On October 7 author Chris Benjamin appeared on Global Television’s “Morning News” with Crystal Garett. Here’s the clip: Your browser does not support frames. Click here to view the frameless video..

Writing Workshop: Environmental Writing with Writer in Residence Chris Benjamin Tuesday, October 7th from 6:00 – 7:30pm The People’s Place: Antigonish Town & County Library, 283 Main Street, Antigonish Registration required. Call the library at 863-4276. The world is awash in environmental crises and their magnitude overwhelms many of us. This session will look at […]

October 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Free Halifax North Memorial Library, 2285 Gottingen St, Halifax Everyone is welcome at this free event — join author/journalist Chris Benjamin as he reads from and discusses his new book, Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School. Come on out: Listen, talk, discuss.   […]

On Sept 23, Fierce Ink Press released its new anthology Becoming Fierce: Teen Stories IRL (the IRL is “in real life”, now ya know). Twenty percent of proceeds go to help Kids Help Phone. Included in the collection is Chris Benjamin’s short story, “Cuisvé”, about his eye-opening, and heart starting, time in St. Lucia as […]

In the Sept 18 issue of the Coast (Halifax’s independent weekly newspaper), city editor Jacob Boon interviewed author Chris Benjamin about his new book, Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School. Here is a brief excerpt from the interview: Why did you want to write this book? I’m interested in all kinds of social […]

Personal Stories made profound, poetic, and/or prosey or “how to make your story into literature” New Glasgow Public Library (902-752-8233) Tuesday, September 30, 6:00pm – 7:30pm In this session, Writer in Residence Chris Benjamin will look at how to mine the riches of our personal lives for great stories – be they family histories, travel […]

Tuesday September 23, 7:00 pm, at the New Glasgow Public Library (Community Room), author and Writer in Residence Chris Benjamin will read from his new book, Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School, and launch his time as writer in residence. All are welcome to join us!  

Antigonish’s newspaper, The Casket, published a piece on Chris Benjamin as the Writer in Residence at the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library. Here is an excerpt: New writer-in-residence at the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library Chris Benjamin is looking forward to connecting to the area more, through his role. Though he has done many workshops through the Writer’s Federation […]

Paul Bennett’s review of Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School appeared in last Saturday’s Halifax Chronicle Herald. Here is an excerpt: In Indian School Road, Halifax writer Chris Benjamin tackles the tragic story of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School, its predecessors and its painful legacies. It’s a powerful, hard-hitting book that will […]

On Tuesday, September 16, 6-7:30 pm, Writer in Residence Chris Benjamin will give a workshop on Travel Writing at the Antigonish Town and County Library, 283 Main Street, Antigonish. Many people love to travel, and many people love to write. This session will give good practical advice on how to turn your travel experiences – […]