Benjamin Hertwig, PhD, was born and raised under big prairie skies and has taught writing workshops for inmates, veterans, and students across Canada.

His fiction, non-fiction, and poetry have appeared in places like the New York Times, the Globe & Mail, and the Walrus, among others. His debut poetry collection, Slow War, was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award, the Raymond Souster Award, and received the Poetry Prize at the Alberta Book Awards. He is the recipient of a National Magazine Award in Personal Journalism. Benjamin’s debut novel, Juiceboxers, won the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize.

He currently lives with his partner in inner city Edmonton, where they run a bookstore together, along with a very large and gentle Saint Bernard rescue.