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which said in its award that Toye "has been a highly regarded editor and publisher, well-liked by writers for his patience, fine judgement, tact and unerring taste. An award-winning children's author, he was also one of the founders of The Tamarack Review, where he was influential for many years in
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which at the time was nothing more than a desk in a warehouse. He worked at the job for the next 43 years and in 1969 became the Editorial Director. He retired in 1991 and continued with them on a freelance basis after that. Known for his astute editing abilities, he was one of the first people to
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Toye authored or edited several books including the Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature, the Oxford Anthology of Canadian Literature and A Book of Canada. He has written several children's books.
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Toye was born on June 19, 1926, and grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1948 where he majored in journalism. He obtained a job with the Canadian branch of
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in 1956 which ended publication in 1982. The early work of many notable Canadian authors appeared in its pages.
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usher in an expanded and flourishing Canadian publishing business. He was one of the founding editors of the
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Supplement to the Oxford companion to Canadian history and literature
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the development and encouragement of new Canadian talent."
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The concise Oxford companion to Canadian literature
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Toronto, Ontario
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Oxford University Press
Tamarack Review
Order of Canada
Toronto, Ontario
Elizabeth Cleaver
Frank Newfeld
Robert Weaver
Eugene Benson


"Exacting editor William Eldred Toye used his blue pencil to help raise the quality of Canadian books"
The Globe and Mail
Archived
Fulford, Robert
"William Toye's book smarts"
National Post
Postmedia
"Tamarack Review"
The Canadian Encyclopedia
Archived
"Mr William Toye, Order of Canada"
Governor General of Canada
Archived
"Listing for Toye, William"
Toye speaking on Canadian Book Design
(Wiiliam Toye fonds, R8606)
Library and Archives Canada

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