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Fatal femmes : the poetry of Lynn Crosbie / an essay by Clint Burnham

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Item
1993

"A fine line" : letter, invoice and draft article

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File
Nov. 1997

File consists of a letter, invoice and draft article written by Crosbie about her book, Paul's Case, sent to Sue Grimley of The Globe and Mail. Included are annotated article proofs.

"The fly"

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Item
1995

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a published poem by Crosbie in Pan del Muerto (Spring 1995, vol. 5).

The Girl Wants To : contracts, license agreements and permission letters

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File
1993, 1996-1997

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Items in this file pertain to various licence agreements and contracts for stories published in this anthology edited by Crosbie. Also included in the file are items relating to the closure of Coach House Press, the original publisher of this book, and efforts to get permissions signed for the book to be reprinted by Macfarlane Walter & Ross.

The Girl Wants To : page proofs

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Item
22 Sept. 1993

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

The Girl Wants To : reviews

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File
1994

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

"The Halloween party" : draft story and background materials

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File
2000

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File pertains to this story written by Crosbie commissioned by Gary Michael Dault for Contact 2000, published in The Globe and Mail. Included in the file is a newspaper clipping, a copy of the published story and printed images that accompanied the story.

Harbourfront Reading Series 25th anniversary : correspondence, speaking notes and list of readers

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File
1999

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File pertains to Crosbie's appearance at this event, where she spoke about Michael Ondaatje.

Hardcore logo / screenplay by Noel Baker

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Item
1995

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

"He scares me so"

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Item
1993

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a published poem by Crosbie in The Apostles' Bar: a poetry journal (vol. 1, no. 2).

"The high hard ones" : first draft and notes

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File
Dec. 2000

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of two annotated copies of the first draft of this short story, as well as Crosbie's handwritten notes and notes from Jessica Johnson, editor for Saturday Night magazine.

"The high hard ones" : short story drafts and letter

2016-015/020(30)
File
2000-2001

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of a draft of this story and a letter from John Macfarlane of Toronto Life magazine inviting Crosbie to submit a story for its annual summer fiction issue. Also included are page proofs for this article, which was published by Saturday Night magazine in 2001.

Hysteria

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Item
[199-]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a photocopied collection of definitions of hysteria, with accompanying graphics, from literary and popular culture sources.

"I eat your flesh"

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Item
1994

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a published poem by Crosbie in Errata: Independent Writing and Art (no. 4, Winter 1994).

I eat your flesh / poems by Lynn Crosbie

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Item
1993

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a poetry chapbook.

"I love the dead : a celebrity toxicology" : draft outline

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Item
[200-?]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

International Festival of Authors : event schedules and brochures

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File
Oct. 2012

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File pertains to the festival and Crosbie's activities as a participant in the House of Anansi's 25th anniversary roundtable.

Invoice and draft review of Lisa Palac's The Edge of the Bed: How Dirty Pictures Changed My Life

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File
27 Apr. 1998

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Invoice and draft review of Ziggy Lorenc's Life On Venus Ave

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File
6 Dec. 1997

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

"Is the connection/Only physical? : the poetry of Dorothy Stratten" : draft article

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Item
29 Aug. 1994

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is an article written by Crosbie for This Magazine.

"Jack the ripper"

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Item
1994

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a published poem by Crosbie in Pan del Muerto (Spring 1994, vol. 4).

John Kordic research materials

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Item
1992

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of correspondence, newspaper articles, and copies of medical reports pertaining to the life and death of hockey player John Kordic.

"John Kordic : the fight of his life" : annotated screenplay and letter

2016-015/021(06)
File
2001

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File includes a letter from Crosbie to Paul Bouchard about her project to adapt Mark Zwolinski's book about John Kordic into a film script for director Bruce McDonald.

"John Kordic : the fight of his life" : draft screenplay

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Item
[ca. 2001]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

"John Kordic : the fight of his life" : letter and screenplay agreement

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File
31 Aug. 2000

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of a letter from Bruce McDonald and Shadow Shows and two copies of a screenplay agreement signed by McDonald pertaining to the writing of a screenplay by Crosbie for a John Kordic movie.

"John Kordic : the fight of his life" : screenplay agreement

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Item
31 Aug. 2000

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a signed publishing agreement between Shadow Shows Incorporated and Crosbie for the writing of a feature-length screenplay based on the book by Mark Zwolinski, The John Kordic Story.

"John Kordic : the fight of his life" : treatment

2016-015/021(10)
Item
[ca. 2001]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

"The journalist and the murderer"

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Item
1997

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a published excerpt from Crosbie's book, Paul's Case, in This Magazine (vol. 31, no. 2, Sept.-Oct. 1997).

Kordic : the fight of his life / by Lynn Crosbie

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Item
22 Jan. 2002

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a screenplay written by Crosbie for a film project by director Bruce McDonald.

Learning Annex

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File
1992-1993

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of records pertaining to Crosbie's attendance at Learning Annex courses, including course handouts, course catalogues, a newspaper clipping and an invoice.

Letter and draft review of Karlene Faith's Madonna, Bawdy & Soul

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File
13 Oct. 1997

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Letter, invoice and draft review of Marilyn Bowering's Visible Worlds

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File
15 Sept. 1997

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of a letter and invoice sent by Crosbie to Dan Smith pertaining to her review, which is also included in the file.

Letter and manuscript from Natalee Caple

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File
30 Oct. 1995

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of a letter from Natalee Caple and a manuscript for her short story collection, The Heart Is Its Own Reason.

Letter and page proofs from Martha Sharpe

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File
Mar. 1997

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of a letter from House of Anansi publisher Sharpe to Crosbie regarding Crosbie's blurb for Esta Spalding's book, Anchoress. Included in the file is a copy of the blurb and page proofs of the book.

"Liar"

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Item
2004

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a published poem by Crosbie in Taddle Creek (vol. VII, no. 2, Summer 2004).

"Life after death" : draft article

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Item
[ca. 1998]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is an article written by Crosbie about Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and the publication of Hughes' book Birthday letters.

Life Is About Losing Everything : acknowledgements

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Item
25 Jan. 2012

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Life Is About Losing Everything : annotated draft manuscript

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Item
18 Mar. 2010

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Life Is About Losing Everything : annotated manuscript

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Item
2011

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Life Is About Losing Everything : annotated manuscript

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Item
2011

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Life Is About Losing Everything : annotated table of contents and draft chapters

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Item
2011

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Life Is About Losing Everything : correspondence

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File
Sept. 2010

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of a letter from House of Anansi editor Melanie Little and a letter from Karen Tisch of the Toronto Arts Council pertaining to a grant issued to Crosbie for this project.

Life Is About Losing Everything : draft manuscript with edit notes

2016-015/022(03)
Item
Aug., Nov. 2011

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a draft manuscript with editor Melanie Little's side notes and Crosbie's in-text annotations.

Life Is About Losing Everything : draft manuscript with edit notes

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Item
Nov. 2011

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a draft manuscript with editor Melanie Little's side notes and Crosbie's in-text annotations.

Life on Venus Ave. : manuscript

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Item
[ca. 1996]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a manuscript of Life On Venus Ave: And Other True Confessions of a Wash 'n' Wear Virgin by Ziggy Lorenc.

"Like a hook into a 'Cat's eye' : locating Margaret Atwood's Susie"

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Item
1993

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a published article by Crosbie in Tessera (vol. 15, Winter 1993).

"Like a hook into a 'Cat's eye': locating Margaret Atwood's Susie" : photographs [rename]

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File
[ca. 1993]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Items in this file are Polaroid photographs published with this 1993 essay by Crosbie's for the journal Tessera.

"Little fictions"

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Item
2011

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a story with accompanying photos written by Crosbie and published in Event: the Douglas College review: poetry and prose (40.1, Spring/summer 2011), the "Notes on writing" issue.

"Look homeward, angel"

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Item
1990

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a published poem by Crosbie in Fireweed: A Feminist Quarterly (issue 31, Fall 1990).

Look homeward angel/The honeymoon killers : a Lowlife double / Lynn Crosbie

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Item
1990

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a poetry chapbook published by Lowlife Publishing.

The lost episodes of the Partridge Family / Lynn Crosbie & David McGimpsey

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Item
[198-?]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

"Love letter from Gary Coleman"

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Item
1990

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a published poem by Crosbie in Zymergy (vol. IV, no. 2, autumn 1990).

"Love letter from Gary Coleman" : page proofs and letter

2016-015/022(13)
File
8 Sept. 1998

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File pertains to this poem by Crosbie, published in the book Poetry Nation: the North American anthology of fusion poetry, edited by Regie Cabico and Todd Swift.

"Love letters"

2016-015/022(14)
Item
1988

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a published poem by Crosbie in Canadian Woman Studies (vol. 9, no. 3&4, Fall/Winter 1988).

"Ma griffe : for Dana Plato"

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Item
Oct. 1991

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a published poem by Crosbie in Who Torched Rancho Diablo?: La revista de narrativas eclecticas (no. 1).

Macfarlane Walter & Ross royalty statements

2016-015/023(02)
File
15 Sept. 1998

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of two royalty statements pertaining to books edited by Crosbie, The Girl Wants To and Click.

Madonnarama : essays on sex and popular culture : page proofs and letter

2016-015/023(03)
File
1993

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of a letter sent to Elizabeth Renzetti and page proofs pertaining to this book, edited by Lisa Frank and Paul Smith.

"The major arcana : a tarot reading"

2016-015/023(04)
Item
1992

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a published poem by Crosbie in Pan del Muerto (Spring 1992, vol. 2). Journal is published by the graduate students in the English Department at the University of Toronto.

Mary Magdalene fell asleep at the wheel : a collection of York women writers : in honour of International Women's Day 1987

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Item
1987

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a literary zine featuring poems and stories by writers Susan Weinstein, Joanne Patterson, Mary Jankulak, Janet Stone, Jana Kennedy, Catherine Lake, Nancy Johnston and Lynn Crosbie. Crosbie's poem is entitled "Dionne (a poem in five parts)".

Milk : signed, sealed & delivered : the letters issue

2016-015/023(06)
Item
1994

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a poetry journal edited and designed by Gillian McCain. This issue features a letter written by Crosbie to Jeffery Conway.

"The milky way" : annotated draft poem

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Item
[ca. 2008]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Miscellaneous notes

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File
2001, 2008

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Miscellaneous notes

2016-015/023(09)
File
2009

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Miscellaneous published poetry and prose

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File
1987-2015

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of assorted clippings of Crosbie's poetry and short fiction published in magazines, literary journals and newspapers.

Miscellaneous writing by Lynn Crosbie

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File
1996-2008

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of miscellaneous notes, draft articles and manuscript fragments written by Crosbie or unattributed writing edited by Crosbie.

Miss Pamela's Mercy : cover mock-up

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Item
[ca. 1991]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Miss Pamela's Mercy : draft manuscript

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Item
[ca. 1990]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Miss Pamela's Mercy : draft manuscript

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Item
[ca. 1990]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Miss Pamela's Mercy : draft manuscript

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Item
[ca. 1991]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Miss Pamela's Mercy : draft manuscript

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Item
[ca. 1991]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Miss Pamela's Mercy : draft poems

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File
[ca. 1987]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Miss Pamela's Mercy : partial page proofs

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Item
8 Aug. 1990

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Missing Children : 1st page proofs and correspondence

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File
Nov.-Dec. 2002

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of correspondence from copy editor Heather Sangster and McClelland & Stewart editor Anita Chong and the first page proofs for this book.

Missing Children : 2nd page proofs with author edit notes and letter

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File
23 Jan. 2003

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of page proofs for this book and a letter from McClelland & Stewart editor Anita Chong.

Missing Children : annotated draft manuscript

2016-015/024(03)
Item
26 Nov. 2000

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Missing Children : annotated draft manuscript

2016-015/024(04)
Item
1 July 2001

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Missing Children : correspondence

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File
2001-2002

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of correspondence sent from publisher McClelland & Stewart pertaining to Crosbie's contract and advance for this book.

Missing Children : cover mock-up

2016-015/024(06)
Item
[ca. 2001]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Missing Children : draft manuscript

2016-015/024(07)
Item
[ca. 2001]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Missing Children : draft manuscript : edit 2

2016-015/024(08)
Item
15 July 2001

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Missing Children : draft manuscript with Kevin Connolly edit notes

2016-015/024(09)
Item
Oct. 2001

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

"My Learning Annex education" : draft article

2016-015/024(10)
File
1993

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of a draft article written by Crosbie for What! Magazine, as well as a May/June 1993 copy of the Learning Annex catalogue.

"My life for beauty" : letter, invoice and article proofs

2016-015/024(11)
File
Dec. 1997

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of a letter, invoice, article proofs and a partial draft article pertaining to this article by Crosbie's written for The Globe and Mail.

"The mystery" and "So much love"

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File
2011

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File consists of two published poems by Crosbie in Court Green (vol. 8, 2011).

National Magazine Awards : poems and judging guide

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Item
2016

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a package of poems published in Canadian magazines and judging instructions for the 2016 National Magazine Awards.

Notes and draft reviews of Patrick Roscoe's Lost oasis

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File
May 1995

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File pertains to a review likely published in the Literary Review of Canada and includes accompanying letters to editor Judy Stoffman.

Notice and poems for a reading with Jeffery Conway and David Trinidad

2016-015/024(15)
File
3 Nov. 1993

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

File pertains to a reading featuring Crosbie, Conway and Trinidad, part of The Poetry Project, held at St. Mark's Church in New York City.

Off the pigs : a subversive alternative

2016-015/024(16)
Item
[1986?]

Part of Lynn Crosbie fonds

Item is a poetry zine featuring writing by York University students. The following poems by Crosbie are included in this item: "Best wishes in the new year (from Orson and Rita)", "Friday the thirteenth (horror poems for Jason)" and "Monologue".

OTP (issue 1, fall 2013)