I did a few weeks ago just messing around. I entered some poem I wrote at least five years ago, and I just got a letter saying my poem was selected as a semi-finalist in a contest and I'm being published. Is this true, or a scam to get me to buy a book?
2006-09-29 17:18:45 · 11 answers · asked by munkees81 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
It's a scam. My daughter published a poem with them. They accept everything, so evryone is a finalist. They do publish books, but they don't market them except to other poets in the book, and since they don't say when the prize will be awarded, they can actually go for years without giving away any money.
Your best bet is to get a book called Poets Market, that comes out every year and submit to someone who pays money. even a penny a word will get you more than poetry.com
2006-09-29 17:25:16 · answer #1 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is all part of the promotional sceme to get you to buy books. I also entered a poem and it was published in a book. It cost me almost $60.00 for the book. It was a small book of poems and they even put my poem on the first page. If you want to get your poem published for $60.00 then I recommend you do it. I also got invitations to go to an award ceramony that cost hundreds and I declined. I think it is a scam so that is why I declined. If you are going to get an award you shouldn't have to pay for it, DUH! The company preys on you, knowing you might be gulable enough to bite. I was. I hope you aren't.
2006-09-30 00:31:56 · answer #2 · answered by lydia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have entered. I have never won but the books are very nice and it is great to see your name in print. My local library has bought the books my poems are in. to have on their shelves. Sometimes there is also a CD offered where your poem is read with other poems and music.
2006-09-30 00:24:08 · answer #3 · answered by Marcia B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did that too....and got A LOT of emails. When I read the fine print, it was all just a scheme to buy their book or display for your poem. Never amounted to anything.
2006-09-30 00:22:07 · answer #4 · answered by mande 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, they will certainly try to get you to buy a book, an award plaque, or both. Some genuinely good work is published on the site, and yet there is this extremely commercial aspect to it. Forewarned, I guess, is forearmed.
2006-09-30 22:49:11 · answer #5 · answered by silver.graph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam. If you're poems any good, do not put it online in anyform. /enter a judged contest--I did, and got great feedback from the judges.
2006-09-30 02:01:48 · answer #6 · answered by Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've just submitted a poem there myself... only to see what happens!
2006-09-30 07:45:05 · answer #7 · answered by Analyst 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I did two weeks ago but never heard anything. Congratulations!
2006-09-30 00:21:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son 6 did he got his published And got it put in a book last year no scam true true true!!!!!!!!!
2006-09-30 00:28:47 · answer #9 · answered by cris_angel_fan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they sent me the same, I think it's a scam...I got my hopes up too!!
2006-09-30 00:21:27 · answer #10 · answered by daisy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋