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Reviews and promotional material

Series contains newspaper clippings, printouts from websites, and publisher's catalogues that feature reviews and promotional material about Budge Wilson's books. The series also contains drafts of press releases written by Budge Wilson to promote her books and newspaper articles that feature Budge Wilson and her writing career.

This week in Nova Scotia history

  • MS-2-650.2018-042, Box 91, Folder 35
  • File
  • April 28, 2018 - April 30, 2018

    • Part of Budge Wilson fonds

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.

Budge Wilson fonds

  • MS-2-650
  • Fonds
  • 1948-2018
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.

CANSCAIP draft of Budge Wilson's update for Round Up

File contains a handwritten draft of Budge Wilson's news announcement for the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) newsletter, News Roundup. The announcement includes her recently published book "After Swissair"; readings at public libraries, the Hubbards Literary Society, and Word on the Street; interviews on CTV and CBC radio; features in the Chronicle Herald; and the upcoming publication of the fourth new Polish edition of "Before Green Gables."

Books and short story anthologies by Budge Wilson

Series consists of research, manuscripts, and drafts of books and short story anthologies written by Budge Wilson. Series also contains some draft illustrations by Budge Wilson and artists with whom she collaborated, including Terry Roscoe, and signed, published copies of her books.

After Swissair

Subseries contains research and handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's book "After Swissair," a collection of poems written in response to and commemoration of the Swissair Flight 111 crash near St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia (September 2, 1998).

Personal material

Series contains materials created by Budge Wilson that not directly related to her career as an author. Files include Budge Wilson's diaries and calendars and materials relating to her job as a fitness instructor and photographer.

Photograph of Budge Wilson

File consists of a copy of a digital photograph of Budge Wilson, with the book "After Swissair." Photograph includes an unknown woman.

Articles by Budge Wilson

Series consists of non-fiction articles, chapters, and book reviews written by Budge Wilson, sometimes publishing under "Marjorie Wilson." The series includes articles about Wilson's writing process, book reviews of other authors' books, and articles written during her time at the Institute of Child Study in Toronto, Ontario.

Press release draft of After Swissair

File contains a draft of Budge Wilson's press release entitled "Pottersfield Press is pleased to announce the release of After Swissair." The draft includes some minor annotations by Wilson.

Short stories by Budge Wilson

Series consists of independent short stories written by Budge Wilson (i.e., those not included in complete anthologies by Wilson). Series includes drafts and proofs with annotations by Budge Wilson and her editors.

A detached compassion : drafts

File consists of two typescript drafts, with hand-written revisions, of the short story "A Detached Compassion" by Budge Wilson.

Correspondence

Series contains outgoing and incoming correspondence between Budge Wilson, her agent (Leona Trainer), publishers, editors, illustrators, authors, and other individuals, all relating to her career as an author. The series includes some contracts for Wilson's books, which are attached to correspondence.

Big little Jerome : drafts

File includes two copies of two typescript versions of the short story Big Little Jerome by Budge Wilson. The story appears in the book Friendships: stories.

Crazy poems : drafts

File consists of seven typescripts of crazy poems by Budge Wilson. Includes the poems: Marybelle; The Darling Boy; Victor; two copies of The Skunk; Words; two copies of The King Who Took Up Reading; and The Queen Who Dined On Sugar Lumps.

The prince and the pirate : draft

File consists of the typescript, with hand-written revisions, of the short story "The Prince and the Pirate" by Budge Wilson.

The surprise : manuscript and draft

File consists of a manuscript and typescript of the short story "The Surprise" by Budge Wilson. Early title was "Points of View" but was changed to "The Surprise."

The watcher : draft

File consists of the typescript, with hand-written revisions, of the short story "The Watcher" by Budge Wilson.
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