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 – […]
“Great Wall” is a short story commissioned by Halifax playwright and actor Michael McPhee as part of the Doppler Effect’s Cadimus Protocol, a trans-media art project that imagines a world where “environmental cataclysm forces vigorous regulation of humanity’s procreation rate in order to balance our ecosystem.” So far it includes works of theatre, visual art, […]
Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library’s 2014 Writer-in-Residence, Chris Benjamin, will launch his newest book with a reading on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 7:00 p.m. at the Antigonish Town and County Library (283 Main St., Antigonish, Nova Scotia). Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School is released this month and won the Dave Greber Freelance Writing Award. […]
From the Aug 25 NG News: It all started at the age of six years old when he wrote the story of a boy and his dinosaur. After that, Chris Benjamin was hooked on writing. As a shy boy growing up in Beaverbank, Nova Scotia, writing was a creative outlet that he knew he was […]
September 22, 2014, 7:00 pm, at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. In Indian School Road, journalist Chris Benjamin tackles the controversial and tragic history of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School, its predecessors, and its lasting effects, giving voice to multiple perspectives for the first time. Benjamin integrates research, interviews, and testimonies to guide readers […]
