We are proud to house the papers of some of Canada's finest writers, past and present. What follows are examples of some of the literary manuscripts preserved at York University Archives and Special Collections. Replicas of these documents are currently available for viewing in our display case located outside the Archives, room 305 Scott Library. For further information about these or other literary collections housed in ASC, consult our Guide to Canadian Literary Papers at York University Archives online or in the Archives Reading Room. Alternately, feel free to stop by for a visit or call to arrange a more intimate viewing.
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Consult your archivist for details. Manuscript draft page of Margaret Laurence's The Diviners. Margaret Laurence wrote the final chapter in her Manawaka cycle of novels, The Diviners , while living at her cottage on the Otonabee River near Peterborough. She was awarded a Governor General's Award for the novel. Typescript draft page with manuscript annotations by Eliza Clark from her novel Bite the Stars.