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The TRUTH ABOUT PUBLISHING

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By STANLEY UNWIN

ERE is the first complete, authoritative, and up-todate study of modern book publishing. Arnold Bennett writes, 'It is by far the fullest account of the subject that I have ever seen, and I have learnt about five hundred things from it. . . . In my opinion your book is a really valuable contribution. I shall take care that authors who are among friends study it.' And Lewis Melville is 'sure that every author ought to be compelled to read it.'

Mr. Stanley Unwin is one of the most successful of younger British publishers. He has written frankly and fully about the absorbing business in which he is engaged, illuminating it in every detail and from all angles.

Introduction

1. The Arrival of the MSS.

CONTENTS

2. Casting off and Estimating

3. The Price of Books

4. Agreements

5. Production

6. The Actual Selling

7. Continental Methods
8. Publicity, etc.

9. Copyright and Rights

10. Other Aspects of the Business 11. Publishing as a Profession

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1. What do the thousand leading editors of the country wish to buy from free-lance writers? (Answers 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 Amateur Stage? (Pages 133-138); Adventure Stories? (Pages 75-81)

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Answers To These-And Countless Other Questions-Are In

THE FREE LANCE WRITER'S
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THE EXPERTS SAY

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The New York Times: "The candid, sometimes brutal, and always well-written counsel of such writers as Ben Ames Williams, Henry Seidel Canby, Katharine Fullerton Gerould, and Augustus Thomas. The force of example counts for as much as the sound suggestion."

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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 requirements 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 September WRITER)

WESTERN WAY IN NEWS (M), 1800 Transportation Building, Chicago, Ill. $1.00; 10c. H. W. Arends, editor.

A railroad employes' magazine. Uses general articles, an occasional serial based on railroad matters, poetry, humorous verse, and jokes, but no short stories. Sets length limit at from 1,500 to 2,000 words, sometimes buys photographs, and pays on acceptance. Ninetyfive per cent of the material used is supplied by readers and the staff of correspondents. WHAT TO Do (W), David C. Cook Publishing Company, Elgin, Ill. 50c; 2c. David C. Cook, Jr., editor; Helen Miller Stanley, assistant editor.

For junior boys and girls. Uses short stories, general articles that are informative, serials containing no more than six chapters, some humorous verse, jokes, and juvenile matter construction, athletics, gardening, cooking, sewing, collecting, etc. Sets length limit at 1,200 words for articles, and 2,500 words for stories, buys photographs, and pays, at a minimum rate of four dollars a thousand words, in the early part of the month following acceptance.

WIDE WORLD MAGAZINE (M), 85 Duane st., New York. $2.00; 20c. All manuscripts must be submitted to the editor, 8 Southhampton st., Strand, London, W. C. 2, England.

Deals only with fact. Each story submitted must be sent with an affidavit to the effect that it is true. If possible, photographs of the people concerned in the story should be sent, but this is not essential. Queer experiences, hunting experiences, thrilling escapes from possible death, and interesting travel articles are what is principally wanted. Photographs of out-of-the-way places, queer customs, or unusual subjects are always wanted. The magazine uses no fiction, no verse, and no juvenile matter. Sets length limit at 5,000 words. A glance at a copy of the magazine will give writers the best ideas of what is used.

WILD GAME STORIES (M), 22 East 12th st., Cincinnati, Ohio.

Publication suspended with the issue for December, 1926.

WILL O' THE WISP (M), Escanaba, Michigan. $1.00; 10c. C. H. Nelson and J. C. 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.

WIT O' THE WORLD (M), 627 West 43rd st., New York.

Publication discontinued.

WOMAN ATHLETIC (M), 830 Rush st., Chicago, Ill. $2.50; 35c. Bernice Challenger Bost, editor.

Uses short stories, general articles, and humorous verse, and buys photographs of athletic events of national interest. Fiction should be light and humorous.

WOMAN CITIZEN (M), 171 Madison ave., New York. $2.00; 10c. Virginia Roderick, editor.

A continuation of the Woman's Journal, the Woman Voter, and the National Suffrage News. Uses specialized material dealing with women's civic interests and achievements, personality sketches, and some poetry, but no fiction, plays, jokes, or juvenile matter. Sets length limit at 2,000 words, and very occasionally buys photographs.

ADDITIONS AND CHANGES

WESTERN MAGAZINE (M), Box 362, St. Paul, Minn. $2.00; 20c. E. L. De Lestry, editor.

No requirements for manuscripts for 1927. AMERICAN MONTHLY (M), 93 Fifth ave., New York. $2.50; 25c. A Paul M. Branden, editor.

Uses general articles, treatises on historical subjects, short stories, poetry, and humorous verse, but no novelettes, serials, jokes, or juvenile matter. Sets length limit at 3,500 words, does not buy photographs, and pays, at a maximum rate of one-half cent a word, after publication, although payment is not yet made for all contributions.

AUTOMOBILIST (M), 1030 Park Square Building, Boston, Mass. $2.00; 20c. Charles B. Butler, editor.

Uses general articles of interest to car owners, poetry, humorous verse, and jokes, but no fiction. Sets length limit at 1,200 words, buys photographs, and pays, at a minimum rate of one cent a word, on publication.

AVIATION STORIES AND MECHANICS (M), 109 West 49th st., New York. Joe Burten, editor. Uses short stories pertaining to flying, not

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