The Halifax Media Co-op’s Robert Devet wrote a review of Indian School Road as a companion piece to Isabelle Knockwood’s book about the survivor experience of the school. Her book, and the questions she raised, was an inspiration for Indian School Road. You can read the review here.
‘Living Library of Storytelling’ with Chris Benjamin, Writer-in-Residence at Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library, and invited guests Florence Hughes and Jerry Munro Where Stellarton Public Library, Stellarton, Nova Scotia, 248 S Foord St map When Tue, 21 October, 18:30 – 19:45 What Join us for a special Storytelling & Story sharing event, with local invited guests – […]
Becoming Fierce Halifax Launch, Just Us! Cafe, 5896 Spring Garden Rd Sat, 18 October, 14:00 – 16:00 Come out and join us as we celebrate the publication of Becoming Fierce: Teen Stories IRL, anthology of creative non-fiction. There will be readings from contributing authors Ben Boudreau, Alison DeLory, Chris Benjamin and Jo Treggiari. They will […]
‘Historical research – where and how to begin’ with Chris Benjamin, Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library’s Writer-in-Residence Pictou Public Library, 40 Water Street Tuesday, October 14, 6:00pm – 7:30pm Register by calling 902-485-5021 This session will outline some key sources of accurate historical information, primary and secondary, including libraries and archives as well as the use of […]
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 […]
