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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.

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.

Pick, Alison, 1975-

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.

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".

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.

Computer disks

Computer disks contain copies of Pick's University of Guelph thesis, copies of her poetry and other writing, and e-mail correspondence.

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".

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.

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.

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.

Correspondence : grants

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.

Contracts, royalty statements and correspondence

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.

CBC contracts and correspondence

File pertains to Pick's contracted work for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Items include a correspondence and a literary license regarding the use of Pick's poem "Tell me what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life" on CBC Television, as well as a letter and contract for the publication of Pick's written work in a CBC literary anthology.

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