[neilmarr]

***Interesting that you've gotten a local writer considering your own location***

Hi Paul:

I'm based in France, but after ten years as UK-based, we're actually now registered in Canada and the USA (a very scattered editorial, tech and admin house team).

And, with so many BB authors Down Under now, we'll be opening and registering a fully-staffed Australian bureau based in Adelaide in October/November.

We'll have Australaisian print and distribution based in Oz and will be producing print under a *BeWrite Books Southern Cross Editions* imprint.

It'll open with new releases by Oz authors, followed by a whole raft of great work by our existing Australian authors and we'll then phase in the rest of the BB catalogue, (currently 100+ titles, which is where we like to keep it as old contracts expire and new ones are signed), and, obviously, also release the 'Southern Cross' edition of all new releases alongside the international edition as we go.

Will drop a line when we're ready to roll and all wrinkles in the plot are ironed out.

Very neat new logo for Australasia, by the way. I'll import it from my other machine and post it later (currenly slaving away on a wee netbook, under a parasol and with a chilled beer at my elbow. Life's hell at times, eh, Paul?)

Cheers. Neil

PS: Must take a look at 'Tree of Life' from you and Elita. Sounds a good read. N