Original consignment

Component identifier:

Class 1

Content Summary:

This consignment comprises comprises handwritten drafts, typescripts, research notes, newspaper cuttings and some first editions of Tim Winton's books including, An open swimmer (1982), Shallows (1984), Scission (1985), Minimum of two (1987), That eye the sky (1988), In the winter dark (1988), Cloudstreet (1991), The riders (1994); and the following books for children, Jesse (1988), The bugalugs bum thief (1991), Lockie Leonard, human torpedo (1993) and Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster (1993).

Note that papers relating to many of these works are also found in later consignments - refer to Class 2 and Class 3 of this collection.

Immediate source of acquisition:

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.

Subjects:

Literature

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