Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-08

women OF E1dNdH - Oh UueT tHdI -
being made through the Y. w. G. A.
Are you ambitious to be a writer?
Have you ever dreamed of living by
your pen or OF making your pen a
source OF enjoyment TO you a delight
full and profitable ayocation? Have
you a message that you would like to
get to the reading public either in
fiction or article form through the
pages Of some good magazine?
The national board Of the Young
Women's Christian Association has
opened the door for the realization Of
your dreams. 1t has offered you an
unusual opportunity by interesting
editors I'm your efforts, realizing that
In every city there are those who
have marked literary ability. For the
purpose of developing and bringing
out such talent and producing some
thing that shall be contribution to
the literature OF today, the national
Z beard has included 8 series Of writ
ing contests in the general contest
plan, the entries Of which will form
an exhibit In the Young Women's
Christian Association building, now
being erected on the Panama-Pacific
exposition grounds.
! The Judges.
Mr.. Robert s. Yard, editor Of The
Century," Mr.. sTrumbull White, edit
or Of "Everybody's Magazine" and
Miss Gertrude b. Lane, editor OF
THE Woman's Home Companion
have been induced to act as Judges
on those writing contests, together
with Miss Helen Thoburn. editorial
secretary. and Miss Helen Thomas,
educational secretary. of the national
beard. Each editor Is deeply interest.
ed In the results of these contests
and is looking forward not only to
securing stories and articles. whici.
he or she may want to publish but
also to getting In touch with writer's
who show unusual talent. These ma
gaines viii have the first option Ola
publishing any of the prize-winning
material Miss Lane has offered one
hundred dollars for the best article on
What a Girl Should Contribute as
Her Share Of the Marriage Partner
! ship" providing an acceptable arti-
Gle is submitted This offer is in ad-
dition to any prize which the article
might win in the regular contests. In
the last four years, Eyerybody's" has
brought out seyent7rtwo new writer's,
an average Of eighteen year. Mr..
White says that each morning an edi-
/, tor opens his mail bag with trembl:
! ing fingers, !, SO great il his hope OF
, discovering genius. You may be
the genius discovered through the me
dunn Of these contests Editors, are
constantly on the lookout for new tai
ent, for writer's OF fiction and gen
eral articles, and for people who
might suggest new ideas for women 5
magazines or edit department iii
such a periodical The fact that these
editors have Consented to act as
Judges ON these writing contests, Is
sufficient proof OF their interest and
Icf what they expect from the con-
tests. An attempt will he made to
have prize-winning and other accept.
fable manuscript published III good
magazines. ... ss q 3 =. - %.'s. {
Rules Of Contest @ ... 'ltz, =. Lit. -
| The contests are open to any girl
sor woman who may wish to compete.
The specifications and requirements
are: t2< -. 81 4 =
I. Drama: Theme. any, general
theme dealing with the progress and
development Of woman or. some phase
of a distinctive principle OF associa-
ton work II may be anything from
% farce to a masque or morality play.
Y 2. Short story: Any general
theme dealing with the progress and
development of woman or some phase
OF a distinctive principle OF associa-
ton work. Length: Not to exceed
5000 words.
| 3. Bible story: Retelling in mod
ern language anything related in the
Bible. such as the life of an indiyi.
dual or description of some incident
Length: 500 to 6,080 words.
4. Article: Theme, any one of the
j following topics or any worth while
subject 49, !. sa7ss.s5.z. ~
what the Community Tin city
school or county, has a Right to Elk
rect from the Association"
What Girl Tin city, school Oh
county, has Right TO Expect from
the Association. = -. -. s.-.... ..,. 49,,
What the Church Tin city; school OF
county, has Right to Expect from
| the Association. r.
What the Associations Tin city
school or county, has a. Right to Elk
lpect from its Members. 49,. r.
The Possibilities and Function,
Lof the National Student Movement.
What Girl Tin city, school o.
county, has Done for her Community.
This must be baseu on fact.) -
| What a Girl Should Contribute a.
her Share of the Marriage Partner
ship. - 81 ! IT s. r. III 81
sThe History and Development II
i America of any one of the Evangeli
cal Denominations. tThis article {,
take up the principles which have Civ
len rise to the Denomination and 1t.
peculiar service to the religious lif,
Of the nation ~ go s=s 81. =.
4 The suggestions should be regarded
as topics only, not as the titles Of the