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CBC contracts and correspondence

File pertains to Pick's contracted work for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Items include a correspondence and a literary license regarding the use of Pick's poem "Tell me what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life" on CBC Television, as well as a letter and contract for the publication of Pick's written work in a CBC literary anthology.

Chalmers Arts Fellowship application

Item is Pick's draft application for a Chalmers Arts Fellowship from the Ontario Arts Council for a project entitled "Exploring Palestine and Israel as a Socially Conscious New Jew".

Computer disks

Computer disks contain copies of Pick's University of Guelph thesis, copies of her poetry and other writing, and e-mail correspondence.

Contracts, royalty statements and correspondence

File consists of contracts and correspondence pertaining to Pick's freelance writing and contributions to anthologies, a film option agreement for "Far to Go", a service agreement and invoices from Over the River Public Relations LLC for "Far to Go" promotional services, royalty statements for "The Dream World" and "Far to Go", and correspondence pertaining to a Yaddo residency and tax credits.

Correspondence

Series consists of personal and professional correspondence sent and received by Alison Pick. These records include handwritten letters and greeting cards but are predominantly e-mail correspondence. Most of the e-mail correspondence in this series was exchanged between Pick and a number of other Canadian writers and poets, her editor, literary agent and publishers. These records pertain to personal topics as well as Pick's literary career, including the writing, editing, publication, promotion and sale of Pick's 2010 novel, "Far to Go", her 2014 memoir, "Between Gods", and her 2017 novel, "Strangers with the Same Dream".

Correspondence

File pertains to Pick's writing, including a book tour to promote her novel "Far to Go" and book readings and talks, and an application for a writer's residency at Yaddo.

Correspondence

File consists of mostly e-mail correspondence pertaining to Pick's literary activities, including attendance at book clubs, literary award events and literary festivals.

Correspondence

File consists of e-mail correspondence sent and received by Pick. Many items in this file pertain to the editing and publication of Pick's memoir, "Between Gods", as well as her participation in various writing workshops, readings and panel discussions.

Correspondence

File consists of e-mail, letters, cards, notes, writing excerpts, festival programs and royalty statements, mainly pertaining to Pick's literary career. Correspondents include Martha Webb, Lynn Henry, Sharon Klein, Greg Hollingshead, Cathy Buchanan, Ania Szado, Don Gillmor, Catherine Bush, John Boyne, Michael Winter, Priscilla Uppal, Matthew J. Trafford, Trevor Cole, Elana Rabinovitch, Alexander MacLeod, Angie Abdou, Gillian Deacon, Sarah Waters, Michael Crummey, Alena Graedon, Joan Thomas, Kathleen Winter and others.

Correspondence

File consists of e-mail, letters, cards, notes, writing excerpts, festival programs and royalty statements, mainly pertaining to Pick's literary career. Correspondents include Martha Webb, Lynn Henry, Sharon Klein, Greg Hollingshead, Cathy Buchanan, Ania Szado, Don Gillmor, Catherine Bush, John Boyne, Michael Winter, Priscilla Uppal, Matthew J. Trafford, Trevor Cole, Elana Rabinovitch, Alexander MacLeod, Angie Abdou, Gillian Deacon, Sarah Waters, Michael Crummey, Alena Graedon, Joan Thomas, Kathleen Winter and others.

Correspondence

File consists of mostly e-mail correspondence pertaining to the editing of "Between Gods", as well as response to Pick's article for online magazine Tablet, entitled "How Christmas helped me discover - and eventually reclaim - my Jewish roots".

Correspondence

File consists of mostly e-mail correspondence sent and received by Pick, as well as draft copies of her review of Michael Cunningham's book, The Snow Queen, for The Globe and Mail and drafts of a short story published in online magazine Tablet. Much of the correspondence is between Pick and her editor/publisher, Lynn Henry, regarding "Between Gods", as well as correspondence with other writers, including Miriam Toews. File also includes a copy of the publishing agreement between Pick and HarperCollins Publishers for the US publication of "Between Gods" and royalty statements for her published books.

Correspondence

File pertains to a variety of topics including response to "Between Gods", Pick's work as an instructor at the Banff Centre for the Arts, and her book tour for "Between Gods". Itineraries for the book tour are also part of this file.

Correspondence

File consists of Pick's e-mail correspondence with her editor, Lynn Henry, and other writers, including A.M. Homes. Much of the correspondence concerns the publication and sale of Pick's memoir, "Between Gods", the book tour for "Between Gods" in the fall of 2014, and response to her article about depression published in The Globe and Mail on 23 August 2014.

Correspondence

File consists of e-mail, letters, a photograph, greeting cards, royalty statements, grant application forms, festival programs and schedules, mainly pertaining to Pick's writing, teaching and readings. Correspondents include Trevor Cole, Russell Smith, Elana Rabinovitch, Karen Connolly, Lynn Henry, Alissa York, Miriam Toews and others, as well as e-mail from fans.

Correspondence

File consists of e-mail, letters, cards, notes, notices, royalty statements, writing excerpts and a grant application, mainly pertaining to Pick's literary career. Correspondents include Devyani Saltzman, Helen Oyeyemi, Sharon Klein, Adam Gopnik, Lynn Henry, David Marshak, Kathleen Winter, Martha Leonard, Eliza Reid, John Vaillant, Ruth Reichl, Mike Spry, John Boyne, Cecil Foster, Elana Rabinovitch, Alexander MacLeod, Alissa York, Claire Wachtel, Michael Redhill, John Fraser and others.

Correspondence

File consists of e-mail, letters, cards, Q&A answers, magazine article drafts and a book promotion schedule, pertaining to Pick's freelance writing, her teaching at Humber College and Sage Hill, and the publication and promotion of "Strangers with the Same Dream" . Correspondents include Lynn Henry, Sharon Klein, David Bezmozgis, Cathy Buchanan, Kathleen Winter, Emily Landau, Yann Martel, Mark Abley and others.

Correspondence

File consists of e-mail, letters, a photograph, greeting cards, royalty statements, grant application forms, and festival programs, mainly pertaining to Pick's writing, teaching and readings. Correspondents include Trevor Cole, Russell Smith, Elana Rabinovitch, Karen Connolly, Lynn Henry, Alissa York, Miriam Toews and others, as well as e-mail from fans.

Correspondence

File consists of an assortment of e-mail, letters, cards, application forms and royalty statements pertaining to Pick's literary career and activities. Correspondents include Martha Webb, Robert Wiersema, Anne Michaels, Mary-Anne Harrington, Alissa York, Miriam Toews, Antanas Sileika, Charlotte Gray, Lauren Groff, Jenny Offill and others. e-mail exchanged between Pick and Lynn Henry regarding final edits to "Strangers with the Same Dream is also part of this file.

Correspondence

File consists of mostly e-mail correspondence pertaining to the editing of "Between Gods" and Pick's literary appearances, including as host of the Rogers Writers' Trust Shortlist Readings and jury member for the prize. Also included is a grant application to the Canada Council for the Arts and a 28 March 2012 recording of "Two-faced Sky" from the Manhattan School of Music, featuring Pick's poetry.

Correspondence

File consists of correspondence and notes pertaining to the final editing of Pick's memoir, "Between Gods", as well as efforts to sell its foreign publishing rights and its promotion after publication. Also included in the file are drafts of an article written by Pick for The Globe and Mail about Karla Ford and her Jewish heritage. Correspondents include Lynn Henry, Kathleen Winter and Trevor Cole. The photograph in this file depicts attendees at the "Writing with style" workshop at the Banff Centre for the Arts in the fall of 2014.

Correspondence

File consists of e-mail, letters, cards, notes, notices, royalty statements, writing excerpts and a grant application, mainly pertaining to Pick's literary career. Correspondents include Devyani Saltzman, Helen Oyeyemi, Sharon Klein, Adam Gopnik, Lynn Henry, David Marshak, Kathleen Winter, Martha Leonard, Eliza Reid, John Vaillant, Ruth Reichl, Mike Spry, John Boyne, Cecil Foster, Elana Rabinovitch, Alexander MacLeod, Alissa York, Claire Wachtel, Michael Redhill, John Fraser and others.

Correspondence

File consists of an assortment of e-mail, letters, cards, application forms and royalty statements pertaining to Pick's literary career and activities. Correspondents include Martha Webb, Robert Wiersema, Anne Michaels, Mary-Anne Harrington, Alissa York, Miriam Toews, Antanas Sileika, Charlotte Gray, Lauren Groff, Jenny Offill and others. e-mail exchanged between Pick and Lynn Henry regarding final edits to "Strangers with the Same Dream is also part of this file.

Correspondence

File consists of an assortment of e-mail, letters, cards, application forms and royalty statements pertaining to Pick's literary career and activities. Correspondents include Martha Webb, Robert Wiersema, Anne Michaels, Mary-Anne Harrington, Alissa York, Miriam Toews, Antanas Sileika, Charlotte Gray, Lauren Groff, Jenny Offill and others. e-mail exchanged between Pick and Lynn Henry regarding final edits to "Strangers with the Same Dream is also part of this file.

Correspondence

File consists of e-mail, letters, cards, Q&A answers, magazine article drafts and a book promotion schedule, pertaining to Pick's freelance writing, her teaching at Humber College and Sage Hill, and the publication and promotion of "Strangers with the Same Dream" . Correspondents include Lynn Henry, Sharon Klein, David Bezmozgis, Cathy Buchanan, Kathleen Winter, Emily Landau, Yann Martel, Mark Abley and others.

Correspondence : grants

File pertains to grants awarded to Pick by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council. Included in the file are recipient lists, assessor lists and Pick's final reports for Canada Council grants received.

Correspondence and galley proofs

File consists of a pre-publication copy of Mary Swan's novel, My Ghosts, as well as e-mail correspondence between Swan and Pick about the book.

Correspondence and program materials : Humber School of Writers

File pertains to Pick's work as a writing instructor at the Humber School of Writers. Records in this file are correspondence exchanged between Pick and her students, correspondence from Antanas Sileika, program handouts, and writing by students with annotations and comments by Pick.

Correspondence and program materials : Humber School of Writers

File pertains to Pick's work as a writing instructor at the Humber School of Writers. Records in this file are correspondence exchanged between Pick and her students, correspondence from Antanas Sileika, program handouts, and writing by students with annotations and comments by Pick.

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