File contains three versions of Budge Wilson's short story "Lysandra's Poem": a reading copy, a copy of the story as it appeared in "The Antigonish Review"; and a copy of the story from the proofs of Wilson's anthology "The Leaving."
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 typed draft with annotations of Budge Wilson's short story "Loretta and Alexander," which was published in the anthology "Cordelia Clark" (1994).
File includes letters sent to Jean Charest, Minister of Environment; Perrin Beatty, Minister of Communications; Paule Leduc, Director of the Canada Council; Peggy Walt, Cultural Industries and Research Officer; John Savage, Premier-elect of Nova Scotia; and, Jim Smith, Minister of Health.
File contains a letter from the coordinator of the CBC Literary Competition. Budge Wilson previously won first prize in the 1983 short fiction category.
File contains a letter from Adrienne Clarkson to Budge Wilson thanking her for sending a copy of her book "The Leaving" and congratulating her on receiving the Order of Canada.
File contains a carbon copy of Budge Wilson's letter to Peter Carver, the Children's Book Festival Director and the Canadian Children's Book Centre, which includes Wilson's report on her tour.
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 typed draft with annotations of Budge Wilson's short story "Joanna and the Dark," which was published in the anthology "Cordelia Clark" (1994).
File consists of the itinerary schedule regarding the launch event for "Before Green Gables" by Budge Wilson, held at the Royal Ontario Museum, February 12, 2008. Includes the typescripts of electronic email messages of Budge Wilson regarding the arrangements for the event.
File consists of a typescript of the biographical sketch of Budge Wilson by Glynis Wilson, her daughter, on the occasion of a Trent talk, in October, 2008.
File contains an annotated, typed draft of Budge Wilson's book "Harold and Harold," and two photocopied pages of the first page of another draft of the same book.
File contains Budge Wilson's journal where she recorded the titles of all of her manuscripts, the places that she sent them, rejections, acceptances, and names of characters.
File contains a draft of Budge Wilson's book "Mulligan Chee-Chaw," which was later published as "Going Bananas." The file also includes a page of Wilson's handwritten notes on the story.
File contains typed drafts with corrections for the twelve short stories included in Budge Wilson's "Friendship" anthology. File also includes notes for Wilson's editor, Helen Reeves, at Penguin Canada.
File contains an incomplete draft (missing "Big Little Gerome") with a few pencil corrections, which was sent to Barbara Berson, editor with Penguin Canada. The short story anthology was later renamed "Friendships."
File contains the final mock up of "The Fear of Angelina Domino," by Budge Wilson with illustrations by Eugenie Fernandes, published by Stoddart Kids of Toronto, Ontario (2000).
File consists of the typescript of electronic email messages of Budge Wilson regarding a lecture to be held at Havergal College, Toronto, Ontario. The lecture was cancelled due to the ill health of Budge Wilson.
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.
