Robert Cormier's letter to Catherine July 1994

Robert Cormier's letter to Catherine July 1994

In this two-page typed draft of a letter to a family friend, Catherine, Cormier conveys sympathy to her and her family over the loss of her father. With at least a dozen pen edits, this copy clearly shows revisions. In it, he encourages her to explore fiction writing and shares that his own father's death was devasting to him. He also says writing about his father's death started as personal and therapeutic yet became a book. He encourages her to consider turning her experiences into some sort of literary effort.

Robert E. Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library

July 1994

AnnaMary L. Consalvo
Katharine Covino
Elise Takehana

JPG, 8.5x11

English