Max says > My own second book came out last year from Ginninderra Press, Canberra, > neatly done and managed, except for lack of distribution. That's useful to know. Did you get any reviews? (ok, maybe I should know, but I don't find time to keep up properly) Seems to me that the two reasons to publish with a publisher instead of self-publishing are firstly for distribution (if they bother!) and secondly because it might help you get reviews. But if they don't do either then you might as well self-publish. I received an invitation to send a MS of 60-80 pages for the Tampa Review competition. (University of Tampa, Florida) They don't say where they heard of me. Anyone else here get one? Know if it's worth the trouble? Janet ------------------------------------------- Janet Jackson <[log in to unmask]> www.myspace.com/poetjj www.proximity.webhop.net -------------------------------------------