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Cover of Aurealis, #20/21: Vend-A-Nation

Aurealis, #20/21: Vend-A-Nation

June 1998

Editor Stephen Higgins , Dirk Strasser
Cover art Shaun Tan
Publisher Chimaera Publications
Price A$13.95
Pages 200
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  • The theme of this issue is "The Futures of the Australian Republic".
  • 21 cm x 14.8 cm (A5).
  • Publication month inferred from year of this & of previous issue & publication schedule.
    Copyright page states "appears twice a year: June/July and December/January".
  • US Price US$8.50 (from cover).
  • Cover artwork is titled "Vend-A-Nation".
  • As well as there being specific artwork to illustrate several of the stories (by various artists), Shaun Tan provided other art for the issue, e.g. beside the TOC. This has been put as a general item.
    None of the illustrations in this issue are full-page.
  • The reviews are expanded cf the TOC & Locus 1. (There's multiple, plus an introduction.) Only the reviews with headings have been included. There are over a dozen other books "reviewed" in a long paragraph each. (There's a list on the publisher's website.)
  • Some titles (& some page numbers) are tweaked cf the TOC (& Locus 1) - using the version straight above the start of the relevant items, as per ISFDB conventions. ( ... especially the Geoffrey Maloney story which is "Keeping the Meter Running" above the story.)
    Authorship of "The Australian Society of Speculative Fiction Writers" article/proposal is inferred from ot being signed "The Editors".
  • See also, issue's [new] website - [here]. (October 2015)

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
5 Essay Non Fiction Editorial (Aurealis #20/21) Dirk Strasser
8 Essay Non Fiction 1997 Aurealis Awards uncredited
14 Essay Non Fiction The Australian Society of Speculative Fiction Writers Dirk Strasser & Stephen Higgins
16 Essay Non Fiction Letters (Aurealis #20/21) The Readers
17 Short Fiction Fiction Imagining Ajax Simon Brown
31 Short Fiction Fiction Occasional Demons Robert Hood
43 Short Fiction Fiction Rule of the People Sean McMullen
63 Short Fiction Fiction In Theory Dirk Strasser
73 Short Fiction Fiction On the Continent Hoa Pham
83 Short Fiction Fiction Keeping the Meter Running Geoffrey Maloney
103 Short Fiction Fiction The Infinite Race Terry Dowling
115 Short Fiction Fiction Habits of Empire Sue Isle
127 Short Fiction Fiction Byzantium vs Republic of Australia Russell Blackford
151 Short Fiction Fiction Australian Visions Michael Pryor
159 Interview Non Fiction Living on the Dark Edge: An Interview with Richard Harland Robert Hood & Richard Harland
169 Essay Non Fiction Reviews (Aurealis #20/21) Bill Congreve
170 Review Non Fiction The White Abacus Bill Congreve & Damien Broderick
171 Review Non Fiction The Dark Edge Bill Congreve & Richard Harland
172 Review Non Fiction Darkfall Bill Congreve & Isobelle Carmody
172 Review Non Fiction Sinner Bill Congreve & Sara Douglass
181 Essay Non Fiction The Australian SF Writers' News (Aurealis #20/21) uncredited
189 Essay Non Fiction Other Means of Persuasion Stephen Dedman
191 Essay Non Fiction Con Countdown Edwina Harvey
194 Essay Non Fiction Sacred Cows: Dune Stephen Higgins
196 Essay Non Fiction Contributors (Aurealis #20/21) uncredited

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Interior Art Non Fiction Aurealis #20/21 Shaun Tan
Editor Non Fiction Aurealis - 1998 Stephen Higgins & Dirk Strasser
Cover Art Non Fiction Aurealis, #20/21: Vend-A-Nation Shaun Tan
17 Interior Art Non Fiction Imagining Ajax Rob Kiely
31 Interior Art Non Fiction Occasional Demons Robert Paes
43 Interior Art Non Fiction Rule of the People Donna Johansen
63 Interior Art Non Fiction In Theory Rob Kiely
73 Interior Art Non Fiction On the Continent Donna Johansen
83 Interior Art Non Fiction Keeping the Meter Running Shaun Tan
103 Interior Art Non Fiction The Infinite Race Shaun Tan
115 Interior Art Non Fiction Habits of Empire Trudi Canavan
127 Interior Art Non Fiction Byzantium vs Republic of Australia Trudi Canavan
151 Interior Art Non Fiction Australian Visions Trudi Canavan
194 Interior Art Non Fiction Sacred Cow Trudi Canavan