Mark Nardini's letter to Robert Cormier 8 December 1998
In this single-page typed letter, a teacher of Murdock Middle/High School introduces his school's short film adaptations of <em>Tenderness</em> and <em>Heroes</em> and extends an invitation for Cormier to visit since his books feature heavily in the senior curriculum.
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Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
8 December 1998
AnnaMary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
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Mike Gubbins's letter to Robert Cormier 18 February 1998
In this 2-page letter to Cormier, Mike, a student in Knoxville Tennessee, asks about Cormier's writing process and education, along with specific questions about <em>Heroes</em> and <em>I Am the Cheese</em>. Mike is especially interested in Cormier's inspirations and potential connection between his personal experiences and his writing.
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Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
18 February 1998
AnnaMary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
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Robby's letter to Robert Cormier 19 December 2000
In this one-page typed letter to Cormier, Robby shares his positive experience with reading the novel <em>Heroes</em>. The novel helped Robby deal with some intense emotions, especially anger, and made him grateful to have a caring family and a home to come back to. He connects with the story on a personal level, brings comparisons between Francis and his uncle, who was in the Marines. It was also the first novel that Robby read all the way through, by choice. The front of the letter's envelope is also included.
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Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
19 December 2000
AnnaMary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
JPG, 8.5x11 paper with 3.5x6.5 envelope
English
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<em>Heroes</em> handwritten notes
<em>Heroes</em> thumbnail "sketches".
In these two handwritten pages of thumbnail sketches, Cormier lays out his conceptions of sections of<em> Heroes</em>. The outline is particularly concerned with when characters are introduced and when their backstories are revealed. The collaboration between Nicole and the nuns is repeated three times.
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Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Annamary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
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<em>Heroes</em> marked typescript
In these eight typewritten pages of a <em>Heroes</em> draft, Cormier has added handwritten notes for revision. Scenes of Francis crushing on Nicole (called Dominique Cavalier in this draft) feature heavily as do the nuns and Catholic school. Also included are brief mentions of boyhood, French Canadian migration to New England, and the Wreck Center.
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Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Annamary L. Consalvo Katharine Covino Elise Takehana
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<em>Heroes</em> marked typescript miscellaneous pages
Thirty pages of <em>Heroes</em> manuscript, most of which show hand-written revisions and markings. Pages show pasted strips of salvaged sections from earlier drafts. Repeated versions of war scenes sliced with scenes of playing soldiers as children in the street appear. Included is a moment of Cormier writing about his own childhood memory of his house on fire. Frequent mentions of insomnia, eyes, and Francis's crush on Nicole appear. Fragments of Francis's final meeting with Nicole also feature heavily.
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Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Annamary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
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<em>Heroes</em> cut and pasted typescript pieces
Twelve strips of cut sections of <em>Heroes</em> show Cormier's active revision process where he literally cut then pasted sections as he worked on the <em>Heroes</em> manuscript. Scenes on the Wreck Center sexual assault, Francis's meeting with Nicole after the war, the scene before Larry's suicide, and Francis's suicidal ideation feature heavily.
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Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Annamary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
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<em>Heroes</em> book cover proofs
Four cover designs, two of which include front and back pages, for Cormier's novel, <em>Heroes</em>. One cover includes a biography of Cormier and book review snippets for <em>Tenderness</em> and <em>In the Middle of the Night</em>. The third and fourth designs were used: the third for the 1998 Delacorte Press hardback and 2000 Laurel-Leaf Books paperback and the fourth for the 1998 Hamish Hamilton hardback and 1999 Puffin Books paperback.
Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Annamary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
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"Interview Robert Cormier" <em>Ohio Journal of the English Language Arts</em>
In this wide-ranging interview Cormier, later joined by his editor Craig Virden, discusses several topics related to his writing process, from his own writing role models (Ernest Hemingway and Thomas Wolfe) to the particulars of how organizes his work time and revises his drafts. He also devotes some time to his newly-released novel <em>Heroes </em>and the theme of identity that infiltrates his writing. When Craig joins in on the interview, they discuss the author-editor relationship using <em>Tenderness</em> as an example.
<em>Ohio Journal of the English Language Arts</em>
Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Winter/Spring 1999
AnnaMary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
JPG, 8.5x11
English
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"Robert Cormier Heroes" Auditorium Guest Control Panel
This is a transcript of an online discussion panel with Cormier facilitated by Barnes and Noble. Although the Q&A focuses on the recently-released <em>Heroes</em>, participants also asked questions about censorship, Cormier's writing practices and experience, and the influence of his French-Canadian background on his work.
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Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
AnnaMary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana
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English
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