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Item consists of music by an unidentified artist.
File pertains to the British publication of "Far to Go".
File consists of correspondence, a program and a nametag pertaining to Pick's participation in this event.
File consists correspondence, a program and a nametag pertaining to Pick's participation in this event.
Includes a photograph of Alison Pick and friend.
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.
Item is a award plaque issued to Pick for her novel "Far to Go".
Item is a notebook.
Item is a notebook.
Item is a notebook.
Item is a notebook.
Item is a notebook.
Item is a notebook.
Item is a manuscript of this novel by Trevor Cole.
Item is a poetry booklet inscribed to Alison Pick by the author on 15 October 2010.
File includes e-mail, a nametag and a program pertaining to Pick's participation at this retreat.
File consists of e-mail, instructions and writing samples pertaining to Pick's role as a faculty member for an International Festival of Authors workshop held in October 2016.
File consists of itineraries, notices, invitations, nametags and programs pertaining to Pick's involvement in the 37th International Festival of Authors, including her participation in author roundtables and her work as a faculty member for the Humber School of Writing workshop held at this event.
File pertains to Pick's freelance writing jobs.
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".
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.
Item pertains to the French-language publication of Pick's novel "Far to Go" by L'Editions du Boreal in 2012.
Item is the French language version of Pick's novel "Far to Go", translated by Sophie Voillot.
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.
Item consists of page proofs for this novel, sent to Pick to read.
Item is a bound uncorrected proof for this novel, sent to Pick from Penguin-Random House Canada publicity manager Shona Cook.
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.
File consists of medals given as a gift to Pick from the Shaarei-Beth El congregation after a talk she gave in March 2013.
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.
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.
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.
File consists of a program, notice and thank-you card pertaining to Pick's appearance as the author featured at this event.
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.
Item is a self-published book by Holocaust survivor John Freund.
Item is an unbound digital printout of this novel, annotated by Pick, possibly relating to Pick's work on the 2015 Giller Prize jury.
Item is an advance reader's copy of this non-fiction book about a canoe trip the author took with Pick and others.
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.
Included in this file are photographs of writers Pick, Degan Davis, Kimmy Beach, Jackie Baker, Erin Michie, Sharon Butala, Jennifer Still, Catherine Greenwood and Rebecca Calder.
Photographs depict Pick and others at a luncheon, where she received this award for "Between Gods".
File includes a list of locations documented in the photographs.
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.