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Electronic email messages and letters of Budge Wilson regarding a talk at the LBANS/NSLA Conference

File consists of the typescripts of electronic email messages and letters of Budge Wilson regarding a talk at the LBANS/NSLA (Library Boards Association of Nova Scotia / Nova Scotia Library Association). The conference was held in Greenwich, Nova Scotia, October 3-5, 2008. Includes the conference program booklet.

My war : first typed draft

File contains an annotated, typed draft (with an inserted handwritten page) of Budge Wilson's short story "My War" (previously titled "My Lovely War"), which was published in "Notes Across the Aisle" (Thistledown Press).

My war : second final copy

File contains an annotated, typed draft of Budge Wilson's short story "My War," which was published in "Notes Across the Aisle" (Thistledown Press). The file also includes an invoice from L. Marie Davis for the "Disk and 2 print copies of manuscript 'My War'".

Questions and answers : drafts

File contains three annotated drafts of Budge Wilson's short story "Questions and Answers," which was published in "The First Time," edited by Charles Montpetit (Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, 1995).

Questions and answers : Alan's final draft

File contains an annotated, typed draft of Budge Wilson's short story "Questions and Answers," which was first published in "The First Time: True Stories," volume 1 (Orca Books, 1995). The draft was typed by Alan Wilson, her husband.

The dandelion garden : typed draft

File contains a typed draft of Budge Wilson's short story "The Dandelion Garden : A Modern Fable for Elderly Children," which was published in the "Integrated Language Arts Anthology" (1995) for Grade 6 students.

The queen who wouldn't listen : draft

File contains an annotated draft of Budge Wilson's short story "The Queen Who Wouldn't Listen," which was published in "Royal Family Fables" (Edmonton: Tree Frog Press, 1989).

Draft four of After Swissair

File contains the fourth draft of Budge Wilson's book "After Swissair," an extended poem. A note on the original envelope that the draft was stored in indicates that the draft has three new poems and that it is the "Most recent draft before Eileen's [Eileen Richmond] latest [edits?], which, as of March 25, she's still working on. End of last poem very different."

The charmers : final draft

File contains a typed draft of Budge Wilson's short story "The Charmer," which was published in the anthology "Cordelia Clark" (1994).

The listener : first typed draft

File contains a typed, annotated draft of Budge Wilson's short story "The Listener," which was published in the anthology "Cordelia Clark" (1994).

Friendships : draft with notes for Helen Reeves

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.

Trongate fury : draft

File contains an annotated draft of Budge Wilson's second book in the Izzie series, "Trongate Fury." The file also contains a copy of a letter from Wilson to Penguin publishers about the manuscript.

The gift : handwritten first draft

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.

Review of Words unrealized

File contains two drafts of a review written by Budge Wilson for the short story anthology "Words Unrealized" (Breakwater Press, 1991), which was written for The Daily News.

Canadian Library Association acceptance speech for The Leaving

File contains a copy of Budge Wilson's acceptance speech printed in School Libraries in Canada (Summer 1991) for her Canadian Library Association (CLA) Young Adult Canadian Book Award for "The Leaving," and a copy of her letter to the magazine regarding the omission of the title of her book from the published speech. The speech was originally delivered at the CLA/CACL Book Awards Banquet in Montreal, Quebec. The file also includes an annotated, typescript copy of the speech, possibly used at the awards presentation.

A fiddle for Angus : final draft and note to agent Leona Trainer

  • MS-2-650.2018-042, Box 91, Folder 14
  • File
  • November 25, 2000 - November 26, 2000
  • Part of Budge Wilson fonds

File contains the final draft of Budge Wilson's children's story "A Fiddle for Angus," and a note to her agent, Leona Trainer, about the draft. The file also contains the typescript of a short story entitled "My Heroine, Murphy Brown," by Budge Wilson (undated), which was included in the anthology "Friendships" (2006).
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