W. H. New

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]

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

  • Introduction to The Stone Angel 1967
  • Malcolm Lowry 1971
  • Articulating West 1972
  • Among Worlds: An Introduction to Modern Commonwealth and South African Fiction 1975
  • Malcolm Lowry: A Reference Guide 1978
  • Dreams of Speech and Violence: The Art of the Short Story in Canada and New Zealand 1987
  • A History of Canadian Literature 1989
  • Land Sliding: Imagining Space, Presence & Power in Canadian Writing 1997
  • Reading Mansfield and Metaphors of Form 1999
  • The Encyclopedia of Canadian Literature. University of Toronto, 2002
  • Grandchild of Empire: About Irony, Mainly in the Commonwealth 2003
  • From a Speaking Place: Writings from the first 50 years of Canadian Literature 2009

Poetry

  • Science Lessons 1996
  • Raucous 1999
  • Riverbook and Ocean 2002
  • Night Room 2003
  • Underwood Log 2004
  • Touching Ecuador 2006
  • Along a Snake Fence Riding 2007
  • The Rope-maker's Tale 2009
  • YVR 2011
  • New & Selected Poems 2015
  • Neighbors 2017

Children's books

  • Vanilla Gorilla 1998
  • Llamas in the Laundry 2002
  • Dream Helmet 2005
  • The Year I Was Grounded 2008
  • Sam Swallow and the Riddleworld League 2013

Anthologies edited

  • Four Hemispheres 1971
  • Voice and Vision 1972 (with Jack Hodgins)
  • Dramatists in Canada 1972
  • Critical Writings on Commonwealth Literatures: A Bibliography 1975
  • Modern Stories in English 1975 (with H.J. Rosengarten)
  • Modern Canadian Essays 1976
  • Margaret Laurence: The Writer and Her Critics 1977
  • A Political Art: Essays and Images in Honour of George Woodcock 1978
  • Active Voice 1980 (with W.E. Messenger)
  • The Active Stylist 1981 (with W.E. Messenger)
  • A 20th Century Anthology 1984
  • Canadian Short Fiction 1986
  • Canadian Writers Since 1960 1986
  • Canadian Writers Since 1960, 2nd series 1987
  • Canadian Writers 1920-1959 1988
  • Canadian Writers 1920-1959, 2nd series 1989
  • Native Writers and Canadian Writing 1990
  • Canadian Writers Before 1890 1990
  • Canadian Writers 1890-1920 1990
  • Inside the Poem 1992
  • Literature in English 1993 (with W.E. Messenger)
  • Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada 2002
  • Tropes and Territories: Short Fiction, Postcolonial Readings, Canadian Writings in Context 2007 (with Marta Dvorak)
  • From a Speaking Place: Writings from the First Fifty Years of Canadian Literature — 2009 (with Réjean Beaudoin, Susan Fisher, Iain Higgins, Eva-Marie Kröller and Laurie Ricou)

Honors and Awards

References

  1. "School Principal's Son Tops B.C. Matriculation Exams". The Vancouver Sun. 25 July 1956. p. 19. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. "Fonds - William Herbert New fonds". MemoryBC. University of British Columbia Archives. 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. "Biographical Note". William H. New. The University of British columbia Faculty of Arts. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. "Several join prestigious Order of Canada". National Post. Toronto, Ontario. 22 February 2007. p. 9. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. "Dr. William H. New". The Governor General of Canada. 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. "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. 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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