Today Writers House announced plans for an office in London to handle writers in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

Angharad Kowal,the British rights director at Writers House, will helm the new office. According to Bookseller, Kowal has inked deals for Nora Roberts, Neil Gaiman, and Laurell K. Hamilton during a productive year.

Here’s a quote from Kowal, from the article: “I’m very much looking forward to introducing new Writers House authors to the British and Australian markets as well as continuing to support and strengthen our established authors in 2009.”