Manuscripts

Scope and Contents The Cat Rambo papers includes the author's early work—both published and unpublished. Series I contains early typescripts for their novels and short fiction, as well as copies of typescripts written by other authors collected by Rambo during their participation in writers' workshops. Researchers will find published and published material in this series as well as the earliest drafts of novels in the Tabat Quartet universe. Rambo was heavily influenced by the role-playing game Armageddon MUD...

Scope and Contents The Edward M. Lerner papers contain original manuscripts, drafts, correspondence, and other textual materials chronicling Lerner's science fiction authorial career. Series I is devoted to his InterstellarNet book series. The series includes early drafts and precursor serializations that would become Lerner's first fiction series. Some of the early drafts show their orginal working titles. Series II consists of Lerner's standalone novels. Several of his novels were...

Scope and Contents The Eric Flint Papers consists of manuscripts, correspondence, and digital materials related to Flint's science fiction authorial career. Series I is devoted to his literary works at various stages of publication including fiction series novels, standalone novels, anthologies and a small selection of works by others. This series includes drafts, revisions, page proofs, and handwritten research material. The bulk of the series pertains to Flint's expansive 1632 series co-written with various...

Scope and Contents The collection chronicles Jay Lake’s interest in science-fiction from childhood to his development as a prolific science-fiction author. Series I, Personal Papers, contains personal history materials such as school assignments, yearbooks, and correspondence. Sub-series B, Medical History, documents Jay Lake’s battle with colorectal cancer. His cancer diagnosis greatly affected him and his writing career. Lake’s budding interest in science-fiction and fantasy is noted in Sub-series C,...

Scope and Contents Series I includes early research, story notes, handwritten drafts, typescripts, and galleys for Morressy's novels including the complete Iron Angel fiction series and 3 novels from the Kendrigern universe. Morressy had the habit of scrawling research and story notes on scrap paper. These scraps were made from old correspondence, surplus course syllibi, and flyers. Series II houses drafts, typescripts, and other textual documents having to do with Morressy's short fiction. A small...

Content Description The Kameron Hurley papers contains personal papers and authorial papers, including hand written drafts, early typescripts, correspondence, and ephemera. Series I, Juvenilia, chronicles Hurley's early writing and fantasy world building. Of interest is Hurley's character development as she created characters in her fantasy worlds based on her classmates. Many of her classmates shared Hurley's manuscripts among their group to follow their characters' arcs. As a young writer, Hurley was in the...

Scope and Contents The Kelly McCullough papers consist of typecripts for novels, short stories, poems, and presentations given by the author. A small amount of correspondence related to the author's literary works can also be found. Series I consists of novels within McCullough's fictional series, Webmage and Fallen Blade. Series II Novels, includes typescripts for stand alone novels some which have not been published by the author. McCullough was a member of various writers groups over the years evidenced by...

Scope and Contents The Mark Rich (b. 1958 in Chicago, IL) papers include early manuscript drafts,revisions, as well as photoreproductions of the author's published short fiction works and copies of published chapbooks. Rich occasionally writes under the pseudonym, Ezra Pines as evidenced by a small number of manuscripts credited to Pines within Series I. In Series II, researchers will find correspondence sent to the author from various publishers, among them Asimov, ...

Scope and Contents The Pat Murphy papers contains early handwritten drafts, research, proofs, and correspondence pertaining to Murphy's career as a science fiction author. Series I is devoted to the author's novels including Murphy's first published novel, The Shadow Hunter (1982) and the Nebula Award winning novel, The Falling Woman (1986). The documents in this series provides an understanding of the author's writing process as researchers can view a...

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Collection of manuscripts, correspondence, and ephemera collected by Robert Gathorne-Hardy while conducting research for, A bibliography of the writings of Jeremy Taylor to 1799 with a section of Tayloriana, co-written with William Proctor Williams former NIU Faculty.