[Alan Rain]

Lakeland Poetry Magazine have a comp advertised, but frankly it reads as unprofessional, with spelling, punctuation & formatting blips. They even give two different deadline dates, and two spellings of the judge's name:

http://lakelandpoetry.blogspot.co.uk/

Does anyone know about this comp, or the judge: Jayne Sykes (or is it Jane?)

I sent them an email last week, but have had no reply.

[Chris O'Carroll]

Does this new journal, which has yet to publish an issue, solicit submissions through any other channel? Or is paying a fee to enter the competition the only way of submitting? If so, interesting way of doing business. Unappealing, but interesting.

[Julie Steiner]

Typos in the publicity for a literary magazine or website are an absolute deal-breaker for me. If an editor can't even be bothered to make sure his or her own copy is proofread, what level of care and attention can I expect to be given to the presentation of my work?

[Michael Cantor]

All you have to do is google: http://www.jaynesykesauthor.co.uk/

That should tell you all you need to know, if Julie hasn't already.

[Brian Allgar]

I can't help thinking that there's something rather endearing about someone who writes:

"My ultimate dream is to one day be published by Mills & Boon."

[John Whitworth]

I once taught someone who was published (a lot) in 'The People's Friend'. Didn't Sylvia Plath try to write Mills & Boone stuff?