Does Aurealis magazine have anything to do with the Aurealis Awards?
Chimaera Publications, the publisher of Aurealis magazine, founded the Aurealis Awards in 1995. Chimaera continues to support the awards, but the awards are not organised or controlled by Aurealis magazine or its staff The Aurealis Awards are independently administered by Fantastic Queensland, a community-based non-profit organisation which exists to support and promote Australian speculative fiction. Each year, the Aurealis Awards are determined by independent panels of volunteer judges drawn from diverse areas of the speculative fiction community.
Chimaera Publications, the publisher of Aurealis magazine, founded the Aurealis Awards in 1995. While Chimaera Publications continues to support the Aurealis Awards, the publisher and its staff are not involved in the organisation or day-to-day administration of the awards. The Aurealis Awards are currently independently administered by Fantastic Queensland, a community-based non-profit organisation which exists to support and promote Australian speculative fiction. Each year, the Aurealis Awards are chosen by independent panels of volunteer judges drawn from diverse areas of the speculative fiction community. After a rewarding six year association, the 2009 Aurealis Awards will be the last administered by Fantastic Queensland.
