17 DECEMBER 1927, Page 19

A New Competition

: WE have pleasure in announcing a new and somewhat difficult competition for those of our readers who have a literary turn of mind. The Editor offers a: priie of twenty guineas for the best short story describing some incident in-his own or a friend's life, or some incident that' has occurred to an imaginary person. The length of the story should be between 1,400 and 2,800 words. Action is desirable and originality essential ; we are interested in any story which is good reading. We reserve the right to publish stories which do not win the prize at a fee Of five guineas. Contributions must be typed, with the author's name and address at the top right-hand corner and marked " Corripetition." • They will. only be returned if a stamped addressed envelope is provided. The Competition closei on Friday, December 30th: The General Knowledge Competition is on page 1102: