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THE WRITER'S DIRECTORY OF PERIODICALS The fifth printing of this Directory - which is constantly being revised and enlarged-began in THE WRITER for January, 1928. The information for it, showing the manuscript requirements of the various publications listed, is gathered directly from the editors of the periodicals. An asterisk preceding the name of a periodical indicates that the information has had the editor's "O.K." Items not so marked are as accurate as they can be made, but editorial "O.K." on proof submitted was not received before printing. Before submitting manuscripts to any publication it is advisable to secure a sample copy. (Continued from March WRITER) AMERICAN FLORIST (W), 60 West Washington St., Chicago, Ill. $1.00; 10c. Olin Joslin, editor. A weekly newspaper for florists, giving all the news of the floral industry, and carrying articles of interest and value to the grower and the retailer. Buys material for the Retailer's Department (merchandising, advertising, window displays, etc.); Plant Notes (the growing of flowers for the commercial grower); and for Flowery Fun, a humorous column. Buys photographs of window displays, advertising stunts, and interiors of interest to retail florists. Pays, at the rate of thirty cents a column inch (from forty-five to fifty words), on publication. *AMERICAN FOOD JOURNAL (M), 468 Fourth Ave., New York. $3.00; 20c. Winifred Stuart Gibbs, editor. A class publication for those interested in the economics of food production and distribution, and the only publication devoted to co-ordinating interests of technical, commercial, and educational questions relating to American food stuffs. Uses technical and educational material for food chemists and home economists, chiefly prepared to order. Sets length limit at from 2,000 to 2,500 words, buys no photographs, prints no fiction, and pays on publication. *AMERICAN FORESTS & FOREST LIFE (M), 1523 L St., Washington, D. C. $4.00; 35c. Ovid M. Butler, editor; E. Kauffmann, assistant editor. The organ of the American Forestry Associaton. Prints matter relating to forestry, wild life conservation, or any subject of interest to those who love the out-of-doors. Uses general articles, juvenile matter, occasional short stories with outdoor or wild-life slant, stories of forest people, poetry, and occasional humorous verse. Sets length limit at from 500 to 2,500 words, buys photographs, and pays, at a minimum rate of $5 a page, on acceptance. *AMERICAN FRUIT GROWER MAGAZINE (M), 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Ill. $1.00 for three years. C. E. Durst, editor. Uses only articles pertaining to commercial fruit growing. Sets length limit at 200 words, buys photographs to go with articles, and pays about one cent a word. *AMERICAN FUNERAL DIRECTOR (M), 1674 Broadway, New York. $3.00; 30c. Albert R. Kates, editor. Prints only articles pertaining to the funeral field. Sets length limit at 2,000 words, buys photographs only when accompanied by manuscripts, and pays, at a minimum rate of onehalf cent a word, after publication. *AMERICAN GARAGE AND AUTO DEALER (M), 26 West 47th St., New York. $2.00; 20c. H. J. Daniels, editor. Uses articles dealing with auto, truck, and tractor sales, from the practical end. Buys photographs when exceptional and accompanied by story, sets no length limit, and pays on publication. *AMERICAN GIRL (M), Girl Scouts, Inc., 670 Lexington Ave., New York. $1.50; two years for $2.00; 15c. Camille Davied, editor. Uses short stories suited to girls of fifteen stories of mystery, adventure, boarding school, and college-serials, and, occasionally, general articles. Sets length limit at 4,500 words, does not buy photographs, and pays, at a minimum rate of one cent a word, on acceptance. *AMERICAN GOLFER (M), The Centurion Publishers, 353 Fourth Ave., New York. $3.00; 25c. Grantland Rice, editor. Uses articles on golf, humorous jokes, and character sketches, with photographs. Prints little fiction and only that dealing with golf subjects. Sets length limit at 2,000 words, and prefers article of from 1,000 to 1,500 words, buys photographs, and pays on publication. *AMERICAN HEBREW (W), 19 West 44th St., New York. $4.00; 15c. Isaac Landman, editor. A periodical for Americans of the Jewish faith. Uses short stories, general articles, and one-act plays of Jewish interest, preferring fiction concerning the Americanized Jew, with well-wrought plots, but no East Side or dialect stories. Sets length limit at 4,000 words, occasionally buys photographs of Jewish interest, and pays the fifteenth of the month following acceptance. *AMERICAN INDUSTRIES (M), 50 Church St., New York. $1.00; 10c. D. M. Edwards, editor. The Bulletin of the National Association of Manufacturers. Does not use any outside material. *AMERICAN JOURNAL OF Seventh Ave., New York. Roberts, editor. NURSING (M), 370 $3.00; 35c. Mary M. Uses only technical nursing material, and authentic matter about nurses. CONTINUED ON INSIDE BACK COVER A "Cherry-Stone" Prize Contest The interest in the "Versatility" Contest, which closes this month, and requests for another similar contest, have resulted in this new contest. The title is inspired by a chapter, "Cherry-Stone Fiction," in THE FREE LANCE WRITER'S HANDBOOK, from which these sentences are quoted: The Contest .... According to Hannah More, Samuel Johnson in 1781 said of Milton, "He was a Phidias who could carve a Colossus out of a crag, but he could not cut heads upon cherry-stones." . . . . Other days, other ways-poems of the length and strength of Milton's are no longer written, nor would they be generally read if written.. Modern life is too full, too divided, too shredded, almost, for readers to begin voluntarily something they know they can not finish before being interrupted times without number..... There is a growing demand for snap-shot fiction (and prose as well) — heads upon cherry-stones. Here is your chance to prove your skill in "carving heads upon cherry-stones" in the following prose and verse forms: Prizes Rules Storiette (length limit 1000-1200 words) Special Feature Article (several distinct types may be noted, such as the interview, the personal experience story, the confession article, the "how-to-do-something" article, the personality sketch, the narrative in the third person. Length limit 750 words) Dramatic Review of a Play or Photoplay (100-500 words) Poetic Monologue (length limit 35 lines) Lyric (length limit 30 lines) $25.00 for the best prose or verse contribution each month, for June, July, and August, 1928. A subscription (new or renewal) to THE WRITER for each contribution published. $50.00 will be awarded as a Final Prize at the end of the contest, August 1, 1928, to the writer who has shown general excellence in both verse and prose writing in the forms outlined above. 1. Each manuscript must be signed with a pen name and be accompanied by a sealed envelope containing the author's real name, address, and occupation, as, for instance: John Smith, Cambridge, Mass., Student. 2. There is no limit to the number of manuscripts which one person may submit. Send your manuscripts to Contest Editor, 311 College House, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass. 3. Manuscripts received before the 1st of each month will be considered for inclusion in the following issue: i. e. manuscripts received before May 1 will be considered for the June issue. 4. Al entries accompanied by a stamped return envelope will be returned at the close of the contest August 1, 1928. 5. Manuscripts must be original (previously unpublished). The contest is now open to everyone and all readers of THE WRITER are cordially urged to participate. Entries for the June contest must be received by May 1. |