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Cover of Aurealis, #22: Birth & Rebirth

Aurealis, #22: Birth & Rebirth

December 1998

Editor Stephen Higgins , Dirk Strasser
Cover art Rob Kiely
Publisher Chimaera Publications
Price A$9.95
Pages 124
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  • The theme of this issue is "Birth & Rebirth".
  • 21 cm x 14.8 cm (A5).
  • Publication month inferred from year of this & of previous issue, plus publication schedule.
    Copyright page states "appears twice a year: June/July and December/January".
  • US Price US$5.50 (from cover).
  • Cover artwork is titled "Leviathan".
  • 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.)
  • Some titles are tweaked cf the TOC (& Locus 1) - using the version straight above the start of the relevant items, as per ISFDB conventions.
    Authorship of "The Australian Society of Speculative Fiction Writers: ..." article/proposal is inferred from it being signed "The Editors".
  • See also, issue's [new] website - [here]. (November 2015)

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
4 Essay Non Fiction Editorial (Aurealis #22) Stephen Higgins
6 Essay Non Fiction The Society of Australian Speculative Fiction Writers: A Second Proposal (Aurealis #22) Stephen Higgins & Dirk Strasser
9 Essay Non Fiction Letters (Aurealis #22) The Readers
11 Short Fiction Fiction The Waiting Tree Stephen Higgins
27 Short Fiction Fiction Mating Habits Sacha Davis
35 Short Fiction Fiction The Glass Woman Kaaron Warren
43 Short Fiction Fiction Worm Song Naomi Hatchman
53 Short Fiction Fiction Love Sick Anthony Morris
61 Short Fiction Fiction Dance of the Murran-Ji Colin J. Ponting
71 Short Fiction Fiction End Game John T. Stolarczyk
83 Interview Non Fiction The Ikin Interviews: Stephen Dedman Van Ikin & Stephen Dedman
93 Essay Non Fiction Book Reviews: Overview (Aurealis #22) Bill Congreve
95 Review Non Fiction A Shadow on the Glass Bill Congreve & Ian Irvine
95 Review Non Fiction Exile's Return Bill Congreve & Kate Jacoby
97 Review Non Fiction The Year's Best Australian SF & Fantasy, Volume Two Bill Congreve & Jonathan Strahan & Jeremy G. Byrne
98 Review Non Fiction The Man Who Melted Bill Congreve & Jack Dann
98 Review Non Fiction The Resurrected Man Bill Congreve & Sean Williams
99 Review Non Fiction The Undying Bill Congreve & Mudrooroo
100 Review Non Fiction Cold Iron Bill Congreve & Sophie Masson
100 Review Non Fiction The Viewer Bill Congreve & Gary Crew & Shaun Tan
103 Essay Non Fiction The Australian SF Writers' News (Aurealis #22) uncredited
112 Essay Non Fiction And Having Writ... Stephen Dedman
115 Essay Non Fiction The Truth Behind... UFOs Peter Richter
120 Essay Non Fiction Contributors (Aurealis #22) uncredited

Page Type Kind Title Author(s)
Interior Art Non Fiction Aurealis #22 Shaun Tan
Editor Non Fiction Aurealis - 1998 Stephen Higgins & Dirk Strasser
Cover Art Non Fiction Aurealis, #22: Birth & Rebirth Rob Kiely
11 Interior Art Non Fiction The Waiting Tree Robert Paes
27 Interior Art Non Fiction Mating Habits Shaun Tan
35 Interior Art Non Fiction The Glass Woman Trudi Canavan
43 Interior Art Non Fiction Worm Song Marianne Plumridge
53 Interior Art Non Fiction Love Sick Rob Kiely
61 Interior Art Non Fiction Dance of the Murran-Ji Donna Johansen
71 Interior Art Non Fiction End Game Shaun Tan