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A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION!

For 1927, I resolve to keep informed of the newest and best ideas about writing for publication. In order to insure myself against missing any opportunity to broaden my view or to develop my powers as a writer, I enclose $3.00 for a year's subscription to THE WRITER to begin with the

........issue.

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THE WRITER'S DIRECTORY OF PERIODICALS (Continued)

SOUTHERN FURNITURE JOURNAL (M), 14 East Fourth

st., Charlotte, N. C.

Uses articles and illustrations on the period design of furniture, current furniture styles, retail conditions in various cities, or anything interesting to the furniture trade in the nature of styles or sales reviews.

SOUTHERN HARDWARE (M), Grant Building, Atlanta, Ga. T. W. McAllister, editor.

Published in the interest of dealers in and distributors of hardware and allied lines in the Southern states. Uses no fiction, jokes, poetry, or articles of a general nature, but does offer a market for merchandising material relating to the hardware field - articles of a practical nature on such subjects as advertising, display, accounting, collections, etc. Particularly wants articles telling of the methods used with success by progressive Southern dealers in handling some particular line of merchandise. Photographs of window displays, store interiors, and display cases are desired, as well as samples of forceful sales letters, collection letters, or newspaper advertisements which dealers have used. Pays, at the rate of three-fourths of a cent to one cent a word, on publication.

SOUTHERN RURALIST (S-M), 116 East Hunter st., Atlanta, Ga. 50c.; 5c. C. A. Cobb, editor; J. H. Reed, associate editor.

Uses general articles of an agricultural nature from the South, and articles suited to farm mechanics and home departments from any section. Prints short stories, an occasional serial, a little poetry, and some juvenile matter for the Club Department. Sets length limits at about 2,500 words for short stories, and about 500 words on "What Farmers Are Doing." Buys photographs, and pays three dollars a column for regular matter, two dollars a column for departmental matter, and five dollars a column for fiction. Buys serials outright. Runs prize offers, which are announced on the editorial page. SOUTHWEST REVIEW (Q), Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. $2.00; 50c. Jay B. Hubbell, editor; George Bond, associate editor; Herbert P. Gambrell, managing editor.

Uses general articles relating to the history, literature, folk-lore, and present-day life of the South and the Southwest, short stories of realistic life in these sections, poetry, and plays, but no serials, humorous verse, or jokes. Sets length limit at from 2,500 to 4,000 words, does not

buy photographs, and pays, at a minimum rate of two-thirds of a cent a word, on publication. SPORT STORY MAGAZINE (S-M), Street & Smith Corporation, 79 Seventh ave., New York. $3.00; 15c. A. L. Sessions, editor.

Uses short stories, and novelettes with a sports flavor, and general articles on sports, but no serials, poetry, or jokes. Sets length limits for short stories at from 5,000 to 10,000 words, and for novelettes at from 15,000 to 20,000 words, does not buy photographs, and pays, at a minimum rate of one cent a word, on accept

ance.

ADDITIONS AND CHANGES COLLEGE STORIES (Q), 8 West 40th st., New York. $1.00; 25c. James V. Spadea, editor.

Uses short stories, novelettes, serials, general articles, poetry, humorous verse, and jokes. Sets no length limit, buys photographs, and pays, from one-half cent to one cent a word, on publication.

DIXIE DAIRY AND POULTRY JOURNAL (M), 110 Seventh ave., Nashville, Tenn. Edgar A. Wright, editor.

Uses articles on poultry and dairying, and other material suitable for Southern rural readers; and poetry of simple narrative, relating to nature or the countryside.

FOREIGN SERVICE (M), Veterans of Foreign Wars Headquarters, Kansas City, Kansas. $2.00; 20c. Barney Yanofsky, editor.

Wants material based on actual facts that can be checked up with Government records, preferring manuscripts written in pleasing fiction form. Uses short stories, articles, jokes, and humorous verse.

NEW SOUTH (M), 604 Provident Building, Chattanooga, Tenn. $3.00; 25c. Paul Severance, editor.

Uses short stories, novelettes, three-part serials, general articles, plays, and jokes, but no poetry, humorous verse, or juvenile matter. Sets length limit at 3,000 words, buys photographs of views illustrating Southern development, and of especial beauty, and pays, from one to three cents a word, on publication.

TODAY'S HUMOR (M), 1112 North boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois. $2.50; 25c. Leigh Metcalfe, editor.

Formerly Snicker Snacks. Uses short humorous verse, not exceeding 200 words. Does not buy photographs, prints no fiction, and pays, at a minimum rate of one-half cent a word, on publication.

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.

You have until March 1, 1927, to enter your MS.

$2000 WILL BE AWARDED

for

A New Book for Boys or Girls ten years old
or more that may be judged worthy of inclu-
sion in THE BEACON HILL BOOKSHELF

JUDGES:

RUTH G. HOPKINS, Librarian, Polytechnic Preparatory School, Brooklyn.
CLAYTON H. ERNST, Editor, The Open Road for Boys, Boston.

BERTHA E. MAHONY, Director, Bookshop for Boys and Girls, Boston.

¶To the Author of the story of 40,000 words or over, most suitable for publication in The Beacon Hill Bookshelf, as determined by the judges, Little, Brown & Company will pay as a bonus the outright sum of $2,000, in addition to the ordinary terms of royalty, which will be arranged with the Author. Serial rights may be reserved.

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The books in The Beacon Hill Bookshelf are all new editions of established favorites with young people, with one exception "The Boy Whaleman," by George F. Tucker, first published in 1924. This book, like the others, has met with the approval of children's librarians. The series includes: "Little Women,' "Little Men," and "Jo's Boys," by Louisa M. Alcott; "A Prairie Rose," by Bertha E. Bush; "What Katy Did," by Susan Coolidge; "The Story of Rolf," by Allen French; "Nelly's Silver Mine," by Helen Hunt Jackson; "Martin Hyde," by John Masefield; "The Oregon Trail," by Francis Parkman; "GoldSeeking on the Dalton Trail," by Arthur R. Thompson; "The Boy Whaleman," by George F. Tucker; "A Daughter of the Rich," by Mary E. Waller.

Conditions under which the Award will be made:

1. Any one, without restriction as to nationality, age, or sex, shall be eligible for the $2,000 Award.

2. Only manuscripts of unpublished works, submitted to Little, Brown & Company, before March 1, 1927, and accompanied by a statement that the manuscript is submitted in competition for the Award, shall be considered.

3. All manuscripts submitted in this competition will be considered, first, as competing for the Award and, second, for publication by Little, Brown & Company on terms to be arranged between the Author and Publisher. While only one manuscript may receive the bonus of $2,000, the publishers hope to find among the manuscripts submitted others worthy of book publication on the usual royalty terms.

4. All manuscripts must be carefully typewritten on one side of paper only, and sent flat (not folded) fully prepaid. The Author's name and address should appear on the first sheet.

Instructions for return, if not found available, should be given in the accompanying letter.

5. No manuscript containing less than 40,000 words shall be considered for the purpose of this Competition. Collections of short stories are not eligible.

6. Little, Brown & Company shall acknowledge all manuscripts submitted in competition for this Award and return promptly those found unavailable for publication, but they shall not be responsible for manuscripts lost in transit.

7. If no manuscript of the required excellence is submitted, the object of the Competition will remain unattained and there will be no award.

8. The decision of the judges shall be accepted on all questions of eligibility or interpretation of the rules, and their award shall be final.

9. The award shall be made as soon as possible after the close of the Competition.

*A story which has appeared serially is eligible.

Address Beacon Hill Bookshelf Competition

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The

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The attributes of a successful novel?

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The secret of the successful detective story?

(Mary Roberts Rinehart tells you. See page 67)

How to break into Broadway?

(Augustus Thomas tells you. See page 129)

Established markets for the beginner? (See page 32)

The author's profit from a book? (See page 22)

The demand for non-fiction? (See page 26)

How to write storiettes? (See page 81)

The field for the juvenile story? (See page 89)

How to adapt your story to the screen? (See page 152)

What movie producers want? (See page 144)

The demand in the amateur play market? (See page 133)

The possibilities of the radio play? (See page 138)

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