Subseries consists of handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's children's book "The Best/Worst Christmas Present Ever." The book was previously titled "The Gift." Subseries also contains a sketch for an illustration by Terry Roscoe.
File contains five drafts for Budge Wilson's book "The Christmas that Almost Wasn't," which was originally named "The Christmas of the Big Blow." The book was published by Penguin Books in 2002.
File consists of the typescript of the short story The Gift by Budge Wilson with hand-written revisions and notes. This short story is included in the book The Best/Worst Christmas Present Ever by Budge Wilson.
File contains recordings of Budge Wilson's appearances, readings, and interviews. Many of the recordings were taped from her appearances on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio. The series also includes a typescript of Budge Wilson's interview on CBC radio regarding the Swissair disaster on its one year anniversary.
File contains Budge Wilson's applications for grants, clippings and newsletters announcing awards and prizes won by Wilson, and programs from awards' ceremonies. The awards/prizes include the CBC Literary Competition, Canadian Children's Book Centre Memorable Canadian Books for Young People, Nova Scotia's Aid to Established Writers Award, the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award, Canada Council for the Arts' grants, and the Ann Connor Brimer award from the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia.
File contains two spiral-bound notebooks with Budge Wilson's first draft of "The Gift," which was later published as "The Best/Worst Christmas Present Ever."
File contains student artwork given to Budge Wilson from various presentations that she gave at elementary schools. The artwork relates to her books, including "Manfred the Unmanageable Monster," the Lorinda Dauphinee book series, "The Long Wait," "Mystery Lights at Blue Harbour," "A House far from Home," and "The Worst Christmas Present Ever."
File contains three annotated drafts of Budge Wilson's short story "The Unmanageable Monster" (or "Manfred, the Unmanageable Monster"), which was published in the Canadian Children's Annual (1983).
File contains the first handwritten draft of Budge Wilson's book "The Gift," later published as "The Best / Worst Christmas Present Ever," and a letter to Sandra Bogart, Acquisitions Editor at Scholastic Books.
File contains three annotated drafts of Budge Wilson's short story "Three Voices," which was published in Chatelaine (February 1983), and correspondence about the story.
File contains copies of letters from Budge Wilson to her agent, Leona Trainer of the Transatlantic Literary Agency. The file also contains two letters from Canadian author Margaret Laurence, one to Budge Wilson concerning her short story "The Metaphor," and one to Canada Council for the Arts supporting Wilson's application for a Projects Cost Grant.
File contains a notebook with a handwritten draft of Budge Wilson's short story "Mrs. MacIntosh," which was published in "Islands in the Harbour" (1990). The file also contains a letter from Wilson's sister Joan Colborne.
File contains a computer lineprinter (LPTR) and a copy of the Chatelaine magazine which includes the short story The Metaphor. Also a photocopy of the short story Metaphor from the Leaving.
File contains typed and annotated drafts of Budge Wilson's book "Manfred the Unmanageable Monster," as well as correspondence with the illustrator, Jill Quinn, and Lesley Choyce of Pottersfield Press.
File contains Budge Wilson's short story "The Metaphor," as it appeared in Chatelaine Magazine, after winning second prize in their short story competition.
Subseries contains handwritten and typescript drafts of Budge Wilson's short story anthology "The Leaving." The anthology contains the following short stories: "The Metaphor," "The Diary," "Mr. Manuel Jenkins," "Lysandra's Poem," "My Mother and Father," "The Leaving," "My Cousin Clarette," "The Reunion," "Waiting," "Be-ers and Doers," and "The Pen Pal."
File contains two spiral-bound notebooks with Budge Wilson's notes from French immersion classes taught by Lisa Beaudoin at Rivière-du-Loup, Québec in 1983 or 1984.
File contains notes, class outlines, and handouts for "Keep Fit" classes that Budge Wilson taught as part of the Peterborough Board of Education's programming for continuing education.
File includes Budge Wilson's handwritten speech and a copy of a speech by Margaret Laurence "On Censorship...A Speech given to Ontario Provincial Judges and their Wives" and "Remarks on Margaret Laurence" by Joan Y. Johnston. The file also contains a letter from the Halifax City Regional Library about her participation in the event.
