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6 Ιουν 2019 · Here’s an example of a common poetry scam: Just because a contest is FREE to enter, does NOT mean it is not a scam … in fact some of the FREE to enter contests are the biggest scams going.
6 Μαΐ 2024 · Basically, you think you’ve WON because you are featured in a poetry book. The scam is that everyone wins and presumably a good number of the winners buy one or more of the poor quality book. Bottom line: There are NO winners … only losers. Here are signs of a Poetry Scam: Constant and never ending contests and deadlines, with large prizes.
Poets and other small press authors should be on the lookout for marketing schemes that charge high fees for book publicity services of dubious value. Winning Writers newsletter editor Jendi Reiter, author of the poetry collection A Talent for Sadness (Turning Point Books, 2003), recently received a mass-mailed sales pitch from Airleaf ...
16 Μαΐ 2021 · Be Aware of the Most Common Publishing Scams. Some of these scams have been around since Gutenberg. They constantly reappear, with techy variations. 1) Anthology Scams. These have been around for at least a hundred years. Since the 1920s, scam poetry anthologies have run little ads in the backs of magazines. a) The Poetry Anthology
How the Scam Works: They Prey on People’s Vanity and Earnestness. Their Better Business Bureau Rating has 2 Stars. Their Website is Sketchy. Conclusion: Don’t Apply and Don’t Fall for Similar Scams. After doing some research, I think that the PoetryNation.com poetry contest is most likely a scam and I would encourage people not to apply.
Warning Signs of a Bad Literary Contest. Web resources that flag and fight scams against poets and writers, plus hilarious parodies sent to expose the scamsters. The typical goal of a bad literary contest is to extract money from authors rather than honor excellence.
20 Φεβ 2022 · Most writing contests are legit. But some contests you can be pretty sure are scams from the get-go. Look out for excessive fees, rights grabs, and puny prizes. Here’s a great post from C. Hope Clark of Funds for Writers on how to tell legit contest from the scammers. And always check with Victoria at Writer Beware.
