Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1971-2016 (Creation)
Level of description
Is-fonds / Sub-fonds
Extent and medium
11 files
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Barnie (1941- ), poet and writer, was born in Abergavenny, Gwent. He attended King Henry VIII’s Grammar School, Abergavenny, before studying at the University of Birmingham where he graduated with a PhD in 1969. Following this, he taught English Literature at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, where he lived from 1969-1982, and in 1979 spent some time in Memphis, Tennessee as an Honorary Fellow for the Centre for Southern Folklore. After returning to Wales, Barnie became the editor of the magazine Planet: The Welsh Internationalist from 1990-2006. Barnie is a prolific poet and writer and has published several collections of poetry, works of fiction, and collections of essays, one of which, The King of Ashes, won a Welsh Arts Council Prize for Literature in 1990. His collection Trouble in Heaven was long listed for Wales Book of the Year 2008. He has also performed in a number of bilingual blues and poetry groups.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The group consists of papers, 1971-2016, relating to the publication of John Barnie’s literary works, including typescripts, proofs, contracts, statements, and agreements.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged in two series: Typescripts and proofs; and Contracts and royalty statements.
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Conditions governing access
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Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: B.