Today I found the Writer Beware Blogs.

From the blog header:

“Writer Beware, a publishing industry watchdog group sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America with additional support from the Mystery Writers of America, shines a light into the dark corners of the shadow-world of literary scams, schemes, and pitfalls.”

I’m ashamed to say I fell victim to one of these in high school, promising scholarship money for poems.  Instead, I was invited to attend an awards ceremony in Orlando where the prizes included a fine sterling silver bowl (at $300 value) and a ‘free’ copy of the book of winning poems.