Any reason you need the author's sex and ethnicity with the submission? That's odd. And this one... Do not use peoples first and last names in your submissions. PLEASE tell me you mean that you don't want real person slash and you are not talking about prohibiting the use of characters' first and last names. The tone of the site implies that you're looking for het stories, but the guidelines don't specifiy. Can you clarify that? (Pretty much figures this was a fly by posting, but it can't hurt to ask.)

This para makes me very nervous. "All entries, no matter when they are received, will become the sole property of FistFight, Inc., a Seymore Butts' Corporation. FistFight, Inc. will have complete and total rights to display, edit, and/or publish for commercial use and/or any and all other purposes that FistFight, Inc. may choose. In any of the cases above, FistFight, Inc. will attribute/credit the writer of the submission by listing the first letter of the writers first name along with their city or country." So... we get credit for the story (whoopee) but lose all rights in perpetuity?

Oh, hang on, we don't even get full credit - just the *first letter* of our name plus city/country. So all the credit I'd get for my story would be F, Birmingham. Phooey.

I didn't even see that paragraph. I remember seeing language similar to that for another publisher. I can't remember if it was Penthouse or Playgirl or what, but it was one of the big ones. All SUBMISSIONS became their property. So, even if they reject your work, you STILL can't do anything with it. Talk about a ripoff.

Yup, this one sounds as if it's the same - "all entries" which presumably includes those that are rejected. Big no-no as far as I'm concerned, prize or no prize.

Surely you're not all suggesting that Seymour Butts might be a tiny bit exploitative? That kind, intellectual, philanthropic man? Shame on you, ladies... :oops:

Only if they leave the door opem, I hope...

I thought Seymore Butts was a prank call on the Simpsons? Ouch ... do people assume no one will read the small print? We're writers! (and presumably readers too ...)

'Oh to be a writer, a REAL writer!' hehe ...

I am a simulated writer. Or stimulated, I forget.

The only thing that seems to jive is "Seymour" and "entries" in the same sentence. Yes, Cup, you've been bad. You know the drill. And considering the nature of this post, an open door seems fitting. Cheers