Benjamin Hertwig

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Benjamin Hertwig is a Canadian poet, whose debut poetry collection Slow War was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2017 Governor General's Awards.[1]

A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan,[2] he has also published short fiction and non-fiction work in Maisonneuve, Canadian Literature, The Walrus, Ricepaper, Geez, Prairie Fire, Pleiades and The New York Times. He won a National Magazine Award in the Personal Journalism category in 2017 for "The Burn".[3]

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  1. ^ "Finalists named for 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards". Montreal Gazette, October 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "The latest poetry: lyrical, bracing, heartfelt". Toronto Star, September 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "NMAF announces the winners of the 40th Anniversary National Magazine Awards". Canada NewsWire, May 26, 2017.

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