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Alison Pick fonds
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Publications

Series consists of serial publications in which Alison Pick's poetry and short fiction were published between 1999 and 2010. These publications include "The New Quarterly," "The Fiddlehead," "Arc," "Fireweed," "Contemporary Verse 2," "Exile," "Prairie Fire," and others.

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.

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.

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.

Day planners and journals

Series consists of four day planners used by Alison Pick between 2005 and 2008, as well as two childhood journals from 1988 and 1989.

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".

Alison Pick fonds

  • F0586
  • Fonds
  • 1988-2017

Fonds consists of records documenting the writing, editing, publication and promotion of Alison Pick's poetry and novels, including "Far to Go" (2010), "Between Gods" (2014) and "Strangers with the Same Dream" (2017), as well as records pertaining to Pick's personal life. These records include draft manuscripts, page proofs, notes, notebooks, correspondence, photographs, day planners, literary publications, journals and memorabilia.

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The Journey Prize poster

File consists of a poster produced by McClelland & Stewart to commemorate its 25th anniversary of celebrating new writers in The Journey Prize anthology and an accompanying letter from the publisher. Pick was on the jury in 2011.

University co-op program application

File pertains to a co-op education project application by Pick while a student at the University of Guelph. Included is a letter, a preregistration form and a paper by Pick entitled "Psychosocial factors in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy".

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

Grit Lit materials

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

"Strangers with the Same Dream" : research materials

File consists of biographical information about Marc Chagall and his wife Bella Rosenfeld and a paper entitled "A Survey of the First Century of Jewish Women Artists: The Impact of Four Upheavals" by Shulamit Reinharz.

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