Manuscript Collection - John Metcalf Papers

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John Metcalf Papers

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  • 1981-2018 (Creation)

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144 boxes

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(1938-)

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John Metcalf is a writer, editor and critic. His works include "Standing Stones: Selected Stories," "Adult Entertainment," "Going Down Slow," and "Kicking Against the Pricks." He was the senior editor at the Porcupine's Quill until 2005 and then went on to serve as the fiction editor for Biblioasis.

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      Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto

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