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The fonds consist of a variety of textual materials created by Andrew Pyper such as published and unpublished materials, early creative writing works, story-outlines, drafts, agendas and diaries. The fonds also contains personal correspondence between Pyper and his publishers, editors, friends and fans. The collection includes working scripts for television and film adaptations of his novels. The photographic material mainly consist of Pyper’s early childhood in Stratford, time at McGill University, travels to the Yukon and Brazil, and living in Toronto.

Creative writing works from Pyper’s childhood in Stratford, Ontario including letters, notes, short stories and school assignments from primary level to high school.

Working scripts and audio visual material by Pyper for television; The Creeps, Inferno, The Van, About Towne, Devil’s Point, The Sleep Clinic, Nightfall. Including working scripts for film adaptions of Pyper’s novels.

Published works by Pyper in literary journals and articles from magazines and newspapers. Includes newspaper clippings, magazines with mentions or reviews of Pyper’s work by other authors.

Course work, essays, thesis and research on Paul de Man, Graduate School application and PhD intent from Pyper’s time at McGill University including articles written for the magazine “The Pillar”. Other academic records include transcripts and essays written at University of Toronto

Personal correspondence from Pyper to friends and family during residencies at Trent University, Champlain College and working and living in Toronto. Also included are contracts and financial statements from the early days of Pyper’s career as a writer.

The photographic material mainly consist of Pyper’s early childhood in Stratford, time at McGill University, travels to the Yukon and Brazil while researching and writing his novels, and living in Toronto.

Includes correspondence from Pyper to publishers, grant applications, editors, literary colleagues and responses to fan mail.

Notebooks, agendas and diaries on research leading up to Pyper’s publications. Story-outlines, working drafts between editors and manuscripts are also included for the novels Kiss Me, Lost Girls, The Trade Mission, The Wildfire Season, The Killing Circle and The Demonologist.

Notes and speeches given by Pyper at talks, lectures and workshops promoting creative writing, as well as images from participating in the Quebec City Crime and Mystery Writer Festival (2011).