I am currently writing a poem for the United Press, 'Local Poem Competition.'
Deadline 31st December 2013
I have written a ghost story for a WM Comp.
A farmer's son relies on fantasy to console him for lack of society, riches and glamour. When he goes to town, he drives into his fantasy world, which seems real, but none can see or hear him.
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Oh Patricia, be careful with United Press. I entered a comp that they ran last year, similar theme - I think they asked for a poem about a specific place. Anyway, I was quite pleased when they said that although they had decided not to award a first prize, I had been chosen to appear in their anthology, but it was a load of nonsense. I would have to pay to include my biography alongside the poem and I was being offered so many copies of the book at a special rate. All I had to do was proof read my copy to ensure there were no errors before it went to print and that would be that. I thought it sounded a bit dodgy, and when I spoke to others on my a363 group, it turned out that United Press comps are notorious. For some reason, known only unto themselves, possibly to make sure that I would respond, a whole load of typos had been inserted into my proof copy which weren't there when I submitted.
I decided not to proceed with it, but when I checked online I found loads of comments from people who had. The one that I remember was someone who had a poem published in one anthology, then discovered someone else had exactly the same anthology except from the fact that her poem had been replaced with a different one.
Fiona
Love Story
Hello Fiona, thanks for your comment. You didn't have much luck with U.P. but never mind there's plenty more comps. I finished my 'local' poem and I'm currently writing a love story. Good day!