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  • Writers` Forum
    by GettingTired at 14:39 on 08 March 2006
    Hey all, I'm new here so forgive me if this is all old news. Just to pass on something and get it off my chest:

    I won a ------ prize a while ago. Hurray and so on. It was cool, and the prize money was nice. Only 150 quid, but that's nice right. Yup it was. If they paid it. After months of chasing and being ignored and lied to, I finally received the cheque yesterday. They claim to be (I quote) "...providing encouragement and inspiration to those who want to write..." For me, anyway, they did neither, merely made me feel tired.

    So there's a warning: winning will make you feel good, but all the stuff after can really burst your bubble. Money isn't everything, but there's a proncipal at work here. And a message: keep on chasing what's owed to you!!

    Good luck everyone!

    [Edited by Anna Reynolds at 10:20:00 on 09 March 2006
    Reason:
    Legal- sorry but we don't name names. Lounge Forum best place for that as not public!]
  • Re: Writers` Forum
    by Nell at 15:52 on 08 March 2006
    I know exactly how you feel, Getting Tired - the same thing happened to me and at least one other person I know. I'll WW mail you.

    Nell.
  • Re: Writers` Forum
    by GettingTired at 04:29 on 10 March 2006
    Okay, so it was edited. I meant it as a warning to people because you actually have to pay to enter the competition. So I'll just have to say to be careful where you submit and dont give up with the chasing!

    Once again, good luck everyone!
  • Re: Writers` Forum
    by Account Closed at 06:30 on 10 March 2006
    I understand this - it happens with these particular people all the time. You have to ring the A/Cs department every week to get paid, and even then it takes months. Sigh!!...

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  • Re: Writers` Forum
    by EmmaD at 08:40 on 10 March 2006
    Are they listed on Preditors and E ditors? The entry fee ought to be proportionate to the prize money, and they ought to distribute it properly.

    Emma
  • Re: Writers` Forum
    by Account Closed at 10:08 on 10 March 2006
    Afraid not, Emma - they'e actually quite a well thought of establishment - just utterly bad at accounts!!

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