Article: Free Contests May Not Cost You Money, But They Can Still Cost You
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Free Contests May Not Cost You Money, But They Can Still Cost You
If there?s no entry fee, why not enter? If I don?t win, I don?t lose anything. Many a new writer has been burned by thinking this way. Free competitions may not cost you any money to enter, but they can still cost you.
The Big Beware: Are You Selling Your Rights by Entering?
Beware of competitions that have no entry fee but a statement saying they have the right to print your work, regardless of whether or not you win. In some cases, these competitions also take the copyright to your work. That means your story is no longer yours?whether or not you win.
To avoid getting burned, read the contest guidelines and make sure there is no statement that says anything like ?all entries become the property of XXX? or ?by entering, entrants grant permis...
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