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I enclose one dollar (cash, check or money order) for a five-months' subscrip tion beginning with. Name Address THE WRITER'S DIRECTORY OF PERIODICALS (Continued) THEATRE ARTS MONTHLY (M), 119 West 57th st., An illustrated monthly of the theatre and the allied arts. Buys articles on the technique and practice of the theatre, especially when illustrated by unusual photographs of stage designs, poetry about the theatre, and one-act plays. Pays, at a minimum rate of two cents a word, on publication. The editors prefer not to have articles submitted except on order, but will be glad to receive suggestions. THEATRE MAGAZINE (M), 2 West 45th st., New York. $4.00; 35c. Arthur Hornblow, editor. Uses articles on timely theatrical and musical subjects, accompanied, when possible, by photographs. Prints no fiction, sometimes buys photographs, and pays on publication. THOUGHT (Q), The Printing Crafts Building, Eighth A Quarterly of the Sciences and Letters, using research articles on the arts and sciences, setting length limit at about 7,000 words. Does not use fiction or poetry, or buy photographs. Pays, at a minimum rate of $75 an article, on acceptance. ADDITIONS AND CHANGES AMATEUR MOVIE MAKERS (M), 105 West 40th st. The official publication of the American Cinema League, and published to increase the pleasure of making home motion pictures by aiding amateurs to make and produce their own plays. Interested in anything which has in any way to do with amateur motion pictures, or any serious treatment of motion pictures in any field. Uses general articles on amateur motion pictures, short stories, scenarios, poetry, humorous verse, and jokes, but no novelettes, serials, or juvenile matter. Sets length limit at 2,000 words, buys photographs, and pays, at a minimum rate of one cent a word. COLLEGE STORIES (B-M), Room 410, 250 Park ave., Uses short stories, of from 2,500 to 10,000 words; articles, of between 1,500 and 3,000 words; novels as serials, poetry; and verse; but no humor. Pays, from one-half cent to one cent and a half a word, on publication. ECHO (M), 1840 California st., Denver, Colo. $2.00; 20c. David Raffelock, editor. Uses material with a strong Western slant – stories, essays, general articles, and poems. Payment on acceptance is made for all classes of material, and every acceptable manuscript is automatically entered in the prize competition, ⚫ running from December 1, 1926, to November 30, 1927. A year's subscription to the magazine is the only payment made for verse at present. PET SHOP (M), Room 1008, 709 Sixth ave., New York. $3.00; 25c. Frank W. Maas, editor. Uses only articles of special interest to pet dealers, setting length limit at 1,000 words. Buys photographs of animals and pets, and pays, at a minimum rate of one-half cent a word. PIONEER MAGAZINE (M), 213 Houston Building, San Antonio, Texas. $1.50; 20c. L. D. Webster, editor. Formerly Texasland. Uses feature articles reflecting the life of Texas careers of the leading men and institutions; stories of crops, markets, financing, etc.; portrait essays of those achieving distinction in art, science, and music; old-time tales of noted feuds, folklore, holdups, and banditry; and new and informative material giving a new angle, with an element of conflict illustrating the psychology of those primitive times compared with the present. Prints short stories, novelettes, serials, poetry, verse, and jokes. Sets length limit at from 1,000 to 3,000 words, prefers fiction where character and accomplishment is stressed, such as young married life, with emphasis on the man's view of making a living and acquiring a home. Payment is made by arrangement with the author. SOUTHERN LIFE MAGAZINE (M), Biltmore, N. C. W. E. Edwards, editor. Chiefly a sort of booster for local interests, and secures material mainly from local sources. Prints general articles, occasional poetry, and humorous verse; uses jokes as fillers, but prints no fiction. Sets length limit at 3,500 words, and pays on acceptance. WILL O' THE WISP (M), Escanaba, Michigan. $1.00; 10c. C. H. Nelson and J. G. Back, editors. Uses short articles - ultra modernistic and realistic bits of life and modernistic poetry. Sets length limit at from 100 to 1,000 words. Does not pay for contributions. The third printing of this Directory was begun in THE WRITER for March, 1917. Back numbers can be supplied. A set of the numbers from January, 1921, to December, 1926, giving the Directory complete, with additions and changes bringing everything up to date, and much other valuable matter, will be sent for five dollars; with a year's subscription added for eight dollars. |