Warren Journal Calls for Papers

The Center for Robert Penn Warren Studies at Western Kentucky University has scheduled the first issue of the Robert Penn Warren Journal for April 1996, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the publication of Warren's All the King's Men. Papers focusing on Warren s poetry, prose, or literary criticism, or on areas of his public life (e.g., as teacher, as friend and mentor, as the nation s first Poet Laureate, as a participant in the New Criticism movement), are invited to be considered for inclusion in the premier issue. Papers submitted should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts are to be prepared in the MLA style. Submissions, accompanied by an SASE, will be accepted until September 1, 1995. Please submit one double-spaced manuscript plus one copy to Shelby Bale, Editor, Robert Penn Warren Journal, Center for Robert Penn Warren Studies, Western Kentucky University, 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101.

Marching Bands: Call for Information

For a cultural history of high school marching bands, to be published by the University Press of Mississippi, Noel Polk requests memoirs, anecdotes, and data of any sort on the subject. He is interested in information on how, when, and why the marching band became institutionalized in the education system and in learning about bands various relationships with the community and with sports programs. Please contact Noel Polk, English Department, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5037.

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