New-York tribune., 1922-05-28
Shop Talk
By EIilda Jackson

u- - ARPER & BROS, the old
n n est general publishing house
i n in Amerc9, offers prize OF
VA 1000 for a novel by young
American writer to be submitted be-
fore March /, 1923. Any author Is
eligible who is an American citizen
and who has not published novel in
book form prior to the beginning Of
the war (August /, 1910. FURTHER
conditions specify that only manu-
scripts Of unpublished works. sub
mittod between June /, 1892, and
March l. 1928. and accompanied by a
declaration that the manuscript is sub
mtted for competition, will be con
sidcred.
No manuscript must contain less
than 900 words. Preference will be
given to works of full novel length
The judges Of tho competition will be
Jesse Lynch Williams, president Of the
I Authors League Of America; Henry
Seidel Candy, editor of the Literary
Review of "The New York Evening
POST; and Carl Van Dorcn, literary
editor Of "Thc Nation and author of
The American Novel;
The award will be made as soon as
possible after March /. 1923, and not
later than May /, 1923.
Although the announcement lays
stress on interest in the work of young
American authors, no age limit is men
toned in the conditions
Among the winners Of Pulitzer prizes
announced last Sunday by Collin bia
University are Booth Tarkington who
was awarded $1,000 for his alice
Adams as being the American novel
best presenting "the wholesome at
mosphere Of American life; James
Truslow Adams won $4,000 for "Thc
Founding of Now England" as the best
the United States; Hamlin Garland re-
ceived a $1,000 prize for "A Daughter
of the Middle Border" best American
biography; 81 900 for the best volume
Of verse published during the year
went to Edwin Arlington Robinson
for "Collccted Verse; Eugene O'Neiil
and Frank NJ. O'Brien were also among
the prize winners.
The largest abridged dictionary of
the English language ever published
viii be brought out in few weeks by
Funk & Wagnalls and will be known as
"The College Standard" The diction-
arg contains 1925 pages. $500 illustra-
tions and defines 10000 terms.
Bertha Ten Eyck James has been
awarded the John Billings Fisko
prize in poetry at the University OF
Chicago for group of poems,
"Through the Year.
In Elinor Glyn's new novel, Man
and Maid," to be published this month
by Llppincott, there is a story about
a German prisoners thigh bone being
made into an umbrella handle. This
was told to me- says Miss Glyn. "by
a prominent American. and concerned
his niece. He was stunned to find the
difference war had made in women's
sens ibiities."
Merton Of the Movies" H.arry
Leon Wilson's delightful satire of
Hollywood. recently published by
Doubleday, Page & Co., is to bc dram
atized and produced on Broadway in
The fall. Glenn Hunter will BIZ starred
as Merton Gill. alias Clifford Armvtace
HE dramatization will be by George
kaufman and Mare Connolly. the au-
tEols OF "Dulcv' and TO the Ladies'"
y number of books of value to bust
ness men are being brought ou. this
month by the Ronald Press Company.
Noteworthy is "Corporation Pro-
cedure, new manual of corporation
'>'''' accounting ana HldnCo DN IhOrlaS
Conyngton, R. J. Bennett, Hugh R.
Conynston and Paul w. Pinke1ton:
also "American Commercial Credits"
by Wllbert Ward, assistant cashier of
the National City Bank OF New York.
One of the important literary events
of the fall will be the publication of the
letters OF James Gibbons Huneker bv
Charles Scribner Sons. Amonr the
people to whom these letters are writ
ten are Royal Cortissoz, Henry Cabot
Lodge, Richard Aldrich, II. z. Kreh-
blel, Benjamin dc Cassercs, w. G..
brownell, Walter Prichard Eaton.
William Marion Rcedy Henry James
Jr., Henry L.. Mcnckcn, Elizabeth
Jordon, Emma Eamcs. etc. According
to the publisher, these letters have all
the br'lliancc of his essays, but a
greater spontaneity and a more vivid
spirit.
Two books on the theory of relativitv
Will be published shortly by Robert NJ
Mcbride 6; Co. The first of these