Young Writers Society

There's a bunch of poetry contests on the Google ads that run on the Index page. I clicked on a bunch of them.

Well one of them published my poem in an online magazine or on their website or something like that. Big deal.

But today, I got mail from another one, The Famous Poets Society, saying that they loved my poem, haved moved it to the semifinals, will "personally" notify me of the results, and have asked permission to publish my poem in their book, Great Poems of the Western World. YAY!

Oh wait, I hope this isn't some stupid scam I'm falling for. I mean, they had Publish America on those ads too. And we had a way-old thread in the Lounge discussing that and basically, it's a scam.

But hey, I'll be published as soon as I sign the form and send it in. And I'll be a "Great Poet of the Western World." Haha

And my mom doesn't seem to mind. And here's the poem I submitted.

I walk down the Hall
Of a Hundred Mirrors.
In each one I see
A different face
Staring back at me,
Even though they're all the same.
In one, who I was.
In another, who I am.
In many more, my secret hopes, dreams, and wishes
Of everything I could have been,
And everything I could be.
I see a bit of everything.
Not even I
Can quite comprehend
The faces staring back at me,
And they're all mine.

Ok, weird little rant done.

Ya and itll probably end up in a book that costs $60. THats what happened to me.

Actually the book only costs $35. What happened to you?

I got screwed

No offense niteowl but it does sound like a scam, but if their not asking you for any money it doesn't really do any finaical harm. And BTW I love your poem! at least these people have good taste lol

And is this the website? if it is its way a scam http://www.famouspoets.com/

Same exact winners up there from the last contest that were there when I entered two years ago.It is a scam Nicole!!!!!!!!!!

You called her Nicole *yipes!* she hates that!

oh hecc oh wowww you've been around since 2005 @niteowl?

@ShadowVyper all the threads to revive…kids, don’t be like me. These scams still exist in one name or another.

But to answer your question-yes, I’ve been around since November 2004. I was on another site writing.com (which is essentially pay to play but hasn’t updated their website since 2000 lol) when I followed an ad Nate posted there and the rest is history.

… that’s a good point, I didn’t think of that. Oops. But if it’s any consolation I got scammed when I was in high school too — by Famous Poems even, I believe it was.

But that’s really cool! I’m glad you’re still around :’)

2004! That's longer than I've been alive.

That... excuse me gotta go have an existential crisis @_@

Hehehe. Shadow having a nervous breakdown because she feels half old.

Oh I feel full-old not just half-old -- brb researching retirement homes now