The Writer's Directory of Periodicals - Manuscript Market - 1922

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A directory issue presenting a curated manuscript market for periodicals, describing publication scopes, manuscript requirements, submission guidance, and acceptance terms gathered from editors. It emphasizes the manuscript requirements of numerous magazines and trade journals, including what each publication buys, typical length limits by genre, whether photographs are purchased, and how payment timing works. Provides practical advice to secure sample copies before submitting manuscripts and notes changes and discontinued titles.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages20

Reading Time31 min

AccessFree to download

Continuation and Directory Overview

Practical Authorship and Manuscript Market

Submitting Manuscripts and Sample Copies

Additions and Changes

Periodical Entries by Publication

IN THIS NUMBER:CONTINUATION OFA DIRECTORY OF PERIODICALS, SHOWING THE MANUSCRIPT KARKET. "TALKS ON PRACTICAL AUTHORSHIP"一V.Richard Bowland Kimball"PICTURES THAT EDITORS BUY". .Austin E.Burges"Headline Eccentricities Explained,""Importance to Writers ofGathering Material,""Writers of the Day,"“Book Reviews,""Literary Articles in Periodicals,""News and Notes." AI Nomdoalew hpplod TLowgh Aorkon w Co.d IM Braache PRICEt HPTBEN CKNTS A COPY3L.80 A YZAR THE WRITER: A MONTYLY MAGAZINT FoR LTERARY WORKERS BOSTON,MASS.: The fourth printing of this Directory一which isconstanly being revised and enlarged—began inTHEWRITER for July,I922.The information for it,showing the manuscript market and the manuscriptrequirements of the various publications listed,isgathered directly from the editors of the periodicals.Great pains are taken to make the information ac·curate and the Directory complete. Before submitting manuscripts to any publication,it is advisable to secure a sample copy. (Continued from March WRITER.)Grocers'Magazine(M),88 Broad street,Boston. $1.50;I5C. A trade inagazine for grocers,using articlesgiving actual lans or methods used by retailgrocers in reducing expenses or inereasing trade.Sets no length limit,and buys photographs.Time of payment depends on matter used.Guide to Nature(M),-Arcadia,South Beach,Conn. $1.50:15c.Edward F.Bigelow. The organ of the Agassiz Association,printing,as a clearing house,information within thescope of the Association,of interest to meinbersand friends.Not in the market for manuscripts.Gulf Ports Magazine(M),Gulf Ports Magazine Co.,630 Common street,New Orleans,La.$T.00;IOC:The authoritative shipping journal of theSouth.Prints complete monthly reports of themovements of ocean freight in the Gulf;timelyarticles on subjects relating to the ocean tradeof the South,the Mississippi.Valley,and theMiddlle West;and gives a service of informationfor shirping nien and shippers. Harper's Bazar(M),International Magazine Com-pay,119 West 4oth street,New York,N.Y.$6.00;50c.Henry Blackman Sell,editor. Buys only"big names,"and does not en·courage general contributions. Harper's Magazine(),49 East 33d street,NewYork.$4.00;35C.Thomas B.Wells,editor.A ligh-class general magazine,using shortstories,serials,general articles,poetry,humorousverse,jokes,and,rarely,novelettes and plays.Sets length limits at froin 4,000 to 7,000 words.Does not buy photographs.Pays on acceptance.Haversack(W),8ro Broadway,Nashville,Tenn.E. B.Chappell,Jr.,editor. A Sunday-school paper for boys of from tento seventeen years.Úses short stories,serials,general articles,poetry,humorous verse,andjokes.Sets length limit for short,stories at 3,000 words,and for serials,at eight or ninechapters of from 2,500 to 3,000 words each.Buysphotographs,and pays from one-half to one centa word on acceptance. Health Builder(M),Doubleday,Page,&Co.,Garden City,N.Y. Publication discontinued April,1923.Health Culture(M),140 West s8th street,New York. $2.00;20C.E1mer Lee,M.D.,editor. Uses articles by experienced and maturethinkers on the health questions of the day,setting length limit at 2,000 words.No articlesfavoring drugs or serums acccpted.Does notbuy photographs,and pays on publication.Hearst's International Magazine(M),InternationalMagazine Co.,II9 West 4oth street.,New York.Merged with the Cosmopolitan under the titleInternational-Cosmopolitan,beginning with theMarch issue. High School Life(M),350 Sansome street,SanFrancisco.Oscar E.Werner,editor.Mail matter returned by the postoffice.High School Life(M-ro Nos.),58 East Washingtonstreet,Chicago,II1.soc;Ioc.R.Bernstein,editor,Úses short stories,novelettes,serials,generalarticles,roetry,and humorous verse-anyhingthat will appeal to high school or junior collegestudents.Sets length limit for short stories at 6,000 words;for serials and novelettes,from 4,000 to 5,000 words each installment.Does not buy photographs,and pays on publication. The W

FAQs

What is the purpose of the directory?

It compiles the manuscript market and the manuscript requirements of various periodicals, gathered directly from editors, and is revised and enlarged over time.

Should writers request a sample copy before submitting manuscripts?

Yes. The directory advises securing a sample copy before submitting manuscripts to any publication.

What kinds of requirements are listed for each publication?

Entries describe what each magazine buys (often by genre), length limits, whether it purchases photographs, and the payment conditions such as timing and rate.

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