The folks over at the Willows sent out an email yesterday for calls for submissions for an upcoming archaeology issue. I thought I would share! (And should mention that my short story “Dr. Adderson’s Lens” will be in one of the upcoming issues, too!)
“Throw those chisels in the motor-car, gentlemen…we’re off to Mesopotamia!”
In February 2009, The Willows will be publishing a special Archaeology Issue, full of tales related to one of our great passions: the early histories of civilized humanity. To date, we have secured two featured tales for the issue, from Steven Shrewsbury and G. D. Falksen. And if you can conjure a thrilling, ghostly image of civilized antiquity, your work could join theirs! And Mesopotamia, though ever-popular in archaeological tales, is not the limit. Weave us an historically accurate ghost story, in 5500 words or less, of vanished Knossos, or of the strange Mississippian culture, or of Copper Age Ireland… so long as your vision is one of pre-Hellenic civilized history viewed through the lens of the Victorian or Edwardian culture.
We are also looking for a cornucopia of original artwork and poetry to accompany these tales, as always!
No Steampunk this issue, please. Take care to eliminate all post-Great War style language and jargon, televisions and other things nonexistent previous to WWI. And yes, historically accurate means historically accurate; Google and Wikipedia are free for everyone. Enough said.
Good luck to all, and feel free to spread the word!
The Aldersgate Cycle 
October 30, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I’ve written and read all variety of supernatural and occult fiction and this “theme” issue sounds interesting. Reminds me of the sort of thing the Brit writer Tom Holland would write. Congrats on your story making the cut and may it lead to many more successes in the future. The writing gig is a tough row to hoe (as they say)–I’ve been at it nearly a quarter of a century and, I’m sad to report, it doesn’t get any easier…
October 30, 2008 at 10:52 pm
@Cliff I don’t expect it’ll get easier, as I’ve noticed life’s complications seem to expand exponentially as one gets older. But since writing is something I’ve done… well, since I could string words together, I figured I might as well submit things! That it made the cut was, well, icing on that proverbial cake.
October 31, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Hmmm… I have been nurturing an idea that would fit to this theme of late. What is the due date for entries to this?
November 1, 2008 at 5:37 pm
@thejinx I don’t know what the duedate is, but I imagine the sooner the better, since the issue is relatively soon. Mine is the Jan/Feb issue, and I submitted that two months ago.