Greg Gatenby collection of New Zealand literary correspondence.

Collection

Identifier: MSS-Archives-2015/13

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with New Zealand authors. Some written in a personal capacity, and others relating to contributions to Gatenby's books, especially Whales : a celebration, Boston : Little, Brown, 1983, and works exploring the responses of foreign authors to Canada. Includes some original poems.

The following authors are represented:

Fleur Adcock Allen Curnow Lauris Edmond Riemke Ensing Kevin Ireland Jan Kemp Bill Manhire Ron Riddell Elizabeth Smither Kendrick Smithyman Karl Stead

Dates

1977 - 1994

Creator

Gatenby, Greg (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Restricted. This collection is embargoed until the end of 2030, after which access to the collection will be unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Publication of any material in this collection requires the permission of the respective copyright owners and other rightsholders.

Biographical note

Greg Gatenby was born in Toronto in 1950. He received a B.A. in English from York University in 1972. From 1973-1975, he was an editor at McClelland & Stewart. He was artistic director of the Harbourfront Reading Series and the International Festival of Authors for many years.

Reference: The Writers' Union of Canada.(2015). Member Profile. Retrieved from http://www.writersunion. ca/member/greg-gatenby.