Juvenile Publications

Besides the markets listed, many of the standard, women's, religious, educational and other magazines, as well as daily newspapers, run children's pages or departments. For these markets consult the other sections of this book.

The general need of all these periodicals is brief short-stories that inspire but do not preach. The average of craftsmanship in this department of fiction steadily rises. Boys and girls of today are critical, and the editors of their favorite magazines must perforce refuse stories that are implausible, or that are too obviously designed to teach a lesson, or that have little action or reason for being. They must also reject stories that picture crime or that otherwise come within the taboo; that are not adapted to the age of the periodical's readers, etc.

Many of the publications are glad of short articles and paragraphs other than fiction, brief, inspiring biographies, odd bits of travel, inventions of note, humorous anecdotes, and lively verse.

A new field for children's stories has recently been discovered in tales for oral telling. Many of the magazines are now using this class of story, in moderation, for mothers' and teachers' use. "Children's Stories and How to Tell Them" is a complete manual for the oral story-teller.

THE AMERICAN BOY, 142 Lafayette Blvd., Detroit, Mich. Monthly; per copy, 20c.; per year, $2. Editor, Griffith_Ogden Ellis; Mng. Editor, W. P. McGuire. Reports: "The American Boy aims to interest and help boys between the ages of twelve and twenty, recognizing the fact that to be helpful to the boy it is necessary first to secure his interest and command his attention. Its atmosphere is wholesome, alive, vigorous and inspiring. Stories and articles should be of such literary quality as will inculcate the best literary standards in the boy reader, as well as interest him and make its message effective. They should inspire and should be a force for good, but should not repel the boy reader by too obvious 'moralizing'; the moral of a story should be implied by the characters and the action, instead of being stated as such. The magazine endeavors to put before its boys, through the medium of stories, boy heroes who can set them fine examples. In business stories it endeavors to inculcate the principles of good business. In athletic stories it sets forth high athletic ideals.

"Writers who get in The American Boy are those who have a story to tell-a point to make—that is worth while; a story of daring which provides a hero, always demanded by boys; a story of adventure that satisfies the boy's natural longing to roam; a story of an exciting game which, enthralling the boy, makes clear to him what is right By J. Berg Esenwein and Marietta Stockard. Postpaid, $1.62. THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL, Springfield, Mass.

and what is wrong; a story of service that will aid the boy to adjust himself to social life; a story of business which will give the boy a true impression of the workaday world he is to enter. The American Boy is always particularly careful in the presentation of facts. Stories and articles should always teach truth. Fiction stories, of course, need not be true stories-stories of actual fact; but they are representing; they should not misrepresent the facts of geography, natural science, history, business, or human relationships.

"Short stories should be short stories in the strict meaning of that term. Writers who don't know exactly what is technically known as the 'short-story,' who don't appreciate the difference between this and other literary forms, would save themselves a lot of time and postage stamps and disappointments if they would find out. It is told in a lot of books. A mere narrative of a series is not a short story-and never is as interesting to the reader as it was to the writer in the writing of it. Material with a feminine element is not used in The American Boy. Nor is 'little kid' material. The average age of The American Boy readers is near sixteen; and boys are interested in the doings, not of boys younger than themselves, but of boys their own age or older, and of men. Regular contributions to the magazine reported on in ten days. Payment on acceptance."

AMERICAN YOUNG PEOPLE, Milwaukee, Wis. Monthly; per copy, 20c.; per year, $2.00. Editor, H. E. Dankoler. Can use serials of 25,000 to 50,000 words and short stories of 2000 to 6000 words, suitable for boys and girls between the ages of 14 and 21. Report in two weeks. Pay on acceptance.

AMERICAN YOUTH, 124 East 28th Street, New York. Monthly, except July and August; per year, $1.00. Published by the Young Men's Christian Association, and material from outside not used.

AUTUMN LEAVES, Lamoni, Iowa. Monthly; per copy, 15c.; per year, $1.25. Editor, Elbert A. Smith. Reports: "This is a magazine published by the Reorganized Church of the Latter Day Saints. Use fiction of 3000 to 6000 words, of moral purpose and religious atmosphere, interesting to boys. Do not pay for contributions."

BAPTIST BOYS AND GIRLS, Nashville, Tenn. Monthly, in weekly parts; per quarter, 8c.; per year, 32c. Editor, Hight C. Moore. Uses short-stories from 500 to 1500 words, for boys and girls entering their teens. These stories may be of adventure, of achievement, of character-building, or self-sacrifice. A strong moral purpose should be apparent. Also uses biographical, historical, descriptive and practical articles that will give their young readers something worth while. Photographs are sometimes purchased with the articles they illustrate. Reports in six weeks. Pays on acceptance.

BEACON, 25 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. Weekly; per copy, 3c.; per year, 60c. Editor, Florence Buck. Reports: "We want stories of 1800 to 2000 words or under for boys and girls, eight to twelve or fourteen, which give ideals for character and conduct, or show what to avoid. We also use verse, especially for children. Photographs or drawings to illustrate either stories or verse are acceptable. The rates of payment are for prose $2.00 per column of 600 words; verse,

double space rates. Manuscripts are reported on within a month, and payment is made on acceptance or soon after."

BOY CITIZEN, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Monthly; per year, 50c. Editor, Charles A. Phelps. Discontinued.

BOY LIFE, Ninth and Cutter Streets, Cincinnati, O. Weekly; per year, 75c. Editor, Mrs. Augusta T. Errett. A (Baptist) story magazine for boys from thirteen to eighteen. Uses stories of adventure and purposefulness that teach a moral, but not obviously. Buys photographs. Pays the fifteenth of the month for all accepted material.

BOY'S COMPANION, 108 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Ill. Editor, Lucy Page Gaston. Discontinued.

BOYS' COMRADE, 2712 Pine Street, St. Louis, Mo. Weekly; per year, 60c. Editor, Marion Stevenson. Reports: "We use short-stories of adventure with high moral tones, from 1800 to 2400 words; and serials of ten chapters or less. The stories may be of any type if of interest to boys from fourteen to eighteen years of age. Informational articles on topics of present day or other interests are also desired. Photographs are used. Manuscripts are reported on within a week after arrival, and payment is made about the twentieth of the month following acceptance."

BOYS' LIFE-THE BOY SCOUTS' MAGAZINE, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York. Monthly; per year, $1.50. Editor, F. K. Mathiews. Uses short-stories of 2000 to 2500 words which accurately reflect the life of boys in various circumstances. This being the official organ of the Boy Scouts, it is editorially interested in material that advances this mcvement, without being too obvious or didactic in its intent. It should be remembered that the Boy Scouts is not a military organization. Short-stories should have plenty of incident and action, and while being "real boy" and true to life, should not be sensational or overdrawn. The articles used, ranging up to 1000 words, should be instructive in their nature, teaching how to make things, how to help people, etc., either indoors or outdoors, and should preferably be accompanied by photographs or sketches. The information contained in articles or stories should be accurate, and suitable subjects are the professions, industries, natural history, hygiene, camping and the like.

BOY'S MAGAZINE, Scarsdale, N. Y. Monthly; per copy, 15c.; per year, $1.50. Editor, Herbert Hungerford. Sends in the following statement: "At present we are particularly anxious to get short-stories of about 3000 to 4000 words of a humorous character. We also need more business and school stories. We are fairly well supplied with adventure stories, although of course, we do occasionally accept a particularly good one. We pay from $2.00 to $5.00 for photographs of boys doing interesting things. Photographs must show action or have some strong appeal to the mechanical interest of boys. We report on manuscripts usually within five days, the maximum limit being ten days. We now pay upon acceptance, our rates varying, of course, with the length and quality of the articles and stories."

BOY'S MONTHLY, Cleveland, O. Monthly; per year, 25c. Editor, Thomas McKee. No recent confirmation.

BOY'S NEWSPAPER, Republic Bldg., Chicago, Ill. Editor, I. Haskell. Mail returned.

BOYS' WORLD, Elgin, Ill. Monthly; per copy, 5c.; per year, 50c. Editor, David C. Cook. Uses short-stories from 1200 to 2400 words, dealing with modern boys and teeming with adventure and heroism. Representative themes for such stories are adventures and travel, explorations in the Arctic, Africa, Central America, or wherever the spectacular and mysterious in nature is manifest. The boys in the stories may be engaged in some great construction enterprise, such as the Roosevelt Dam, or the war-time shipyards; or they may have adventures in which wireless telegraphy, aeroplanes or submarines play a part. These adventures must not be impossible, and the stories must not be goody-goody. They should, however, have an underlying teaching. Also uses short incidents of 100 to 400 words, either humorous, educational or entertaining, having a point, and of interest to boys and written from the boy's standpoint; items in regard to boys who have risked their lives to save others (facts must be recent and authentic, and photographs are desirable); items of 100 to 300 words in regard to boys who have succeeded in some enterprise of a business character; news photographs of objects connected with recent events of interest to boys, such as great wrecks and floods, enormous bridges and buildings, new implements of warfare, etc.; popular science photographs, showing the wonders of modern science, invention and discovery. All photographs must be accompanied by short description of 50 to 200 words. Reports in about a month. Pays on acceptance.

BROWNING'S MAGAZINE, 16 Cooper Square, New York. Monthly; per year, 50c. Editor, C. M. Fairbanks. Reports: "Occasionally uses short fiction anecdotes. Monthly prize competitions, $5, $3, $2, and sprightly and inoffensive jokes the point of which is easily found by boy readers. Uses photographs in monthly competitions for amateurs only on subjects of popular interest. Uses articles on photography if from a regular contributor. Manuscripts reported on promptly. Payment made on acceptance, from 1c. to 5c. a word.”

CANADIAN BOY, Banque National Bldg., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Monthly; per copy, 15c.; per year, $1.50. Managing Editor, Percy Gibson. Reports: "We are always open to consider short-stories from 2000 to 3000 words, dealing with school life and the great outdoors, but they must be distinctively Canadian. At the present time we are much in need of a good serial school tale of a high moral standard, about 40,000 words, having a strong detective theme, with the plot laid in Canada. We report on manuscripts within one month, and make payment on publication, and on receipt of invoice from the author. We pay from $1.00 to $2.00 a column, or $3.00 to $6.00 a magazine page.'

CHILD LIFE, 1714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Penn. Discontinued.

CHILD-WELFARE MAGAZINE, P. O. Box 4022, West Philadelphia, Penn. Monthly; per copy, 10c.; per year, $1.00. Editor, Mrs. Frederic Schoff. A journal of education in the care of children.

CHILD'S GEM, Nashville, Tenn. Monthly, in weekly parts; per copy, 6c.; per year, 24c. Editor, Hight C. Moore. Uses short-stories,

from 300 to 600 words, for small children; also articles and_poems. Reports on tenth of the month following month of receipt. Pays on acceptance.

CHILD'S HOUR, 120 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. Weekly; per year, 30c. Editor, Josephine Bruce. A Sunday-school paper for small children. Uses bright little nature and character stories of 500 words, helpful and with a good moral. Also uses clever and simple verses. Reports later: "We use short-stories from 150 to 300 words in length, descriptive of children's activities. Payment is made on publication." CHILDREN'S HOUR, Council Bluffs, Ia. Monthly; per year, 50c. Editor, Anne Deetken.

THE CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE, S. E. Cassino Company, Salem, Mass. Monthly; per copy, 10c.; per year, $1.00. Editor, Constance V. Frazier. Reports: "The Children's Magazine is not in the market for any material whatsoever, and will not be, in all probability, for a couple of years."

THE CHILDREN'S TRIBUNE, 154 Nassau Street, New York. Editor, Anne Lewis Pierce. Discontinued.

CLASSMATE, 420 Plum Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Weekly; per year, 85c. Editor, Henry H. Meyer. A Methodist juvenile periodical. Uses short-stories not exceeding 3000 words, of a wholesome nature, but full of action, interesting to young people of high-school and college age. Also uses illustrated nature and travel articles, not exceeding 2000 to 2500 words, and serial stories of not more than ten chapters. Reports on manuscripts inside of six weeks. Pays on acceptance at the rate of one-third to one-half cent a word.

COUNTRY CLASSICS, University Hall, Columbus, O. Editor, Garland A. Bricker. Discontinued.

COUNTRY YOUTH, 159 East 2d Street, Plainfield, N. J. Editor, Howard L. Jones. No recent confirmation.

DEW DROPS, Elgin, Ill. Weekly; per year, 20c. Editor, David C. Cook, Jr. Uses short-stories, from 300 to 900 words, suitable in matter and style for children from six to nine years. The stories must really interest children of this age, and to do so should have some action or thrill, but must also contain positively helpful teachings. All the characters in the stories should preferably be children. No story should be submitted unless it has some adventure, surprise or thrill. There must be something more than the narration of some occupation, play, party, visit to the farm, etc. Something out of the ordinary must take place. There should be a real plot, with suspense, surprise and climax. The events need not exceed the bounds of probability and should not be lurid or over-stimulating. Adventure for Primary readers means something different than for those older. What would be mild adventure for Juniors might be hair-raising for Primaries. We must omit plots having to do with robbers, crime, arrests, cruelty to animals or people, etc. Writers seem to find it difficult to strike a middle ground in this matter. Their stories are either on the dime novel order or "sermonettes." We do not want "sermonettes." The child should not be conscious that you are trying to teach him some