Guide to the Papers of Tim Winton, 1980-2015

Summary

Collection number:

MS 8583

Creator:

Winton, Tim

Extent:

(126 MS boxes + 5 small folio boxes + 6 medium folio boxes + 1 large folio box + 15 map folios + 1 carton + 1 small object + 3 large objects + 1 small rolled items box + 68 digital carriers + 6 audiovisual carriers)

Language:

English and English

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Tim Winton, National Library of Australia, MS 8583, [class/series/box/file/item number(s)]'.'.

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Part available for research; part requires permission for research for the lifetime of Tim Winton. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The collection comprises handwritten drafts, typescripts, research notes, newspaper cuttings, first editions and foreign language editions of Tim Winton's fiction, non-fiction and children's books including, An Open Swimmer, Shallows, Scission, Minimum of Two, That Eye the Sky, In the Winter Dark, Cloudstreet, The Riders, Breath, The Deep, Dirt Music, Down to Earth with Richard Woldendorp, Land's Edge, The Turning, Rising Water, Shrine, Signs of Life, Eyrie, Leaning on the Wind, Jesse, The Bugalugs Bum Thief, Blueback and the Lockie Leonard series. Also included are screenplays, theatrical adaptions, correspondence, media articles and reviews, marketing and publicity, book layouts and designs, photographs and pictures, posters, awards, journals, commemorative stamps, DVDs and CDs as well as records relating to Tim Winton's environmental activism.

Biographical Note:

Tim Winton was born in Perth, WA. in 1960. He has been a full-time writer since 1982. Winton has published twelve books, including four children's books. His first book, An Open swimmer, was joint winner of the 1981 Vogel Award. His second novel, Shallows, won the Miles Franklin Award in 1984 and his collection of short stories, Scission, the 1985 West Australian Council Week Literary Award. Winton's other publications include Minimum of two (1987), That eye the sky (1988), In the winter dark (1988) and Cloudstreet (1991). His books for children are Jesse (1988), The Bugalugs bum thief (1991) and Lockie, human torpedo (1993) and Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster (1993). Winton's most recent novel, The Riders (1994), was a finalist for the 1995 Booker Prize.

References: Who's who in Australia 1993, p. 1360.

Provenance:

The papers were donated to the Library by Tim Winton under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme (now the Cultural Gifts Program) in 1992, 1996 and 2015.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Literature

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1354975).

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred citation:

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Tim Winton, National Library of Australia, MS 8583, [class/series/box/file/item number(s)]'.'.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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