Fonds consists of manuscripts and proofs of Budge Wilson's books and short stories; correspondence with publishers, students, and teachers; publicity material; photocopies and clippings of reviews, profiles, and notices regarding awards and appearances; diaries; recorded radio interviews; and an assortment of other documents created and collected by the author throughout her writing career. The fonds also contains materials relating to the adaptation of Wilson's novel "Before Green Gables" into a Japanese animated television series.
File contains a newspaper clipping of an article from The Chronicle Herald, which includes Budge Wilson's comments on the question "Which political party would foster cultural development in Nova Scotia?". The newspaper article also features responses from Charlotte Wilson-Hammond, Clam Harbour artist; Jamie Bradley, ACTRA Maritime national councilor and national vice-president of ACTRA; Josh MacDonald, playwright and screenwriter; Gordon Lamp, executive director of Music Nova Scotia; Walter Forsyth, Halifax-based filmmaker; and Mary Pat Mombourquette, managing director of Symphony Nova Scotia.
File contains a newspaper clipping of Budge Wilson's short story "Loretta and Alexander" as it appeared in the Toronto Star. This story was the "Judges' Choice" winner of the Star short story contest.
File contains a copy of Budge Wilson's memorial talk for Margaret Laurence, delivered at Trent University on February 2, 1987 and later published in the Canadian Woman Studies journal. The file also contains a copy of the program from Wilson's memorial tribute and a copy of an article on Budge Wilson's address at the Halifax Main Library on Margaret Laurence.
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 contains newspaper clippings from the Halifax Chronicle Herald, Daily News, The Chester Clipper, The Globe and Mail, and East Word: Newsletter of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia.
File contains the printed version (published April 30, 2018) and online version (published April 28, 2018) of a newspaper article in The Nova Scotian, which includes an entry and photograph of Budge Wilson.
File also contains two letters written to Budge Wilson from "Jean" of The Children's Book Centre and a flyer advertising Wilson's appearance at the North Battleford Library.
File contains Budge Wilson's notes, correspondence, and programs for the Sharla Project, which included appearances in Churchill, Winnipeg, and Mexico City. The Canadian portion of the trip went from October 26 to November 4, 1998.
File contains a copy of the report prepared by Mary Culham and Pierre Sved on the Sharla Project, including a description of the project, program, a financial report, and reports from the winners of the short story competition (Maria-Fernanda Manzano and Natalia Morris), including copies of their winning submissions.
File contains two annotated drafts of Budge Wilson's short story "The Reunion," and a copy of the story as it appeared in The Sunday Star, as the Judges' Choice for the Star short story contest. One of the drafts bears the pseudonym "Anna MacGregor."
File consists of the typescripts of electronic email messages of Budge Wilson regarding a talk at the Red Deer Public Library, Red Deer, Alberta, September 14, 2008. Includes a newspaper notice of the talk dated August 27, 2008.
File consists of the typescripts of electronic email messages of Budge Wilson regarding a talk at the 8th L. M. Montgomery Conference held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, June 25-29, 2008. Includes seven information booklets for the Conference. Also includes newspaper clipping from Charlottetown's "The Guardian" (June 14, 2008, C1).
File contains correspondence, invitation, program, newspaper clipping, and a copy of "Budge," a book of tributes to Wilson published by the Hubbards Writers Society.
File contains a newspaper clipping with reviews of Budge Wilson's books "The Courtship" (a collection of short stories) and "Cassandra's Driftwood" (a children's book).
File contains a copy of the biographies of authors in "Notes Across the Aisle," edited by Peter Carver and published y Thistledown Press Ltd., including Budge Wilson, who contributed the short story "My War."
File contains clippings relating to Budge Wilson's Mexico trips, including to Guadalajara (November 1996), Mexico City (November 1997), and for the Sharla Project (November 1999).