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For more information

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Services - Useful hints and tips for anyone needing information on how to publish, copyright etc

POETRY SERVICES:

 for a full list of UK poetry publishers, magazines, courses, competitions, literary agents and submission guidelines visit www.thewritershandbook.com or alternatively buy a copy from any good bookshop, published annually by Macmillan.

 for a quarterly guide to poetry events: gigs, open mics, festivals, slams, and competitions, pick up a copy of POETRY LONDON.

COPYRIGHT:

Before submitting your work to this or any other site, magazine or organisation you MUST copyright it for your own protection! Literary history is littered with stolen manuscripts and plagiarised ideas, all due to the fact that their author's were too slow or too stupid to protect their work.

And it's so simple. If you want to spend a lot of money, then find yourself an expensive specialist solicitor who will gladly fleece you in return for doing exactly what you could have done yourself. Alternatively, either pay a visit to your local CAB or follow the RRRANTS 5 point plan, which is what they'll tell you anyway:

   1) make copies of each of your poems. (it's always a good idea to keep hard copies as well as digital)

   2) sign and date each piece, adding the copyright symbol before your name.

   3) put the pieces into a series of self addressed envelopes, making sure you write the titles of the pieces on the backs of

       the envelopes.

   4) seal all the edges with tape then send them to yourself by RECORDED DELIVERY.

   5) when they arrive DO NOT OPEN THEM! File them somewhere safely.

If there is ever an ownership dispute, then the other party will have to prove that they had possession before the date on your envelopes. Simple as that!

There are also some flashy digital offerings out there in cyber space who will talk about risk of fire when storing your envelopes, digital being safer etc etc....If you're worried about fire damage then place a copy in a safe deposit box. That'll probably cost but most likely less than on line. Also, who can guarantee that the internet company will be around in the next 6 months let alone long term?

Feel free to download these documents if you need some bedtime reading

Copyright Rights in Performances Publication Right Database Right.pdf

 USEFUL ADDRESSES:

The Patent Office

Harmsworth House

13-15 Bouverie Street

London

EC4Y 8DP

Tel: 08459 500 505

www.patent.gov.uk

Performing Rights Society

29-33 Berners Street

London

W1P 4AA

Tel. (0207) 306 4069 -B.C.C.

Tel. (0207) 580 5544 -P.R.S.

www.prs.co.uk

Copyright Licensing Agency

90 Tottenham Court Road

London

W1P 0LP

Tel. 020 7631 5555

www.cla.co.uk

Mechanical Copyright Protection

Elgar House

41 Streatham High Road

London

SW16 1ER

Tel. (0208) 664 4400

www.mcps.co.uk

Rrrants Fairness & Respect Policy

The Owners of Rhythmical Ravings & Rants' operate a strict anti bigotry policy for individuals work, but at the same time are firm advocates of free speech and the right to reply. We do however reserve the right to make a decision about submissions to this forum based on our own opinions and will remove inappropriate content, without debate.