Fonds consists of draft and final manuscripts of all of his novels, short stories and poems, both published and unpublished, correspondence with writers, colleagues, editors, publishers, artists, and acquaintances, files relating to his work at the Banff Centre, personal files on his career development, as well as academic manuscripts and teaching notes and VHS tapes of his TV appearances on Midday, Imprint, Literati and a recording of his screenplay Strange Cargo.

Series consists of essays, articles, and speaking notes, drafts of chapters and manuscripts for books.

Fonds consists of correspondence, reports, permits, manuscripts and research records, grants, and other records pertaining to Betsy Nicholls' work on dinosaur fossils