[lit-ideas] Watchdog for Poetry Corruption
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- Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 14:30:28 EDT
http://www.foetry.com/index.html
One of the most common ways American poets publish a book is through open
competition at some of the best-known presses. Many publishers require an entry
fee, usually $20 to $25 per manuscript. With hundreds or even thousands of
entries, a lot of money is involved.
And then it's a fair competition, right? Wrong.
Over and over again, judges often select their own students and friends, even
when manuscripts are read "blind."
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http://www.foetry.com/interview.html
"It is amazing that some people continue to defend the presses and judges who
are engaging in consumer fraud. And itâ??s amusing that the defenders are most
often the poets who have benefited from one or more of these contests."
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