PRESS RELEASE

Toronto - September 9, 2005

Completed when Postoff was just 22 years old, Kingdoms of Daaskmere represents "my earliest work of substance; the demarcation point between my confused, angst-ridden teenage meanderings and the development of that considerably more sophisticated style which would eventually land me one of the hottest gigs in Hollywood."

Postoff wrote the 30,000-word epic poem while still an undergrad at Queen's University School of Business, both as a way to overcome "those long stretches of pre-corporate boredom" and, more substantially, in grateful tribute to the high-school English teacher who inspired his passion for writing.

At the threshold of his emergence from the closet, and still without any idea of what direction his career would take, 19 year-old Postoff spent his final semester of high-school struggling to construct a vast and comprehensive metaphor for his identity.

"But the project was a colossal failure… everything just fell apart in my hands…"

The following year, as he embarked on a Bachelor of Commerce program, he hit upon the idea that would fuel his efforts for a second attempt and would eventually become Kingdoms of Daaskmere.

The majestic piece, written completely in verse, tells the subversive tale of a young squire named William who is suddenly thrust into a sweeping quest to slay Daask the dragon. But the once-pious William discovers to his astonishment that he alone has a unique and privileged access into the dragon's defiant soul: a place of icy fears, murky premonitions, and cryptic gateways into a universe of immense and unassailable power. The book is deliberately constructed as an elaborate allegory to symbolize the first 19 years of its author's burgeoning personality. Discerning readers will appreciate how it deftly toys with hackneyed and oppressive Christian iconography while the subtle undercurrents of an imminent gay identity slowly bubble toward the surface.

Says Postoff: "It's the neo-mythologized autobiography of a well-examined life only barely begun."

Postoff recently completed his third season on the writing staff of Showtime's hit television series, Queer as Folk, for which he was the youngest writer on staff and twice nominated for a Writers Guild of Canada screenwriting award. His award-winning short films have traveled to festivals around the world. His second short, Coming To Terms, was selected for the American Library Association's 2002 List of Recommended Videos for Young Adults, and has been screened at over 30 international film festivals.

Kingdoms of Daaskmere is now available from major online booksellers, including Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, and Borders.com.