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Be wary of kids' writing competitions!
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<blockquote data-quote="Mamaof5" data-source="post: 404289"><p>There are adult geared scams like this as well...it's rather sickening to prey on people, let alone children like this. Poetry.com is another one that is like this, buy the book we just published you poetry in or pay for your plane ticket and dinner you won the first prize award from us. Be a speaker at a special dinner just for the first prize winner but you have to pay for the ticket to the dinner to hold your spot...</p><p></p><p>*shakes head and fist*</p><p></p><p>There's a decent blog from a publishing agent that zeros in on the scams Writer Beware does some lists of what to watch out for and what is legit. I'm sorry your friend has to go through this, the publishing world is full of trolling sharks (don't get me started on Publish America either) circling the tiny pool of water. It's not easy getting published but it's not impossible either. I hope she has better luck and the competition is at least the legit part.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mamaof5, post: 404289"] There are adult geared scams like this as well...it's rather sickening to prey on people, let alone children like this. Poetry.com is another one that is like this, buy the book we just published you poetry in or pay for your plane ticket and dinner you won the first prize award from us. Be a speaker at a special dinner just for the first prize winner but you have to pay for the ticket to the dinner to hold your spot... *shakes head and fist* There's a decent blog from a publishing agent that zeros in on the scams Writer Beware does some lists of what to watch out for and what is legit. I'm sorry your friend has to go through this, the publishing world is full of trolling sharks (don't get me started on Publish America either) circling the tiny pool of water. It's not easy getting published but it's not impossible either. I hope she has better luck and the competition is at least the legit part. [/QUOTE]
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