词条 | Derek Weiler |
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Derek Xavier Weiler (October 4, 1968 – April 12, 2009) was a journalist and Canadian magazine editor. He was editor of Quill & Quire, Canada's national book trade magazine. Early careerWeiler received a B.A. and M.A. in English literature from the University of Waterloo and a certificate in Magazine and Book Publishing from Centennial College in Toronto.[1] His first job in publishing was as an editor for Key Porter Books.[1] Quill & QuireAfter being hired at Quill & Quire as a staff writer in 1999, he rose through the positions of review editor and news editor to be named editor in chief in 2004.[2] During his tenure, Weiler wrote book reviews and articles for the country's three major newspapers: The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and the National Post. Weiler had a tattoo on his inner forearm that read "I can't go on. I'll go on," a well-known line from Samuel Beckett's The Unnamable, and a reference, as he revealed in a blog post,[3] to his struggle with a heart condition, the details of which he did not reveal. DeathWeiler died suddenly, the result of his heart condition,[4] on April 12, 2009, in Toronto at the age of 40, the day his last book review,[5] of a debut story collection by Wells Tower, appeared in the Toronto Star. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pagesbooks.ca/features.php?type=feature&id=206|title=The Mighty Q|work=Pages' Books and Magazines|accessdate=2009-04-24}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/13/derek-weiler-1968-2009/|title=Derek Weiler, 1968-2009|author=Staff of Quill & Quire|work=Quill & Quire|date=April 13, 2009|accessdate=2009-04-24|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416203538/http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/13/derek-weiler-1968-2009/|archivedate=April 16, 2009|df=}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.burymenot.com/2007/03/branded.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525110707/http://www.burymenot.com/2007/03/branded.html|date=March 2007|last=Weiler|first=Derek|archivedate=2007-05-25|title=Branded|accessdate=2009-04-24|deadurl=yes|df=}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/16/saying-goodbye|title=Saying goodbye|author=Staff of Quill & Quire|work=Quill & Quire|date=April 16, 2009|accessdate=2009-04-30|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623062619/http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/16/saying-goodbye|archivedate=June 23, 2009|df=}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/616934|title=Hurray for the Vikings' part|work=Toronto Star|last=Weiler|first=Derek|date=April 12, 2009|accessdate=2009-04-24}} External links
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