In the Footsteps of Gilgamesh
(Edited by Mark S. Deniz)
1st April 2010, *Gilgamesh
Press* will publish its first anthology, /In the
Footsteps of Gilgamesh/. We want to help promote
new writers – one of our company goals – by
reserving a slot in the anthology for a story
from a writer who is, as yet, unpublished in any
fiction medium.
The anthology will concern
itself with tales from Assyrian mythology, such
as the creation story and the
Epic of Gilgamesh (details available on
Wikipedia).
However, the stories in /In
the Footsteps of Gilgamesh/ will be
interpretations or re-writes of these myths, and
will fall under the genre umbrella of
speculative fiction.
This means that before you
write, you need to familiarise yourself with
Assyrian mythology.
We are not strictly looking
for re-written myths based in ancient
Mesopotamia, you may write,
for example, a futuristic science-fiction tale,
a fantasy short story which takes place on
another world or a straight horror story, as
long as there is clearly some reference to the
original myth.
Your story should be
between 3,000 – 5,000 words and must contain
speculative fiction elements (such as those
mentioned above).
Any questions for those
unsure of the theme are welcome and can be
directed to:
mark.deniz@gilgameshpress.com
Submissions must be sent in
Rich Text Format (.rtf), Double Spaced in
Courier New font and the
subject line should state ‘Submission: (your
story title)’.
Send your submissions to:
competition@gilgameshpress.com
Your stories will be read
by a panel of six judges and the winning entry
will be chosen to be published in the anthology.
The winner will also receive two copies of the
book.
The deadline is 1st
December 2008 and all writers will be notified
as to the status of their story as soon after
this date as possible. |
