To help Mount Saint Vincent University commemorate Mi’kmaq History Month (October), award-winning author Chris Benjamin will be speaking about his book, Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School (Nimbus, 2014). October 7 at 12:00–13:30 Mount Saint Vincent University (166 Bedford Highway, Halifax) in Seton Building, Auditorium D
The Indian School Road Fall 2015 University Book Tour continues with two events next week! Tuesday, Sept 29, 4:30 – 6:30 pm, at Dalhousie University’s McCain Arts & Social Sciences Building (6135 University Avenue), Room 2012, in Halifax, Chris Benjamin will give a talk on the Shubenacadie Residential School based on his book, Indian School […]
Two upcoming events on the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School: Friday, Sept 18, 12:00 noon until 2:20 pm, at the University of Prince Edward Island Main Faculty Lounge in Charlottetown. Chris Benjamin will give a talk on the Shubenacadie Residential School based on his book, Indian School Road. and Saturday, Sept 19, 1:00 pm until 2:00 […]
Date: Wednesday, Aug 26 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Writer’s Federation of Nova Scotia offices, 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax Perks: COFFEE and snacks Admission: FREE Prince Edward Island-based author Jeff Bursey will be in Halifax launching his new novel, Mirrors on which dust has fallen. Joining him will be poet and short story writer Carole Langille, […]
I had the great honour to present at an event honouring survivors from the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School this month at the University of New Brunswick. CBC did a piece on the event:
Sat Jan 31, 2:00 pm At the new Halifax Central Library (5440 Spring Garden Road) Authors Chris Benjamin and Jo Treggiari will talk about the peaks and valleys of writing about your own angst and woeful youth, like they each did for the Becoming Fierce anthology (one of Quill & Quire’s books of the year). […]
Join us for a reading by Nova Scotia writers from the works of one of Canada’s most beloved authors, Alistair MacLeod, on Fri Jan 30, 2015, 7:00 pm, at the St. Mary’s Atrium (5940 Inglis St.), Room 101 in Halifax. Readers include Brian Bartlett, Chris Benjamin, Carol Bruneau, Alice Burdick, Ian Colford, Valerie Compton, Deirdre Dwyer, […]
“Seals Dive Deep for Ocean Data” is a quirky but important story by environment writer Chris Benjamin, commissioned by Science Friday, with major impact on our understanding of climate change. For that we should all be thanking seals, especially elephant seals, for their recent contributions to oceanographic science. They are providing the best available data […]
‘Building Character and Theme’ Workshop – Westville Public Library 2042 Queen Street Tuesday, December 2, 6:00pm – 7:30pm Reserve your spot by calling 902-396-5022 Can great literature be political? Actually, it always is because great literature always has an impact beyond the specific story it reveals. It universalizes itself into a potent theme. The key […]
New Glasgow Public Library (902-752-8233). Tuesday, November 25, 6:00pm – 7:30pm. As writers we love reading, but print is only one way to share story. This session will explore how stories can transcend media, but also how each medium shapes story, and how as storytellers we can adapt our tales for maximum impact and reach. […]
