Papers of Bruce Pascoe, 1983-2009 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2209072
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Pascoe, Bruce, 1947-
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. MS 9746 copy
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Permission required for research during Bruce Pascoe's lifetime. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1983-2009]
- 5.55 m. (37 boxes)
- Summary:
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The main part of MS 9746 comprises papers relating to the editing and publishing of issues no. 36-no. 61 of the journal, Australian short stories. There is correspondence with contributors and edited drafts of stories, all of which provide a good representation of the life and history of the magazine. There is also correspondence and edited drafts relating to several books published by Pascoe Publishing and edited drafts and correspondence relating to books written by Pascoe himself.
The Acc05/69 instalment comprises drafts and research material, principally for Ruby-eyed coucal (1996), Earth (2001), and the unpublished work, Embrasure.
The Acc08/165 instalment includes handwritten drafts and typescripts of unpublished stories, plays, and children's literature, including, Foxies in a firehose: a piece of doggerel from Warragul (2006). Also, drafts of nonfiction works on indigenous affairs, such as, Wathaurong: the people who said no (2003), and, Convincing ground (2007).
- Biography/History:
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Bruce Pascoe, together with his wife Lyn Harwood, manages Pascoe Publishing, a small company that has published works in a variety of genres including novels, anthologies of poetry and short stories, history, biography and Aboriginal culture. In 1982 Pascoe and Harwood founded the quarterly magazine, Australian short stories, which they edited and published until 2000. Pascoe has written numerous books, including novels and he won the Fellowship of Australian Writers' Literature Award in 1999.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 9746, MS Acc05.069, MS Acc08.165.
- MS 9746 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-415133913
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Finding aid available in the Manuscript Reading room and on the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.ms-ms9746
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Bruce Pascoe's copyright material is NOT permitted for research purposes during Pascoe's lifetime.
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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