Series 1: Manuscripts
Six digital manuscripts of Trent Dalton's first novel Boy Swallows Universe. The manuscripts show the progression of the work from original first draft through the editing process; including notes and markups from editors on the manuscripts, to the final typeset manuscript in preparation for publication.
Only first the six pages of each manuscript are available to be viewed.
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Items in this series:
Original manuscript (October 2017)
The first draft, unedited manuscript of Trent Dalton's debut novel Boy Swallows Universe.
First six pages only available to view.
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Publisher's structural notes (2017)
Notes from Dalton's editor who provides structural notes and edits after reading the first draft of the manuscript of Boy Swallows Universe.
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5 pages
Revised manuscript - reading copy (November 2017)
Reading copy of the revised manuscript of Boy Swallows Universe following the initial round of editing. The manuscript contains markups and includes comments from Dalton's editor and responses from Dalton.
First six pages only available to view.
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Copy edited manuscript (2018)
Edited reading copy of the manuscript of Boy Swallows Universe. The manuscript contains formatting markups and includes comments from the editor after proofreading.
First six pages only available to view.
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First typeset proof with corrections (23 February 2018)
First typeset copy of the manuscript of Boy Swallows Universe. The manuscript has handwritten annotations and markups throughout after proofreading by the editor.
First six pages only available to view.
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Final typeset manuscript (27 April 2018)
Final typeset manuscript of Boy Swallows Universe prior to publication.
First six pages only available to view.