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THE WRITER'S DIRECTORY OF PERIODICALS (Continued)

WATCHWORD (W), United Brethren Publishing
House, Dayton, Ohio. $1.10. E. E. Harris, editor.

Uses wholesome short stories and serials for young people, poetry, and general articles on travel, new inventions, etc., accompanied by photographs, for which a small fee is paid and the photographs returned. Prefers fiction that will inspire young people toward religious life and high endeavor. Sets length limit at 3,000 words, and pays on acceptance.

WEE WISDOM (M), Unity School of Practical Christianity, 917 Tracy ave., Kansas City, Mo. $1.00; 10c. Imelda Octavia Shanklin, editor.

Uses short stories, serials, and verse interesting to boys and girls ranging in age from six to twelve years.

WEIRD TALES (M), 450 E. Ohio st., Chicago, Ill. $2.50; 25c. Farnsworth Wright, editor.

Wants two types of stories - the weirdscientific (Jules Verne type) and the weird (Edgar Allan Poe type) - stories of invention, science, surgery, particularly stories that forecast the marvelous science of the future; tales of other planets, and voyages between the worlds; bizarre and unusual stories; occult and mystic tales, and tales of the supernatural, preferably with a logical explanation; tales of werewolves, vampires, witches, and devil-worship; ghost stories, and tales of spirit return; tales of strange monsters; tales of mystery and terror; and tales of horror, but nothing sickening or disgusting; no sex stories, no detective tales, and no crime tales, unless the weird element is so strong that the stories are really weird tales. Gruesomeness does not constitute weirdness. Uses short stories, novelettes, serials, and poetry, not exceeding thirty lines, but no general articles, no humorous verse, and no jokes. Sets length limit at 40,000 words, does not buy photographs, and pays, at a minimum rate of one-half cent a word, on publication.

WELLSPRING (W), The Pilgrim Press, 14 Beacon st.,
Boston, Mass. $1.00; 5c. Sidney A. Weston, editor;
Helen F. McMillin, assistant editor.

Devoted to boys and girls of high school age, using any kind of material which touches the lives of young people, and influences them toward making the best use of themselves. Prints general articles, serials, short stories, and some poetry, but buys no humorous verse, jokes, plays, or juvenile matter. Prefers articles of less

than 1,200 words. Rarely buys photographs, unless as illustrations for articles, and pays on acceptance. The greater part of the fiction used is syndicated material.

WEST (S-M), Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, N. Y. $3.00; 15c. Harry E. Maule, editor; Anthony M. Rud, associate editor.

Wants fiction that is vigorous and dramatic in plot and action, with one strong central character, written with humor, and with the scenes laid in Western America, Western Canada, Alaska, or Mexico. Uses short stories, novelettes, serials, and prose fillers, but no verse, or jokes. Buys matter for departments about Western terms, customs, etc. Sets no length limit, but prefers stories of from 3,000 to 7,000 words, does not buy photographs, and pays on acceptance.

ADDITIONS AND CHANGES

GOLDEN WEST (M), Room 409, 551 Fifth ave., New
York. $2.50; 25c. Tom Chadburn, editor.

Restricted to reprints of material published prior to 1920.

MODERN STORY MAGAZINE (M), 423 West 55th st.,
New York. $2.50; 25c. Aaron Wyn, editor.

Uses short stories, and three- or four-part serials, but no novelettes, general articles, poetry, or jokes. Sets length limit at 4,500 words, does not buy photographs, wants first-person stories reflecting modern youth, and drama, and pays, at a minimum rate of one cent a word, on acceptance or within a week or ten days.

STAG (M), 1700 Walnut st., Philadelphia, Penn. $3.50; 35c. Edward Longstreth, editor.

Uses general articles, of from one thousand to three thousand words, written from the man's point of view, very short plays, and short stories, of from 3,000 to 4,000 words, dealing with adventure on sea, land, or air, and business and detective themes. Buys photographs only on order, and pays, at a minimum rate of one cent a word, about six weeks after acceptance.

UNDERWORLD (M), Room 409, 551 Fifth ave., New
York. $2.50; 25c. Tom Chadburn, editor

Restricted to reprints of material published prior to 1920.

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.

Can You Answer?

1. What do the thousand leading editors of the country wish to buy from free-lance writers? (Answered on Pages 249-395)

2. What magazines are most hospitable to the work of new writers? (See Pages 32-36)

3. What is the value of correspondence schools, literary bureaus, manuscript critics, etc.? (See Pages 3-14)

4. How can a playwright get his play on Broadway? (See Pages 129-133)

5. How does Mary Roberts Rinehart construct a detective story? (See Pages 67-70)

6. Will a literary agent help you sell your work? (See Pages 214-222)

7. How can you make contacts with editors? (See Pages 14-22)

8. What does the modern American reader want in a short-story? (See Pages 40-61)

9. What sort of a note-book should a writer keep? (Pages 229-235)

10. How to write: Book Reviews? (Pages 169-189); Juvenile Stories? (Pages 89-96); Greeting Card Verses? (Pages 165-169); Novels? (Pages 36-40); Poems? (Pages 157-169); Radio Plays? (Pages 138-144); Plays for the Amateur Stage? (Pages 133-138); Adventure Stories? (Pages 75-81) etc.

Answers To These-And Countless Other Questions—Are In THE FREE LANCE WRITER'S HANDBOOK

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THE WRITER'S DIRECTORY OF PERIODICALS

The fourth printing of this Directory-which is constantly being revised and enlarged-began in THE WRITER for July, 1922. The information for it, showing the manuscript market and the manuscript require. ments of the various publications listed, is gathered directly from the editors of the periodicals. Great pains are taken to make the information accurate and the Directory complete.

Before submitting manuscripts to any publication, it is advisable to secure a sample copy.

(Continued from June WRITER)

WEST COAST LUMBERMAN (S-M), 335 Henry Building, Seattle, Washington. $3.00; 20c. W. E. Crosby, editor.

Prints practical articles, written chiefly by lumbermen, with an occasional short story, or a serial, dealing with saw mills or logging, but no poetry, and no jokes. Sets length limit at 3,000 words, sometimes buys photographs, and pays from one to two cents a word.

WEST VIRGINIA REVIEW (M), Box 1374, Charleston, West Virginia. $2.00; 20c. Phil M. Conley, editor.

A state magazine of general interest, printing matter relating directly or indirectly to West Virginia. Uses general articles, short stories, and poetry. Sets length limit at 3,500 words, buys photographs of West Virginia scenery, and pays on publication.

WESTERN ADVERTISING (M), 564 Market st., San Francisco, Calif. $2.00; 25c. Ramsey Oppenheim, editor and publisher; Douglas G. McPhee, associate editor.

Devoted to successful Western selling, with special emphasis on the part played by advertising of all kinds. Uses no fiction, and no verse, but buys business articles, advertising news, and manuscripts that tell practical, definite fact stories of Western activities in the advertising and marketing fields, especially on such subjects as how Western products have been successfully given national distribution, or how a little business has been made a big one through judicious sales policies, including advertising. The first criterion of matter submitted should be its dollars-and-cents value to those who produce and seek to sell goods in the West. Buys little outside its own territory, Sets length limit at from 3,000 to 3,500 words, occasionally buys photographs to go with articles, and pays, at a minimum rate of three-quarters of a cent a word, on publication.

WESTERN FARM LIFE (S-M), 1518 Court place, Denver, Colo. $1.00 for two years; 5c. W. S. Edmiston, publisher.

Buys articles descriptive of farming methods applied with success in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho. Pays, at a minimum rate of $2.50 a column, after publication.

WESTERN GOLFER (M), 713 Baltimore ave., Kansas City, Mo. $2.00; 25c. Frank C. True, editor.

Uses general articles on golf, short stories that are humorous and of interest to golfers, humorous verses, and jokes. Overstocked at present.

WESTERN HOME MONTHLY (M), Stovel Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. $1.00; 10c. J. T. Mitchell, editor.

Uses short stories and serials, preferring fiction that is graphic, but not sensational, lightly and crisply written, general articles, and poetry, but no novelettes, plays or jokes. Set length limit at 6,000 words, does not buy photographs, and pays on publication.

WESTERN NEW YORK GOLFER (M), Marine Trust Building, Buffalo, N. Y. $2.00; 25c. H. Hayes Ensingner, editor.

Out of Business. Mail returned by the postoffice.

WESTERN STORY MAGAZINE (W), Street & Smith Corporation, 79 Seventh ave., New York. $6.00; 15c. F. E. Blackwell, editor.

Desires fiction which deals with the Western United States, Canada, Alaska, and Mexico. Uses short stories, novelettes, serials, poetry, humorous verse, and articles on the West, but no jokes. Sets length limit for short stories at about 6,000 words, for novelettes at about 30,000 words, and for serials at from 36,000 to 80,000 words, in instalments of about 12,000 words. Pays two cents a word and upward.

ADDITIONS AND CHANGES

FOOT PRINTS (B-M), 1501 Euclid ave., Cleveland, Ohio; editorial office 2633 Shaker road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. $2.00; 35c. Dr. Frederick Herbert Adler, editor.

A poetry magazine, using all poetry of merit, regardless of form or subject considered. Does not pay for manuscripts, but every contributor receives one free copy of the magazine.

ILLUSTRATED HOME SEWING MAGAZINE (M, except July and August), 55 West 42nd st., New York. $1.50; 15c. Mrs. Ruth Wyeth Spears, editor.

Entirely devoted to sewing and needlework. Uses articles adapted to these subjects-articles on the various fabrics, cotton, silk, rayon, linen, etc., tracing their origin, development, and present method of manufacture, written in a simple, non-technical, illuminating style for the individual not especially interested

CONTINUED ON INSIDE BACK COVER

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The author of a thousand published articles and stories describes
his unique method of establishing editorial contacts.

Μ MYYork, was to wage a relentless at

purpose, when I came to New

tack in which my ammunition should be ideas for articles and fiction. Especially did I want my work ordered, to reduce the element of speculation to its minimum. I was resolved to know the editors personally and be able to sit. beside their desks in a welcome way, and discuss with them their needs, and advance my own concepts.

I was now too much of a philosopher, however, to attack the editors as a stranger. I would not lug bunches of manuscripts to them like a peddler of bric-a-brac, and hear them say, "Not today, please. We have all the plaster ladies we can use."

Nor would I pay obeisance to the watch-girl on the outer office mat, with a haughty "Watcher name? Have you got an appointment?"

So I had said to my partner at home, "No more of that. If I am not smart enough to make the editors send for me I'll never go to see them. Peddling strawberries will be a gay and happy

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We worked it out together, this crafty plot to make the editors write and say, "My dear Mr. Woolley: Won't you do me the great favor of coming up to see me on Thursday at 12 o'clock? Then we can have lunch together and talk. Very sincerely yours."

That was just what I had come to New York for. I would be ready on the instant, so when the invitations came I could run up and snare the story buyers under the mysticism of French pastry. As extra insurance against being late at these luncheon-sales, my literary and business manager changed our budget to include a telephone, cutting off the church or something. She kept jabbing the telephone manager until in selfdefense he got our instrument in.

My plan was simply to submit predigested feature and fiction ideas on paper, and to keep them going until the editors one by one succumbed and felt the warming desire to look upon my countenance. My wife and I speculated

From a chapter in Mr. Woolley's new book, "Free-Lancing for Forty Magazines," to be issued by the Writer Publishing Company.

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