Chris Benjamin (journalist) explained

Chris Benjamin
Birth Date:2 November 1933
Nationality:British
Other Names:Christopher Benjamin
Occupation:journalist, novelist and non-fiction writer

Christopher Benjamin (born May 26, 1975) is a Canadian 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.

Personal

Benjamin currently lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia with his wife and two children.

Works

Non-fiction

Fiction

Drive-By Saviours (Roseway, 2010;) – 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:

Anthologies

Radio

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Economic Emancipation: Ghana, Africa, the World by Chris Benjamin | ZMagazine Article . ZCommunications . October 6, 2013 . 11 October 2013.
  2. From Sky to Sea: Environment and Development in Indonesia, edited by S.K. Wismer, T. Babcock, and B. Nurkin, Waterloo, Ontario, University of Waterloo, Department of Geography Publication Series No. 61.
  3. Web site: Chris Benjamin | | Fernwood Publishing . Fernwoodpublishing.ca . 11 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140130004907/http://fernwoodpublishing.ca/author/Chris-Benjamin/ . January 30, 2014 .
  4. Web site: APMA Best Atlantic-Published Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121007023238/http://www.atlanticbookawards.ca/awards/bestatlanticpublishedbook/. October 7, 2012. September 13, 2013.
  5. Web site: 2012 Richardson Nominees | Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia . Writers.ns.ca . 11 October 2013.
  6. Web site: Arts East . Artseast.blogspot.ca . 11 October 2013.
  7. Web site: Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award, a Canadian writing contest with emphasis on social justice issues. Greberwritingaward.com. 11 October 2013.
  8. Web site: The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia Announces the Winners of the 33rd Atlantic Writing Competition . Salty Ink . 11 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120508212527/http://saltyink.com/2010/08/18/the-writers%E2%80%99-federation-of-nova-scotia-announces-the-winners-of-the-33rd-atlantic-writing-competition/ . May 8, 2012 .
  9. Web site: The ReLit Awards . The ReLit Awards/ Ideas, Not Money: 2011 ReLit Longlists . Therelitawards.blogspot.ca . August 1, 2011 . 11 October 2013.
  10. http://www.cbc.ca/books/booksandauthors/2010/10/drive-by-saviours.htm
  11. Web site: Salty Ink's Selected Top-notch Books of 2010 . Salty Ink . December 9, 2010 . 11 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130216052510/http://saltyink.com/2010/12/07/salty-inks-selected-top-notch-books-of-2010/ . February 16, 2013 .
  12. Web site: Chris Benjamin: The Cyclone of the Coast . The Green Interview . December 4, 2011 . 11 October 2013.
  13. Web site: OpenFile news site 'on hiatus' | The Chronicle Herald . Thechronicleherald.ca . September 30, 2012 . 11 October 2013.
  14. Web site: Halifax, Nova Scotia THE COAST. The Coast Halifax. en. 2019-08-23.
  15. Web site: Halifax, Nova Scotia | THE COAST.
  16. Web site: pichu at . Global Projects RealNews – Ghana: $25M seed money for Bui City . Crgp.stanford.edu . February 21, 2007 . 11 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011192310/http://crgp.stanford.edu/news/global_projects_realnews_ghana_25m_seed_money_for_bui_city.html . October 11, 2007 .
  17. Web site: Past Winners Archive . Magazine-awards.com . 11 October 2013.
  18. Web site: Jermyn . Leslie . Retooling schooling – Briarpatch Magazine . Briarpatchmagazine.com . 11 October 2013.
  19. Web site: McHugh . Aleksandra . The detestable solution – Briarpatch Magazine . Briarpatchmagazine.com . 11 October 2013.
  20. Web site: Brophy . Enda . Incubating ideas – Briarpatch Magazine . Briarpatchmagazine.com . 11 October 2013.
  21. Web site: Benjamin . Chris . Midwifery is ready for delivery, but mainstream public health lags | This Magazine . This.org . February 16, 2010 . 11 October 2013.
  22. Web site: Coastlands: The Maritimes Policy Review – BACK ISSUES . Policyreview.ca . 11 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042424/http://www.policyreview.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=51#June08 . March 4, 2016 . dead .
  23. Web site: NOW Magazine . Nowtoronto.com . September 20, 2007 . 11 October 2013.
  24. Web site: Issue 150 (Vol.41, No.3, Fall 2010) Buy a Copy . Descant 150: Writers in Prison | Descant Magazine . Descant.ca . 11 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160204162140/http://www.descant.ca/issues/descant-150-writers-in-prison# . 2016-02-04 . dead .
  25. News: Maritime Magazine | The Forest and the Trees . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . January 18, 2013 . 11 October 2013.

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