Do you mean to tell me that up to 20 years ago every competition in the UK
was free-entry? I wasn't doing such things then so wouldn't remember. But
£3 -£5 per poem to enter doesn't seem excessive to me. Often there are
quantity reductions available, as in £4 per poem, 3 poems for £10. Some of
the really big classy ones are more of course, but I don't see how these
things could be funded without some sort of entry fee.
best joanna
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From: "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]>
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> From: "Knut Mork Skagen" <[log in to unmask]>
>
>> What's the deal with all these American entry-fee-based competitions
> anyway? The whole idea seems unscrupulous to me, even though I can see the
> need for funding,
>>
>> --Knut
>
> It's a scam, today's version of using vanity press publication to finance
> a
> regular magazine.
>
> Started in the UK about 20 years ago and now it's pretty much pervasive
> here.
>
> For once (and rather sadly) the UK seems to be ahead of the US.
>
> :-(
>
> The Freemartin
>
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