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Box
Title
December 2019 Addendum
Date(s)
- 1999 - 2014 (Creation)
Extent
1 box
Name of creator
Biographical history
Victoria McManus is a resident of Philadelphia, PA. She writes both fiction and nonfiction, under the names Victoria Janssen and Elspeth Potter, and includes both novels and short stories. Her first novel was the alternate-world fantasy The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover (2008), which has been translated into French, German, and Russian. Her next novel, The Moonlight Mistress (2009), features the early days of World War One and werewolves; it has been translated into Italian and has an electronic-only sequel available, “Under Her Uniform.” McManus' third novel The Duke and the Pirate Queen (2010), is a sort-of sequel to The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover, focusing on different characters. In 2021-2022, under the name of Victoria Janssen, she released A Place of Refuge, a new science fiction queer romance space opera consisting of three books: Finding Refuge, Accepting Refuge, and Embracing Refuge.
Her first published short story was "Water Music" (2000), which appeared in Best Lesbian Erotica 2001 from Cleis Press, and she has since written a number of other stories that have been anthologized in various erotica collections. Her nonfiction mostly appears at the blogs Heroes and Heartbreakers (romance) and The Criminal Element (mystery, suspense, and thrillers). She also reviews anonymously for Publishers Weekly.
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Scope and content
Series I: Manuscripts
1-2/1: Notebook containing notes and story drafts, 2002
1-2/2: Notes for werewolf novel, 2006
1-2/3: Story notes, 2005, 2007, undated
Series II: Diaries and Correspondence
2-2/4: Correspondence, 2000 - 2010
Series III: Literary Materials
3-2/5: Materials for 'Pen & Pencil' reading (April 19, 1999) - typescript of Voice of the Giraffe scene, typescript of poem "Brown", and reading schedule, 1999
3-2/6: Reading copies of various stories, undated
3-2/7: Victorian slang glossary, undated
Series IV: Other Materials
4-2/8: Bookmarks and advertisements, undated
4-2/9: Broad Universe, 2003
4-2/10: Check receipts and honorarium statements, 2007, 2012 - 2013
4-2/11: Contracts [alphabetical by work title], 2001 - 2014
4-2/12: The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover (2008), cover flat
4-2/13: The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover (2008), publicity card
4-2/14: Financial documentation from Harlequin, 2009 - 2012
4-2/15: Financial documentation from MacMillan, 2011 - 2014
4-2/16: Labels with various lines of dialogue, undated
4-2/17: The Moonlight Mistress (2009), publicity cards, 1 signed
4-2/18: Notes for PSFS talk, February 2007
4-2/19: Novelists, Inc., 2009 - 2010
4-2/20: Nth Degree #7 (September 2003)
4-2/21: Pen and Pencil Club Inaugural Reading List, April 20, 1998
4-2/22: Philadelphia City Paper advertisement for McManus reading, February 2007
4-2/23: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, 2002 - 2006
Series V: Convention Materials
5-2/24: Philcon '92 [Philadelphia, PA, 1992]
5-2/25: Balticon 27 [Baltimore, MD, 1993]
5-2/26: Philcon 1994 [Philadelphia, PA, 1994]
5-2/27: Readercon 7 [Worcester, MA, 1994]
5-2/28: Eclecticon '95 [Newark, NJ, 1995]
5-2/29: Philcon 1995 [Philadelphia, PA, 1995]
5-2/30: Eclecticon '96 [Newark, NJ, 1996]
5-2/31: Eclecticon '97 [Newark, NJ, 1997]
5-2/32: Philcon 1997 [Philadelphia, PA, 1997]
5-2/33: Bucconeer (WorldCon 56) [Baltimore, MD, 1998]
5-2/34: Bucconeer (WorldCon 56) [Baltimore, MD, 1998]
5-2/35: Eclecticon '98 [Newark, NJ, 1998]
5-2/36: Philcon 1998 [Philadelphia, PA, 1998]
5-2/37: Philcon 1999 [Philadelphia, PA, 1999]
5-2/38: Eclecticon 2000 [Newark, NJ, 2000]
5-2/39: Lunacon 2000 [Rye Brook, NY, 2000]
5-2/40: Philcon 2000 [Philadelphia, PA, 2000]
5-2/41: Millennium Philcon (WorldCon 59) [Philadelphia, PA, 2001]
5-2/42: Readercon 13 [Boston, MA, 2001]
5-2/43: Lunacon 2002 [Rye Brook, NY, 2002]
5-2/44: Philcon 2002 - 2005 [Philadelphia, PA, 2002 - 2005]
5-2/45: Readercon 14 [Burlington, MA, 2002]
5-2/46: Lunacon 2003 [Rye Brook, NY, 2003]
5-2/47: Torcon 3 (WorldCon 61) [Toronto, ON, Canada, 2003]
5-2/48: WisCon 27 [Madison, WI, 2003]
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Conditions governing access
Series IV: Other Materials: Contracts contains social security numbers. Patrons may not view the contents of this folder without redaction and/or until the death of the collection creator.