IMPERIAL CHEMICAL MFG. CO.
292 Fifth Avenue, New York.
Between 30th and 31st Streets. Take Elevator.
Money For Story Tellers.
- $100.00—For a Ghost Story.
- $150.00—For a Story of Adventure.
- $200.00—For a Story of Mystery.
- $500.00—For a Detective Story.
- $1,000.00—For a Love Story.
For such short stories as the publishers of The Black Cat desire they pay promptly, on acceptance, a higher price than is paid by any other publication anywhere. But they want only the most fascinating stories that can be told,—stories that both in plot and handling are outside of the beaten path of fiction,—stories so full of incident and movement and so cleverly handled as to interest every one,—stories tersely told, which never, either in whole or part, have appeared in print before, and which are free from padding, foreign phrases, and attempted fine writing. No dialect stories, poetry, or translations will be considered.
To receive attention, all manuscripts must bear the writer’s full name and address, together with the number of words, which may range from fifteen hundred to five thousand, but must in no case exceed the latter number; they must be very legibly written, sent unrolled, and accompanied by addressed and stamped envelopes for their return. Manuscripts will be received and returned only at the writer’s risk. All stories will be judged purely on their own merits, and the writer’s name or reputation will carry no weight whatever. Payment for accepted manuscripts will be made—not according to length, but according to the editor’s opinion of their worth. Manuscripts will be paid for on the day of acceptance.
THE SHORTSTORY PUBLISHING CO.,
144 High St., Boston, Mass.
Copyright, 1895, by The Shortstory Publishing Co.