Papers of Edith Speers
MSS 234
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Papers of Edith SpeersCollection Identifier
MSS 234Inclusive date(s)
1978 to 1986Extent and Medium
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Collection Description
Correspondence, drafts of poems published in By Way of a Vessel (1986), unpublished fiction, and other prose works by Edith Speers
Administrative / Biographical history
Edith Speers was born in Canada in 1949 and studied biochemistry before moving to Australia in 1974. Her first collection of poetry, By Way of a Vessel was published in 1986, and in addition to publishing two more books of her own, she has appeared extensively in anthologies, journals, and magazines. As well as teaching creative writing in many Tasmanian high schools, Speers has edited and published poetry, short stories, novels and history as Esperance Press (1996-2019)
References:
Austlit : Edith Speers https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A14762 retrieved 28 August 2020
Esperance Press : Edith Speers https://www.esperancepress.com.au/edith-speers/ retrieved 1 September 2020
Acquisition Details
Scope and Content
This collection relates to poet and author Edith Speers and includes prose works such as 'Murder in the Wrong Place' and 'Murder Where it Doesn't Hurt' along with unpublished fiction including 'Thylacine' and 'Goats', and drafts of poems and short stories. A small amount of correspondence with Pat Michell (a fellow Tasmanian writer) and Jack Michell is also included
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Access: Open Access
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
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Disclaimer
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed above. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.