"At the outbreak of World War I, New Zealand troops took possession of the island country. Following WWI the newly formed League of Nations gave New Zealand its Mandate to administer the islands, which resulted in close ties between the two countries that still exist to this day. The newly formed United Nations extended New Zealand's mandate until January 1, 1962, when Western Samoa, or Samoa i Sisifo as the Samoans called it, became the first independent Polynesian nation. In 1997 the island nation officially shortened its name to Samoa. Today, Samoa has a parliamentary style of government and an education system reflecting its former ties with New Zealand."
Below is the response from Random House New Zealand to my response about being rejected because of my return address. (The entire book is set in Samoa- which it appears that he missed- but Lady Jersey means Australia wants it- Sure, why didn't I think of that?) I think they are sore about the soccer.
Hi Dan,
I'm sorry you feel that way. I did notice the link with Samoa but as we get
over 600 submissions a year, of which we are only able to take a very small
percentage, we have to draw the line somewhere and can afford to be
particularly selective. The mention of Lady Jersey could be enough to meet
the Australian criteria. You may like to try them as your next port of call.
Best of luck,
Stuart
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Mc Nay [mailto:mcnay@usc.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, 26 May 2010 5:59 PM
To: Lipshaw, Stuart
Subject: Re: Submission to Random House New Zealand
Stuart,
I submitted because I assumed New Zealand might recall their association with
Samoa. Too bad you've forgotten.
What a criteria for rejection. Betcha ya didn't even read a bit of it, did
ya?
Thanks
Dan
You notice he didn't say anything about actually reading it.
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