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The authors selected for In the Footsteps of Gilgamesh, released April 2010 are:

Gerard Brennan

Simon Brown

Stephanie Campisi

Simon Guerrier

Robert Hood

Carole Johnstone

Andrew McKiernan

Shannon Page

D. Richard Pearce

Amanda Pillar

Richard Salter

[Competition winner: Announced in December]

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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new writers – one of our company goals – by reserving a slot in the anthology for a story from a writer who is, as yet, unpublished in any fiction medium.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.

Gilgamesh Press will be attending the Bethnahrin Literature Convention at the Mor Petrus (Saint Peter) Syrian Orthodox Church in Hallonbergen, Stockholm, 16th March 2008, between 12:00 and 16:00.

It promises to be an interesting event and even though Gilgamesh Press has not, as yet, published any works, we will be there handing out fliers for our two works in progress (more to follow).

If you are the Stockholm area on Sunday, then come along and check us out.