Includes correspondence with Lisa Jako, Editor with the Italian publishing house Mondolibro Editore, re the publication of The Mysterium in Italy. Also relates to Eric McCormack's trip to Italy in April 1995 for the launch of this publication.

McCormack Eric, review of The Cunning Man, by Robertson Davies, Books in Canada 23, no. 7 (October 1994): 41-42.

Includes two clippings (one an original, one a photocopy) both of which focus on dreams and dream analysis, with special emphasis on the concept of "dream mastery". There is alot of overlap between these two articles. Both of them cite Eric McCormack's views on dreams and the influences they have on his works.

Includes letter to Charles re Eric McCormack's selections for the Writers' Guild of Alberta Awards. Eric McCormack was one of the jurors in this literary competition in 1994.

Material relating to the K-W Arts Awards for 1993, held Jan. 29, 1994. Eric McCormack was a nominee for the Literary Award. Includes correspondence, program.

Includes correspondence and other materials relating to "Sexual Gothic: An Evening of Erotic and Dramatic Readings" which was performed at Hart House Theatre at the University of Toronto, at Symphony Space in New York and in other North American venues in 1993. This show featured the works of Barbara Gowdy, Susan Swan, and Eric McCormack.

File contents include photocopies of announcements and reviews of this performance, in addition to an article by Eric McCormack entitled "Sex on the Road" describing his experience of the show. File also contains excerpts from and reviews of Barbara Gowdy's We So Seldom Look On Love, and of Susan Swan's The Wives of Bath. Also includes an excerpt from Eric McCormack's "Birthday Present" and photocopies of reviews of Inspecting the Vaults.

Other materials include programs for "Sexual Gothic", as well as sample press kit, the "Sexual Gothic" travel itinerary and other schedules faxed to Eric McCormack by Judith Keenan Communications Inc. Also includes airline ticket, reproduction of publicity photograph for this show, handwritten holograph notes, and an application for support of the show from External Affairs and International Trade Canada as well as a grant agreement and correspondence to and from this government department.

Contains single issue of St. Jerome's College newsletter - Update!, Vol. 11, No. 5 (summer 1993). This includes (see page 5) recommendations by members of St. Jerome's staff, including Eric McCormack, regarding books worth reading over the summer months.

Includes correspondence with David Homel relating to personal news primarily.

Eric McCormack makes reference to his teaching at St. Jerome's College, to the novels he has written or is in the process of writing, and to literary competitions in which he served as one of the jurors. Reference is also made to David Homel's literary career including an interview he gave on Morningside, a trip to Greece, a reading he gave in Toronto, and the books he is currently working on. Eric McCormack also congratulates David Homel on his translation nomination for the Governor General's Literary Awards.

Correspondence to Karen Mulhallen, Editor of Descant, re a reading which she organized in Waterloo. Also relates to 25th anniversary of Descant in 1993 and a submission which Eric McCormack has been asked to make to a Descant publication being produced to mark this occasion. The final letter relates to a short story Eric McCormack has written for a special issue of Descant being edited by Ken Nutt.

McCormack Eric. "Coyote goes slapstick". Review by Eric McCormack of Green Grass, Running Water, by Thomas King. Books in Canada 22, no. 3 (April 1993): 40.

Includes correspondence with Cynthia Good, Editor with Penguin in Canada. One letter appears to relate to the cover as well as to the French editions of The Mysterium. Other correspondence relates to First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women.

Includes letter to Cathy re Eric McCormack's selections in the 1993 Dorothy Shoemaker Literary Awards contest, in which Eric McCormack acted as one of the judges.

McCormack Eric. "Sure Excess". Review of Juliette, by Yves Beauchemin, translated by Sheila Fischmann. Books in Canada 22, no. 6 (September 1993): 46-47.

Includes ca. 3 items of correspondence received by Eric McCormack from Rienzi Crusz as well as correspondence sent by Eric McCormack to Rienzi Crusz.

This correspondence relates to Rienzi Crusz's request that Eric McCormack write him a supporting note to accompany Crusz's grant application so that he may continue work on a proposed book of poems entitled A Sky of My Own. Also includes a typed copy (photocopy) of Crusz's curriculum vitae as well as typed (photocopy) of excerpts from critical reviews of Crusz's poems. A typed copy of poem entitled "After the KW Writer's Award", written by Rienzi Crusz and sent to Eric McCormack in Mar. 1994, is also contained in this file.

A letter sent to Louise Denys re Fall readings which Louise Denys is organizing in co-operation with Eric McCormack. This letter relates to those authors who should be invited to read, appropriate dates for the reading, and an application to Canada Council for funding for these readings.

Letter to Kim Jernigan re a New Quarterly project which she has asked Eric McCormack to participate in.

Includes letter to Catherine Jevons re an invitation she has extended to Eric McCormack to lead one of the writers' workshops which she is organizing at the University of Toronto in 1993. This letter is written in response to a request for biographical information and a photograph of Eric McCormack required by Catherine Jevons for the purposes of these workshops.

This series includes serial publications containing articles and other short pieces written by Eric McCormack.

148 leaves of computer printout containing manuscript drafts, author's notes, correspondence, reviews, stc. in one chronological sequence.

Includes a letter from Sabine Porte in Paris, France thanking Eric McCormack for answering her query which appears to relate to the French translation of First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women.

Also contained in this file are two clippings which appeared in the French press in 1993 and 1994. The life story and literary achievements of Eric McCormack form the focus of one article, while the other article treats of works of fantasy generally and reference is made to the works of Eric McCormack.

Includes letter to Christian Bourgois who appears to be the head of a publishing house in France. This letter relates to the French translations - Motel and L'Inspection. Reference is also made to the problems which Christian Bourgois has been encountering with Penguin in Canada which appear to relate to the French translation of The Mysterium. The second letter to Christain Bourgois makes reference to a lunch meeting Eric McCormack had with Christian Bourgois' son Mathieu in Toronto.

Includes letter to Liz Renzetti, Book Editor with The Globe and Mail re a review which Eric McCormack has just written for this newspaper and which he is forwarding to her for editing.

McCormack, Eric. "Sex on the Road", Books in Canada 22, no. 9 (December 1993): 6-7. This article describes the literary roadshow for "Sexual Gothic" which took place in Sept. 1993 at the University of Toronto's Hart House Theatre, then at the Organic Theatre in Chicago, and in New York at Symphony Space.

Includes correspondence received by Eric McCormack from Lorraine Filyer, Literature Officer with the Ontario Arts Council, re Eric McCormack's participation in the council's Fall 1992 Works-In-Progress Adjudication. Other correspondence relates to Eric McCormack's participation as a judge in the Dorothy Shoemaker Literary Contest sponsored in part by the Southern Ontario Library Service, as well as to his role as a judge of a short story contest sponsored by the Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

Includes correspondence received by Eric McCormack from Catherine Jevons, Coordinator of a Writers' Workshop which takes place at the University of Toronto during the summer. Eric McCormack led sessions in this workshop in 1992 and in 1993. Also includes informational brochures produced for these workshops, as well as an honorarium arrangement relating to the workshop led by Eric McCormack in 1993, a schedule, and a list of instructors' responsibilities for the 1993 workshop.

Letter to Katherin Ashenburg re a book review which Eric McCormack has written for The Globe and Mail.

265 page typed (computer output) draft with large number of holograph corrections and revisions, prepared for the work published as The Mysterium, by Eric McCormack. Toronto : Viking, 1992.

McCormack Eric. "Saving the Prairies". Review of The Fourth Archangel, by Sharon Butala. Books in Canada 22, no. 5 (summer 1992): 46-47.

McCormack Eric. "All Hits, No Errors". Review of Rat Palms, by David Homel. Books in Canada 21, no. 3 (April 1992): 36.

McCormack Eric. "Perfectly Abnormal". Review of We So Seldom Look on Love, by Barbara Gowdy. Books in Canada 22, no. 7 (October 1992): 34.

Reviews (originals and photocopies) of The Mysterium in chronological order.

Includes ca. 7 items of correspondence sent by Greg Cook to Eric McCormack. Also includes two photocopies of a review (The Chronicle-Herald, Tuesday, 18 August 1992, sec. B, page 10) of a play entitled Black River Miracle written by Harry Thurston and Gregory Cook.

This correspondence relates to Eric McCormack's works, in so far as it includes Greg Cook's comments on The Mysterium . It also relates to Greg Cook's own literary career. One letter takes the form of a request that Eric McCormack read a semi-final copy of the manuscript Greg Cook is currently working on. Other letters include a request from Greg Cook that Eric McCormack provide him with a letter of reference for a Writer-In-Residence position at the University of Calgary. The reference written by Eric McCormack for Greg Cook is also included in this file.

Personal matters also form the subject of some of this correspondence.

Includes correspondence relating to miscellaneous themes including:

• readings, workshops, presentations, and other literary events in which Eric McCormack took part ;
• short stories by Eric McCormack (includes both new stories and reprints of previously published stories) which appeared in journals and other publications including the Oxford Book of Short Stories;
• interviews given by Eric McCormack;
• quotes written by Eric McCormack for books;
• expression of congratulations on First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women;
• the Saskatchewan Book Awards at which Eric McCormack was invited to be an adjudicator; and
• reviews written by Eric McCormack.

Also contains letters of invitation and reader response letters.

Includes correspondence received by Eric McCormack from Jane Urquhart regarding lunch arrangements, regarding her receipt of Eric McCormack's most recent novel, and personal news.

Reviews and announcements (both originals and photocopies) of The Mysterium in chronological order which appeared in Canadian newspapers and serial publications between 1992-1993 and in 1995.

Includes letter to Lorna Knight re an invitation to Eric McCormack to participate in a reading series in Nov. 1992 in the National Library in Ottawa.

McCormack Eric. "More than a Mere Shadow of Johnson". Review of The Journals of James Boswell, selected and introduced by John Wain. The Globe and Mail, Saturday, 7 March 1992, sec. C, page 20.

Includes one clipping (both original and photocopy). This is an article entitled "A Penchant for the Macabre", by Dan Bortolotti which appeared in Canadian Author & Bookman 66, no.3 (spring 1991). This piece includes a critique of his works to date including Inspecting the Vaults and The Paradise Motel.

Information is also given on his life history with particular attention to his literary achievements and the critical reaction to his works. A description of the personality of the author also features in this article, in addition to a report on Eric McCormack's comments regarding his personal literary style and his influences.

Includes letter to Carolyn Brunton of the Vardey & Brunton Agency in the U.K. re Eric McCormack's schedule for a trip to the U.K. in May 1991 to include a conference at Edinburgh University and a Welsh Conference. Carolyn Brunton appears to want details of Eric McCormack's schedule so that she can organize meetings on his behalf with both HarperCollins and Bloomsbury in England.

McCormack Eric. "A Demanding Expedition". Review of Daisy Circus, by Rita Donovan. Books in Canada 20, no. 8 (November 1991): 45-46.

Series consists of reviews by Eric P. McCormack.

4 leaf typed copy (computer output) of review published as McCormack Eric. "A Demanding Expedition". Review of Daisy Circus, by Rita Donovan. _Books in Canada_20, no. 8 (November 1991): 45-46.

Letter to John Linklater, book editor with the Glasgow Herald, re Eric Mccormack's trip to Scotland in May 1991 and his hope that himself and John Linklater will be able to meet up during this visit.

Correspondence to Jean-Paul Patensky (who appears to work for the publishing house Boréal in Montreal) re his translation of The Paradise Motel and The Mysterium into French. Also relates to the media publicity which Eric McCormack's works have received in the form of radio and television interviews with the author and in the form of book reviews.

Includes correspondence with Paul Stuewe re Eric McCormack's participation in the Books in Canada Student Writing Awards in 1992. One letter contains Eric McCormack's list of selections for the awards in the categories of poetry and short fiction. Other letters relate to reviews which Eric McCormack wrote for Books in Canada.

Includes one letter from Allan Gould to Eric McCormack re an anthology of Canadian humour which Mr. Gould is putting together. Eric McCormack is asked if he would be willing to submit some of his "wittiest chapters and/or sections" for inclusion in this anthology.

Includes a letter received by Eric McCormack from Michele Slung re an anthology entitled I Shudder at Your Touch which he is putting together. This is a collection of stories which includes "Festival" by Eric McCormack. Penguin granted permssion to reprint this story in I Shudder at Your Touch. Eric McCormack is asked by Michele Slung to provide comments and criticism of this anthology.

Includes letter to Jean at the publishing house Boréal Edition in Montreal re the galleys of a translation into French of The Paradise Motel by Jean-Paul Partensky.

Includes correspondence with Michele Slung re a collection of short stories he compiled entitled I Shudder At Your Touch. This publication includes a story by Eric McCormack.

In one letter Eric McCormack congratulates Michele Slung on this book, a copy of which he has just received. The other letter is comprised primarily of personal news relating to Eric McCormack's academic and literary career, including reference to Eric McCormack's invitation to attend the book launch of Il Mysterium in Florence, and to a possibility of a screenplay of The Paradise Motel.

Includes letter to Alan Wherry, editor with Bloomsbury Publishers in England, re the books which he sent to Eric McCormack to read. Included in this letter are Eric McCormack's comments on these books.

Series consists of reviews (originals and photocopies) of works by Eric P. McCormack.

Reviews (originals and photocopies) of The Paradise Motel in chronological order.

Includes 1 item of correspondence received by Eric McCormack from Jean Bernier, Editor with the publishing firm Les Éditions Du Boréal in Montreal, re the French translation of Paradise Motel.

Includes letter to Claire Mowatt, a writer, responding to her queries re The Paradise Motel, which relate to Eric McCormack's influences for this novel, symbolism in the novel, and other queries about the plot and theme of the novel.

115 page typed (computer output) draft with a considerable number of holograph corrections and revisions, page 3 missing, prepared for the work published as The Mysterium, by Eric McCormack. Toronto : Viking, 1992. This draft is undated but it seems likely that it dates from 1991 and was written after the Mar. 1991 draft.

Eric McCormack. "Spiritual Sunbathing in the Heat of Durrell's Alexandria". Review of The Alexandria Quartet, by Lawrence Durrell. The Globe and Mail, Saturday, 15 June 1991, sec. C, page 18. In addition to the review of this novel which appeared in The Globe and Mail, this file also contains a 4 page typescript (computer output) of this review written by Eric McCormack which appears to have been forwarded to Katherine for her consideration.

McCormack Eric. "An Oedipal Feast". Review of Freud : The Paris Notebooks, by Matt Cohen. Books in Canada, (June-July 1991).

Includes four copies of the same clipping (including 3 photocopies) entitled "Strong Short-leet[sic] for the People's Prize" (Herald, 2 May 1990). This article reports that the nominees for the 1990 People's Prize constitute "the strongest short-leet[sic] of six books ever announced for a Scottish literary award". Eric McCormack's The Paradise Motel is among the six works shortlisted for this prize. Information on all the nominated writers and background information on this Scottish literary award are provided in this clipping.

Clippings (originals and photocopies) relating to Eric McCormack.

Series consists of cards, letters and printouts of e-mails to and from Eric P. McCormack.

Includes a photocopy of a letter written by Eric McCormack in 1990 in support of Susan Musgrave's application for a renewal of her grant so finance her literary work. Additionally, contains letters received from Susan Musgrave containing personal news including reference to the novel she is working on. One letter contains a request that Eric McCormack provide her with a reference for a Writer-in-Residency position in Saskatoon.

Includes letter received by Eric McCormack from the Scottish Arts Council informing him that the Book Awards Panel of the Scottish Arts Council has decided to offer him a Spring Book Award worth £750. Eric McCormack is also invited to attend the awards ceremony in Edinburgh.

Includes correspondence received by Eric McCormack from Kevin Thomas and Ruth John re a conference of the Welsh Academy entitled "New Literatures in English" to take place in May 1991. Eric McCormack is asked if he would be willing to give a talk at this conference. This file also contains a flyer produced for this conference featuring information on the conference content, program, and participating writers.

File contents also include correspondence conducted between Eric McCormack and External Affairs and International Trade Canada regarding Mr. McCormack's application for assistance for his trip to the U.K. to give a reading in Edinburgh and a presentation at the Welsh Academy in Cardiff. A copy of the grant agreement is also contained in this file.

Letter to Larry Cummings including a list of books which Eric McCormack recommends as being relevant to a publication or paper which Professor Cummings is putting together.

Two letters sent to Leon Rooke re a reading which this author gave in Mar. 1990. Also relates to a literary festival Eric McCormack attended, to clippings which Leon Rooke sent him, and to an invitation extended to Eric McCormack from Leon Rooke to give a reading.

McCormack Eric. "Family Histories". Review of History Lessons : Stories and Novellas, by Cary Fagan. (clipping : source unspecified).

McCormack Eric. "On the Trail of the Grown-up Bogeyman". Review of The Man in the Closet, by Roch Carrier, translated by Sheila Fischman. (clipping : source unspecified)

155 leaves (typed computer output ) draft manuscript.

Photocopy of a critical article from an unidentified source.

Includes clippings from newspapers, newsletters, and other serial publications all of which report that Eric McCormack has been awarded the Spring Book Award of the Scottish Arts Council. This award is given "in recognition of high standards in writing". These articles report on Eric McCormack's literary career to date and also refer to the fact that he has also been nominated for the 1990 People's Prize for Fiction.

This file also contains a poster issued by the Scottish Arts Council listing the winners of the Spring Book Awards in 1990.

Includes handwritten note written to Eric McCormack from Leon re the Eden Mills Writers' Festival which took place in Guelph in Oct. 1990. Eric McCormack gave a reading at this literary festival. Two of the clippings in this file relate to the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 1990 and one includes a reproduction of a photograph of Eric McCormack giving a reading at this event.
Another article contained in this file reports on authors' and small publishers' reactions to the federal goods and services tax due to come in to effect on Jan. 1, 1991.

Includes correspondence received by Eric McCormack from the Centre of Canadian Studies at the University of Edinburgh re a conference entitled "The Scottish Influence on Canadian Literature" which took place at this Centre of Canadian Studies in May 1991. Eric McCormack was invited to give a reading from his works at this conference, an invitation which he accepted.

This file additionally contains information sheets and flyers produced for the purposes of this conference event. File contents also include correspondence conducted between Eric McCormack and External Affairs and International Trade Canada regarding Mr. McCormack's application for assistance for his trip to the U.K. to give a reading in Edinburgh and a presentation at the Welsh Academy in Cardiff.

Also includes letter from Davey Hudgins thanking Eric McCormack for granting him permission to dramatize "Sad Stories in Patagonia".

Includes two letters from Margot Livesey, a member of the academic staff in the Dept. of English at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, U.S.A. This correspondence relates to readings Margot Livesey has given, as well as the progress she is making on her new novel Eva Moves the Furniture. She also praises both The Paradise Motel and Inspecting the Vaults and thanks Eric McCormack "for writing on behalf of Homework".

Includes correspondence relating to miscellaneous themes including:

*readings, lectures, and other literary events in which Eric McCormack took part; short stories by Eric McCormack (both new stories and reprints of previously published stories) included in collections of short stories and in the New Quarterly; a paper about the supernatural in Eric McCormack's fiction being written by Professor Nicholas Mason-Browne; a request from the Nuclear Fishin' Theatre Company to perform "Sad Stories in Patagonia"; reviews of Inspecting the Vaults; quote written by Eric McCormack for book; expression of congratulations on The Paradise Motel and The Mysterium and praise for the content and style of these works; application for a Canadian literature teacher's position with St. Jerome's. Contents also include a fan letter, thank-you letters, and correspondence with other authors and with the artist Virgil Burnett.

Letter of reference written by Eric McCormack in support of Rienzi Crusz's grant application to finance his continued work on his proposed book of poems entitled The Beatitudes of Ice.

Includes a letter to Shonagh Irvine re Eric McCormack's receipt of the Scottish Arts Council's Spring Book Award in 1990. Also relates to press releases re the Spring Book award winners.

Two letters to Kevin Thomas re a talk which Eric McCormack was invited to give as part of a conference hosted by the Welsh Academy entitled "New Literatures in English" in May 1991.

Ca. [343] page typed (computer output) draft , prepared for the work published as The Mysterium, by Eric McCormack. Toronto : Viking, 1992. Includes typed (computer output) draft, [1]-272, with a small number of holograph corrections. This appears to be one of the final drafts of this work from 1992. This file also includes ca. [71] page largely unpaginated typed (computer output) draft with a large number of holograph corrections and revisions in addition to some holograph notes. This latter draft dates from an earlier period which is unspecified.

This series includes both news clippings (primarily from The Globe and Mail) and typed copies in the form of book reviews, as well as issues of Books in Canada containing book reviews written by Eric McCormack.

McCormack Eric. "Complicity in Crime". Review of Mystery, by Peter Straub. The Globe and Mail, Saturday, 27 January 1990, sec. C, page 19.

1 piece of correspondence to Eric P. McCormack from Murray Shepherd.

Includes two clippings (both originals and photocopies) about Eric McCormack with a biographical and critical focus. The articles contained in this file appear to be based in part on interviews held with Eric McCormack.

The first article (Metropolis, 1 February 1990) critiques Eric McCormack's The Paradise Motel and Inspecting the Vaults . Additionally, it reports on dicussions with the author regarding the influences on and inspiration for his works and his literary style. This article also refers to Eric McCormack's upcoming reading at Winter's Tales, Harbourfront's Festival of Contemporary Fiction.

The second article (Globe and Mail,Thursday, 8 February 1990, sec. C, page9) focuses on Eric McCormack's literary achievements with special consideration of his works to date in terms of their literary style and content, and the critical reception they have received. This article also reports on Eric McCormack's own comments regarding the inspiration for his works and his feelings about his success.

Letter to Chris Gittings thanking him for previous correspondence and wishing him well with his studies. Eric McCormack also makes reference to the novel he is currently working on and to his teaching at St. Jerome's College.

Includes typed copy of a quote Eric McCormack wrote for Margot Livesey's book Homework.

Includes correspondence with Alberto Manguel re The Oxford Book of Canadian Ghost Stories, an anthology which he has compiled which includes a story by Eric McCormack. Also relates to another story written by Eric McCormack which he submitted for inclusion in another anthology which Alberto Manguel was in the process of putting together.

Includes letter to Jonathan Warner, editor with Flamingo Books (Collins), conveying congratulations on the cover design which this publishing house has produced for The Paradise Motel.

1 piece of correspondence to Eric P. McCormack from Matt Hill.

Includes three clippings (both originals and photocopies) about Eric McCormack with a biographical and/or critical focus. Most of the clippings contained in this file cite interviews held with Eric McCormack.

The first clipping in the UW Courier (January 1989): 18, refers to the literary acclaim with which Inspecting the Vaults was received and to the upcoming publication of The Paradise Motel by Penguin, and then contains a few paragraphs from the novel Eric McCormack is currently working on, which is tentatively titled Aiken.

The second clipping (The Saturday Star, 1 April 1989) includes information on key developments in Eric McCormack's literary career with special emphasis on Inspecting the Vaults and The Paradise Motel. Coverage is also given to Eric McCormack's life history, the inspiration for his work, and his reaction to his success.

The third clipping (Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Thursday, 5 October 1989, sec. C, page 4) focuses on Eric McCormack's life history with emphasis on his Scots origins, his impressions of Canada, his life as an English professor at St. Jerome's College. Key developments in his literary career are given much attention, in particular, consideration is given to the literary style and content of Eric McCormack's works. This article also reports on Eric McCormack's own comments regarding the content and themes of the fiction he writes, the inspiration for his work, and his reaction to the success he has had.

Includes a letter received by Eric McCormack from Edmund Tell of the Waterloo County English Awards Committee re the author's acceptance of an invitation to be a guest speaker at the Waterloo County English Awards Banquet in Kitchener on May 10, 1989. Also includes booklet featuring information on the program for the awards ceremony, on the award winners, and listing the judges, donors, sponsors, and awards committee members.

Includes 2 items of correspondence from Rikki Ducornet re a blurb which Eric McCormack wrote for one of her works. Also contains praise for Eric McCormack's latest novel and an invitation to submit a story to an issue of The Denver Quarterly that Rikki Ducornet is guest editing. This issue is to be devoted to fabula, fabulous beasts, fables, bestiaries, mythical landscapes etc.

Ca. [76] page unpaginated typed draft (computer output) with some holograph corrections and revisions prepared for the work published as The Mysterium, by Eric McCormack. Toronto : Viking, 1992. Also includes 5 page holograph notes and loose typed draft pages with holograph corrections and annotations. Description provided by Eric McCormack indicates that this is an "earlier draft" of his work The Mysterium, Toronto : Viking, 1990. However, the exact date is not specified.

Includes three copies of a news bulletin issued by the publishers, Viking, reporting that Eric McCormack's first novel The Paradise Motel has just been released and briefly summarizing the content of the novel and providing some background information on McCormack's literary career.

This file also contains a flyer produced by Words Worth Books in Waterloo announcing that a book launching party for Eric McCormack, the author of The Paradise Motel, will take place at the Seagrum Museum on Feb. 27, 1989? Finally, this file also includes some advertising materials produced by Penguin Books Canada Ltd. and by Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd. in London, England to promote The Paradise Motel.

Includes pamphlets and flyers listing the program of events for the Eden Mills Writers' Festival in 1989 and 1990 at which Eric McCormack was among the authors who gave readings from their works. Some correspondence (1990) sent by the oganizers of this literary event to Eric McCormack regarding the program of events and his participation in the festival is also contained in this file.

A clipping, which reports on the Eden Mills Writers' Festival which took place in Guelph in 1989, is also among the items in this file. This article reports that Eric McCormack was among the writers who gave readings at this festival and features a photograph of Mr. McCormack reading an excerpt from one of his works outside the Eden Mills General Store on Oct. 15, 1989 (The Toronto Star, Monday, 16 October 1989, sec. A, page 9). A copy of the Annual Report of the Ontario Arts Council, 1990-1991 sent to Eric McCormack by this ogranization can also be found among these items. Eric McCormack is among the artists featured in this report and once again the photograph of Eric McCormack giving a reading during the 1989 Eden Mills Writers' Festival in Guelph is featured in this annual report.

Additionally, a letter (July 27, 1992) to Eric McCormack from Christine Adachi, Publications Coordinator of the Ontario Arts Council, expresses the council's gratitude for his participation in the publication of this annual report.

Includes photocopies of flyers, and items in newsletters and newspapers relating to readings of Eric McCormack's works sponsored by Words Worth Books. This includes a reading given by the author at Seagram's Museum in Feb. 1989, in addition to a reading held in Nov. 1992 at the Canadian Clay and Glass Museum in Waterloo, Ont as part of Words Worth Books' "Fall 92 Author Series".

Flyers for other author events sponsored by various bookstores and publishers are also included in this file. Eric McCormack gave readings at all of these events. These include an author event (n.d.) hosted by McNally Robinson, the Fall Reading Series sponsored by Provident Bookstore in Waterloo (n.d.), in addition to an author event hosted by HarperCollins and Fanfare Books to mark 25 years of Descant Magazine.

Also included in this file are a flyer, and two clippings relating to an event sponsored by The New Quarterly entitled "Wine, Writers and Song : An Evening of Unconventional Love Stories", which took place on Feb. 14, 1996 at the Seagram Museum in Waterloo, Ont. Eric McCormack wrote short stories for The New Quarterly including some of the stories which later on formed part of Inspecting the Vaults. The author was among those who gave readings at this event.

Includes correspondence received by Eric McCormack from Shaun Bradley, Greg Gatenby, Laura Comello, and Tara Lapointe re readings given by Eric McCormack as part of the Harbourfront Reading Series in 1990 (Winter's Tales) and in 1997 respectively. Also includes literary biography of Eric McCormack, a program for Winter's Tales in 1990, and an Event Information Package for the festival in 1997.

Includes correspondence from editors/publishers of literary journals and anthologies inviting submissions from Eric McCormack. Also includes letters inviting Eric McCormack to be an adjudicator in literary competitions including the 1993 awards program for the Writers Guild of Alberta, as well as letters inviting the author to give readings at Canadian universities and in other venues.

Other letters relate to Eric McCormack's participation in literary festivals, workshops, and other literary events, as well as to a request for a quote for The Museum of Love by Steve Weiner.

Includes correspondence re the 18th Annual Literary Awards competition of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild in which Eric McCormack was invited to judge the Short Fiction category. The majority of the correspondence relates to arrangements, judges fees, and rules for the competition. Also includes Eric McCormack's comments on each of the prize-winning entries.

Additionally contains flyer produced for these awards featuring information on the categories for which awards are given, on the awards themselves, on the rules of the competition, on the awards judges, and contact address for submissions.

Includes letter to Mary Maclachlan re the Dutch edition of The Paradise Motel, a copy of which Eric McCormack has just received from her.

Includes correspondence received by Eric McCormack from Kate Bitney, Creative Director with the WestEnd Cultural Centre re the author's participation in Wordfest '89 which took place in Winnipeg from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5, 1989. Also includes a copy of the schedule for this literary festival.

This series includes correspondence from Eric McCormack in the form of letters, faxes, and a few e-mail print-outs. Also includes some supporting documents including news clippings, application forms, grant agreements, press releases, typed literary biographies, handwritten notes, typed copies of book reviews written by Eric McCormack, and ephemera. This includes correspondence conducted by Eric McCormack with his publishers as well as with the editors of literary journals and anthologies to which this author has contributed his work.

Some of this correspondence was conducted with other authors, poets, and artists regarding Eric McCormack's works or their own work. Also contains correspondence with the organizers of conferences, workshops, readings/lecture series, literary festivals and other literary events in which Eric McCormack took part. Some correspondence relates to reviews of Eric McCormack's works, while other correspondence relates to reviews of other peoples' works written by him primarily for The Globe and Mail.

Additional correspondence relates to literary competitions in which Eric McCormack was invited to be an adjudicator. Applications for grants from the Canadian government, literary awards won by this author, requests for permission to reproduce Eric McCormack's works of fiction, as well as praise for this author's works from fans, form the subjects of other correspondence.

There is much overlap in terms of themes and correspondents between series 2.1 and series 2.2 and in some cases where the topic or matter being addressed in correspondence in one file is unclear, this is often clarified by reference to other files where the same topic forms the subject of the correspondence.