File contains the third draft, additional edits, and final draft before submission to Penguin of Budge Wilson's third book in the Izzie series, "Patricia's Secret."
File consists of a hand-written letter from Budge Wilson to Sharon and Marshall Boutilier regarding the book After Swissair. Includes some the poems to be included in the book.
File contains posters from the Hackmatak Children's Choice Book Award, for which Budge Wilson's book "Duff's Monkey Business" was nominated, and the Atlantic Book Week and Festival Award Nominations, for which Wilson's book "A Fiddle for Angus" was nominated.
File consists of the final typescript version of the Preface to the Korean Edition of Before Anne of Green Gables by Budge Wilson; two hand-written drafts; and a draft letter to Harmony House.
File contains records relating to a conference at Dalhousie University, "The Creation, Dissemination and Preservation of Literature: A Conference of Professionals from the Maritime Provinces and St. Petersburg, Russia. Budge Wilson read a short story at the conference.
File contains two annotated drafts of Budge Wilson's speech, titled "Weaving Words into Magic for Youth: The state of Young People's Literature Today."
Series contains notes, speeches, and correspondence relating to presentations by Budge Wilson at workshops, conferences, arts festivals, libraries, and universities.
File includes records relating to the Atlantic Independent Booksellers' Choice Award at the Atlantic Book Awards; Children's Author of the Year shortlist from the Canadian Booksellers Association; Ruth Steiner and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award shortlist from the Ontario Arts Council; and the National Chapter of Canada Violet Downey Award.
File contains programs from awards ceremonies from awards that Budge Wilson was nominated for and/or won, including the City of Dartmouth Book Ward (for Cordelia Clark, 1995); the Ann Connor Brimer Award (for Sharla, 1998); and the Children's Book Week Gala (at which Wilson gave the Ann Connor Brimer Keynote Address in 1999).
File includes brochures for Budge Wilson appearances at the South Cowichan Branch Library, as part of a CANSCAIP workshop, and as part of the Annapolis Royal arts festival.
File contains posters for appearances by Budge Wilson at the Kitchener Public Library, Toronto Public Library, and Spring Reading Festival in Nova Scotia.
File includes a lists of books and short stories by Budge Wilson (to February 20, 1996) with age level indications, curriculum vitae information, and a bibliography of "The Leaving."
File contains a copy of a published talk by Budge Wilson entitled "Margaret Laurence, Listener." The memorial talk was originally delivered at the Wenjack Theatre at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario on February 2, 1987. It was later published in the Canadian Woman Studies Journal (Volume 8, Number 3).
File contains a clipping of an article by Marilyn Smulders from the Dalhousie Magazine (Vol. 25, no. 1), which features Budge Wilson and her book "Before Green Gables."
File contains correspondence, invitation, program, newspaper clipping, and a copy of "Budge," a book of tributes to Wilson published by the Hubbards Writers Society.
