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Three-page short story fragment about an old farm house inherited by a 20-something urbanite.

File consists of born-digital records generated from participation in “The Big One”, a yearlong creative writing workshop at Firefly Creative Writing in Toronto, Ontario, from Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022. This course was the creator's first foray into writing fiction and poetry for adults, and includes poems, song lyrics, responses to writing prompts, short story fragments and novel fragments. Subject matter ranges widely from the slowness of island life and the nature of relationships to exotic species and monocultures.

Documents are arranged in the original order as received from the creator. Documents are either in Microsoft Word or Apple Pages format.

The fonds consists of records documenting Sofia Harwell’s professional and personal life as an archivist, artist, and children’s book author from 1992 - 2025. Records primarily focus on her 116 collages and various creative writing projects, including the narrative drafts and works produced as part of her three published children’s books: Mushrooms for Mae (2016, Annick Press), Beeker and Bock Go To the Meadow (2018, Annick Press), and What Plants? (2020, Annick Press). Other records included are photographs (mostly black-and-white), dried botanical samples collected from all over the world, and handmade paper samples that were collected as part of her travels and ultimately incorporated into her collages.

Records also include personal correspondence, including letters she received and saved from her youth through adulthood, starting in 1992. Four personal journals are also included. Finally, the fonds consists of records generated in 2022 from her participation in “The Big One”, a yearlong creative writing workshop at Firefly Creative Writing, which represents her first foray into adult-focused fiction and poetry. She has since returned to children’s writing and will be publishing a fourth book in spring of 2026.

Records are organized into 7 series: Collages, Personal correspondence, Creative writing, Photographs, Journals, Botanical samples, and Handmade paper.