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journalist and author.
Biography
Turner was born in
Moose Jaw
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,
Saskatchewan
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, where his father, a fighter pilot, was stationed with the
Canadian military
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. As a
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, he lived in the Canadian North, the American Midwest, and Germany. He graduated from Queen's University, in Kingston, Ontario, in 1996 with an honours Bachelor of Arts in history. He also holds a journalism degree from Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto (1998). While at Ryerson, he completed an editorial internship at '' Shift'' magazine.
Following graduation from Ryerson, Turner reported on culture and technology for '' Shift'' from 1998 to 2003. His writing has also appeared in, ''
The Walrus
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The New Yorker
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The Globe and Mail
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The Independent
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The Guardian
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Utne Reader
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Adbusters
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'' and '' The South China Morning Post''. His latest work is ''How To Breathe Underwater'' (2014), a collection of his award-winning magazine writing from the last 15 years. He is currently working on a new book for Simon & Schuster with a working title of ''The Patch'', which will be an analysis of the importance and history of the oilsands.
Turner was the recipient of a
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Fellowship at the
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in 2010. In 2009 he co-founded CivicCamp in Calgary. He was featured speaker for the Deakin Innovation Lectures in
Melbourne
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, Australia, in 2008. He has given keynote addresses or lectures at thirteen university campuses, four literary festivals and approximately thirty major professional and industrial conferences nationwide. In 2013 Turner was the writer-in-residence at Berton House in
Dawson City
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Alberta
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, with his wife, the photographer Ashley Bristowe, and two children.
Globe and Mail
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''s 2007 "''Globe'' 100" list of the best books of the year.Canadian Writers Group Chris Turner Biography . Retrieved on: 2012-07-21.
Turner's magazine writing has earned him nine Canadian National Magazine Awards, including the 2001 President's Medal for General Excellence (the highest honour in Canadian magazine writing).The Green Interview Chris Turner Bio . Retrieved on: 2012-07-21.
Books
Books written by Turner include the following:
* ''The Patch: The People, Pipelines and Politics of the Oilsands'' (Simon and Schuster, 2017)
* ''How to Breathe Underwater'' (
''The Leap'' was a finalist for the 2012 National Business Book Award and longlisted for the BC National Award for Canadian Nonfiction. ''The Geography of Hope'' was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Nonfiction, the National Business Book Award and the Alberta Literary Award for Nonfiction.
Turner has received seven Canadian National Magazine Awards for his work in ''Shift'', ''The Walrus'' and ''Alberta Views''. His essay "Why Technology Is Failing Us (And How We Can Fix It)", won the 2001 President's Medal for General Excellence, the highest honour in Canadian magazine writing.
Electoral politics
Turner ran as the Green Party candidate for the Calgary Centre federal by-election held on November 26, 2012.