Show Cont Contest Brings 7 New Books BooksIn In answer to the countless In Inquiries inquiries in- in quinies as to when the prize winner will bo be announced In the Harper 2000 prize novel competition the publishers state definitely that the results of the contests will be made known early in September Due Duo to the great number of f manuscripts manuscripts man man- entered in the competition in all and to the careful consideration consideration con con- given each MS and to the fact that the Judges have been unable to hold their first conter conference nce before this month the announcement announce ment mont will not be made in June as ns the Harpers had first planned The publishers state that the tho competition competition com corn petition has succeeded beyond beona expectations expectatIOn The average of good craftsmanship has been high and seven novels have havo already been se selected selected so- so for publication One of these may mav be the prize winner The Judges judges Jesse Jesse Lynch Williams Williams Wil Wil- liams hams president of the Authors' Authors League of ot America Henry Seidel Canby editor of the Literary Review Review Review Re Re- view New NewYork York EveningS Evening Post and Carl Van Varr VanDoren Doren author of Tho The American will Novel Jovel will hold regular conferences now that all have ha re returned returned returned re- re turned to New York City Faintly shine the tho lamps where the hidden houses lie Dark gray and baz hazy near the dim dark meadow meadoWs With a a. quiet peaceful plodding the cart creaks by In In Poetry |