Ideal Real-ism writer

With contestants like Mark Twain and Jack London, this competition just might show case the year. Each author will present one story they find represents the realism era best, and with some well known people such as Faulkner and Sinclair also joining, this is sure to be marked in literature history.
Faulkner was first to enter his work, and as a tenth-grade drop out, some think he is less likely to win. But none the less, his "A Rose for Emily", a tragedy of a Southern woman who reached thirty and still remained unmarried, seems a good pick and already is getting high reviews.
Mr. Upton Sinclair entered his work shortly after Faulkner, and after six publishers denied his work "The Jungle", he hopes that this competition will bring his work into the light. The story of the horrors involving the meat packing industry are dark, but true. maybe readers will read "The Jungle" and feel for Sinclair.
As an already will publicized figure, Jack London entered his work "To Build A Fire" in with an air of confidence. He seemed sure that his work would have a strong lead over others, It being the tale of a man barely winning over the forces of a wild Alaska. There are high praises, but will they be enough for this "man of many"?
And finally we have Mark Twain, our fourth and final contender. He is known as the most celebrated humorist in America, and his work "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is sure to make anyone laugh while also getting them to think. It's the tale of a Southern boy who's beliefs in slavery are changed while on an adventure along the Mississippi.
As the competition begins and the works are judged, who will win the Ideal Real-ism title? All four works are masterpieces in their own rights and all fit perfectly into the literary world of realism.