[projectaon] Re: Contacting Illustrators / The Magnamund Companion
- From: Nicholas Jankowski <jank1887@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:40:53 -0500
Great job. Just curious, but could someone more knowledgable than
myself send an email to the list with a current list of:
people we need to contact (or have contacted)
which publication their work relates to
best known contact method (if any)
date contact last attempted
anything else of note
It might put a little more organization to the "reach out and touch
someone" effort.
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:26:56 +0000, Simon Osborne
<outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Greetings all
>
> You are probably aware that recently several letters and E-mails were sent to
> various artists who worked on the Magnamund Companion. Our links came from
> eagle-eyed forum-goers who had spotted contact details for these artists.
>
> I was understandably rather nervous, but I went ahead and sent the
> letters/E-mails on Friday 14th January 2005.
>
> That very same day at 6:47PM GMT Rob Adams E-mailed back saying:
>
> > Hi Simon, This was many years ago! I have no problem with you using them
> in > the fashion stated. I have no idea where the other illustrators are.
> > good luck
>
> The next day, Saturday 15th January 2005 at 8:04PM GMT Pete Lyon E-mailed back
> saying:
>
> > Thanks very much for your recent communication...
> >
> > I would be happy for you to use versions of my images as part of the
> > project.
> >
> > Unfortunately I cannot help out in contacting the other artists concerned.
>
> Then on Monday morning 17th January 2005, I received a letter from Graham
> Round saying:
>
> > Many thanks for your letter of the 13th January '05 concerning the
> > 'Magnamund Companion'.
> >
> > Yes, it's perfectly fine for you to use my illustrations in any way you
> > wish.
> >
> > Unfortunately I cannot find a copy of this work at the moment - but I
> > remember working with Gary and Joe.
> >
> > If you have a spare copy in the future I would appreciate one for my files.
> >
> > Many thanks.
>
> This is the "good news" I enigmatically mentioned of the Forum some days ago.
>
> We are currently following a lead right now for Richard Hooks, though Ms Jane
> Laycock is proving extremely difficult to find.
>
> LWHistorian on the Forum has found these two leads, neither of which is
> particularly definite.
>
> > Here is a Jane from the UK. There is nothing to tell us if this is the one
> > we want. [She's a contact name for the Eastbourne English-Speaking Union.]
> >
> > http://www.esu.org/contact/national/eastbourne.asp
> >
> > There is another Jane from the UK who runs a site that sells sports bras. I
> > really don't think this is her but her picture is on the site. I am
> > including this indirect link so that you can see it mentions that a Jane L
> > started the site.
> >
> > http://www.springfieldstriders.org.uk/ladies.htm
>
> Jon, should we try to contact either of these ladies? If yes, would anyone
> *else* like to do so? :-p
>
> There may well be other good news on the illustrator front very soon, so keep
> watching the skies. Although publication of new books has slowed down, things
> *are* happening.
>
> Keep the faith
>
> --
> Simon Osborne
>
>
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