Dear Mr. [name], I am writing on behalf of Project Aon, a group of admirers of the Magnamund Companion that you helped to illustrate, and the world of Magnamund in general. You may be aware that it has gone out of print, and that the copyright to the text has reverted to the author, Joe Dever, and the copyrights for the illustrations have reverted to the various illustrators involved. In December 1999, Mr. Dever contacted some of his long-time fans who have maintained web sites devoted to Magnamund, granting them permission to make web editions of related books available, provided it was not done for any form of commercial profit. His grant, however, was limited strictly to the text, and does not cover the illustrations you drew without your explicit permission. We are doing our best to ensure that the Magnamund Companion does not become completely unavailable. We are, therefore, seeking your permission to incorporate your original illustrations into the Project Aon edition of the Magnamund Companion. We offer the promise that Project Aon will never profit financially from its availability in any way and that your permission to incorporate the images will be explicitly acknowledged immediately following the dedication of individual title. It is our hope that this broad availability will serve to make a new generation of fans aware of the titles which we have found to be so enjoyable. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. The volunteers of Project Aon can be reached most simply through our contact web page: http://www.projectaon.org/contact.htm If you would rather, feel free to write me back, and I will pass the substance of your remarks on to the remainder of the staff. [If you have received this message more than once by various means, please forgive us for being dogged. We just wanted to make sure to get in touch with you.] Also, if you have any contact with the other illustrators involved, please help us to get in touch with them as well. On behalf of Project Aon, I thank you for your time. Sincerely, <signature and contact information>