[Shaun J. Russell]

Originally Posted by Gail White

I thought the way bakeoff finalists were printed - to ensure they could not be seen outside the Sphere - would leave them eligible for competitions & publications, unless one of Us was the judge. Am I wrong?

No, in theory you're correct. But in practice, the poems are still out there in the open, and can't even be explained away as being "workshop" offerings. And related discussions of the poems (using their titles etc.) can easily take place in unprotected places.

I recognize that this all sounds paranoid, and I truly don't care a great deal personally, but it's still a consideration, given how many pubs seem to be cracking down on this sort of thing.