Series No. 1

Articles, Book Reviews, and Commentaries -- 1971-1992 -- 90 cm of textual records

Scope and content: This series consists of notes, drafts, and printed copies of articles and book reviews for various publications and CBC Radio. Each file contains research material and correspondence, and many files hold newspaper clippings which may have been research material. Several files contain press releases for newly-published books, and a few photographs and biographical sketches of authors which apparently accompanied review copies of books.

This series documents Michael Nowlan's activities as a reviewer of a broad range of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, and his special interest in Atlantic Canadian writing.

Of particular note are:

File 15 "Creative Writing," which contains drafts and notes for early poems and correspondence to and from magazines to which they were submitted, including rejection letters. Many of these poems were published in So Still Houses (1985).

File 27 "Poetry File," which contains drafts, notes, copies, and acceptances from magazines. Many of these poems were published in Without Introductions (1989).

File 30 The final file in this series contains a binder holding printed copies of many articles and book reviews, most of which are from The Atlantic Advocate and New Brunswick Magazine, from 1971 to 1985.

Arrangement is alphabetical by name of publication or radio service, with the three above-noted exceptions.
 
 

Title based on content of series.


Articles, book reviews, and commentaries:

BOX 1
Files:

The Atlantic Advocate -- 1976-1979 -- reviews and articles

2. The Atlantic Advocate -- 1980-1982 -- reviews and articles

3. The Atlantic Advocate -- 1983-1986 -- reviews and articles

4. The Atlantic Advocate -- 1987-1990 -- reviews and articles

5. The Atlantic Advocate -- 1990-1992 (Ceased publication January 16, 1992) -- reviews and articles

6. The Atlantic Provinces Book Review -- 1974-1985 -- reviews

7. Books in Canada -- 1975-1991 -- reviews and articles

8. Books Now -- 1978-1981 -- Canada Council project producing book reviews for distribution to news media

9. CBC Radio -- 1974-1976 -- reviews and commentary

BOX 2

10. CBC Radio -- 1977 -- reviews and commentary

11. CBC Radio -- 1978 -- reviews and commentary

12. Canadian Book Review Annual -- 1975-1990 -- reviews

13. Canadian Author and Bookman -- 1976-1979 -- reviews and items, focus piece on "book reviewing"

14. Canadian Review -- 1975-1977 -- New Brunswick correspondent: reviews and short items

15. Creative Writing -- drafts and notes for early poems, many of which appeared in So Still Houses (1985)

16. The Daily Gleaner -- 1975-1976 -- columns

17. The Daily Gleaner -- 1975-1977 -- book reviews

18. The Daily Gleaner -- 1978-1979 -- columns and book reviews

19. The Daily Gleaner -- 1980 -- columns and book reviews

20. The Daily Gleaner -- 1981 -- columns and book reviews

21. The Daily Gleaner -- 1982-1986 -- articles and book reviews

22. The English Quarterly -- 1973 -- reviews

23. The English Teacher (later Chautauqua) -- Sept. 1971-Dec. 1979 (complete run of magazine) -- reviews and articles

BOX 3

24. New Brunswick Magazine -- 1977-1982 -- feature articles

25. The Oromocto Post -- Jan. 1975-June 1978 -- "Bookworm" column

26. The Oromocto Post -- 1977 -- "Bookworm" column

27. Poetry file -- drafts, notes, printed copies and acceptances from magazines. Many of these poems were published in Without Introductions (1989).

28. Quill and Quire -- 1973-1981 -- reviews and articles

29. Readers' Club of Canada -- 1972-1978 -- reviews for "small Canadian book club (short lived). First writing for money!"

30. Binder containing printed copies of many articles and book reviews from 1971 to 1985.


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