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Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Ted Kosmatka Papers consists of printed (paper-based) and handwritten short story drafts and notes. The collection is divided into series based upon format. Series I consists of the short story works of “The Art of Alchemy”, “Divining Light”, and “The Prophet of Flores.” The order of the folders is based upon dates of publication, which can be found at the author’s website:
www.tedkosmatka.com.
Collection Historical Note
Ted lives in the Pacific Northwest and has always had a passion for writing. He studied at Indiana University, but dropped out before graduating. Over the next few years he held many different jobs and he eventually found good steady work at the Indiana steel mill. While there, he was able to use the Union’s tuition reimbursement program to complete a degree. He had never stopped writing, even though he had been rejected frequently by publishers, and his tenacity paid off. Ted’s short stories and novellas have been reprinted in eight Year’s Best anthologies, translated into seven languages, and have been performed in Indiana and New York. He’s been nominated for both the Nebula Award & the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award. He is also the co-winner of the 2010 Asimov’s Readers’ Choice Award.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Northern Illinois University
Access Restrictions:
Photographs and photocopies of collection are prohibited.
Use Restrictions:
Property Rights are transferred to the University Libraries per the signed Deed of Gift Document. Literary Rights are retained by the content creator. Any copyrights so stated in the materials remain in force.
Acquisition Source:
Ted Kosmatka
Related Materials:
For more information please see http://www.tedkosmatka.com/; https://twitter.com/tkosmatka.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series I: Short Stories],
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All]
- Series I: Short Stories
- Box 1
- Folder 1: The Prophet of Flores [1st Handwritten Opening], no date
- Folder 2: The Prophet of Flores [Cluster Sheet], no date
- Folder 3: The Art of Alchemy [Veronica] [Draft-Changing Order of Paragraphs], no date
- Folder 4: The Art of Alchemy [Veronica] [Early Version], no date
- Folder 5: The Art of Alchemy [Flowchart Plot Outline], no date
- Folder 6: The Art of Alchemy [1st Handwritten Opening], no date
- Folder 7: Divining Light [Soul] [Early Draft], no date
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