March 24, 1935

Dear Mr. Aiken,

On June 1 the first issue of the
Southern Review will appear. Despite its title, this
quarterly does not aim, especially in its literary aspect,
at a sectional program, nor will it have an academic
bias. We hope to provide a large quarterly which will
be a real index to the most vital contemporary activi-
ties in fiction, poetry, criticism, and social-political
thought, with an adequate representation in each of these
departments. Since we are writing you almost immediately
after the inception of this project, we cannot, at this
time, give you a precise statement with regard to our
rate of payment for contributions; but our budget will
certainly permit something better than a cent a word
for prose, and forty cents or better a line for verse.

The first and second issues will carry work
by John Peale Bishop, Herbert Agar, John Croe Ransom,
Katherine Anne Porter, Caroline Gordon, Andrew Lytle,
Ford Madox Ford, and Allen Tate. I give you this list,
which is not inclusive, to indicate something of the
character of our contributors.

We are very anxious to have some of your
work in the first or an early issue? Have you a story
which you could submit at once? Since the time for the
preparation for the first issue is very short, we
should much appreciate an answer at your earliest possible
convenience, stating whether you will be willing to
submit material and when.

English, Dept.
Purdue University
W. Lafayette, Indiana

October 24, 1941

Dear Editors:

About two weeks ago I sent to you a manuscript on
little magazines. I should like to have that manuscript
replaced by the shorter one that I am now sending, for I
believe that this one is less repetitious and better written..
If you care to, you might retain the "Appendix" from the
first manuscript.