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Lynn Crosbie fonds File
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Zines

File consists of zines accumulated by Crosbie. Included are items created by Sonja Ahlers, "Cut" by Eric Kostiuk Williams, "Rudy the magic cat" by M. Connery, "Zag", "Teenage suicide", items created by Pug Wannamaker, "Ranch of the future", "Riot grrrl", "Violet" by Lucy McKenzie, "Sure Lee's temple", "Exploring time & space" by Gregory K., "Hissy fit", "Free toy inside" by Pam and Karen.

"The high hard ones" : short story drafts and letter

File consists of a draft of this story and a letter from John Macfarlane of Toronto Life magazine inviting Crosbie to submit a story for its annual summer fiction issue. Also included are page proofs for this article, which was published by Saturday Night magazine in 2001.

The Girl Wants To : contracts, license agreements and permission letters

Items in this file pertain to various licence agreements and contracts for stories published in this anthology edited by Crosbie. Also included in the file are items relating to the closure of Coach House Press, the original publisher of this book, and efforts to get permissions signed for the book to be reprinted by Macfarlane Walter & Ross.

Teaching/biz

File consists of records pertaining to a course taught by Crosbie at McLaughlin College at York University entitled "Images of women in modern Canadian literature" (MC1700.06), include a McLaughlin College course catalogue, a list of essay topics, a form pertaining to new course proposals, and a memorandum pertaining to a books and supplies allowance for part-time faculty and teaching assistants. Included in the file are two poems by Crosbie, "La pieta" and "Ma griffe".

Student projects

File consists of student projects from Crosbie's Summer 2015 course, Introduction to Creative Writing, at OCAD University.

Student projects

File consists of student projects from Crosbie's Summer 2015 course, Introduction to Creative Writing, at OCAD University.

Stratten

File consists of Globe and Mail articles pertaining to Dorothy Stratten, sent to Crosbie by Elizabeth Renzetti.

Reviews

File consists of newspaper, magazine and literary journal reviews of Crosbie's published poetry, edited collections and novels.

Reviews

File consists of newspaper and magazine articles reviewing or mentioning Crosbie and her books, The Girl Wants To, VillainElle, and Miss Pamela's Mercy.

Red mitten project materials

File consists of photographs and drawings of a small, red woolen mitten and a handwritten note from Sonja Ahlers to Crosbie pertaining to the photographs. Included in the file is the mitten.

Queen Rat : letter and cover proof

File consists of cover proof for Queen Rat, featuring a photograph of Crosbie, accompanied by a letter from Angel Guerra of Stoddart Publishing.

Publishers' catalogues

File consists of catalogues from Coach House Press, MacFarlane Walter & Ross, Insomniac Press, Turtle Point Press, House of Anansi and HarperCollins featuring Crosbie's books of poetry and prose.

Poetry/biz

File consists of records pertaining to Crosbie's efforts to publish her book of poetry Miss Pamela's Mercy in 1991. These records include correspondence, grant applications, poems and a signed Coach House Press publishing agreement.

Poetry workshop and class materials

File consists of correspondence from Libby Scheier, notes, a reading list and student poems pertaining to Crosbie's work as poetry workshop facilitator and/or poetry class teacher, likely for the Toronto Writing Workshop, run by Scheier.

Plath

File consists of records pertaining to Crosbie's research on Sylvia Plath, including journal articles, newspaper articles, Crosbie's notes, draft writing and her 1989 student paper entitled "Sylvia Plath's posthumous existence".

Photographs of Superfly Alien Pimp

File consists of photographs taken by Bruce McDonald while on a road trip through Vancouver, Seattle and Los Angeles. These photographs feature various people posing with a toy alien wearing a coat. Included in the file is a handwritten note by Crosbie explaining the context of the photographs. Photographs have been annotated on verso by McDonald with the names of the subjects. Subjects of the photographs include Lisa and Paul Zimmerman, John Frizzell, Pam Rack, Jonathan Poneman, Kerri Harrop, Michael Turner, Karen Powell, Kevin Smith, Michael Madson, Paul Federbush, and Scott Bairstow.

Photographs of Lynn Crosbie and others

File consists of photographs of Crosbie, her friends and acquaintances, many of whom are writers. Subjects include: Malcolm McDowell, Margaux Williamson, Sam Phillips, Thom Jurek, T. Bone Burnett, Steve Banks, Brad Phillips, Tony Burgess, David McFadden, Sarah Sheard, David Young, Michael Ondaatje, Robert Wallace, Sook Yin Lee, Barbara Gowdy, Nalo Hopkinson, Wayson Choi, Robert Priest, Clint Burnham, Joe Matt, William New, John Borra, Tony Burgess, Derek McCormack, Kalpna Patel, Guy Lawson, Patricia Seaman, Elio Iannacci, Trish Thomas, Mary Gaitskill, Russell Smith, Dionne Brand, Leanne Delap, Karen Von Hahn, Ceri Marsh, Christopher Dewdney, James Crosbie, Andrew Pyper, David McGimpsey, Christine Poultney, Ray Robertson, Ken Babstock, Sky Gilbert, Rufus Wainwright, Damian Rogers, Stuart Ross, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ciccoritti, Don McKellar, Adrienne Clarkson, Liz Worth, Fiona Reid, Sarah MacLaughlin, Graeme Gibson, Geoff Pevere, Martha Sharpe, Torquil Campbell, Jason Collett, Shari Boyle, Jake Richler, Dalton Derkson, Julie Mannell, J.C. Bouchard, Michael Helm, Ryan Russell, Carl Wilson, Pamela Des Barres, Doug Saunders, Elizabeth Renzetti, Tony Romano, Bruce McDonald, Alan Doyle, David Usher, Denise Donlon, Gil Adamson, Malcolm Ingram, Ziggy Lorenc, Charlotte Vale Allen, R.M. Vaughan, Michael Holmes, Michael Turner, Alice Palumbo, Eliza Clark, Louise Dennys, Daniel Richler, Noel Baker, Jacob Richler, Mara Karkola, Sara Angel, Leah McLaren, Jeffery Conway, David Trinidad, and Naomi Klein.

Photographs of Lynn Crosbie

File consists of both formal portraits of Crosbie and photos of Crosbie with friends. Some photographs in this file, taken by David Hyde, were used in a t-shirt promotion for This Magazine. A copy of the t-shirt ad is included in the file.

Pearl : correspondence and edit notes

File consists of edit notes and comments exchanged between Crosbie and Anansi editor Martha Sharpe as well as correspondence from Crosbie pertaining to rights permissions for quotations appearing in Pearl.

Pearl : correspondence

File consists of correspondence exchanged between Crosbie and editor Martha Sharpe pertaining to Pearl, including a copy of a letter from Leonard Cohen declining to provide a blurb for the book, as well as correspondence and permissions agreements from W.W. Norton & Co. and Houghton Mifflin for the use of writing by Anne Sexton and Adrienne Rich in Pearl.

Newspaper and magazine articles : miscellaneous

File consists of published newspaper and magazine articles and reviews written by Crosbie for publications including Zoomer Magazine, NOW Toronto, Books in Canada, Chatelaine, Quill & Quire, Saturday Night, Toronto Life, Maclean's, LightNews, and On the Up.

My favourite letters

File consists of incoming correspondence from Courtney Love, John Waters, Michael Douglas, Hugh Hefner, Pamela Des Barres, Richard Prince, Erica Jong, Clayton Ruby, and Leonard Cohen.

Miscellaneous personal mementos

File consists of items collected and/or accumulated by Crosbie, including a toy belonging to her dog, a pair of earrings, a pen used by Marilyn Manson, items pertaining to the suicide of Daniel Jones and to Tony Burgess. These items are accompanied by explanatory notes written by Crosbie.

Miscellaneous personal correspondence

File consists of personal incoming correspondence as well as some unsent correspondence written by Crosbie. Correspondents include David Trinidad, Bruce McDonald, Neil Eustache, Russell Smith, Jeffery Conway, Kerri Huffman and R.M. Vaughan.

Lowell - Snodgrass - Berryman

File consists of a university essay by Crosbie entitled "This is my body: an examination of Anne Sexton's 'Ms. Dog' poems", as well as Crosbie's handwritten notes and research materials pertaining to John Berryman, Robert Lowell, and W.D. Snodgrass. Included is an student essay written by Tony Burgess entitled "A spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, foreseen in tranquility: John Berryman's 'Henry's understanding'".

Letters and notes from Tony Burgess

File also includes notes and letters written to Burgess from Crosbie and several cards and postcards from Crosbie's parents and David McGimpsey, as well as a photograph of Burgess at Christmas.

Letterhead

File consists of three versions of Crosbie's letterhead featuring an image of a rat.

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