Talofa Dan
Thanks for your manuscript we received a couple of days ago.
Despite us saying that we will take unsolicited manuscripts we know from expereince that unless the author is
Well known and previously very succesful it is almost inevitable that the work will not be commercial for us. We have tried with a number of overseas Pacific authors and unless they are here to promote and market with us we find the effort we put in is just not enough to overcome the handicap of an absent author.
Therefore we are declining to take on your work. I shall destroy this copy you have sent unless I hear from you otherwise.
Regards
Brian
Brian Bargh
Publishing Manager
Huia NZ Ltd 39 Pipitea Street | PO Box 17-335 Wellington | AOTEAROA New Zealand| Ph +64 4 473 9262 | Fax +64 4 473 9265 | www.huia.co.nz
AND:
Hi Dan,
Thank you for your submission, which arrived safely today. Unfortunately, we only publish titles by New Zealand authors or books that contain significant New Zealand content, so I am afraid we will be unable to publish your novel. Sorry to deliver the bad news but all the best with your writing and good luck with other publishers.
Kind regards,
| Stuart Lipshaw Production Assistant Random House New Zealand Ltd. | P +64 9 444 7197 F +64 9 441 2714 18 Poland Road, Wairau Valley, North Shore City 0627 Private Bag 102950, NSMC, North Shore City 0745 www.randomhouse.co.nz |
I responded to both, asking if they even bothered reading the first paragraph, or was I rejected solely because of my return address. Talk about Xenophobia. These were both sent the day they received the mail.
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