Correspondence from Nicola Holmes
- 2010-057/001(02)
- File
- 1993-2002
Part of Alison Pick fonds
Correspondence from Nicola Holmes
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E-mail correspondence with David Bergen
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E-mail correspondence with David Seymour
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E-mail correspondence with Ellen Seligman
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E-mail correspondence with George Murray
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E-mail correspondence with Laura Repas
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E-mail correspondence with Lynn Henry
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E-mail correspondence with Lynn Henry
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E-mail correspondence with Martha Magor
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E-mail correspondence with Zoe Waldie
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File pertains to Pick's writing, including a book tour to promote her novel "Far to Go" and book readings and talks, and an application for a writer's residency at Yaddo.
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File consists of mostly e-mail correspondence pertaining to Pick's literary activities, including attendance at book clubs, literary award events and literary festivals.
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File consists of e-mail correspondence sent and received by Pick. Many items in this file pertain to the editing and publication of Pick's memoir, "Between Gods", as well as her participation in various writing workshops, readings and panel discussions.
Correspondence and galley proofs
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File consists of a pre-publication copy of Mary Swan's novel, My Ghosts, as well as e-mail correspondence between Swan and Pick about the book.
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File consists of e-mail, letters, cards, notes, writing excerpts, festival programs and royalty statements, mainly pertaining to Pick's literary career. Correspondents include Martha Webb, Lynn Henry, Sharon Klein, Greg Hollingshead, Cathy Buchanan, Ania Szado, Don Gillmor, Catherine Bush, John Boyne, Michael Winter, Priscilla Uppal, Matthew J. Trafford, Trevor Cole, Elana Rabinovitch, Alexander MacLeod, Angie Abdou, Gillian Deacon, Sarah Waters, Michael Crummey, Alena Graedon, Joan Thomas, Kathleen Winter and others.
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File consists of e-mail, letters, cards, notes, writing excerpts, festival programs and royalty statements, mainly pertaining to Pick's literary career. Correspondents include Martha Webb, Lynn Henry, Sharon Klein, Greg Hollingshead, Cathy Buchanan, Ania Szado, Don Gillmor, Catherine Bush, John Boyne, Michael Winter, Priscilla Uppal, Matthew J. Trafford, Trevor Cole, Elana Rabinovitch, Alexander MacLeod, Angie Abdou, Gillian Deacon, Sarah Waters, Michael Crummey, Alena Graedon, Joan Thomas, Kathleen Winter and others.
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"The Dream World" manuscript draft
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"Far to Go" edited manuscript : part 3
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Research and notes while writing "Far to Go" (& some publicity)
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File includes e-mail correspondence regarding Pick's contract with the House of Anansi Press.
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"The Sweet Edge" rough draft : book 2
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"The Sweet Edge" rough draft : book 4
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"Between Gods" : acknowledgments : drafts
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"Between Gods" : Aviva Chernick changes
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"Between Gods" : correspondence
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"Between Gods" : very final changes
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Blue Met Festival : The Walrus talks building bridges : speaking notes, correspondence and programme
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File pertains to Pick's appearance at this Montreal festival on 27 April 2013 at the McCord Museum.
Drafts for Chatelaine review of Nocturne by Helen Humphreys
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Included in the file is the contract for this work between Pick and Rogers Communications.
"Robin" : page proofs and back matter
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File includes e-mail correspondence from Goose Lane Editions production editor Martin Ainsley.
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Canadian bookshelf : (Canadian) books that made me realize I needed to be a writer
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Weekender pitch : Flesherton, Ontario
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Canada council for the arts : approved grant : professional writers -- creative writing program
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The Hadassah-Brandeis institute research grant : application
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Chalmers arts fellowship, Ontario arts council : application
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Ayelet Tsabari manuscript review
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File pertains to Pick's review of writer Ayelet Tsabari's book, "The Art of Leaving: A Memoir in Essays". Records in this file are e-mail, a manuscript and Pick's review.
"Between Gods" : annotated page proofs and edit notes
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"Between Gods" : edit notes and related e-mail
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Contracts, royalty statements and correspondence
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File consists of contracts and correspondence pertaining to Pick's freelance writing and contributions to anthologies, a film option agreement for "Far to Go", a service agreement and invoices from Over the River Public Relations LLC for "Far to Go" promotional services, royalty statements for "The Dream World" and "Far to Go", and correspondence pertaining to a Yaddo residency and tax credits.
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File pertains to grants awarded to Pick by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council. Included in the file are recipient lists, assessor lists and Pick's final reports for Canada Council grants received.
Royalty statements and correspondence : Raincoast Books
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File also includes a film option/purchase agreement summary for Pick's book "The Sweet Edge", which was published by Raincoast Books.
"Strangers with the Same Dream" : annotated draft manuscript
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"Strangers with the Same Dream" : character notes
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"Strangers with the Same Dream" : character profiles
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File consists of character profiles written by Pick for this novel, detailing character occupations, physical descriptions, personality, background and conflicts.
"Strangers with the Same Dream" : opening : annotated draft manuscripts
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"Strangers with the Same Dream" : speaking notes for Indigo talk
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File pertains to Pick's participation in a Penguin Random House Canada promotional event for Indigo booksellers.
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2013 Writers' Trust Gala programme and ticket
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Part of Alison Pick fonds
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Posters pertain to Pick's reading at the Guelph Public Library, the promotion of the French-language version of "Far to Go" (2 copies), and her appearance the Jewish Book Festival at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver.
23rd Annual Eden Mills writers' festival : programme : itinerary :: correspondence : name tag
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Jewish book week : correspondence : program guide : travel itinerary and schedule
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Talking fresh -- Regina : typescript of presentation
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Helene Spring library event : invitation
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Reading at the roselawn -- eighteenth season -- 2011/2012 : Alison Pick
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2012 author reading series : Hanover public library
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Golden local link for quarterly / Robert Reid, in The Record
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Class news, in Grove news (Lakefield college school), summer 2011, 32-37
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Part of Alison Pick fonds
The 2015 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards : certificate, pamphlet and speaking notes
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File pertains to the 2015 Canadian Jewish Literary Award in memoir/biography, awarded to Pick for "Between Gods". Records in this file are an award certificate, a pamphlet detailing the award recipients, the text of Pick's acceptance speech, and other pamphlets.
Articles and reviews about Alison Pick
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Na'amat Canada Hamilton 30th Annual Celebrity Author Luncheon materials
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File consists of a program, notice and thank-you card pertaining to Pick's appearance as the author featured at this event.
Notice of acceptance : "The New Quarterly"
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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.
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Items in this file appear to be student collages inspired by "Between Gods".
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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.
Photographs of Arctic canoe trip, Back River, NWT
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Photographs from the Sage Hill poetry colloquium and other events
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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 of Toronto taken as research for "The Sweet Edge"
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File includes a list of locations documented in the photographs.
Photographs of Alison Pick at British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction event
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Photographs depict Pick and others at a luncheon, where she received this award for "Between Gods".
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E-mail correspondence with Anita Chong
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E-mail correspondence with Christine Pountney
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E-mail correspondence with Claire Wachtel
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E-mail correspondence with Jane Finlay-Young
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E-mail correspondence with Michael Winter
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E-mail correspondence with Steven Heighton
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File consists of mostly e-mail correspondence pertaining to the editing of "Between Gods", as well as response to Pick's article for online magazine Tablet, entitled "How Christmas helped me discover - and eventually reclaim - my Jewish roots".
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File consists of mostly e-mail correspondence sent and received by Pick, as well as draft copies of her review of Michael Cunningham's book, The Snow Queen, for The Globe and Mail and drafts of a short story published in online magazine Tablet. Much of the correspondence is between Pick and her editor/publisher, Lynn Henry, regarding "Between Gods", as well as correspondence with other writers, including Miriam Toews. File also includes a copy of the publishing agreement between Pick and HarperCollins Publishers for the US publication of "Between Gods" and royalty statements for her published books.
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File pertains to a variety of topics including response to "Between Gods", Pick's work as an instructor at the Banff Centre for the Arts, and her book tour for "Between Gods". Itineraries for the book tour are also part of this file.
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File consists of Pick's e-mail correspondence with her editor, Lynn Henry, and other writers, including A.M. Homes. Much of the correspondence concerns the publication and sale of Pick's memoir, "Between Gods", the book tour for "Between Gods" in the fall of 2014, and response to her article about depression published in The Globe and Mail on 23 August 2014.
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File consists of e-mail, letters, a photograph, greeting cards, royalty statements, grant application forms, festival programs and schedules, mainly pertaining to Pick's writing, teaching and readings. Correspondents include Trevor Cole, Russell Smith, Elana Rabinovitch, Karen Connolly, Lynn Henry, Alissa York, Miriam Toews and others, as well as e-mail from fans.
Part of Alison Pick fonds
File consists of e-mail, letters, cards, notes, notices, royalty statements, writing excerpts and a grant application, mainly pertaining to Pick's literary career. Correspondents include Devyani Saltzman, Helen Oyeyemi, Sharon Klein, Adam Gopnik, Lynn Henry, David Marshak, Kathleen Winter, Martha Leonard, Eliza Reid, John Vaillant, Ruth Reichl, Mike Spry, John Boyne, Cecil Foster, Elana Rabinovitch, Alexander MacLeod, Alissa York, Claire Wachtel, Michael Redhill, John Fraser and others.
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File consists of e-mail, letters, cards, Q&A answers, magazine article drafts and a book promotion schedule, pertaining to Pick's freelance writing, her teaching at Humber College and Sage Hill, and the publication and promotion of "Strangers with the Same Dream" . Correspondents include Lynn Henry, Sharon Klein, David Bezmozgis, Cathy Buchanan, Kathleen Winter, Emily Landau, Yann Martel, Mark Abley and others.
Correspondence and program materials : Humber School of Writers
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File pertains to Pick's work as a writing instructor at the Humber School of Writers. Records in this file are correspondence exchanged between Pick and her students, correspondence from Antanas Sileika, program handouts, and writing by students with annotations and comments by Pick.
"The Dream World" manuscript 1
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Part of Alison Pick fonds
Part of Alison Pick fonds
"Far to Go" edited manuscript : part 1
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Part of Alison Pick fonds
File pertains to the British publication of "Far to Go".
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