Originally Posted by Zen Scanner
It's a common format like Who's Who books. Ultimately it sells books, but it makes sense for the competition to be totally above board on the actual winners. The adult variations of these also get people up front with submission or reading fees. Then again, there are much more expensive ways to feel good about one's effort.


I agree! Of course their goal is to sell books and make kids and parents feel all warm and fuzzy that they were picked to be published so they want to buy the books. It did make us feel that way too. I think they are on the up and up though, and entering your work is free, so you can't really complain about that.

DD9's teacher submitted two of her poems last year (at the same time) and oddly enough one was chosen to be published in the Spring Edition and the other in the Summer Edition. We would have had to buy two books. We allowed them to be published, but did not purchase either book. DD9 was excited the first time around and basically blew it off the second time.