File consists of personal and professional correspondence, both handwritten and e-mail, sent and received by Swan. Correspondents include Nino Ricci, Margaret Atwood, Samantha Haywood, Patrick Crean, Sheila Heti and many others.
File pertains to Swan's year as chair of the Union (2007-2008).
File consists of e-mail exchanged between Swan, her literary agent, publisher and others pertaining to the editing, publication and promotion of The Western Light. Also included are research materials pertaining to fact-checking and promoting the novel.
Item is a letter sent to Swan from James (Jim) Clarke praising The Western Light.
File consists of e-mail exchanged between Swan, Sheila Heti, Lisan Jutras and Jared Bland pertaining to Swan's essay for the Globe and Mail on the subject of the "new unromantic romantics" in literature.
File consists of e-mail sent and received by Swan pertaining to research for her book, The Dead Celebrities Club, performances of her theatre project, "Heroines of the Sexual Gothic", her participation in writers' festivals, and other topics relating to her literary career.
File consists of e-mail, greeting cards and letters pertaining to Swan's personal life, her writing career, her creative writing teaching and her involvement with the Writers' Union of Canada.