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Tim Pratt papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCA-RBSC-SFWA-039

Scope and Contents

The Tim Pratt papers encompass the early authorial works of Tim Pratt, current Senior Editor of Locus. Series I is devoted to Spell Games (2009), book 4 in the Marla Mason series, and includes an early manuscript, copyedits, and page proofs. Series II contains the bulk of the collection. In Sub-Series A researchers will find early handwritten drafts of short fiction and poetry, some of which was never published. A draft of his first publsihed work, "53rd Annual Mantis Homecoming Dance" (1999) and a digital file of the Best Short Story Hugo winner "Impossible Dreams" (2006) are included in this sub-series. Sub-Series B contains zines and chapbooks including Flytrap co-edited with Heather Shaw.

The notebooks in Series III contain musings, drafts, and other notes pertaining to Pratt's first novel The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl (2005)—a Fantasy genre novel that blends elements of fantasy with the concept of forgotten Gods— and other early works, as well as personal events.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1992-2009

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research under the terms of the NIU Special Collections & Archives. Photographs and photocopies of collection are prohibited.

Restrictions, where applicable, are noted at the folder level.

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.

Extent

1.67 Linear Feet : (5 archival document boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donation made by Tim Pratt on November 18, 2009.

  • 5 notebooks
Title
Tim Pratt papers
Author
Nora Jimenez, NIU Libraries Archivist
Date
November 2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Northern Illinois University Repository

Contact:
Founders Memorial Library
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb IL 60115 US
815-753-9392