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Manuscript Name | Papers of Edith Speers |
Manuscript Number | MSS 234 |
Last Updated | June 2021 |
Extent | 5 boxes |
Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
Abstract | Correspondence, drafts of poems published in By Way of a Vessel (1986), unpublished fiction, and other prose works by Edith Speers |
Literary
This collection relates to poet and author Edith Speers and includes prose works such as ‘Murder in the Wrong Place’ and ‘Murder Where it Doesn't Hurt’ along with unpublished fiction including ‘Thylacine’ and ‘Goats’, and drafts of poems and short stories. A small amount of correspondence with Pat Michell (a fellow Tasmanian writer) and Jack Michell is also included
1978-1986
Edith Speers was born in Canada in 1949 and studied biochemistry before moving to Australia in 1974. Her first collection of poetry, By Way of a Vessel was published in 1986, and in addition to publishing two more books of her own, she has appeared extensively in anthologies, journals, and magazines. As well as teaching creative writing in many Tasmanian high schools, Speers has edited and published poetry, short stories, novels and history as Esperance Press (1996-2019)
References:
Austlit : Edith Speers https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A14762 retrieved 28 August 2020
Esperance Press : Edith Speers https://www.esperancepress.com.au/edith-speers/ retrieved 1 September 2020
Access: Open Access
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
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Papers of Edith Speers, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MSS 234, Box [Number], Folder [Number].
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Edith Speers, 1949- — Archives
Australian poetry — 20th century
Australian short stories — 20th century
Edith Speers, 1949-
Poets
Authors
Folder 1
By Way of a Vessel - corrected proofs, 1986 (44 pages)
Folder 2
Poetry - typewritten drafts
Correspondence - Edith Speers to Pat Michell, 1978
Folder 3
Poetry - typewritten and handwritten drafts
Correspondence - Edith Speers to Pat Michell, 1978 - 1980
Folder 4
Poetry - typewritten draft : ‘Black Cockatoo’, carbon copy
Correspondence - Edith Speers to Pat and Jack Michell, 1980 - 1982
Envelopes - packed separately
Folder 5
Poetry - typewritten drafts, 1978 - 1981
Folder 6
Poetry - typewritten drafts: ‘Thylacine’
Folder 7
Short stories - typewritten drafts 1986
Folder 8
‘Ruby in Gold’ - typewritten drafts - Parts I and II
‘Almost Final’ - draft - carbon copy, Parts I, II, III (Carbon copy sent to Pat Michell 1980)
Folder 9
Short stories - first drafts, typewritten, 1986
Folder 10
‘Goats’, novel – manuscript
Folder 11
‘Goats’, novel – manuscript
Folder 12
‘Goats’, novel – manuscript
Folder 13
‘Goats’, novel – manuscript
Folder 14
‘Goats’, novel – manuscript
Folder 15
‘Murder in the Wrong Place’ - first printout of chapters 1-22 with handwritten corrections
Folder 16
‘Murder in the Wrong Place’ - second printout (complete manuscript) plus two discs (five and a quarter inches) of chapters 1-22
Folder 17
‘Murder in the Wrong Place’ - third printout (complete manuscript) plus two corrected printouts - pages 1-12 and 1-15
Folder 18
‘Murder in the Wrong Place’ - fourth printout, heavily edited
This manuscript was Very Highly Commended in the 1992 Tom Howard Mystery Novel Contest
Folder 19
Literary drafts
‘Sonnets 1-60 Final Draft’ – manuscript, unpaginated
‘Murder Where It Doesn’t Hurt’, manuscript, 150 pages with some annotations
‘The Font of Dyanna – final drafts’ – manuscript, 33 pages
Folder 20
‘Murder in the Wrong Place’ – manuscript, 263 pages
Folder 21
‘Murder Where It Doesn’t Matter’ – manuscript, 150 pages
Folder 22
‘Final Draft of Short Stories 1986’ – manuscript, unpaginated
‘Final Draft of Short Stories 1986’ – manuscript, unpaginated
Folder 23
Literary drafts
‘Goats' – final draft pages 1-53 – manuscript
‘Goats' – final draft pages 54-90 – manuscript
‘Goats' – final draft pages 91-132 – manuscript
Folder 24
Literary drafts
‘Goats' – final draft pages 133-188 – manuscript
‘Goats' – final draft pages 189-266 – manuscript
Folder 25
Literary drafts
‘Goats' – final draft pages 267-327 – manuscript
‘Goats' – final draft pages 328-390 – manuscript
‘Goats' – final draft pages 391-450 – manuscript
Folder 26
Literary drafts
‘Goats' – final draft pages 451-508 – manuscript
‘Goats' – final draft pages 509-548 – manuscript
‘Goats' – final draft pages 549-603 – manuscript
Folder 27
Literary drafts
‘Goats' – final draft pages 604-667 – manuscript
‘Goats' – final draft pages 668-728 – manuscript