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Archival description- SCA144-GA117-4.2-140
- File
- [198-?]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
2 versions of typed draft for The One-Legged Men. First draft includes 2 copies of 6 page typed (photocopies); second draft includes 2 copies of 9 page typed (computer output) and one 11 page typed (computer output). These drafts were prepared for the work published as Inspecting The Vaults, by Eric McCormack. [Markham, Ont.] : Penguin Books, c1987.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.2-142
- File
- [198-?]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
12 page typed draft (photocopy). This short story did not appear in the work which was published as Inspecting the Vaults, by Eric McCormack. [Markham, Ont.] : Penguin Books, c1987. It is possible, however, that it was intended at one time that this story would form part of this published work.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.2-154
- File
- [1989?]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.2-161
- File
- [1992]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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 P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.3-174
- File
- November 1991
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
McCormack Eric. "A Demanding Expedition". Review of Daisy Circus, by Rita Donovan. Books in Canada 20, no. 8 (November 1991): 45-46.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.3-175
- File
- 1992
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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 P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.3-177
- File
- April 1993
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.3-179
- File
- May 31, 1997
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
McCormack Eric. "Deranged Hellmouth Sucks You In". Review of The Hellmouths of Bewdley, by Tony Burgess. The Globe and Mail, Saturday, 31 May 1997, sec. D, page 13.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.3-186
- File
- April 1992
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
McCormack Eric. "All Hits, No Errors". Review of Rat Palms, by David Homel. Books in Canada 21, no. 3 (April 1992): 36.
McCormack, Eric P.
Savage Messiah and Descent into madness.
- SCA144-GA117-4.3-187
- File
- March 1994
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
McCormack Eric. "Stranger than Fiction". Review of Savage Messiah, by Paul Kaihla and Ross Laver, and of Descent into Madness, by Vernon Frolick. Books in Canada 23, no. 2 (March 1994): 28-29.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.3-188
- File
- April 10, 1999
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
McCormack Eric. "Abracadabra in Las Vegas". Review of The Spirit Cabinet, by Paul Quarrington. The Globe and Mail (www.GlobeAndMail.CA), 10 April 1999.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.3-189
- File
- October 1992
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
McCormack Eric. "Perfectly Abnormal". Review of We So Seldom Look on Love, by Barbara Gowdy. Books in Canada 22, no. 7 (October 1992): 34.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1
- Series
- 1988-2002
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Series consists of material about Eric McCormack, his life, activities and career. Includes, clippings, correspndence and ephemera.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-7
- File
- 1988
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Clipping (photocopy) relating to Eric McCormack.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-9
- File
- 1990
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Clippings (originals and photocopies) relating to Eric McCormack.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-11
- File
- 1998
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Printouts of news items from the internet relating to Eric McCormack.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-16
- File
- [200-?]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Clippings (originals) relating to Eric McCormack, his life and works.
McCormack, Eric P.
Literary awards: Dorothy Shoemaker Literary Awards Contest, 2000.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-17
- File
- 2000
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Material relating to the 33rd Dorothy Shoemaker Literary Awards held Dec. 2, 2002. Eric McCormack was the judge in the prose category. Includes clipping, ephemera.
McCormack, Eric P.
Literary awards: K-W Arts Awards, 1998.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-20
- File
- 1999
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Material relating to the 11th annual K-W Arts Awards held April 9, 1999. Eric McCormack won the Literary Award for 1998. Includes clippings, ephemera, printouts, program.
McCormack, Eric P.
Literary awards: K-W Arts Awards, 1999.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-21
- File
- 2000
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Material relating to the 12th annual K-W Arts Awards for 1999, held March 24, 2000. Eric McCormack was one of the judges. Includes ephemera, program.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-2
- Series
- [199-]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Series consists of cards, letters and printouts of e-mails to and from Eric P. McCormack.
McCormack, Eric P.
Correspondence : e-mail, 1996.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-2-26
- File
- 1996
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Printouts of 5 e-mails to and from Eric P. McCormack, 1996. Correspondents: Nancy McCormack, Susan Musgrave, J. Thomson.
McCormack, Eric P.
Correspondence : e-mail, 1998.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-2-27
- File
- 1998
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Printouts of 2 e-mails to and from Eric P. McCormack, 1998. Correspondent: J. Thomson.
McCormack, Eric P.
Correspondence : Penguin Books.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-2-29
- File
- 1994
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Correspondence and cards from Penguin Books Canada.
McCormack, Eric P.
Correspondence : unidentified, 1998.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-2-30
- File
- 1998
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
2 pieces of correspondence to Eric P. McCormack from "Peter" and "David".
McCormack, Eric P.
First blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-3-33
- File
- 1998
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Reviews (photocopies) of First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women , from the Internet.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-3-35
- File
- 1992-1993
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Reviews (originals and photocopies) of The Mysterium in chronological order.
McCormack, Eric P.
Works by Eric P. McCormack : Fiction (Published)
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-4.1
- Series
- 1982-1987
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Series consists of issues of periodicals containing published short fiction by Eric McCormack.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-4.1-38
- File
- 1983
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
McCormack, Eric P. "The fugue," West Coast Review 17, no. 4 (April 1983): 6-7.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-4.1-42
- File
- 1985
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
McCormack, Eric P. "Knox abroad," Prism International (July 1985): 7-17.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-4.1-44
- File
- 1982
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
McCormack, Eric P. "No country for old men," Prism International 20, no. 4 (Summer 1982): 19-20.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-4.1-45
- File
- 1986
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
McCormack, Eric P. "The one-legged men," Interstate 17 (1986): 25-27.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-4.1-48
- File
- 1987
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
McCormack, Eric P. "A train of gardens," Gamut International (Dec. 1987): 27-37.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-4.1-49
- File
- 1983
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
McCormack, Eric P. "Twins," Malahat Review 65 (July 1983): 117-121.
McCormack, Eric P.
The Dutch wife : draft : rev. 3 April 2000, major revision.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-4.2-55
- File
- 2000
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
240 leaves (typed computer output) draft manuscript. Extensively annotated, both in type and with holograph notes; pagination of leaves as follows: [83], [5], [1], 1-8, 1-8, 1-11, 2-26, 39-51, 62-63, 69, 65-68, 55, 52-54, 56-61, [2], 27-38, 69, 71, 70, 72-75, 78, 71, 79, 76, 80-81, 83, 82, 84, 85, 88, 86-87, 89, 90-99, 101, 100, 102-106, 108-111, 107, 103-103-114. Note on first page: "Latest Aug. 4 '00."
McCormack, Eric P.
Works by Eric P. McCormack : reviews.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-4.3
- Series
- 1991, 2000
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Series consists of reviews by Eric P. McCormack.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-4.3-64
- File
- 1991
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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.
McCormack, Eric P.
Eric McCormack : "The Fragment", an experimental form of short story writing, by Donna Pomes.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-5-67
- File
- 1982
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Photocopy of a student essay submitted to Judith Miller, Renison College June, 1982.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA275-4.2-1
- File
- [201-]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
File consists of one typed (computer output, original, 328 pp.) draft with handwritten annotations and corrections of McCormack's novel "Cloud" published by Penguin, September 2014.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA275-4.2-6
- File
- 2010
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
File consists of one typed draft (computer output, original, 6 pp.) with handwritten annotations and corrections dated December 13, 2010.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA275-4.2-8
- File
- 2011
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
File consists of one typed draft (computer output, original, 29 pp.) with handwritten annotations and corrections, dated October 6, 2011.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA275-4.2-12
- File
- [201-]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
File consists of one typed draft (computer output, original, 23 pp.) with handwritten corrections and additions.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA275-4.2-15
- File
- [201-]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
File consists of one typed draft (computer output, original, 16 pp.) with handwritten corrections and additions.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117
- Accession
- 1974-1999
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
The fonds consists of materials documenting Eric McCormack's career as a writer. It contains manuscripts, typescripts, clippings, ephemera, and correspondence.
McCormack, Eric P.
About Eric McCormack: Biographical.
- SCA144-GA117-1
- Series
- 1987-1999.
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
This series contains primarily news clippings and serial publications containing articles with a biographical and/or critical focus. They relate to Eric McCormack's life history with special emphasis on the development of his career as an author and on the works of fiction which he has had published to date. A large number of these materials also relate specifically to Eric McCormack's receipt of and/or nomination for receipt of various literary awards.
Finally, a number of materials, including news clippings, correspondence, and ephemera relating primarily to Eric McCormack's personal interests, are grouped together in a miscellaneous file within this series.
McCormack, Eric P.
Book launches: Inspecting the vaults.
- SCA144-GA117-1-2
- File
- 1987
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Includes two clippings, in addition to two copies of WordsWorth Books' Spring 1987 issue of Printout. The clippings both date from 1987 and relate to the launching of McCormack's novel Inspecting the Vaults.
The first clipping is an ad placed in the press by Words Worth Books announcing that Eric McCormack will be autographing copies of this book at Words Worth Books in Waterloo on Feb. 20, 1987. The second clipping, appeared in The Imprint, Friday, 6 February 1987, and reports on the party which took place at the Kent Hotel in Waterloo in Feb. 1987 to launch Inspecting the Vaults. The Spring 1987 issue of Printout reports on the recent release of Inspecting the Vaults and on McCormack's visit to Words Worth Books in Waterloo in Feb. 1987 to do a reading and sign copies of the book.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-1-6
- File
- 1989
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-1-8
- File
- 1991
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-1-10
- File
- 1997
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Includes four clippings (three originals, one photocopy, one faxed copy).
The first article, which appeared in Saturdaynight 112, no. 4 (May 1997): 105, 107-108 , focuses on the literary style of Eric McCormack's works and looks at important influences on him with special emphasis on his Scots origins. Particular consideration is given in this piece to his most recent work First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. This article also provides information on Eric McCormack's life history focusing especially on his upbringing in Scotland and his doctoral studies at the University of Manitoba.
The second article - _Macleans_110, no. 28 (14 July 1997): 43 - provides a short critique of Eric McCormack's works with special attention to First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. This article also points to the stark contrast between the themes of Eric McCormack's works and the author's personality.
T
he third article (The Record, 8 November 1997, sec. D, page 7) focuses on people from the Kitchener-Waterloo region who have achieved fame. Included among the individuals referred to in this article is Eric McCormack.
This file also includes an article (source unspecified) which was faxed to Eric McCormack by Penguin Books Canada in April 1997. The subject of this article is electronic books. This article reports on the increase in books which are now made available electronically via the Internet. Included among these books is Eric McCormack's First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women made available electronically by CVB.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-1-11
- File
- 1998
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Includes typed (computer output) interview e-mailed to Eric McCormack on Wednesday, July 22, 1998. This is an interview which was conducted previously with the author. Themes covered in this interview include:
- Eric McCormack's experiences of Canada both in personal and literary terms;
- the importance of satire and parody in his writing;
- the extent to which the writer figure is a symbolic projection into the fictional world;
- the materiality of words as both destroyers and preservers;
- the extent to which his works are metafictions, fictions about making fictions;
- intertextuality in his works;
- Postmodernism and his works;
- the extent to which his writing is genre-centered;
- the connection between his landscapes and the sense of dread they evoke;
- whether or not First Blast... is more of a mainstream Canadian novel about a character's growth and development;
- whether there is an aesthetic doctrine lurking behind his works.
McCormack, Eric P.
Literary awards: K-W Arts Awards.
- SCA144-GA117-1-14
- File
- 1999
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Includes a photocopy of a clipping (The Record, Monday, 12 April 1999) entitled "Arts Community Awards". This article provides information on the winners of the 11th K-W Arts Awards in 1999. These awards are presented to artists in K-W in the fields of literature, visual arts, performing arts, and music. Eric McCormack was awarded the Literacy Award.
McCormack, Eric P.
Literary awards: People's Prize for Fiction.
- SCA144-GA117-1-15
- File
- 1990
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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.
McCormack, Eric P.
Readings and lectures: miscellaneous.
- SCA144-GA117-1-24
- File
- [199-?], 1987, 1989, 1995
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Includes flyers produced for various diferent readings and lectures given by Eric McCormack. They include a reading which took place at the University of Ottawa in Feb. 1987 sponsored by the Department of English and Continuing Education with the support of the Canada Council. Also includes a reading given by Eric McCormack for the English department at the University of Windsor in Mar. 1989.
Readings given by Eric McCormack for the Tuesday Night Café Theatre in Montreal? as part of a drama entitled "Dark Light Stories" also feature in another flyer contained in this file. A ticket to the launching event for Gothic, a journal of literary fiction, is also included in this file. Eric McCormack was a special guest at this event. Finally, flyers which were produced for the Fall Reading Series of the Forest City Gallery, in which Eric McCormack was one of the participating writers, are also among the items in this file.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.1-28
- File
- 1989
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.1-35
- File
- 1995
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Includes a letter from Cliff Burns which makes reference to the review of The Mysterium which Mr. Burns wrote and which was published in Necrofile. Reference is also made to Cliff Burn's previous reivew of Inspecting the Vaults. A photocopy of this review of The Mysterium is contained in this file, in addition to a literary biography of Cliff Burns.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.1-37
- File
- 1992-1993
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.1-40
- File
- 1989
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.1-45
- File
- 1995
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Includes correspondence received by Eric McCormack from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Canada regarding their approval of a grant to promote an Italian translation of The Mysterium. Additionally, contains a copy of this grant agreement.
This file also includes correspondence received by Eric McCormack from the Italian publishing firm Mondolibro Editore, who were responsible for the publication of The Mysterium in Italy. This correspondence relates to the launch of this book in Florence which was attended by Eric McCormack. Additionally, contains photocopy of an excerpt from Mondolibro Editore's book catalogue featuring information on The Mysterium, as well as a photocopy of a clipping from the October 1994 issue of Dossier which features an interview with the managing editor of Mondolibro Editore.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.1-61
- File
- 1997
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Includes faxed copy of a press release issued by Penguin Canada re the publication of First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. It is announced that Canadian publishing history will be made when this novel is released simultaneously in print and electronic form by Penguin Books Canada in co-operation with Tara Publishing and Canada's Virtual Bookstore.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.1-63
- File
- [198-?], 1984-1999
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Includes primarily typed copies (computer output) of reviews written by Eric McCormack for The Globe and Mail. Some are draft copies with holograph corrections or additions. Also contains some correspondence received by Eric McCormack from the staff of this newspaper re specifications, fees etc. for reviews written by him. Also contains some correspondence re reviews Eric McCormack wrote for The Toronto Star and Books in Canada.
Additionally contains memos from staff at the New Quarterly at the University of Waterloo, as well as a piece entitled "Being-In-Itself Revisited" by Richard Holmes at the University of Waterloo which was published in Dialogue in 1984.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.1-66
- File
- 1993
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.1-68
- File
- 1994-1997.
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Includes correspondence from St. Martin's Press re the publication of The Mysterium. Additionally contains reviews (photocopies) of The Mysterium sent to Eric McCormack by St. Martin's Press. Also includes a letter from St. Martin's Press re an entry for Eric McCormack contained in John Clute and John Grant's The Encyclopedia of Fantasy.
McCormack, Eric P.
University of Toronto: Workshop.
- SCA144-GA117-2.1-69
- File
- 1992-1993
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.1-70
- File
- 1993
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.1-73
- File
- 1987-1988
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Includes correspondence received by Eric McCormack from Lucinda Vardey of the Lucinda Vardey Agency or sent to her by him. This company acted as literary agents for Eric McCormack and this correspondence relates to activities carried out by them to represent him and promote him in England. Also includes a Lucinda Vardey catalogue.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.2-76
- File
- [19--]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Letter sent to Cristina granting permission to Alianza Editorial to publish the story "Birthday Present" in the anthology they are working on.
McCormack, Eric P.
Ashenburg, Katherine: Globe and Mail Book Editor.
- SCA144-GA117-2.2-77
- File
- 1992
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Letter to Katherin Ashenburg re a book review which Eric McCormack has written for The Globe and Mail.
McCormack, Eric P.
Brunton, Carolyn (Vardey & Brunton Agency).
- SCA144-GA117-2.2-82
- File
- 1991
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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 P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.2-92
- File
- 1998
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Letter to Greg Gatenby re Harbourfront 1997 at which Eric McCormack interviewed the author Redmond O'Hanlon.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.2-95
- File
- 1997
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Letter to Ken Harvey re some books which Eric McCormack has just received from this author and which he plans to read.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.2-96
- File
- 1993-1998
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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.
McCormack, Eric P.
Mulhallen, Karen: Editor of Descant.
- SCA144-GA117-2.2-108
- File
- 1993, 1997
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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 P.
- SCA144-GA117-2.2-109
- File
- 1995
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Includes correspondence with Susan Musgrave re the publication of her poems in the Norton Anthology and a reading she gave in Waterloo. Reference is also made to the possibility of a screenplay of The Paradise Motel , to a book launch of Il Mysterium in Florence attended by Eric McCormack, and to readings which Eric McCormack will give in B.C.
McCormack, Eric P.
Nutt, Ken : Artist and Editor.
- SCA144-GA117-2.2-111
- File
- 1996
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Letter to Ken Nutt re a contribution Eric McCormack has been asked to make to a special issue of Descant which Ken Nutt is guest editing. This contribution relates to Burke and Hare. Reference is also made in this letter to Ken Nutt's watercolour "Adam Kadmon".
McCormack, Eric P.
Book Reviews Containing Partial Reviews of or References to Works by Eric P. McCormack.
- SCA144-GA117-3-128
- File
- [198-?], 1989-1993
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Book reviews containing references to Eric McCormack's works. Indeed, three of the works reviewed contain a short story written by Eric McCormack. They include:
(1) Nigel Hunt, review of The Gates of Paradise: The Anthology of Erotic Short Fiction, edited by Alberto Manguel, The Toronto Star, Saturday, 20 March 1993. This review makes reference to "Birthday Present", a short story by Eric McCormack, which is contained in the collection of erotic short fiction reviewed in this article.;
(2) Pauline Durichen, review of Canadian Mystery Stories, edited by Alberto Manguel, The Record, [199-?]. This review includes a critique of "Eckhardt at the Window", one of the short mystery stories contained in the work reviewed in the article;
(3) Three reviews of I Shudder at Your Touch, an anthology of 22 stories of sexual horror including Eric McCormack's "Festival".
Also includes a review by H. J. Kirchhoff of The Globe and Mail (n.d.), which focuses on the works of the author of two novels, a book of stories and six volumes of poetry, Rikki Ducornet. This review states that Ms. Ducornet's work has been compared to that of "Eric McCormack, perhaps the Canadian master of the literary baroque". The final review of Izaak Mansk's Forbidden to Grow Old (The Globe and Mail, Saturday, 2 September 1989) includes a statement that Mansk's work "fits nicely into the fabulist school" along with authors such as Eric McCormack and Ernest Hekkanen.
McCormack, Eric P.
Greetings from Eric McCormack to Rudy and Hanna.
- SCA144-GA117-4.1-129
- File
- 1998-1999
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
A short piece in the form of a letter addressed to Rudy and Hanna from Eric McCormack contained in Kitchener-Waterloo Area : 1998/99 Official Visitor's Guide: 6.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.2-135
- File
- [198-?]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
21 page typed draft (computer output) prepared for the work published as Inspecting The Vaults, by Eric McCormack. [Markham, Ont.] : Penguin Books, c1987.
McCormack, Eric P.
Inspecting the vaults, and other stories.
- SCA144-GA117-4.2-145
- File
- 1986
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
314 page typed draft (computer output) prepared for the work published as Inspecting the Vaults, by Eric McCormack. [Markham, Ont.] : Penguin Books, c1987:
- "Introduction", 6 page,
- "Inspecting the Vaults", [1]-28,
- "The Fragment", [29]-35,
- "Sad Stories in Patagonia", 37-53 (p.36 missing),
- "Eckhardt at a Window", [54]-73,
- "The One-Legged Men", [74]-84,
- "Knox Abroad", [85]-110,
- "Edward and Georgina", [111]-123,
- "Captain Joe", [124]-133,
- "The Swath", [134]-157,
- "Festival", [158]-183,
- "No Country for Old Men", [184]-188,
- "A Train of Gardens -- Part I -- Irenus Fludd", [189]-209,
- "A Train of Gardens -- Part II -- The Machine", [210]-219,
- "The Hobby", [220]-227,
- "One Picture of Trotsky", [228]-259,
- "Lusawort's Meditation", [260]-265,
- "Anyhow in a Corner", [266]-281,
- "Long Days in the Town", [282]-300,
- "Twins", [301]-309,
- "The Fugue", [310]-314.
Contains some corrections to pagination and handwritten amendments to contents page and introduction.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.2-151
- File
- June 9, [1988?]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Includes the "penultimate draft" prepared for the work published as The Paradise Motel, by Eric McCormack. Markham, Ont. : Viking, 1989. 200 page typed draft (computer output) with a few holograph corrections.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.2-155
- File
- Aug. 13, 1990
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Originally stored in binder. Includes ca. [167] page holograph notes and paginated typed draft (computer output) with extensive holograph corrections and revisions for the work published as The Mysterium, by Eric McCormack. Toronto : Viking, 1992.
McCormack, Eric P.
First blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women.
- SCA144-GA117-4.2-163
- File
- Feb. 2, 1996
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Ca. [217] page typed draft (computer output) with large number of holograph corrections and revisions and some holograph notes prepared for the work published as First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, by Eric McCormack. Toronto : Viking, 1997.
McCormack, Eric P.
First blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women.
- SCA144-GA117-4.2-164
- File
- Feb. 8, 1996
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Ca. [153] page typed draft (computer output) with extensive holograph corrections and revisions and some holograph notes prepared for the work published as First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, by Eric McCormack. Toronto : Viking, 1997.
McCormack, Eric P.
First blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women.
- SCA144-GA117-4.2-165
- File
- June 11, 1996
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Originally stored in binder. Contains ca. [249] page typed draft (computer output) with a considerable number of holograph corrections and revisions and [1] leaf holograph notes prepared for the work published as First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, By Eric McCormack. Toronto : Viking, 1997.
This file contains the entire draft of First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, by Eric McCormack. Toronto : Viking, 199, which was completed on June 11, 1996. Additionally, this file contains revised sections of this work dated July 4, 1996, and July 25 1996 respectively.
McCormack, Eric P.
First blast of the trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women.
- SCA144-GA117-4.2-170
- File
- [1997?]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
218 page typed draft (computer output) with a few holograph corrections prepared for the work published as First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, by Eric McCormack. Toronto : Viking, 1997.
McCormack, Eric P.
History lessons : stories and novellas.
- SCA144-GA117-4.3-180
- File
- [199-?]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
McCormack Eric. "Family Histories". Review of History Lessons : Stories and Novellas, by Cary Fagan. (clipping : source unspecified).
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.3-182
- File
- September 1993
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
McCormack Eric. "Sure Excess". Review of Juliette, by Yves Beauchemin, translated by Sheila Fischmann. Books in Canada 22, no. 6 (September 1993): 46-47.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117-4.3-183
- File
- [199-?]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
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)
McCormack, Eric P.
Book tour : The Dutch Wife : Harbourfront, Sept. 18, 2002.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-2
- File
- 2002
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Material relating to publicity and promotion for Eric McCormack's book The Dutch wife. Includes programme for the Harbourfront Reading Series : 23rd Annual International Festival of Authors, Oct. 23-Nov. 2, 2002, at which Eric McCormack read from The Dutch wife.
McCormack, Eric P.
Book tour : The Dutch wife : Edmonton and Calgary, Oct. 16-21, 2002.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-4
- File
- 2002
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Material relating to publicity and promotion for Eric McCormack's book The Dutch wife. Consists of travel itineraries, ephemera relating to "Wordfest", Banff-Calgary International Writer's Festival, Oct. 16-20, 2002, at which Eric McCormack read.
McCormack, Eric P.
Book tour : The Dutch wife : Vancouver, Oct. 22-27, 2002.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-5
- File
- 2002
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Material relating to publicity and promotion for Eric McCormack's book The Dutch wife. Includes correspondence and programme for the Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival, Oct. 22-27, 2002, in which Eric McCormack participated.
McCormack, Eric P.
Book tour : The Dutch wife : Winnipeg, Oct. 28-30, 2002.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-6
- File
- 2002
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Material relating to publicity and promotion for Eric McCormack's book The Dutch wife. Consists of travel itinerary.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-13
- File
- 2000
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Clippings (originals) relating to Eric McCormack.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-14
- File
- 2001
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Clippings (originals) relating to Eric McCormack.
McCormack, Eric P.
Literary awards: K-W Arts Awards, 2001.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-22
- File
- 2002
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Material relating to the 14th annual K-W Arts Awards for 2001 held April 2002. Eric McCormack was one of the judges. Includes clipping.
McCormack, Eric P.
Literary festivals : Eden Mills Writers' Festival, Sept. 8, 2002.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-1-23
- File
- 2002
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
Material relating to the Eden Mills Writers' Festival, held Sept. 8, 2002, at which Eric McCormack read from _The Dutch wife." Includes clippings, ephemera, printouts, program.
McCormack, Eric P.
The Dutch wife : draft : "Dutch part 4, saved April 26, 1999.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-4.2-53
- File
- 1999
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
126 leaves (typed computer output) draft manuscript. Extensively annotated, both in type and with holograph notes; leaves are numbered in pencil and pen as follows: 131-139 in pencil [same leaves numbered 111-119 in red pen], [6], 1-108, 108-110.
McCormack, Eric P.
The Dutch wife : draft Oct, 16, 1999.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-4.2-54
- File
- 1999
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
130 [ i.e. 134] leaves (typed computer output) draft manuscript. Extensively annotated, both in type and with holograph notes; leaves are numbered in pencil. Note on first page: "Working on this draft 25 Oct. '99."
McCormack, Eric P.
The Dutch wife : re draft begun 10 May, 2001, fin. 10 July 2001.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-4.2-56
- File
- 2001
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
193 [i.e. 198] leaves (typed computer output ) draft manuscript. The computer output is dated "rev. 24/8/00"; handwritten note dates revision to 2001. Extensively annotated, both in type and with holograph notes; pagination of leaves as follows: 1-14, 16, 15, 17-50, 52, 51, 53-55, 54-98, 100, 99, 101-124, [1], 125-135, [1], 136-142, [1], 144-193.
McCormack, Eric P.
- SCA144-GA117:2003accrual-4.2-61
- File
- [198-]
Part of Eric P. McCormack fonds.
17 leaves (typed, computer output) draft manuscript with author's typed notes to self.
McCormack, Eric P.