E. E. Knight Papers

Collection

Identifier: RBSC-SFWA-008

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The E.E. Knight Papers consists of printed (paper-based) manuscripts for unpublished works, short stories and novels by E.E. Knight, along with a small amount of correspondence related to those materials. The collection is divided into series based upon format. Series I consists of novels; Series II consists of unpublished works. Series III consists of general correspondence and Series IV contains miscellaneous items. The Novels section is organized by book series title. Within each book series title, organization is based on original date of work. All other materials are organized within their series based upon original date of work.

Dates

created: 1980- 2012
Other: Date acquired: 05/01/2007

Creator

Knight, E. E. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Photographs and photocopies of collection are prohibited.

Conditions Governing Use

Property Rights are transferred to the University Libraries per the signed Deed of Gift Document. Literary Rights are retained by the content creator. Any copyrights so stated in the materials remain in force.

Biographical or Historical Information

E. E. Knight is a science fiction and fantasy author and game designer. He graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1987 with a double major in History and Political Science. Although born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, E. E. Knight grew up in Minnesota. His current works are the "Vampire Earth" and "Age of Fire" series. In "Vampire Earth" the future is dark as humans fight vampires, the Kurians, who have taken over Earth."Age of Fire" follows a young dragon, Auron, in his search for others of his kind. When Knight is not writing or gaming, he teaches a genre fiction writing class. This is a far cry from his first job of training and cleaning up after his neighbor's field-show team of Labrador retrievers. Other jobs held by E. E. Knight included "managing a McDonald's to writing code for Andersen Consulting."

Note written by

Extent

5.30 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

Series I consists of novels; Series II consists of unpublished works. Series III consists of general correspondence and Series IV contains miscellaneous items.