Correspondence from Peter Porter - 24 letters
Comprises:
[File 1]: 1974 - 1999

Johnno is Malouf’s most outwardly autobiographical novel and has been much praised as a realistic presentation of wartime Brisbane. It traces the childhood and early adult life of the narrator, and his relationship with the school rebel Johnno until Johnno’s untimely death. It was first published in 1975. This series includes two typescripts (both carbon copies) of the original manuscript version of Johnno. The earlier copy has extensive handwritten reworking by Malouf and uses the name “Johnny” throughout. In the later copy is again reworked and the author has manually changed “Johnny” to “Johnno.” There are significant textural alterations, cuts and additions, between these two drafts. Earlier drafts of the manuscript are held in the National Library of Australia collection and the top copy is held in the Fryer Library University of Queensland Press Archive. These typescripts provide a valuable link between the two. Published in 1975 by University of Queensland Press.

Correspondence from Elizabeth Riddell, Mrs Elizabeth Greatorex – 41 letters
Comprises:
[File 1]: 1974 to 1998

An Imaginary Life is a novel dealing with the last years of the Roman poet Ovid in exile and his strange relationship with a wolf-child. It was first published in 1978. Originally the title was 'Letters from Pontus'. Includes letters from George Braziller Inc., New York relating to the publication of this novel, typescript drafts of the novel, editorial markup by literary argent Curtis Brown of the final draft, and changes for final draft.

Carbon typescript (45 leaves ; 26 cm) of the short story The fat man in history : (A short story by Peter Carey). Includes a copy of the layout for the back cover and the entire cover of the short story collection The fat man in history, with annotations.

Comprises 16 drawings from Mar to Nov 1973 for Job E9 Biological Marine Research Station, Heron Island. These drawings were undertaken by James Birrell & Partners. Drawings include: working drawings for proposed laboratory block at Heron Island for Roche Products (10 drawings); working drawings for proposed cabins (4) at Heron Island for the University of Queensland (Affiliated with the Great Barrier Reef Committee) (5 drawings); and working drawing for workshop and fuel store.

This subseries comprises festivals and events contributed to and/or attended by Judith Rodriguez.
Folder 1: Warana Festival, 1979 to 1993.
Folder 2: Salon A-Muse, 1982 to 1984.
Folder 3: Festival of Poets, Bhopal, India, 1988 to 1989.
Folder 4: Victorian Women Writer's Train, 1991.
Folder 5: Book of the Year, 1992.
Folder 6: Festival Franco-Anglais de Poesie, 1992, 2008 (Australia Council).
Folder 7: Documents and flyers for varioius festivals and workshops from 1974 to 1991.
Folder 8: Flyers for Events, in a folder with the heading '1981 Attended', 1978 to 1990.
Folder 9: Flyers for events, 1990 to 1991.

Transcript copies of speeches by Peter Bell and newspaper cuttings relating to Peter Bell.

Photocopy of unpublished short story by Peter Carey, returned to him by Rogers, Coleridge & White Ltd.