A link to the imagination, a gateway to artistic expression

A link to the imagination,
a gateway to artistic expression

// creative works of fantasy and science fiction //

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Issue 03

Creature was born out of a desire to promote the creative works of fantasy and science fiction that have gone previously underrepresented in other larger submission programs. Born out of a meeting between five young artists, Creature was envisioned as a way for creatives of all stripes and colours to have a chance to get their work published and reviewed.

The theme for issue three is ‘Framed.’ Framed has many meanings but overall it encapsulates the idea of perspectives and narratives being enclosed within specific contexts, much like a picture in a frame. This theme allows exploration of diverse worlds, characters, and alternate realities, inviting examination of how different viewpoints shape our understanding.

Sci-Fi

Whether you enjoy Asimov or an Adams, we hope you’ll find something out of this world to keep you entertained here.

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Fantasy

Looking for a bit of dragon action or a touch of Twilight? Read on for some peckish treats in high fantasy, low fantasy, urban fantasy, magic realism and more.

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Prose

Sci Fi and Fantasy combine in this eclectic prose section.

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Parasite

Amy stared across the cold and dark lake, her ice blue eyes straining against the dim light as a dense white fog drifted above the still waters…

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Poetry

Speculative fiction poetry offers so much to blow your mind. Read on for a major buzz.

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Love concrete

It was never that weird she swears. Every morning she walked past the mural,
the painter gradually drew the woman out of the wall…

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Icarus

Icarus

Timber and feathers, and the world’s greatest mind. How could he have known the danger of all these combined?…

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Submissions

CreatURe is producing its first anthology – RELIC.

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Story Submission

We’re open to any kind of speculative fiction: short stories, chapter excerpts from longer pieces, non-fiction, poetry, screenwriting. As long as it’s speculative, we’re interested. 
 
If you’re an undergraduate, postgraduate of Western Sydney University, we want to read your story. 

Submissions open on 6 September and close on 1 November.
 
Relic will launch in early 2025. 
 
  • Submissions must come from students currently participating in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Western Sydney University.
  • Submissions must be no more than 2,000 words for prose and four pages for poetry.
  • Submissions cannot be judged if the submission does not come from a post or undergraduate student at Western Sydney University.
  • Submissions must have a student number and date attached for verification purposes.
  • Submissions must be double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman.
  • Submissions must be speculative fiction (fantasy, horror and/or sci fi).
  • Your name must not appear on your submission document, only the form.
Artefact

Cover Art Submission

We’re looking for cover art based on the title of our anthology – RELIC. You can give us a taste of your style, but like our writing submissions, we expect and encourage you to dig deep into your speculative mind and give us something that is either fantastical, horrifying, or slathered in Science-Fiction. 
 

If you’re an undergraduate, postgraduate of Western Sydney University, we want to see your art. 

Submissions open on 6 September and close on 1 November.
 
Relic will launch in early 2025.
 
  • Submissions must come from students currently participating in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Western Sydney University.
  • Submissions cannot be judged if the submission does not come from a post or undergraduate student at Western Sydney University.
  • Submissions must have a student number and date attached for verification purposes.
  • Submissions must be speculative fiction (fantasy, horror and/or sci fi).
  • Your name must not appear on your submission document, only the form.