Chris Turner

Chris Turner (born July 25, 1973) is a Canadian journalist, speaker, and author.

Biography Turner was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, where his father, a fighter pilot, was stationed with the Canadian military. Turner's mother established the first family support centres at various Canadian military bases where the family was based. As a military brat, 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. During his undergraduate studies he won the Alexander MacLachlan Peace Prize, and the Michael R. G. Harris Memorial Scholarship. Turner also holds a journalism degree from Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto (1998). While at Ryerson, he completed an editorial internship at Shift magazine.

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).

Books Books written by Turner include the following:

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 nine gold 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.