Includes handwritten journals, notebooks, and yearly agendas. Folder titles are derived from the following sources when available: cover titles, first entry date, and notebook brand in parenthesis. Many include inset ephermal materials such as receipts, letters, maps, and boarding passes.

Contains complete or nearly complete drafts and published versions of Piglia's articles, novels, short stories, and film scripts. Much of the material in the drafts section contains typewritten and computer print-out spiral bound drafts with handwritten annotations and corrections on loose paper. The series also contains files of various publishing contracts and legal documents.