series, of not less than 1,000 words, that is accepted.

The Christian Herald (New York) is looking for a good clean American serial, of about 40,000 words, for early publication. The periodical needs at all times good short stories, not exceeding 4,500 words, and articles on economic, humanitarian, sociological, politica!, and religious problems, of from 2,000 to 3,000 words.

Pantomime (New York) wants anything unusual relating to moving pictures - especially intimate matter about stars or near-stars.

The People's Popular Monthly Moines, Iowa) reaches the small town readers in the sixteen Middle West states, and especially needs a good serial, to begin in the March or April number of the magazine. The serial should be characterized by entertainment value, rather than the study or analysis of character, should have distinct suspense, and be of interest to the masculine as well as to the feminine element of readers. It must not exceed 75,000 words, and 50,000 words is the desired length. The publishers are willing to pay a very good price for this serial, provided they find what they want.

The Sportsmen's Review ( Cincinnati ) would like some good timely articles on fishing and hunting.

Young's Magazine (New York) wants short stories, of about 4,000 words, and novelettes, of from 25,000 to 35.000 words. Stories for Young's Magazine should be somewhat more staid than stories intended for Breezy Stories, issued by the same publishers, and should show more craftsmanship and quality.

The Continent (Chicago) uses a limited amount of fiction, ranging from 1,800 to 2,500 words, suited to a religious family paper, with an occasional illustrated travel article, or a biographical sketch of some one rendering a unique service to humanity and, rarely, a short story for children. The periodical prints no poetry.

Columbia (New York), the new magazine published by the Knights of Columbus, has an

special manuscript needs at present, but is always willing to consider something unusually good.

The Business Philosopher (Memphis, Tenn.) is not in the market at present for paid articles, as most of the matter in the magazine is contributed by members of the editorial staff or the regular staff of contributors.

The editor of Everyday Life, a publication for country homes (337 West Madison street, Chicago), says that many young writ ers seem to be under the impression that their manuscripts are not carefully read by editors, and that editors want material only from writers already known. That is not the case in the office of Everyday Life, where names count for nothing and every short story submitted is judged on its merits. Lack of space is the only barrier that keeps out many good stories submitted to the magazine, and the editor finds some of his best material in the maiden efforts of young writers. In fact, he has found many of these stories so good that the magazine is "stocked up" for the next three months. The only stipulation that Everyday Life makes is that manuscripts shall not exceed 2,500 words and that they shall be typewritten.

Pearson's Magazine (New York) is using more fiction now and is in the market for stories, strange in character, but not improbable, containing from 2,000 to 3,000 words. The magazine can also use a few good poems. At present payment is made only in books.

The Survey (New York) will be known as Survey Graphic, beginning with the November number.

The Mexican Review, a monthly magazine published in Washington by George F. Weeks, has been transferred to Colonel S. G. Vazquz, and will be published hereafter at 631 South Spring street, Los Angeles. The magazine 's printed in both English and Spanish, and has a circulation of about 20,000 copies monthly. Colonel Vagquz and his staff will handle all

the news and the business end of the magazine, and Mr. Weeks will continue to supply the editorials.

Complaint is made that the editor of the San Francisco News Letter has failed to reply to three letters asking for acceptance or return of a travel article sent to him last January, although postage was enclosed with each.

The Famous Clothiers (Chicago) wish THE WRITER to state that they are no longer in need of manuscripts, their wants having been fully supplied.

At the regular statutory meeting of the members of the Navy League of the United States, it was decided, for financial reasons, to discontinue furnishing Sea Power to members. The withdrawal of the Navy League support necessitates the suspension of the magazine, and the number for July was the final issue.

The Children's Magazine (Salem, Mass.) has suspended publication.

The Junior, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's juvenile supplement, and its Northwest Farm Section have been discontinued.

Motion Picture Life has temporarily suspended publication.

Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 263 Adelaide street, West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, announce an all-Canadian prize competition. For the best novel they offer a prize of $2,500, and for the best story for Canadian boys or girls a prize of $500. Competitors must be either of Canadian birth or have resided in the Dominion of Canada since January 1, 1920, intending to make a permanent residence in Canada. The novel should preferably be of life in Canada, but the author is left entirely free in the choice of time, place, and theme. Novels should contain between 75,000 and 90,000 words, while the stories for boys and girls must not exceed 60,000 words. Translations and adaptations are barred, and the manuscripts must be the original work of the competitors or of the collaborators. All manuscripts must be typewritten, on one side of the paper, and must bear on the title page

the name and address of the author. The words "Novel Competition" or "Juvenile Competition" should be written in the upper right-hand corner of the title page and on the outside wrapper. No author may submit more than two books in each of these competitions, and the winners must cede all rights of every kind to Hodder & Stoughton. Manuscripts must be accompanied by a form letter which will be furnished upon application, and return postage must be sent. The competition will close June 1, 1922, and the decisions will be announced in Maclean's Magazine and in the Canadian Bookman.

Life (New York) offers prizes of $500, $300, and $200 for the best title to the picture on the cover of the issue for October 27. By "best" is understood that title which most cleverly describes the situation shown in the picture. The contest will close at noon December 5, and titles should be addressed to Life's Picture Title Contest, 598 Madison avenue, New York.

The United Neighborhood Houses of New York offer three prizes of $100 each for the best one-act play, the best community pageant, and the best spring festival. No restrictions are placed on the scenes or the subject matter, but those having an elevating, constructive idea will be given the preference. The contest will close, March 1, and manuscripts should be sent by registered mail to the Arts and Festivals Committee of the United Neighborhood Houses, 70 Fifth avenue, New York.

Charles G. Blanden (“Laura Blackburn ") offers through the Bookfellows prizes of $25, $15, and $10 for the best three lyrics of not less than eight nor more than twenty-four lines, submitted by Bookfellows before January 1. Not more than one poem may be submitted by a member, and the author's name and address should be submitted separately. Manuscripts should be sent to Flora Warren Seymour, 4017 Blackstone avenue, Chicago.

The Forest Theatre Association. Carmel, California, offers a prize of one hundred dollars for an original play adapted for produc

tion in the Forest Theatre during the summer season of 1922. No royalties are offered, and the competition will close February 1. Return postage should be sent, and manuscripts should be addressed to Mrs. V. M. Porter, Secretary, Forest Theatre Association, Carmel, California. The Forest Theatre is quite literally what its name suggests - an outdoor theatre in the forest roofless, with a stage fifty-six by sixty feet, and a superb natural setting of pine trees under a night sky. A poetic drama, with woodland setting, would be particularly appropriate, although the Theatre can manage a simple architectural setting.

In the contest for the prize of $50 offered by Telling Tales for the best lyric poem, just closed, two poems were found to be of equal merit, and the prize has been divided between "To an Old Man," by Amanda B. Hall, and "The Song of the Plow," by Harry Kemp.

The Birmingham Writer's Club has awarded its prize of $150 for the best poem submitted in its semi-centennial poetic contest to Wallace M. Sloan, of Fort Payne, Alabama.

The Poetry prize awards are announced as follows: The Helen Haire Levinson prize of $200, for a poem or group of poems by a citizen of the United States, to Lew Sarett, of Evanston, Illinois, for his poem, "The Box of God," in the April number of Poetry; the prize of $100, offered by an anonymous guarantor, for a poem or group of poems without distinction of nationality, to Ford Madox Hueffer, of London, for his poem, A House," in the March number of Poetry; and the prize of $100, offered by Mrs. Edgar Speyer, for good work by a young poet, to Hazel Hall, of Portland, Oregon, for her group of poems, "Repetitions," in the May number of Poetry.

Prize offers still open :

Prizes in Letters offered by the Columbia University School of Journalism for the best American novel published this year, $1,000; for the best play performed in New York, $1,000; for the best book of the year on United States history, $1,000; for the best volume of verse by an American author, $1,000. Also, Prizes in Journalism, amounting to $3,000 and

a $500 medal, and three traveling scholarships having a value of $1,500 each. All offered annually under the terms of the will of Joseph Pulitzer.

Prizes of $5,000, $2,500, $1,000, and $500, and twenty: prizes of $250 each for the best twenty-four short stories published by the Photoplay Magazine during 1921. Particulars in August WRITER.

Hart, Schaffner, & Marx prizes of $1,000, $500, $300, and $200 for the four best studies in the economic field submitted by June 21, 1922. Particulars in May WRITER.

The Rose Mary Crawshay Prize for English Lit-erature, value to £100, offered annually by the British Academy. Particulars in May, 1920, WRITER.

Annual Hawthornden prize of £100 offered in England for the best work of imaginative literature in English prose or poetry by an author under forty years of age that is published during the previous twelve months.

Prizes amounting to $1,000 offered by Brain Power for stories showing the turning point that leads to success, competition closing March 1. Particulars in October WRITER.

Prizes amounting to $7,500 offered by the Knights. of Columbus in an American history contest. Particulars in October WRITER.

Ten prizes of $100 each offered by the True Story Magazine for the best true stories submitted during 1921. Particulars in July WRITER.

Prize of $500 for the best story, and prizes of $100 each for the five next best stories, offered by Succontest closing December 31. Particulars in July WRITER.

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Prize of 100 guineas offered by the Talbot Press, Dublin, for the best Irish novel submitted by June 1, 1922. Particulars in July WRITER.

Two prizes, each of $200, offered by the American Historical Association the Justin Winsor prize for a monograph on American history, and the Herbert Baxter Adams prize for a monograph on the history of the Eastern Hemisphere. Particulars in April, 1920, WRITER.

Prize of $1,000 offered by the American Chamber of Commerce in Paris, for the best essay on 64 Toleration in Economics, Religion, and Politics." Contest to close March 1, 1922. Particulars in July WRITER.

Prizes of $1,000, $500 and $500 offered by the Francis D. Pollak Foundation for Economic Research for the best essays submitted during 1921. Particulars in March WRITER.

Esther Yarnell prize of $100 offered by the Lyric West for the best poem, or group of poems, published in the magazine before January 1. Particulars in October WRITER.

Prize of $50 for the best article on hunting and trapping offered by Alfred E. Ross, contest closing March 1. Particulars in October WRITER. Delineator prize of $500 for the best article written by a senior of any American woman's college or coeducational institution, "How on I Worked My Way Through College," competition closing February 15. Particulars in October WRITER.

Prize of $1,000 for a symphony, and a prize of $500 for a piece of chamber music, offered by the Pad

erewski Fund for American Composers, contest extended to close December 31. Particulars in June WRITER.

Berkshire Music Colony prize of $1,000 to the composer of the best string quartette, contest closng April 15, 1922. Particulars in July WRITER.

Prize of $50 offered by the Depauw University School of Music for the best composition for organ submitted by January 1. Particulars in July WRITER.

Prize of $1,000 offered by the Chicago North Shore Festival Association for an orchestral composition, contest closing January 1, 1922. Particulars in September Writer.

Prizes of $15, $10, and $5 for the best letters on "How I Earned My Musical Education," offered by the Etude. Particulars in September WRITER.

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Three sets of prizes five of $40, five of $20, and five of $10 offered by Contemporary Verse for the best work in the magazine during 1921. Particulars in September WRITER.

Prize of $500 offered by the World M. P. Corporation for a second verse for the song, Empty Arms," contest closing December 31. Particulars in July WRITER.

Prize of $200 in gold for the best pageant based upon the history of osteopathy, offered by the School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo., contest extended to end June 1, 1922. Particulars in July WRITER.

Prizes aggregating $300 offered by the American Humane Association, Albany, for the best essays dealing with the trapping evil, contest extended to end December 31. Particulars in June WRITER.

Two prizes offered by Poetry for the best work printed in the magazine in the twelve numbers end. ing with that for September $200 for a poem or group of poems by a citizen of the United States, and $100 for a poem or group of poems by any author, without limitation. Particulars in April WRITER.

Honorarium of $50 for the most meritorious piece of poetry published in the Granite Monthly during 1921. Particulars in January WRITER.

Monthly prizes offered by the Photo-Era (Boston) for photographs, in an advanced competition and a beginner's competition.

Prizes of two dollars and one dollar offered monthly by Everygirl's Magazine, formerly Wohelo, (New York) for stories, short poems, and essays, written by Camp Fire girls. Particulars in October WRITER.

Boston Post for Weekly prizes offered by the original short stories by women, published each day. Particulars in May WRITER.

PERSONAL GOSSIP ABOUT AUTHORS.

Bryant.— William Cullen Bryant brought to his work as editor of the New York Evening Post a scholarship rare in American journalism, although the profession had al

ready enlisted the historian Hildreth, the Shaksperean scholar Richard Grant White, and the critic George Ripley.

Bryant, with his international reputation, was able to begin an editorial with an allusion to the episode of Nisus and Euryalus in Virgil, to Scott's novels, to English history, or to the legal lore he had mastered at the bar. He was thoroughly conversant with the English poets and dramatists. His travels had acquainted him with all parts of Europe and America. His insistence upon purity of

diction was such that one associate held that in all his writings for the Post, fewer blemishes could be found than in the first ten numbers of the Spectator.

One evidence of his love of precision in writing was his famous index expurgatorius. This was less extensive than it was sometimes but represented, comprehending eighty-six words or phrases; and, as Bryant told Eggleston, it was for the guidance only of immature staff writers. It included inflated terms like casket for coffin, banquet for dinner, cortège for procession, and inaugurate for begin; misemployed words like mutual for common, realized for obtained, balance for remainder; and, along with some words now used without hesitation, others still avoided : artiste to graduate loafer to donate roughs taboo tapis

authoress darkey

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Burgess. Thornton Burgess went to work when he was twenty years old as office boy for a publishing man in Springfield, Mass., and stayed with the company for fifteen years, rising to the position of sub-editor. Then he received notice that the sale of the magazine he was working on made his services no longer necessary. He was thirty-seven years old, married and had saved nothing. He faced the proposition of setting out anew. "I was down, but not out," he says; and the main consolation was that he did n't owe anybody.

The bedtime stories started about this time. They were n't for intended publication. Thornton Burgess III went on a visit to Chicago, and daddy must write a letter every night to little son so far away. The letters

Child.- Richard Washburn Child, the new ambassador to Italy, told an inquiring friend I once how he wrote his stories. His friend - asked: "How do you do it? Do you have inspiration in the night, and get up and jot down ideas in the dark? Do you keep a pad by your bedside? Do you carry a notebook, like Nathaniel Hawthorne? How do you do it, anyway?" Child replied: "I do it like this I go into a room. I sit down at a desk. In front of me I put a pile of perfectly good, blank, clean paper. Then I say to myself: 'Write, damn you, write!' And I stay there till I've written something. That's secret."

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Child told his friend also that his first suc⚫cessful short story was rejected twelve times before it was accepted. He gave this advice to writers —

"Write twelve stories which you believe are good. Make out a list of twelve magazines. Send each story to each magazine in turn, until it is accepted or has been rejected by all twelve. That gives you 144 chances. If you don't land once in 144 times there's only this to do: Write some more stories ; or make out a new list of magazines. That is, unless you want to quit."

Doyle. Sir Conan Doyle says the real reason for his use of the name "Sherlock

Holmes " was

that he wanted to get away from Dickens's custom of calling every detective Sharpe" or a similar name.

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"Holmes' was homely," he says, " and as for 'Sherlock' well, years ago I made thirty runs against a bowler by the name of Sherlock, and I always had a kindly feeling for that name."

Hankins. Really, when a fellow has been a soldier in three outfits, a sailor, an orange grower, a tombstone peddler, a shoe salesman, a cowpuncher, a gold-mine watchman, a postmaster, a homesteader, an iceman, an art student, a failure at college, a hot-dog vendor, a book agent and a writer, it may truly be said he has had a variegated career. And I have been a tramp. The lure of the long road was irresistible.

That was years ago, when I was only twenty-one. South and North and East and West I wandered, cinder-stung, poorly clad, ofttimes hungry, but always enthralled by the strange mysticism of trampdom.

I began writing nearly eleven years ago, and now I have just turned forty. Even up to the age of thirty I had lived a pretty big life, and had the urge to tell about it. My first attempt brought a courteous letter of criticism from Charles Agnew MacLean, editor of Popular Magazine. I think that if Mr. MacLean had not written me that letter I never should have been encouraged to keep on. But Mr. MacLean did write and here I am.

After selling two or three short stories and a serial I decided that I was a writer. By this time I knew enough to understand that it is not a rosy path to fame and fortune, and that I ought to work at something else for a living while serving my apprenticeship as an author, and write at night; but I found myself so constituted that I could not write at night, nor any other time but early in the morning. No one would employ me and allow me to have my mornings to myself. So what was I to do? I simply had to write!

And I wrote. I said: "I am a writer, and must and can make a living at it, and I will." So like a chump I borrowed $200, got married, and left on my honeymoon for San Francisco. With $90 in my pocket, a wife to sup