Chris Benjamin (journalist)
Canadian journalist
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Christopher Benjamin (born May 26, 1975) is a Canadian journalist, novelist and non-fiction writer.
Chris Benjamin | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 26, 1975 |
| Other name | Christopher Benjamin |
| Occupations | journalist, novelist and non-fiction writer |
Education
Benjamin completed a Bachelor of Commerce from Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) in 1997 and a Master of Environmental studies (MES) from York University (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) in 2001.[1] During his MES, Benjamin completed a six-month term in Makassar, Indonesia and subsequently published "Sharing Environmental Information in Makassar" in the anthology From Sky to Sea, published by the University of Waterloo Press in 2005.[2]
Influences
Much of Benjamin's writing has been influenced by his work and travel in the Caribbean, West Africa, East and Central Asia and Europe.[3] From 2006 to 2007, Benjamin worked as a Development Correspondent at The Statesman, a daily national newspaper in Accra, Ghana.[1]
Personal
Benjamin currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with his wife and two children.
Works
Non-fiction
- Eco-Innovators: Sustainability in Atlantic Canada (Nimbus, 2011; ISBN 1551098636) – Winner of the 2012 APMA Best Atlantic-Published Book Award; Finalist for the 2012 Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award; listed in the Top 5 Atlantic Canadian books of 2011 by Arts East Magazine.[4][5][6]
- The Shubenacadie Indian Residential School (Nimbus, 2014; ISBN TBD) – Winner of the 2013 Dave Greber Freelance Writer Award in the book category[7]
Fiction
Drive-By Saviours (Roseway, 2010; ISBN 9781552663691) – Winner of the 2008 Percy Prize – Top Novel in the Atlantic Writing Competition; Long-listed for a 2011 ReLit Award; Long-listed for CBC Canada Reads 2011; selected to Salty Ink's top-notch books of 2010 list[8][9][10][11]
Journalism
Since 2012, Chris Benjamin has been a columnist and regular contributor to Halifax Magazine. He was a regular contributor to Openfile Halifax[12] until it went on hiatus in 2012.[13] Since 2008, Benjamin has been a regular contributor and Sustainable City columnist with The Coast Magazine in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[14][15] From 2006–2007, Benjamin worked as a Development Correspondent with The Statesman, a daily newspaper in Ghana.[16] Benjamin has also published widely in other regional and national publications, including:
- "Clinical Culture Clash: The IWK's midwifery program was sabotaged by the hospital's own administration, say women who left", published by The Halifax Chronicle Herald, Sun, February 6, 2011
- "Rebuilding Halifax's Most Feared Neighbourhood", published by The Globe and Mail, September 25, 2010
- "The myth of the wealthy environmentalist" in Briarpatch Magazine, July/August 2009 – Honourable Mention 2009 National Magazine Awards[17]
- "Retooling Schooling" in Briarpatch Magazine, September 2009[18]
- "The destable solution: Prison reform in Ghana" in Briarpatch Magazine, May 2009[19]
- "Incubating Ideas: Fernwood celebrates 20 years of radical publishing" in Briarpatch Magazine, July 2012[20]
- "Midwifery is ready for delivery, but mainstream public health lags", published by This Magazine, February Issue, 2010[21]
- "Imagine Fewer Schools", published by the Nova Scotia Policy Review, Cover Story, June 2008[22]
- "Who Are the Real Crazies Here?", published by Now Magazine, News, April 14, 2005[23]
Anthologies
- "The water bottle thief" in Everything is Political (Fernwood, 2013; ISBN 9781552665497).
- "Let us reinvent the wheel" in Year One Anthology (Open Heart Forgery, 2011; ISBN 9780986846106)
- "Bill on a Code of Ethic for the Province" in Year One Anthology (Open Heart Forgery, 2011; ISBN 9780986846106)
- "The Law Won" in Descant 150: Writers in Prison (Issue 150, Vol. 41, No. 3, Fall 2010)[24]
- "The Futurology of Fatherhood" in Nova Scotia: Visions of the Future Anthology (Pottersfield Press, July 2009; ISBN 9781897426074)
- "Sharing Environmental Information in Makassar" in From Sky to Sea: Environment and Development in Indonesia (S.K. Wismer, T. Babcock, and B. Nurkin (Eds). Waterloo, Ontario, University of Waterloo, Department of Geography Publication Series No. 61.)
Radio
- "The Forest and the Trees", CBC Radio One, Maritime Magazine, aired Sunday, January 20, 2013[25]
