C26589Turner

Record No 26589
Name Chris R Turner
Title Freelance Journalist/Author
Organization
Dept/Publication
Address
Calgary, AB T2N 1W7 CANADA
Phone (403) 399-2321
Phone Type 0
Fax
Website www.mnn.com/featured-blogs/Chris_Turner
Twitter Account
Freelance Website www.canadianwritersgroup.com/index.php/writer-profiles/chris-turner/
Sample of Work www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2009.10-environment-the-age-of-breathing-underwater/
Sample of Work www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2010.05-environment-the-new-grand-tour/
Sample of Work www.mnn.com/featured-blogs/Chris_Turner
Areas of Expertise
Regions Canada
About Me Author of The Great Leap Sideways (Random House, September 2011); The Geography of Hope (Random House 2007) - Governor General's Award and National Business Book Award finalist and Globe & Mail Best Book of 2007; Planet Simpson (Random House/Ebury/Da Capo 2004). Winner of seven National Magazine Awards in Canada, including 2009 & 2010 Best Essay awards (both essays anthologized in Best Canadian Essays book series). Blogger for MNN.com on Green Tech. Former sustainability columnist for The Globe & Mail (2007-2009). Former contributing editor at Shift Magazine (1998-2003). Former special tech features writer at Time Magazine (2000-2001). BA in Journalism, Ryerson University, 1998; BA (Hons.) in history, Queen's University, 1996.