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." _____ 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." _____ ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html