Speech titled 'Stories at Home, Stories at School. Reading in the family and at school' on the power of literacy, family reading and educational publishing. The occasion this talk was given is unknown but was outside of New Zealand.

The Inaugural Margaret Mahy Award Lecture titled 'Surprising Moments' presented by Margaret Mahy 16 March 1991. Two copies. Note handwritten annotation "M. Mahy Annual Lecture 1990".

Speech titled 'The Bubble' on story ideas and the writing process by Margaret Mahy written when she was 51 years old. Possibly missing the ending. Two slightly differing versions, both with handwritten annotations. Appears to be a later and more extensive version of Arch 0429/8/38.

Speech titled 'The literary breakfast' given at a breakfast as part of an unspecified library conference.

Speech titled 'Touchstones: The interpretation of adult experiences by the images of childhood reading'. Two copies, one photocopy of typescript with handwritten annotations, the other a monograph published by the Library Services Division of New South Wales Department of Education.

Lecture given by Margaret Mahy in 2002 titled 'Tragedy's Wild Twin: The mixed nature of humour'. Includes a letter from the College Librarian at Auckland College of Education requesting permission to publish it.

A later version of Arch 0429/8/1.

Introductory talk to a Women’s book festival, possibly called Women's Book Week. Discusses the link between storytelling and Lady Murasaki Shikibu, author of the first novel 'The Tale of Gengi'. Typewritten with handwritten annotations in blue ink. Two copies.

Photocopy of a published speech or article written by Margaret Mahy titled 'With Children in Mind' using the story 'Mother's little girl' by Ethel M. Turner to illustrate her point.

Talk given by Margaret Mahy as Children's Librarian and Canterbury Public Library titled 'With pictures they are not the same words'. There appears to be a section missing part way through.

Typescript of a short story titled 'Splash!'