File of material entitled 'exams and grants' which includes letters from education centres such as Magdalene College Cambridge to Michael Chaplin concerning study grants, as well as study notes largely consisting of printed poems.

Includes newspaper articles, correspondence and notes relating to the re-publication of Sid Chaplin's work including Close the Coalhouse Door, The Day of the Sardine and The Leaping Lad. Also includes material relating to events to remember the life and work of Sid Chaplin, including the Sid Chaplin Short Story Competition.

File of material relating to Reflect Awards 2010, a photo and film competition ran by Port of Tyne, for which Michael Chaplin presented the awards. Includes a programmes and drafts of Michael Chaplin's speech.

Includes correspondence between Michael Chaplin and Newcastle City Council, as well as newspaper articles, Michael and Rene Chaplin's speeches, and an invitation relating to the unveiling of the plague.

Includes a booklet entitled 'Toward a Sustainable UK Film Industry' produced by the Film Council, several additional papers relating to the seminar and a letter from John Woodward, Chief Executive Officer for the Film Council thanking Michael Chaplin for his presentation at the seminar.

Includes notes from a workshop week for writers at Live Theatre, Newcastle, notes from editorial meetings, a proposal and scene outline for Michael Chaplin's play 'The Tyne Bridge Play', as well as editorial correspondence between Michael Chaplin and Live Theatre, Newcastle.

Email print outs between Michael Chaplin and Marilyn Imrie concerning initial ideas for Fife Circle.

Includes research, notes and draft typescripts relating to Fair Isle; a series for television.

Scene by scene outline for episode by Michael Chaplin. Also includes email print outs of editorial correspondence between Michael Chaplin and Catherine Oldfield from Greenlit concerning the outline.

Notes and email print outs relating to an outline drafted by Michael Chaplin for a Hogmanay special.