Tangent, the genre's premiere review magazine for short SF & Fantasy, 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 (5c/wd). Here are the Aurealis stories that made the list:

 

 “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**