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Letter from Robert Cormier to Debbie Denzer
Cormier discusses his feelings of helplessness in censorship battles. He also expresses his admiration for the teachers and librarians who support his writing and share it with young readers.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Joseph Sepesy 5 December 1988
Cormier describes how Jerry was his most significant challenge in writing Beyond the Chocolate War. He also talks about his tentative work on a potential third novel.
Robert Cormier's drafts of his chapter on censorship
Assorted draft pages of Cormier's chapter on censorship later included in his essay "A Book Is Not a House: The Human Side of Censorship."
Robert Cormier's conference talk on fear - final draft
Cormier's talk on fear delivered at New York University discusses the nature of fear and how fear comes from within and not from movies and books. He talks about how fear is in the commonplace facts and experiences of life and not in the fantastic.…
Robert Cormier's conference talk on fear - draft
Cormier describes how the source of fear is not in monsters on the screen or in books but those in our minds. He also describes a mother reading his novels along with her eighth-grade son.
Signed points on censorship
Robert Cormier provides four bulleted points on his thoughts on censorship. These are frequently included in his letters to fans and objectors who write to him on censorship. He later added a fifth point addressing his distaste for defending his…
Robert Cormier's advice to writers
Robert Cormier shares his advice to writers to keep writing through their distractions and despite multiple commitments in their lives.
Autobiographical sketch draft
This draft describes how Cormier shared a draft of The Chocolate War with his 15-year-old daughter to test Fabio Coen's idea that the excised chapter is unnecessary to the story. He then expresses his thanks for his network of supporters and family.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Art 17 January 1987
Cormier responds to Art's concerns about the Salem censorship battle by describing the Panama City censorship of I Am the Cheese. The idea of protecting children through censorship and precautionary censorship makes up a large portion of the letter.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Annie, Safa, et al. 25 February 1987
Robert Cormier writes to a class about how a character's development follows inevitable paths. He also addresses how the sequel to The Chocolate War aims to address readers' questions. Cormier later discusses the dangers of precautionary…
Letter from Robert Cormier to Alice Smith 26 March 1989
Thanks for a personal photograph related to the conceit of Fade.
Letter from Robert Cormier to 8th grade English class at Mason Middle School 18 March 1995
Cormier shares I Am the Cheese FAQ responses (written by Fitchburg State College students) with students interested in institutional victimization.
The Chocolate War removed chapter
This short chapter includes a scene of Archie formulating his revenge against Jerry.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Fabio Coen DRAFT
Robert Cormier thanks Fabio Coen for his comments and describes the revisions he made to The Chocolate War.