| Ed.'s submissions | 21 |
| Ed.'s stack | 15 |
| Bks. in progress | 16 |
| Writer's output: Abbr. | 26 |
| Workloads for eds. | 18 |
| What eds. edit | 14 |
| Submission to an ed. | 20 |
| Slush pile contents: Abbr. | 26 |
| Pub.-company pileup | 19 |
| Pub. co. pileup | 15 |
| Pile on an ed.'s desk | 25 |
| Pile on a literary agt.'s desk | 34 |
| Items on an ed.'s desk, perhaps | 35 |
| Items in an ed.'s in-box | 28 |
| Envelope enclosures (abbr.) | 27 |
| Eds.' in-box filler | 23 |
| Ed.'s work pile | 19 |
| Ed.'s reading material | 26 |
| Ed.'s inbox filler | 22 |
| Concerns of eds. | 16 |
| Brief author's submissions | 30 |
| Authors' offerings: Abbr. | 29 |
| Author's output: Abbr. | 26 |
| Writers' submissions to eds. | 32 |
| Writers' output, for short | 30 |
| Works in progress: abbr. | 24 |
| Works for an editor: Abbr. | 26 |
| Works for an ed. | 16 |
| Workload for eds. | 17 |
| What some eds. edit | 19 |
| What eds. read | 14 |
| Unsolicited mailings, for short | 31 |
| Typesetters' needs: Abbr. | 29 |
| Typesetter's material: Abbr. | 32 |
| Things to be edited: Abbr. | 26 |
| They're sent to eds. | 24 |
| They often get marked up: Abbr. | 31 |
| They might be unsolicited: Abbr. | 32 |
| They may eventually be bound: Abbr. | 35 |
| They may be returned with regrets: Abbr. | 40 |
| Texts for eds. | 14 |
| Submissions to S. & S. | 26 |
| Submissions to literary agents: Abbr. | 37 |
| Submissions to a publishing co. | 31 |
| Stacks for eds. | 15 |
| Stack in a mag. office | 22 |
| Some mail for a mag | 19 |
| Slush-pile pile: Abbr. | 22 |
| Slush pileÂ’s contents: abbr. | 32 |
| Second degs. | 12 |
| Scrolls: Abbr. | 14 |
| Readings for eds. | 17 |
| Reading for eds. | 16 |
| Random Hse. mail | 16 |
| Pubs.' needs | 16 |
| Publisher's pile: Abbr. | 27 |
| Pub. orders | 11 |
| Pub. house submissions | 22 |
| Pub. company pile-up | 20 |
| Pub. co. stack | 14 |
| Preliminary papers: Abbr. | 25 |
| Post-B.A. degrees | 17 |
| Pileup for an ed. | 17 |
| Pile for Max Perkins: Abbr. | 27 |
| Pile at a publishing co. | 24 |
| Papers for eds. | 15 |
| Original texts: Abbr. | 21 |
| Orig. copies | 12 |
| Novel drafts: Abbr. | 19 |
| New Yorker's pile, briefly | 30 |
| Much of an ed.'s in-box | 27 |
| Much mail to mags | 17 |
| Money pile?: Abbr. | 18 |
| Manuscripts: abbr | 17 |
| Mag. submissions | 16 |
| Lit. submissions | 16 |
| Lib. of Cong. items | 19 |
| Items on an ed.'s desk | 26 |
| Items in a publ.'s mailbox | 30 |
| In-box stock: Abbr. | 19 |
| Homework for an ed. | 19 |
| Handwritten documents: Abbr. | 28 |
| Future movies, maybe: Abbr. | 27 |
| Future books: Abbr. | 19 |
| Freelance output: Abbr. | 23 |
| Env. contents, sometimes | 24 |
| Eds' stock in trade | 23 |
| Eds.' concerns | 18 |
| Eds. receive them | 17 |
| Eds. read them | 14 |
| Editors' needs: Abbr. | 25 |
| Editors' concerns: Abbr. | 28 |
| Editor's work: Abbr. | 24 |
| Editor's pile: Abbr. | 24 |
| Editor's backlog: Abbr. | 27 |
| Ed.'s workload items | 24 |
| Ed.'s trayful | 17 |
| Ed.'s inbox fillers | 23 |
| Ed.'s concern | 17 |
| Deskful for an ed. | 18 |