- Consists of correspondence between representatives of Algoma University College, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and John Metcalf.
- Letters relating to a reading given by John Metcalf at the College, May 30, 1984, and to an invitation extended to John Metcalf to teach a creative writing class in 1987; and bookmark promoting the 1984 reading series.
- Handwritten, signed (some photocopy); typescript, signed;
- Includes references to the following: The Teeth of My Father : Short Stories; General Ludd.
Literature
69 Archival description results for Literature
Subseries consists of books and articles featuring Gom's writing.
- Sub-subseries consists of materials relating to contributions from various authors to projects and publications produced by Biblioasis Press.
- Includes correspondence, manuscript samples and submissions, acquisitions, rejections, etc.
- Subseries consists of manuscript drafts, proofs and copies of manuscripts submitted to John Metcalf as editor of (and frequent contributor to) various publications produced by Biblioasis Press.
- Includes correspondence with authors, co-editors and organizations; reviews and promotional materials; etc.
- File consists of letters relating to John Metcalf's judging a creative writing contest for high school students sponsored by Canada Permanent Trust Company.
- Typescript, signed.
- Letters from M. Denman Sinclair, Public Relations Manager, Canada Permanent Trust Company, Toronto, Ontario, to John Metcalf, Montreal, Quebec.
- Subseries consists of manuscript drafts, proofs and copies of manuscripts submitted to John Metcalf as editor of (and frequent contributor to) various issues/editions of the Biblioasis Press literary journal, Canadian Notes & Queries (CNQ).
- Includes correspondence with authors, co-editors and organizations; reviews and promotional materials; etc.
- Consists of correspondence between various faculty members, Concordia University, and John Metcalf.
- Letters requesting information about press-passes for General Ludd research; inviting John Metcalf to be writer-in-residence at Concordia University; discussing the creative writing program at the University, supervision of graduate student and various other topics. Includes poster promoting a reading by John Metcalf and brochure describing creative writing program.
- Typescript (carbon copy); typescript, signed; handwritten, signed (photocopy);
- Includes references to the following: General Ludd; Going Down Slow; The Lady Who Sold Furniture : Short Stories; What Happened To CanLit?; 77 : Best Canadian Stories.
- Sub-subseries consists of materials relating to contributions from various authors to projects and publications produced by various Canadian Notes & Queries (CNQ) journal issues/editions.
- Includes correspondence, manuscript submissions, acquisitions, rejections, reviews and commentaries, author profiles, etc.
Sub-subseries consists of commercial copies of the ten volumes of poetry published in the Dektet series produced by Frontenac House.
Sub-subseries consists of materials related to the creation and refinement of titles featured in the Dektet poetry collection series. Includes calls for submissions, advertisements, newsletters, announcements, invitations to book launches, newspaper clippings of media coverage, publisher's press releases, bestseller/new release lists, awards, reviews, author appearances and readings, correspondence, order forms, photographs, etc.
Subseries consists of materials related to the compiling, editing, and publication of various Frontenac House titles.
- Subseries consists of materials related to The Elgin Street Reading Series organized by John Metcalf and featuring him and other literary press associated authors and editors, reading to live audiences at various local venue.
- Includes promotional materials; etc.
Subseries consists of volumes of "Event," a publication from Kwantlen College and Douglas College in which Gom was Poetry editor in 1987 and Editor by 1980. Included volumes are Volume 1, no. 1 - vol. 15, no.2, v.21, no.1
- Subseries consists of materials related to Food for Thought Reading Series organized by John Metcalf and featuring him and other literary press associated authors and editors, reading to live audiences at various local venues.
- Includes correspondence with authors, co-editors and organizations; manuscript drafts and promotional materials; etc.
Sub-subseries consists of materials created in-house by "Frontenac House Media" to track and promote their publishing activities.
Series consists of copies of published works produced by Frontenac House.
Sub-subseries consists of materials related to the creation and refinement of various titles published by Frontenac House Ltd. Includes calls for submissions, advertisements, newsletters, announcements, invitations to book launches, newspaper clippings of media coverage, publisher's press releases, bestseller/new release lists, awards, reviews, author appearances and readings, correspondence, order forms, photographs, etc.
Sub-subseries consists of correspondence between John Metcalf and various authors, individuals and organizations, relating to projects and publications produced by Biblioasis Press.
- Sub-subseries consists of general correspondence regarding to contributions from various authors and editors to various Canadian Notes & Queries (CNQ) journal issues/editions.
- Includes cards and letters, form letters, writer contacts, etc. etc.
Subseries consists of copies of individual published works produced by Frontenac House.
- Subseries consists of materials related to literary reading series organized by John Metcalf and featuring him and other literary press associated authors and editors, reading to live audiences at various local venues.
- Includes correspondence with authors, co-editors and organizations; manuscript drafts; notes; newspaper clippings; newsletters; catalogues; reviews and promotional materials; etc.
- Sub-subseries consists of correspondence and other materials exchanged between Metcalf and students attending the Humber School for Writers.
- Includes correspondence program in creative writing, or summer workshops on writing; and samples of the students’ writing and assignments.
- Also contains administrative correspondence between Metcalf and Humber College regarding his teaching and mentoring, course descriptions and brochures.
- Sub-subseries consists of proof copies (some with edits) related to various Canadian Notes & Queries (CNQ) journal issues/editions.
- Includes correspondence, manuscript proofs, editors comments and corrections, copies of images, etc.
- Consists of correspondence between K. Johnson, Montreal, Quebec, and John Metcalf, Ottawa, Ontario; and short story manuscripts.
- Letters relating to John Metcalf's thesis supervision for K. Johnson's Master of Arts (Creative Writing) degree from Concordia University. Letters provide explication by K. Johnson of his short stories and John Metcalf's comments and suggestions for revisions. Includes manuscripts of K. Johnson's short stories The Altar Boy, The Wage Earner, Carride, Terry and The Bear, Blue Eyes and Barbwire, and On the Bus; and two examiner's reports on the thesis from Concordia faculty members. Manuscripts contain John Metcalf's handwritten comments and suggestions.
- Typescript, signed; typescript (photocopy); handwritten, signed (photocopy).
Fonds consists of correspondence; research material; manuscripts, ranging from rough to final drafts, of poems, poetry collections, short stories and novels; scrapbook; promotional material for poetry readings; published works; audio-visual material; and, works by others about Gom's literary works.
Gom, Leona