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William Herbert New OC FRSC (born March 28, 1938) is a Canadian poet and literary critic. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was educated at John Oliver Secondary School, where he received one of the top matriculation exam scores in British Columbia in 1956, [1] the University of British Columbia, and the University of Leeds. [2] He taught English literature at the University of British Columbia from 1965 to 2003, where he was also the Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies from 1975–1977, and an acting head of the English Department. [2] He also was an associate in 1971 at Cambridge University's Clare Hall. [2] [3] On October 5, 2006, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada and was invested October 26, 2007. [4] [5]

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For 29 years, he held editorial positions at Canadian Literature and, in 2004, was made Editor Emeritus. [2]

He is the son of John New and Edith (Littlejohn). On July 6, 1967, William married Margaret Elizabeth Francis Ebbs-Canavan. [6] [7]

He is the father of actor Peter New.

Selected bibliography

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Criticism

Poetry

Children's books

Anthologies edited

Honors and awards

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  1. ↑ "School Principal's Son Tops B.C. Matriculation Exams". The Vancouver Sun. 25 July 1956. p. 19. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Fonds - William Herbert New fonds. 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Biographical Note". William H. New. The University of British columbia Faculty of Arts. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Several join prestigious Order of Canada". National Post. Toronto, Ontario. 22 February 2007. p. 9. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Dr. William H. New". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Weddings: New - Ebbs-Canavan". The Vancouver Sun. 8 July 1967. p. 26. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Wigod, Rebecca (29 September 2000). "Big book, eh?". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 26. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "William New". bcbookawards.ca. BC Book Awards. 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "RSC Fellows". Royal Society of Canada. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. 1 2 O'Brian, Amy (21 September 2012). "Mayor Awards honor creative contributions to city". The Vancouver Sun. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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