Re: Is the Pirce of Oil Pushing Up Entry Fees for Contests? -- The Lonely Canadian Writer

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Date Posted: 22:11:22 06/26/08 Thu GMT-5
Author: Roger
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Subject: Re: Is the Pirce of Oil Pushing Up Entry Fees for Contests?
In reply to: Lori 's message, "Re: Is the Pirce of Oil Pushing Up Entry Fees for Contests?" on 21:41:44 06/26/08 Thu GMT-5

Yeah, but is this a contest entry fee or a reading fee? This looks like a backdoor way to get manuscripts for publication, and to get money for reading the slush pile.

Roger

p.s. My road trip to Edmonton starte tomorrow.

>I'm wondering if it's a contest for a collection of
>stories. That kind of reading fee isn't unusual when
>they're judging entire book manuscripts.
>
>Lori
>
>>Wow! $75 and then 40,000 words. Quite the fee and
>>quite the short story. I sure hope it isn't the price
>>of oil as someone who lives in Alberta and should be
>>enjoying the advantage. Haha. Neither I nor my
>>family members enjoy the largess (or the dangers) of
>>working in the oil patch.
>>The entry fee does really seem outrageous...there must
>>be other contest venues.
>>
>>Linda

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Re: Price of Entry Fees for Contests and odd rules -- DianeG (enlightened but confused), 22:14:55 06/26/08 Thu GMT-5

Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. -- Lori, 00:40:41 06/27/08 Fri GMT-5