Tangent, the premiere magazine for fantasy and science fiction short story reviews, has listed ten Aurealis stories in its 2013 Recommended Reading List, including two with 2 stars and one with 3 stars. With very few exceptions, the other stories on the list are from professionally paying markets as defined by SFWA. There's a 50-50 split between fantasy and science fiction in the 10 Aurealis stories, and issues #57, #63 and #65 each have two stories on the list. Here are the ten Aurealis stories:
“Monday-Child” by C.S. McMullen (Aurealis #57, 2/13)) F
“Where Colossi Sleep” by Daniel Baker (Aurealis #57, 2/13) SF*
“Catspaw” by James Bradley (Aurealis #60 5/13) F**
“Kernel” by Sean Monaghan (Aurealis #61, 6/13) SF
“Remnants” by Dan Rabarts (Aurealis #62, 7/13) F*
“The Pillar of the Small God” by Gerry Huntman (Aurealis #63, 8/13) SF*
“Prophet” by Liam Pieper (Aurealis #63, 8/13) SF*
“Intelligent Design” by Marta Salek (Aurealis #64, 9/13) SF***
“Poppies” by S G Larner (Aurealis #65, 10/13) F*
“Butcher’s Hook” by Jason Franks (Aurealis #65, 10/13) F**
“Monday-Child” by C.S. McMullen (Aurealis #57, 2/13)) F
“Where Colossi Sleep” by Daniel Baker (Aurealis #57, 2/13) SF*
“Catspaw” by James Bradley (Aurealis #60 5/13) F**
“Kernel” by Sean Monaghan (Aurealis #61, 6/13) SF
“Remnants” by Dan Rabarts (Aurealis #62, 7/13) F*
“The Pillar of the Small God” by Gerry Huntman (Aurealis #63, 8/13) SF*
“Prophet” by Liam Pieper (Aurealis #63, 8/13) SF*
“Intelligent Design” by Marta Salek (Aurealis #64, 9/13) SF***
“Poppies” by S G Larner (Aurealis #65, 10/13) F*
“Butcher’s Hook” by Jason Franks (Aurealis #65, 10/13) F**