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Robert Sawyer fonds. – Second accrual. – 1991-2013. – 64 cm of textual records, printed materials and graphic materials.

Note: Box numbering is sequential and follows the last box number of previous accrual. File titles are in alphabetical order.

Series 1 Fiction. – 1991-2013. – 8 cm of textual records. – Title based on contents of series.

Box 73
F. 1      Parallax.  Adaptation for hour long dramatic series.  Adapting Homids, Humans and Hybrids.  Draft April 2, 2012
F. 2      Parallax.  Adaptation for TV series. Text and images.  1^st version, 2 April 2012
F. 3      Red Planet Blues.  Two edited drafts of TV adaptation, 4 June 2012
F. 4      Red Planet Blues.  Draft, 4 June 2012
F. 5      Red Planet Blues. Draft for one-hour episodic by RJS and Dennis Foon, 30 June 2012
F. 6      Red Planet Blues.  Announcement of one-hour episodic based on forthcoming novel with image of book with pilot-script Treatment appended, 1 Oct, 2012
F. 7      Red Planet Blues.  Script Treatment for a two-hour TV series pilot. [2012]
F. 8      Red Planet Blues.  Draft of  “Notes on our conversations – with extrapolations for discussion—DF”.  [2012]
F. 9      Red Planet Blues.  Draft of write-up for TV series, edited, with image for Shaftesbury, 2012
F. 10    Red planet Blues.  Comments by Maryke McEwen, 6 March 2013
F. 11    Starplex.  1^st draft of news release, 20 Sept 2012
F. 12    Starplex.  Draft, “not final”, 20 Sept 2012
F. 13    Starplex.  Edited draft, marked up, later than above [2012]
F. 14    Starplex.  Version 1.0. 24 Sept 2012
F. 15    Triggers.  Page proofs. Sept 30, 2011.
F. 16    Triggers. Marked up draft of Synopsis.  [2011]
F. 17    Triggers.  Page of holograph notes calculating changes to timeline. Dec 7, 2011
F. 18    Triggers.  Introduction to Audible’s version.  Recorded for speech Feb. 27, 2012
F. 19    Triggers.  Drafts (2) of announcement for book on RJS blog, March 20, 2012
F. 20    Triggers. Reading Group Guide with 3 pages of holograph notes and questions by RJS [2012]
F. 21    Triggers.  Notes dated 4/16 [2012] and May 16, 2012
F. 22    Triggers.  “An Excerpt from Triggers”. [2012]
F. 23    Websight. Edited drafts of  Pilot Episode “Patient C”.  Outline.  July 7, 2012 and draft 30 July 2012
F. 24    Websight.  Notes on characters, episodes, etc.  [2012]
F. 25    Websight.  Draft, edited of Synopsis of TV series.  [2012]

Series 2 Short fiction, essays, speeches and other. --  1995-2013. – 8 cm of textual records. – Title based on contents of series.

F. 26    “AI and Sci-Fi: My, Oh, My!”.  Keynote address at the 10^th anniversary celebration for The Institute for Quantum Computing, Waterloo, Ontario.  Sept 29, 2012
F. 27    “An Excerpt from Triggers read at ICFA 33, March 22, 2012
F. 28    “Flashes” by Jae Dunphy.  Adapted from the short story “Flashes” by RJS.  [2012]
F. 29    “Foresight in Fiction”.  Speech by RJS presented at Darwin College College, Cambridge University as part of the annual Darwin Lecture series 1 February 2013.  First edited draft, 22 Jan 2013
F. 30    “Foresight in Fiction”.  Edited draft with Carolyn ‘s comments, 23 Jan 2013
F. 31    “Fossil Hunter”.  Comic book by Jason Chow based on novel Fossil Hunter by RJS.  May 5, 1995.
F. 32    “Immortality”.  Edited printout of story which originally appeared in Janis Ian’s Stars, August 2003.  [2012]
F. 33    McMaster Conference: “Science Fiction: The Interdisciplinary Genre”, marked up proposals and abstracts for sessions submitted to RJS, 2013
F. 34    Mindtrap.  Edited draft of proposal for TV series.  March 30, 2012
F. 35    Mindtrap.  Synopsis of docucomedy for Summerhill Television, June 14, 2012
F. 36    “Sci-Fi:Taken for Granted”.  Edited draft, March 30, 2013
F. 37    “Sci-Fi: Taken for Granted”.Revised draft with Carolyn’s comments, April 1, 2013
F. 38    ”Science Fiction Predictions”.Edited draft, March 30, 2012
F. 39    “Three For the Future”.  Selected by John Robert Colombo.  Edited Carlolyn’s proof and another draft, Oct 23, 2012
F. 40    “A Twin for Earth”.  Draft for BBC Media.  Dec 6, 2011
F. 41    “Twin Earth”.  Draft for BBC Scotland Commentary, Dec. 19, 2011
F. 42    Using Traditional Media to Promote Your Book”. Draft. [2011].
F. 43    “What Lloyd should say the Flashforward ground rules are in 117”.  Draft, Nov 21, 2009.
F. 44    Unidentified draft of story, p. 39-212. n.d.
F. 45    Unidentified and incomplete comments with page number references, n.d.

Series 3 Sci-Fi Conventions. – 2004-2006. -- 32 cm of textual records and printed materials. – Title based on content of series.

Box 74
F.1       Ad Astra 24 [2005]
F.2       Ad Astra 25, Mar. 31-April 2, 2006, Toronto, ON
F.3       After Report of Contact, Japan 4
F.4       Apollocon 2005, June 24-26, 2005
F.5       Astronomicon 9, Nov. 11-13, 2005
F.6       Astronomicon 10, Nov. 10-12, 2006, Rochester, NY
F.7       Bloody Words IV, June 10-11, 2005
F.8       Coppercon 25, Sept. 9-11, 2005, Phoenix, AZ
F.9       Dragoncon 2005, Sept. 2-5, 2005, Atlanta, GA
F.10     Eeriecon 7, April 22-24, 2005
F.11     Eeriecon 8, April 21-23, 2006, Niagara Falls, NY
F.12     Keycon 23, May 19-21, 2006, Winnipeg, MB
F.13     LAcon IV, August 23027, 2006, Anaheim, CA

Box 75
F.1       MileHiCon 38, Oct. 27-29, 2006, Denver, CO
F.2       Noreascon IV, Sept. 2-6, 2004
F.3       Norwescon 28, Mar. 24-27, 2005
F.4       Norwescon 29, April 13-16, 2006, Seattle, WA
F.5       Readercon 16, July 8-10, 2005
F.6       Vcon 30, Oct. 7-9, 2005
F.7       Vcon 31, Oct. 6-8, 2006

Series 4 Correspondence. -- 1991-2013. – 3 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series.

Box 76
F. 1      Correspondence  A – Z
F. 2      Cards received  1991-2012
F. 3      Christmas cards and letters 2011-2012

Series 5  Biographical and Publicity. – 1998-2013. – 7 cm of textual records, printed material and graphic records. – Title based on contents of series.

F. 4      RJS biography draft, edited for Schlager Group, March 2012
F. 5      Desk calendar, marked up for 1998 and printout of online calendar pages 1998-Jan 2002
F. 6      Photographs: 5 small CAA travel photos; 3 World Fantasy Convention, San Diego photos; 1 photo of Craid Erlich, graphic artist with sculpture, with accompanying letter, 2011; 5 printouts of RJS with signature; 1 printout of page with RJS signatures
F. 7      Name badges, guest passes, LAcon convention skill badges for space cadets
F. 8      Publicity and promotion flyers, press releases, notices

Series 6 Periodicals. --  1998-2012. –  6 com of printed materials. – Title based on contents of series.
Note: These periodicals contain writings by and about RJS.

F. 9
BCSFAzine.  #467 April 1982,  #471 August 2012
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. June 2013
Locus. Vol. 59 No 5 Nov 2007;vol 67 No 4 Oct 2011
Neo-Opsis.  Issue 22 2012
On Spec.   Spring 1995, Summer 1995, Summer 1996,Winter 1996, Spring 1997, Winter 1997.

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