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‘Am I being scammed in writers’ competition?’

Are the Brit Writers’ Awards a new big scam? When the submission deadline was moved from December 15 last year to February 26 this year it seemed as if organisers were trying to attract more volunteers to pay the £10 entry fee. The organisers claimed they had received 21,000 entries and promised to notify the finalists in April, with an award ceremony to be held on June 26. The dates were soon pushed farther back.

Then in April, with no previous mention of different stages in the competition, the organisers sent out an e-mail informing entrants that they had passed the first round and encouraged people to buy the tickets.

On May 7 another message was circulated, informing the entrants that the second stage was

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