Olive Press on Young Writers: "Dreams of thousands of aspiring young authors have been crushed by a suspect publishing scheme"

Olive Press in Spain investigated Forward Press (former operator of Young Writers) in June 2011: 

The projects, run by disgraced UK poet Ian Walton, promise children the chance to see their ‘winning’ entries in print.

But, after taking thousands of euros from Spanish parents to see their kids’ work, the company shut down its offices in La Cala and Malaga.

Read more here: http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2011/01/31/forward-into-europe/ and here: http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2011/01/13/crushed-dreams/