155 leaves (typed computer output ) draft manuscript.

Series consists of critical analysis of Eric McCormack's works in the form of articles, essays, etc.

Photocopy of a critical article from an unidentified source.

Series consists of handwritten and typed drafts of works by Eric McCormack.

File consists of one typed draft (computer output, original, 5 pp.) with handwritten annotations and corrections.

File consists of one typed draft (computer output, original, 30 pp.) with handwritten annotations and corrections.

File consists of typed drafts (computer output, original, 263 pp.) with handwritten annotations and corrections dated February 17, 2012.

File consists of one typed draft (computer output, original, 17 pp.) with handwritten corrections and additions.

File consists of one handwritten page of notes relating to "Family traditions."

File consists of one photocopy of a short story titled "Family traditions" that appeared in the April 2015 volume of Monkey Business.

File consists of handwritten and typed drafts and notes with corrections and annotations for "Inspecting the Vaults" published 1987.

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 five clippings (originals and photocopies) from newspapers and serial publications which are characterized by a biographical and/or critical focus. Many of the articles contained in this file are based on interviews held with Eric McCormack subsequent to the publication of Inspecting the Vaults. These articles include commentary on Eric McCormack's works of fiction with particular emphasis on his latest work Inspecting the Vaults.

These articles also contain information on Eric McCormack's life history with emphasis on his career as an academic in English literature, and on key developments and achievements in his literary career. Additionally, these articles cite Eric McCormack's comments regarding the theme and content of the fiction he writes, regarding the inspiration for his works, and his reactions to the success he has had with Inspecting the Vaults.

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 two copies of the pamphlets produced for the Elora Writers Festival which took place on June 26, 1994. Eric McCormack was among the authors who gave readings at this literary event.

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.

This series includes correspondence to 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.

Note that the large majority of correspondence in this series consists of correspondence received by Eric McCormack, which was subsequently divided into titled folders by him. A small amount of the correspondence in this series was sent by Eric McCormack.

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.

Includes two letters sent to Eric McCormack inviting him to submit a piece of his fiction to an upcoming issue of Descant to be entitled "Anatomy Theatre".

One letter is from Ken Nutt, the visual artist who has been invited to be a guest editor of this issue of Descant. The other letter is from Karen Mulhallen, Editor of Descant, who refers to Ken Nutt's suggestion that "a contribution on the Edinburgh murderers Burke and Hare who took it upon themselves to create corpses for Doctor Knox's public anatomy demonstrations" might be an appropriate subject for the contribution.

Includes handwritten note on piece of card written to Eric McCormack from Virgil Burnett thanking him for writing a "blurb" about The Bloody Man.

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 re the Governor General's Literary Awards in 1998. Eric McCormack sat on the fiction jury in this year. Also includes typed notes on the responsibilities of the jury members and the Program Officer, the list of nominations of Eric McCormack and of another juror, as well as the press release issued by the Canada Council for the Arts re the nominations for the Governor General's Literary Awards in 1998.

Additionally, contains promotional poster produced for these awards. This file also includes a faxed copy of a letter to the editor written by Susan Swan (literary juror for the awards in 1998) re David Staines' attack on the nominees for the Governor General's literary awards which appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on Oct. 21, 1998.

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 received by Eric McCormack from Janet Lunn. The first letter contains two enclosures. One is a photocopy of an article written by Paul Kavanagh, Head of the English Department at Ottawa Technical High School regarding the Bancroft Prolative. The other enclosure is a photocopy of a story by Joanna Ostrow which appeared in The New Yorker entitled "Used in the Highlands Since Time Immemorial". The second letter contained in this file relates to stories sent by Eric McCormack to Janet Lunn.

Includes correspondence with editors and others re submissions of short stories made by Eric McCormack to literary journals including the Wascana Review, Prism International, The Malahat Review, The New Quarterly, the West Coast Review, and Interstate. The file also includes some letters re Eric McCormack's submission of Inspecting the Vaults to a number of publishing houses. Some correspondence also relates to readings given by Eric McCormack and to a conference in which he participated.

File contents also include a letter (Mar. 1, 1985) from the Ontario Arts Council re a grant awarded to the author to aid him in his literary endeavours.

Other items contained in this file include a photocopy of an extract from an article written by Eric McCormack (source unidentified) entitled "Sam Slick Survives". This file also includes a photocopy of a short story by Eric McCormack entitled "The Temper" which appeared in the spring 1980 issue of the Wascana Review. Additionally, includes clippings and ephemera relating to readings given by Eric McCormack. The final item in this file is a photocopy of an article (The Globe and Mail, Saturday, 18 May 1985) entitled "Magic Realism Finds Home in Canada".

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

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.

Includes a letter to Mike Bryson re the manuscript he is working on currently which Eric McCormack has agreed to read. A second letter contains Eric McCormack's comments on Mike Bryson's manuscript.

Letter to the poet Lorna Crozier re her poetry. Also makes reference to poem entitled Skinhead Hamlet as well as another poem which Eric McCormack is sending to Lorna Crozier for editing.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 letter to Sabine Porte re her translation of First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women into the French language.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Relates to media events aimed at promoting First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. This includes a list of interviews given by Eric McCormack to the media in Ottawa and a reading at the National Library. Additionally, this file contains a list of media events (primarily interviews) attended by Eric McCormack as part of efforts by himself and his publisher, Penguin Canada, to promote First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women.

Includes clippings (originals and photocopies) from newspapers and newsletters. All of these articles report that Eric McCormack, was one of two recipients of the Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Canada-Caribbean region in 1988. This was one of eight regional Commonwealth Writers prizes. McCormack received this award for his work Inspecting the Vaults. The Nigerian writer, Festus Iyayi was named the overall winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize in this year for his novel Heroes.

Eric McCormack travelled to London, England to be presented with this regional prize and to compete with winners from three other Commonwealth regions for the overall prize. One of these articles reports on Eric McCormack's impressions of this event. Most of these articles also feature reports on Eric McCormack's reaction to his winning this prize as recorded in interviews with him and provide some background information about his life and literary career.

Includes clippings from newspapers and serial publications focusing on the fiction finalists for the Govenor-General Award in 1997. Eric McCormack was among those nominated for his novel First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women.

Additionally, an article which appeared in St. Jerome's College newsletter _Update!_15, no. 2 (fall/winter 1997): 3, reports that 1997 was a very good year for writers and editors at St. Jerome's. Among the success stories referred to in this article is Eric McCormack's nomination for the Governor General's award for his novel First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women.

Also included among the items in this file is a copy of a news bulletin issued by the Canada Council for the Arts on Oct. 22, 1997 listing the names of the nominees for the Governor-General's Awards and the titles of their works in English and French, in the categories of fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction, children's literature (text and illustraton), and translation.
Additionally, two of the clippings contained in this file report that Jane Urquhart was the winner of the Governor General's Award for fiction in 1997.

These articles report on Ms. Urquhart's reaction to her win and focus on her literary career and previous literary awards received by her. These articles were published in The Record, Wednesday, 19 November 1997 and in The University of Waterloo Magazine (winter 1998). Both these articles also make reference to the fact that Eric McCormack was short-listed for this award.

Finally, this file contains a news bulletin issued by The Canada Council for the Arts on Nov. 17, 1998. This includes the names of the winners of the 1998 Governor General's Literary Awards.

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 clippings, a small amount of correspondence,and ephemera relating primarily to Eric McCormack's personal interests.

File contains clippings (originals and photocopies) relating to miscellaneous themes. Some of these clippings appear to have been kept by Eric McCormack because they relate to local literary events or other items of literary interest:

• the Spring 1990 issue of Printout, Words Worth Books' newsletter. The events section features information on a Mennonite/s Writing in Canada Conference on Canadian Literature, an event hosted in May 1990 by Conrad Grebel college together with The New Quarterly. Other local literary events listed here include an evening with Robert Kroetsch at the Seagram Museum, and Joseph Gold and Jane Urquhart book launch also at Seagram's.
• the Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, 8 August 1990, page 9, appears to have been kept by Eric McCormack, because of an article featuring the winning entries in this newspaper's inaugural Short Story Contest.
• another clipping featuring information on the 1992 bestsellers (Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, 6 January 1993, page 15).
• reviews of works by writers connected with St. Jerome's College. Two clippings feature information on the literary achievements and works of Stan Fogel, a professor of English at St. Jerome's College, and of Kevin Land, a playwright and graduate of St. Jerome's College.
• another clipping, which appeared in The Maclean's Guide to Canadian Universities in 1997 and which was faxed to Eric McCormack by his publisher Penguin Books Canada. This clipping focuses on the University of Waterloo with emphasis on its co-op program and its academic courses.
• a handwritten note (June 19, 1997) to Eric McCormack from Nona Spence Thomas? thanking him for reminding her of the "Scottish character", confirming that she did train at the Western Infirmary as a nurse in the 1950's, and that thereafter she worked as a midwife. She also wishes him every success.
• a short note to Eric McCormack from Paul relates to specifications for the length of a piece to be written by the author, and the date by which it is required. It would seem that the piece in question was most likely a review for Books in Canada.
• a book catalogue from Collins publishers for Jan. - June 1991.
• flyers in the form of advertising/promotional materials for The New Quarterly. These flyers provide information on the goals of this publication, and on the content and themes which are contained in this magazine, which features "new directions in Canadian writing". Among the authors, who write for this magazine who are listed in this advertising material is Eric McCormack. Five of the stories which were published in The New Quarterly, later appeared in his collection of short stories, Inspecting the Vaults.
• applications for subscriptions to The New Quarterly.
• University of St. Jerome's College Calendar (1996-1997). The first page (p. 51) of the section entitled "Course Descriptions and Faculty" features a photograph of Eric McCormack, Professor of English at St. Jerome's College, giving a lecture. Additionally, the information on the English department of St. Jerome's College contained in this calendar (pp. 52-55) includes a portrait photograph of Eric McCormack and information on the courses he teaches.

Includes flyers produced for two different author events at which Eric McCormack gave a reading. The first is an author event hosted by the Waterloo Public Library (n.d.) at which Eric McCormack read from "Sad Stories in Patagonia" from his novel Inspecting the Vaults. The second event is an author event which was hosted by the Kitchener Public Library to celebrate the National Book Festival Week, April 15 - April 22, 1989. At this event Eric McCormack read form Gilbert Sorrentino's Mulligan Stew, while Tony Urquhart read from Eric McCormack's novel The Paradise Motel.

Includes flyers, posters, clippings from newsletters and newspapers all relating to readings or lectures given by Eric McCormack at the University of Waterloo (UW). The readings to which the materials contained in this file relate are as follows:
(1) Reading given by Eric McCormack on Nov. 7, 1984 in Hagey Hall at UW;
(2) Readings given by Eric McCormack and Ken Ledbetter as part of the UW's reading series sponsored by The English Society of St. Jerome's College, the Dept. of English at UW, and the Canada Council;
(3) Readings given by Eric McCormack and Ken Ledbetter at UW's Theatre of the Arts on Oct. 1, 1987. These readings formed part of the Eighth Annual Arts Lectures;
(4) Reading from Inspecting the Vaults by Eric McCormack in Hamilton on Oct. 27, 1987. This event was sponsored by the University of St. Jerome's College Graduates' Associaton in recognition of National Universities' Week;
(5) Talk given by Eric McCormack in Feb. 1991at one of UW's internal communications workshops organized by the Dept. of English at St. Jerome's College. The title of Eric McCormack's talk was "Telling Stories on Paper";
(6) Talk given by Eric McCormack on May 6, 1998 entitled "Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast". The talk, which took place at UW's Theatre of the Arts, was sponsored by the Friends of the University of Waterloo Library to celebrate UW's authors and the creative process;
(7) Reading at St. Jerome's on Oct. 21, 1998 featuring Eric McCormack.

This file also contains two items for which no date is supplied. These include a clipping announcing that the Faculty of Arts at UW is organizing a reading at St. Jerome's College by Eric McCormack. The other item is a hand illustrated poster announcing that Eric McCormack and The Weathermen will participate at an event at the Kent Hotel to be sponsored by St. Jerome's College and The English Society.

Includes a letter received by Eric McCormack from Diana Watson, Chair of the Kitchener-Waterloo Arts Awards informing the author that he has been nominated for consideration in the 11th Annual Kitchener-Waterloo Awards and requesting certain information of him relevant to the publicity campaign for the awards. Also includes flyer featuring information on these awards.

Includes correspondence received by Eric McCormack re his receipt of a regional Commonwealth Writers Prize. Much of this correspondence was received from the Royal Over-Seas League and The Commonwealth Foundation and relates primarily to arrangements for the awards ceremony which took place in Nov. 1988 in London, England and which was attended by Eric McCormack.

Also includes correspondence conducted between Jeffrey Boloten of Penguin Books Canada and Sarah Morgan, Publicity Officer at Book Trust in London, England informing Mr. Boloten of Eric McCormack's win and of the arrangements for the awards ceremony.

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.

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 one letter written to Eric McCormack by Ailsa Kay, the Coordinator of the Elora Words by the Water Writers Festival. In this letter Ailsa Kay invites Eric McCormack to give a reading from his works at this literary festival scheduled to take place on June 26, 1994.

Includes three versions (Revised, Revised III, Revised IV) of typed schedule of media events (some with holograph additions). This schedule of events was organized by Penguin Canada to promote Eric McCormack's novel First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. This included interviews with various Canadian newspapers, radio stations, and television stations.

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 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 from Gerald Lynch at the University of Ottawa.

One letter relates to an invitation to Eric McCormack to give a reading at the University of Ottawa in the winter of 1995. Also relates to a job application Gerald Lynch has made for which Eric McCormack's name has been used as a reference, as well as to Gerald Lynch's new book Troutstream. The second letter from Gerald Lynch conveys congratulations to Eric McCormack on his latest novel First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women and on a reading which he recently gave.

Includes correspondence relating to miscellaneous themes including:

• the publication of the proceedings of a conference on magic realism to include Eric McCormack's "Sad Stories in Patagonia";
• readings, lectures, and other literary events in which Eric McCormack took part (these primarily take the form of thank-you letters);
• submissions made by Eric McCormack to the journal Descant;
• requests by authors/editors of publications for submissions or ideas from Eric McCormack;
• permission to perform "Sad Stories in Patagonia" at McGill university;
• expression of congratulations on the publication of Inspecting the Vaults and The Paradise Motel and praise for the content and style of these works;
• expression of congratulations to Eric McCormack on winning a regional Commonwealth Writers Prize.

Also includes list of academic staff who were honored at an Awards Recognition Dinner at the home of Alan George in 1989. Among those honored was Eric McCormack for his win of the Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Canada-Caribbean region. Also includes issue of the Ontario Bulletin (Feb. - Mar. 1989) which includes a small piece reporting on Eric McCormack's winning this prize.

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.

Includes correspondence received by Eric McCormack from Greg Gatenby and Laura Comello re the Harbourfront Reading Series of 1997 in which Eric McCormack was one of the participating authors. At this literary festival Eric McCormack acted as an on-stage interviewer and the author interviewed by him was Redmond O'Hanlon. A photocopy of a review of Redmond O'Hanlon's book Congo is also contained in this file.

Other file contents include a literary biography of Eric McCormack and an interviewer questionnaire filled in by Eric McCormack for the purposes of this event.

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 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.

Includes correspondence with Linda Beath which appears to relate to the screenplay of The Paradise Motel which Eric McCormack has agreed to write. Reference is made to reviews/essays on Eric McCormack's works and to the Journal dramatization of "Festival", which Linda Beath has requested Eric McCormack send on to her.

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 Cliff Burns re reviews of Eric McCormack's novels which Cliff Burns has written and re other reviews of Cliff Burns which Eric McCormack has read. Correspondence also makes reference to Cliff Burns' works of fiction and to a play he has written.

Eric McCormack also includes news of developments of his own writing career in this correspondence and refers to a book launch of The Mysterium he will attend in Florence, to the possibility of a screenplay of The Paradise Motel, to a book-tour he was on, to a literary festival in Ottawa which he attended where he met the author Frank McCourt, and to his nomination for a Governor General's Literary Award for First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women.

Includes letter to Emily Chuang and Laura Hsiao of Crown Publishers in Taiwan re the Chinese Edition of First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women which this company is publishing.

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.

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.

Includes letter expressing thanks to Douglas Dunn for including a story of Eric McCormack's in The Oxford Book of Scottish Short Stories.

Includes correspondence with Ensley Eikenburg of St. Martin's Press re reviews of The Mysterium and fan mail which Mr. Eikenburg has forwarded on to Eric McCormack. Also relates to the progress which Eric McCormack is making on First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women . Eric McCormack requests that Mr. Eikenburg contact Cynthia Good at Penguin Books Canada in connection with what appears to be St. Martin's Press' interest in obtaining the publishing rights to this novel in the U.S.A.

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.

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.

Letter sent to Alma Lee re the Vancouver International Writers' Festival in which Eric McCormack was one of the participating authors.

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.

Letter to Hall Niedzviecki re an essay and a work of fiction which Eric McCormack has agreed to read and make comments on for this author.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This series contains book reviews of Eric McCormack's works of fiction including Inspecting the Vaults, The Paradise Motel, The Mysterium, and First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. Some press announcements for these works of fiction are also contained in this series. This series also includes reviews of anthologies in which a short-story by Eric McCormack is contained.

Two other reviews relate to works of fiction written by other authors whose literary style is compared to that of Eric McCormack by the reviewer.

Reviews (both originals and photocopies) of The Paradise Motel in chronological order. The majority of these reviews were published in 1989. A large proportion of these reviews were published in Canadian newspapers and serial publications, though a considerable number also appeared in Scottish and English newspapers and serial publications, and a small number were published in U.S. serials.

Some reviews of The Paradise Motel from 1990 and 1991 are also contained in this file and include reviews in English language Canadian newspapers, as well as some Canadian French language reviews. Several reviews which appeared in Danish newspapers can also be found in this file. Undated items from Books in School, no. 34; _The Bulletin of the Welsh Academy_and The Oxford Times can also be found here. In the case of a few items no source is identified.

Some announcements and press advertisements for The Paradise Motel in addition to copies of booklists in which this novel is listed are also contained in this file.

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

McCormack, Eric. "The Mystery of Mystery", ATC 7, no. 3 (November 1995): 9. This serial publication is published by the Student Union of St. Jerome's College. In this piece McCormack refers to his participaton in a TVO special on ghosts and mysteries. He describes his own experience of seeing a ghost in the summer of 1973 and conveys his own views on ghosts and the supernatural.

This series contains manuscripts of Eric McCormack's works of fiction including Inspecting the Vaults, The Paradise Motel, The Mysterium, and First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. They take the form of holograph notes, and handwritten and typed (both computer output and photocopies) drafts of Eric McCormack's works of fiction. Many of these are working drafts with holograph corrections and revisions, while some are described as "penultimate" or "final" drafts.

308 page typed draft (photocopy or computer output), of the work published as Inspecting the Vaults, by Eric McCormack. [Markham, Ont.] : Penguin Books, c1987 in various paginations:

• "Inspecting the Vaults," [129]-156,
• "The Fragment," [1]-7,
• "Sad Stories in Patagonia," [1]-16,
• "The One-Legged Men," [20]-30,
• ”Eckhardt at a Window," [1]-17,
• "Knox Abroad," [31]-56,
• "Edward and Georgina," [8]-19,
• "Captain Joe," [1]-10,
• "The Swath," [57]-80,
• "Festival," [1]-21,
• "No Country for Old Men," [1]-5,
• "Train of Gardens," [90]-122,
• "The Hobby," [1]-7,
• "One Picture of Trotsky," [1]-27,
• "Lusawort's Meditation," [1]-6,
• "Anyhow in a Corner," [1]-16,
• "Long Days in the Town," [1]-17,
• "Twins," [81]-89,
• "The Fugue," [123]-128.

3 versions of typed draft of Captain Joe. The earliest draft includes 4 copies of 6 page typed (computer output?), the second draft consists of a 13 page typed (original) with holograph corrections, while the third and most recent draft is a 12 page typed (original). These drafts were prepared for the work published as Inspecting The Vaults, by Eric McCormack. [Markham, Ont.] : Penguin Books, c1987.

28 page typed draft (computer output) prepared for the work published as Inspecting The Vaults, by Eric McCormack. [Markham, Ont.] : Penguin Books, c1987.

123 page typed draft (computer output) with some holograph corrections and revisions prepared for the work published as The Paradise Motel, by Eric McCormack. Markham, Ont. : Viking, 1989. page 7 missing. This draft is described as "an early draft". It is most likely that it was written in 1987 though this is not clearly indicated.

192 page typed draft (computer output) with extensive holograph corrections and revisions in addition to 3 page holograph notes prepared for the work published as The Paradise Motel, by Eric McCormack. Markham, Ont. : Viking, 1989. This is described as a "rough draft". It would appear that this typed draft dates from June 12, 1987, but that the holograph revisions and corrections to this draft were made during the period June - Sept., 1987.

13 page typed draft (computer output) of Chapters 7 and 8 with some holograph corrections and revisions in addition to 1 leaf holograph notes prepared for the work published as The Paradise Motel, by Eric McCormack. Markham, Ont. : Viking, 1989.

67 page typed draft (computer output) with extensive holograph corrections and revisions prepared for the work published as The Mysterium, by Eric McCormack. Toronto : Viking, 1992. This constitutes draft verson number five of this work. Pages 1-60 numbered consecutively by Eric McCormack. 7 additional paginated leaves are also contained in this file and appear to belong with this version of the draft of The Mysterium.

Ca. 110 page typed draft (computer output) with extensive holograph corrections and revisions prepared for the work published as The Mysterium, by Eric McCormack. Toronto : Viking, 1992. Pages 21-99 numbered consecutively by Eric McCormack. 32 pages, which are also contained in this file, are unpaginated.

Ca. 107 page typed (computer output) draft with extensive holograph corrections and revisions in addition to one leaf with holograph notes and a map of Carrick prepared for the work published as The Mysterium, by Eric McCormack. Toronto : Viking, 1992.

Ca. [125] page typed (computer output) draft with extensive holograph corrections and revisions together with [4] page holograph notes, prepared for the work published as The Mysterium, by Eric McCormack. Toronto : Viking, 1992.

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.