Why is the directory so UK based, is it relevant to me if I don't live in the UK?

At the moment the directory is UK based because it grew from my own records of those in the literary business and how open they are to new writing. However, I've lived in Asia for seven years now and still submit work to them. Businesses that are open to new writing generally accept submissions from anywhere as long as return post is included.
     Also, this is a new site and a network. Any new addresses referred by bone fide writers shall be included, from any country, hopefully making the focus more global as more people get involved.

Updates are included manually and I'll endeavor to include them as soon as possible. The directory is maintained on public computers i.e. I don't have one, nor is there a permanent location as yet, thus an update may arrive while I'm in transit or between locations. It should be reasonably fast.
     But you should receive an acknowledgement/thanks by return of e-post (if you choose to include an e-mail address).

That depends on how well we all network together. If enough people submit their experiences from the average response, then we can be fairly certain of the way a business/editor treats new authors.

As The New Writers' Network is a voluntary site, then we don't get paid either. Hey, look at all the typing I've done for you    :-). However, you could inspire someone or give them enough advice that they end up seeing their work in print. You could make a difference.

     A large article submitted via the form would be returned to us in a complicated manner. Much better to send it as an e-mail. If it's an unformatted article and is accepted then we will put the tags in, if it's already in HTML then it's still easier for us to consider it as an e-mail rather than as an attachment.

As well as running The New Writers network, I'm also a full-time writer and thus have a site that includes everything I'm involved in. Because each section is fairly unrelated, people who come to the site via search engines may be looking for a writers' directory and have no interest in the other work at all. So it's easier to have the different parts as self-contained sections, linked by a common index page.

AM is Ambrosia, my last novel. It's a record of the editors who agreed to see it. True, that's not much of an indication of how much a business is open to new writing, but the directory has grown from my own records. With your networking help, the AM part can become a more comprehensive, general rating.

That shows that on the return letter the name stated is different from the editor/company head. It's still best to address work to the person in charge, but being able to mention the office head/secretary can make a writer appear more professional or connected.

It's becoming de-rigor for writers to market themselves with web pages, and a poorly designed one could do more harm than good. Also, the elements of good design can be applied to many areas a writer may be involved in, like advertising or even having business cards printed.

Talent is not enough it seems. The literary world is full of stories of writers who changed the world, but for years struggled with countless rejections. We have to wonder about the work that we never got to see because the would be author took one knock too many.
     Perhaps this is just part of being a writer, therefore the site can grow to being not just practical advice, but chicken soup to keep each other going!