November 24, 2003 For more information: Frank R. Scatoni 619-807-1887 frank@ventureliterary.com "No Kill Date" Venture Literary Sells the Memoir of a Woman Sailor’s Search for Self in the South Pacific to Brookview Press On November 24, 2003, Frank R. Scatoni of Venture Literary, representing award-winning filmmaker Neva Sullaway, sold the World rights to Chasing Dreamtime: One Woman’s Sea Journey to Oz and Beyond to David Drotar at Brookview Press. The South Pacific is one of the most beautiful and pristine areas of water and land—a world that has remained largely unspoiled by the hands of man. It is a world where ocean and earth meet intermittently, where one might just find a deserted island all to oneself, a world where ripe fruits hang heavily off vines, free for the picking. But the South Pacific is also a world of deadly sea creatures, shark attacks, and tropical disease. The oceans can be violently stormy or deathly calm, stranding a sailboat without a breath of wind in its sails. It is home to both native islanders and social outcasts, both of whom are not necessarily welcoming to tourists. Neva Sullaway, author of Chasing Dreamtime, has experienced both extremes of this tropical world. After college and a disastrous marriage, Sullaway set off on her watery adventure. Having failed at her attempt at being the first woman to sail solo around the world, Sullaway arrived in Tahiti, where after only a few days she was placed in jail for a visa violation. And so began her true-life adventures: she has been hunted by sharks and stricken with tropical fever; she has smuggled drugs (albeit unwillingly), jumped ship, been held at knifepoint, and been threatened by a crew of violent fishermen. In Chasing Dreamtime, Sullaway, after having cycled 2,000 kilometers along the northeast coast of Australia, soon finds herself in the wilds of the Australian outback, a desolate and scarcely inhabited area populated by few outside of the natives. It is here that Sullaway catches a glimpse of the aboriginal concept of Dreamtime, an elusive spiritual interpretation that helps both Sullaway and the reader understand the journey’s events. Neva Sullaway is the award-winning author of the short film Woodcarver. A champion sailboarder, she has also authored two books—One with the Wind: A Guide to Sailboarding in Australia and Sailing in San Diego: A Pictorial History. She has been the editor of several maritime publications including Mains’il Haul, the San Diego Maritime Museum’s journal of Pacific Maritime History. To learn more about Venture Literary, visit: www.ventureliterary.com. To learn more about Brookview Press, visit: www.brookviewpress.com.