CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
7895
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Title:
Fred Wah Fonds
Source Collection ID:
MsC 17
Source Collection Description:
The Fred Wah fonds collects materials from Vancouver-based poet Fred Wah, who was appointed as Canadau2019s fifth Parliamentary Poet Laureate in 2011 and has published 25 books between 1965 and 2016. Wah was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan in 1939 and grew up in the West Kootenay region. His Chinese and Scots-Irish ethnic background and identity have a significant influence on his literary work. Wah completed an undergraduate degree in Literature and Music at the University of British Columbia, where he became a founding editor of the TISH newsletter in 1961, and has taught at Selkirk College, the David Thompson University Centre, and the University of Calgary. The fonds contains a number of interviews, conversations, lectures, and public readings recorded between the years 1976 and 2006, featuring local and national literary and media figures such as Lorna Crozier, bpNichol, Daphne Marlatt, and Stuart McLean.
Source Collection Contributing Unit:
SFU Library
Source Collection URI:
Source Collection Image URL:
Sub Series Title:
Fred Wah Fonds
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Bill Schermbrucker Colloquium at David Thompson University Centre (DTUC) on April 6, 1984 Part 1 of 2
Title Source:
Cassette and J-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
CREATORS
Name:
Schermbrucker, Bill
Dates:
1938-2019
Name:
Wah, Fred
Dates:
1939-
Notes:
Fred Wah is present in this even and he asks questions
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Good
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:46:27
Size:
63 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:46:56
Size:
61.8 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1984-04-06
Type:
Production Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
Address:
713 Vernon Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 4G8
Venue:
David Thompson University Centre
Latitude:
49.489145
Longitude:
-117.301457
Notes:
David Thompson University Centre got closed in Nelson in 1984; its current adopted name is Notre Dame University College
Since the exact location could not be found on OpenStreetMap, the provided link refers to the closest point on Vernon Street in Downtown Nelson, within the Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, V1L 4G2, Canada
CONTENT
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
Sides one and two are vice versa on this tape. Side two is where the discussion begins and we get to hear the rest of it on side one
Type:
General
Note:
Bill Schermbrucker begins his talk introducing himself and how he began writing, his experience of writing and how important it is to listen to criticism.
On side two, he mostly tries to talk about his experiences and his early writings; he gives a bunch of advice to the audience.
He also talks about magazines and how it works to get published by them; he talks about the mistakes editors make at the magazines just out of rush. he talks about his definition of a good editor too
On side one he continues talking about the following topics:
1- He starts talking about The Capilano Review and briefly his experience of working there as an editor and the editing process itself.
2- Writing about political context and what is happening in the present.
3- He also gives advice on what inexperienced writers to write about
4- His advanced composition course
5- How he works as a writer; while answering this question, he shares a story behind one of his stories explaining his idea of how he thinks he writes everyday as a writer
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