Chris Benjamin


Christopher Benjamin is a Canadian journalist, novelist and non-fiction writer.

Education

Benjamin completed a Bachelor of Commerce from Dalhousie University in 1997 and a Master of Environmental studies from York University in 2001. 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.

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. 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

Drive-By Saviours – 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

Journalism

Since 2012, Chris Benjamin has been a columnist and regular contributor to Halifax Magazine. He was a regular contributor to Openfile Halifax until it went on hiatus in 2012. Since 2008, Benjamin has been a regular contributor and Sustainable City columnist with The Coast Magazine in Halifax, Nova Scotia. From 2006–2007, Benjamin worked as a Development Correspondent with The Statesman, a daily newspaper in Ghana.
Benjamin has also published widely in other regional and national publications, including:
Anthologies
Radio