Benjamin Hertwig is a
Canadian
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poet, whose debut poetry collection ''Slow War'' was a shortlisted finalist for the
Governor General's Award for English-language poetry
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A former member of the
Canadian Armed Forces
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who served in
Afghanistan
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, he has also published short fiction and non-fiction work in ''
Maisonneuve'', ''
Canadian Literature
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The Walrus
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Ricepaper
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Geez'', ''
Prairie Fire'', ''
Pleiades
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''. He won a
National Magazine Award
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in the Personal Journalism category in 2017 for "The Burn".
"NMAF announces the winners of the 40th Anniversary National Magazine Awards"
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'', May 26, 2017.
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21st-century Canadian poets
Canadian male poets
Canadian non-fiction writers
Canadian magazine writers
Canadian male non-fiction writers
Living people
21st-century Canadian male writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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