CLRC-68 Marcus Sedgwick Papers Jim Eyer University of Minnesota Libraries 1-11-05
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD 2002 Validated Finding Aid generated with the aid of a custom FileMaker Pro database developed by the staff of the Children's Literature Research Collections, University of Minnesota Libraries. Many thanks to all the staff and volunteers. 1-11-05 Description is in English Summary Information University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections Sedgwick, Marcus Marcus Sedgwick Papers 2001-2003 CLRC-68 The collection contains written material for 2 titles, and includes corrected typescripts, front matter, corrected page proofs, correspondence, and notes. 9 folders See Detailed Descriptions for Each Title Item for Box Locations English Important Information for Users of the Collections Access and Use:

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Biographical Sketch

Marcus Sedgwick has been writing since 1994, and is a winner of The Brandfoard Boase award for his first title Floodland. He was also shortlisted for The Guardian Children's Book Award 2002 for The Dark Horse. Marcus illustrated Floodland, Witch Hill and Dark Horse with his own woodcuts, and in addition to writing spends his time doing woodcuts and stone carving. He also plays drums for Brighton Indie Band Garret and is the guitarist in an ABBA tribute group.

Scope and Content

The collection contains corrected typescripts, front matter, corrected page proofs, correspondence, and notes.

 Indexing Terms

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Sedgwick, Marcus Accession Information:

Gift of: Sedgwick, Marcus

Arrangement

Witch Hill, 2001

Dark Horse, 2003

Collection Contents The Book of Dead Days

New York: Wendy Lamb Books, 2004

 MF 3633 corrected photocopy of typescript 412 p. MF 3633 front matter 8 p. MF 3633 back matter 1 p. MF 3633 correspondence 1 p. Dark Horse 2003

New York: Delacorte Press, Wendy Damb Books, 2003

 MF 3348 typescript, corrected 249 p. MF 3348 front matter 7 p. MF 3348 page proof, corrected 16 p. MF 3348 correspondence 1 p. MF 3348 notes 5 p. The Foreshadowing

New York: Wendy Lamb Books, 2006

12 folders

 MF 3348 corrected page proof 304 p. MF 4447 corrected typescript 278 p. MF 4447 corrected page proofs 10 p. MF 4447 corrected front matter 7 p. MF 4447 corrected back matter 4 p. My Swordhand is Singing

New York: Wendy Lamb Books, 2006

10 folders

 MF 3348 corrected typescript 250 p. MF 3633 corrected page proof 225 p. Witch Hill 2001

New York: Delacorte Press, 2001

 MF 3348 typescript, corrected 127 p. MF 3348 front matter 5 p. MF 3348 page proof, corrected 2 p.