Watermark Press

I submitted a poem to them for a poetry contest, because I thought it was legitimate and needed money to pay for my schooling. They sent me something saying I was a finalist, and if I agreed to the terms and conditions they would publish my poem in a book, and I could buy a copy of it for a large sum. I researched this company and apparently they send this to everyone who enters and essentially stake claim to your work, which would be fine if they were legitimate. Sometimes people get the book they pay for sometimes they do not. No one can ever get a hold of anyone in HR. I did not accept conditions and did not buy a book, but they still have my poem online and possibly still in this book. I want to be able to submit this poem to legitimate poetry competitions, but often they have rules that it can not be published any where else. This company is crooked and steals from people who are aspiring writers and it is disgusting.
Product_Or_Service: poem submitted to competition