AUSTRAL is Meridian Australis’ yearly anthology, selected from the best of our members’ stories. It showcases the breadth and depth of Melbourne’s speculative fiction scene, and contains internal artwork by local illustrators.
AUSTRAL 2025 won the Aurealis Award for Best Anthology.
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AUSTRAL 2025
Edited by Matt Richardson, Michaela Teschendorff Harden, and Ciar Fhearchair.
Featuring:
Incarcinisation by Luke Weavell
The Sun Takes One by Sage Hunter
Robot Wife by William Rotor
The Bone Charmer by Michaela Teschendorff Harden
A Vision of Wheat by Jason Schembri
Breakwater by M. Mclellan
Over and Out by Caleb E. Whittaker
A Kyrie for Iomas by Arden Baker
Déjà Vécu by T. R. Napper
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AUSTRAL 2024
Edited by Matt Richardson, Edward Hodge, and Ciar Fhearchair.
Featuring:
Canang Sari by Arden Baker
Anhihi by Harvey Weir
The Man From The Province by Andrew Nathan Roberts
The Transmogrification of Ordinary Things by Jason Schembri
A Lesson in Drowning by A. M. Bueman
Amet by Matt Richardson
Synecdoche by William Rotor
The Sierra by Cat Nadel
Canang Sari by Arden Baker
Anhihi by Harvey Weir
The Man From The Province by Andrew Nathan Roberts
The Transmogrification of Ordinary Things by Jason Schembri
A Lesson in Drowning by A. M. Bueman
Amet by Matt Richardson
Synecdoche by William Rotor
The Sierra by Cat Nadel