We are delighted to announce the addition of the Wendy Perriam Archive to the Archives and Special Collections at Kingston University.
Wendy Perriam is the author of sixteen novels and seven short-story collections, who studied at Kingston Polytechnic (as it then was) in the 1970s.? A former resident of Surbiton, her novels have often featured suburban life, and also explore relationships, sexuality, religion, and extreme emotions such as paralysing fear and explosive passion.?
The Collection contains Wendy?s extensive research for her novels, as well as her handwritten notebooks containing the early drafts of her work.? The process of revising these novels is illustrated, and the books are therefore traced from first ideas to final published editions.? Alongside the records relating to Wendy?s novels, are drafts and research for her short stories, poetry, articles and journalism, publicity appearances, and personal records such as correspondence and photographs.? All in all, the Archive illustrates the creative process of the written word from inspiration to publication, put into the context of Wendy?s overall life.
The Collection is currently being prepared for full cataloguing; however the majority of the records can be made accessible to researchers- for more information please email archives@kingston.ac.uk.? Updates on the progress of cataloguing and highlights from the Collections will be showcased on this blog- so do please keep checking back for more information.? For more information on Wendy Perriam and her work please see her website at www.wendyperriam.com
Source: http://blogs.kingston.ac.uk/asc/2012/02/06/new-collection-wendy-perriam-archive/
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