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Sarah Sheard fonds Series
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Literary manuscripts and other writing

The series consists of research material, notes, manuscript and typescript drafts and proofs related to stories, essays, articles and book reviews written by Sheard, to her novels "Almost Japanese", "The Swing Era", "The Hypnotist", "Krank: love in the new dark times", and to her play "The House Guest". It also includes correspondence with publishers and publicity material for several of her works.

Correspondence and subject files

Series consists of personal and professional correspondence including manuscript and typescript letters as well as e-mail received by Sheard and, in many cases, copies of letters written by Sheard herself. Among the correspondents are Michael Ondaatje, Margaret Dragu, Griffin Ondaatje, Margaret Atwood, Alberto Manguel, Susan Swan, Ann Ireland, Daphne Marlatt, Phyllis Webb, Jan Kudelka, Audrey Thomas, Brian Fawcett, David Young, Marian Engel, Seiji Ozawa, John Metcalf, Robert Kroetsch, Libby Sheier, Timothy Findley and Roy Kiyooka. The subject files consist of correspondence, notes and other collected material that document Sheard's writing career including grant applications and contact letters. Also included are materials that document her association with the National Book Festival and the Zen Buddhist Temple in Toronto, as well as her training and work as a psychotherapist.

Coach House Press files

Series consists of agendas, minutes of meetings, notes, correspondence, catalogues and other material that documents Sheard's work as an editor of Coach House Press. Included are correspondence and other material with Margaret Atwood concerning the writing and publishing of her novel "Good Bones".

Agendas

Series consists of chronologically arranged agendas.