I write poetry and I have been approached by a publishing company to compile my poems into a book. They are willing to pay the intial expenses of publishing it and that confused me a bit. Has anyone heard of this company? They became familar with my work through poetry.com (and yes I am aware of their scams when it comes to their anthologies).
2007-02-14 16:27:35 · 4 answers · asked by Nancy M 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Publish Today is the same company that runs Poetry.com. Real publishers don't visit poetry.com looking for writers. Real publishers laugh at Poetry.com.
Did they contact you via e-mail or via letter? I'd be interested in seeing the actually letter they sent you. If you would be so kind, if it was an e-mail could you forward it to me? I run a monthly newsletter that includes information on scams and publishing. If this is their newest scam, I'd like to share it with my readers! I also know others in the industry who may be interested in alerting their readers about this as well.
You can forward it to jdawson(at)bardsandsages(dot)com.
2007-02-15 01:34:48 · answer #1 · answered by bardsandsages 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 04:09:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's ONE BIG SCAM! Don't even give them the time of day! This is NOT legitimate publishing. They approach EVERYONE who is on poetry.com (another rather worthless site). If you are already aware of scams of this sort, then this one should raise an ENORMOUS red flag! No one is publishing poetry today (no LEGITIMATE publisher anyway) because there is no market for it in the real literary world. Ha, the initial expenses of publishing, they tell you. Trust me, they will ask for money from you very soon if you decide to take them up on their sleazy offer. These people prey on the naive and those so desperate to see their name in print they will do anything! PLEASE DON'T GET SUCKED IN!
2007-02-14 16:40:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nancy:
I checked and checked, could not find on net? Just don't give them any $$ no matter what they claim. If legitimate they will ask for none.
If bad guys, once they have your confidence they will ask for $$ to critique your work or other such things as this. I f they ask for any $$ for any reason, they are bad guys. Check Warnings & Cautions for Writers.
Wayne Russell, The Vagabond Writer
2007-02-15 06:18:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋