Presenting the draft front cover for the “Best Australian Speculative Fiction: Short Stories 2026” anthology Chinese edition, designed by Australian artist Tim Goschnick (@tim_goschnick).
Based in Naarm/Melbourne, Tim is known for his art and illustrations of utopian dream worlds in vivid, technicolour detail, and draws inspiration from science fiction, nature, suburbia, 60’s psychedelia and underground comics. His work is a balancing act between playful abstraction and detailed figurative scenes, flatness and depth, fantasy and realism
In this draft cover design, each image features a story in this anthology, which collects 17 of Australia’s best science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories. All the images will be revealed in Tim’s final design when the Chinese edition of the anthology is published in December 2026.
You still have time to support the “Best Australian Speculative Fiction: Short Stories 2026” Chinese edition publishing fundraiser. For details, please visit our Official Fundraising Page (via the Australian Cultural Fund), or our website (English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese).
Voices under the Sun 陽光下的聲音 