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Alison Pick fonds
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Grit Lit materials

File consists correspondence, a program and a nametag pertaining to Pick's participation in this event.

Hebrew course materials

File consists of an annotated Hebrew language workbook and a syllabus pertaining to a Hebrew level 1 course taken by Pick at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre in Toronto.

J.I. Segal Award certificate

Item is a certificate award for English non-fiction on a Jewish theme, issued to Pick by the J.I. Segal Foundation and the Jewish Public Library for "Between Gods".

Landing gear / Kate Pullinger

Item is an uncorrected proof and advance reading copy of this novel by Kate Pullinger accompanied by a letter from her Doubleday Canada editor Nita Pronovost.

Lit archive

Item is a DVD consisting of Pick's personal photographs, e-mail, business correspondence, grant application materials, manuscript drafts and poems, reviews, invoices, and article drafts.

Manuscripts, notebooks, and other writing

Series consists of records pertaining to the research for and writing, editing and promotion of Alison Pick's published works, including novels "The Sweet Edge" (2005), "Far to Go" (2010) and "Strangers with the Same Dream" (2017), poetry collections "Question & Answer" (2002) and "The Dream World" (2008), and her memoir "Between Gods" (2014). Also included in this series are records relating to Pick's work as a freelance writer of articles, interviews and literary reviews, her artist residencies and participation at literary events, her submissions to poetry journals, her writing while a student at the University of Guelph, and her work as a creative writing instructor. The records in this series include notebooks, notes, poetry drafts, draft and edited manuscripts, galley and page proofs, computer disks, a DVD, correspondence, speaking notes, royalty statements, invoices, research materials and grant application materials. Editorial commentary from Pick's editor Lynn Henry is included with some manuscripts. Copies of manuscripts and uncorrected novel proofs by other authors and sent to Pick are also included in this series.

Memorabilia

Series consists of records accumulated by Alison Pick pertaining to her literary career, including reviews of her books, interviews she gave about her writing, items from literary events and workshops she attended, and awards she received. Some personal memorabilia is also part of this series.The records in this series are magazine and newspaper articles, book reviews, invitations, event programs and name tags, speaking notes, correspondence, e-mail, certificates and plaques, an audio cassette, compact discs, a DVD, medals, posters, a photograph, and Pick's high school yearbooks.

Memorabilia

File consists of assorted ephemera and objects collected by Pick mostly pertaining to her literary career, including event nametags and notices, a program, Banff Centre ID cards, a passport, and a Writers' Trust Gala 2014 medal.

Mesic Autorskeho Cteni calendar

Item is a commemorative 2009 calendar from this authors' festival held in the Czech Republic in 2008, a year in which writers from Canada were invited to attend, including Pick. Item includes a photo of Pick at the festival.

Notice of acceptance : "The New Quarterly"

File consists of a letter from the editors of the literary journal "The New Quarterly" informing pick of their acceptance of her poem "On the Eve of my Birth" for their Fall 2006 issue. Included with the letter is a copy of a newspaper article about the journal featuring a quote from Pick.

Outline / Rachel Cusk

Item is an unbound digital printout of this novel, annotated by Pick, possibly relating to Pick's work on the 2015 Giller Prize jury.

Photographs

Series consists of photographs of or by Alison Pick, taken in the 1990s and 2000s. These photographs pertain to canoe trips taken by Pick; her attendance at literary workshops, writing retreats and readings; publicity photographs; research for her book "The Sweet Edge"; and social gatherings with Canadian writers including Michael Crummey, Michael Winter, Christine Pountney, Steven Heighton, David Seymour, Karen Solie, and many others.

Photos with other writers

File consists of photographs of Alison Pick and writer/artist friends, including Degan Davis, Michael Crummey, Michael Winter, David Derry, Shannon Bramer, Jane Finlay-Young, Anne Fleming, Ramona Dearing, Stanley Dragland, Holly Hogan, Amy Druker, Ronna Bloom, Danielle Devereaux, Tim Bowling, Anna Booth, Ken Moore, Christine Pountney, Will Gill, Maureen Scott Harris, Mary Dalton, Agnes Walsh, Marnie Parsons, David Derry, Alayna Munce, Ken Hood, Don McKay, Bren Simmers, Adam Dickinson, Ken Howe, Roewan Crowe, Terrie Hamazaki, Dotter Field, Greg Hollingshead, Diana Bryden, Roo Borson, Matt Rader, Sean Horlor, Liane Keightly, David Seymour, Beth Follett, Lynn Coady, Holly Hogan, Greg Squires, Jonathan Garfinkel, Alison Gzowski, Nancy McDiarmid, David Seymour, Adam Sol, Steven Heighton, Ivan Klima, Beth Follett, Marney McDiarmid, Sonnett L'Abbe, Karen Solie, and Michael Helm. These photographs are annotated on verso.

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