Chris Cannon, 2011 Magazine Award Winner

Chris Cannon has worked as a writer and editor for a host of magazines, ranging from Rolling Stone and the New Republic to the University of Chicago Magazine and the Journal of Visual Anthropology. He is the author of four books on music and travel, as well as the bestselling political satire "America, But Better."

Chris's winning article, published by Vancouver Magazine in April 2011, is titled "The Deserter," the story of Rodney Watson who spent a year fighting in Iraq with the US Army. Ordered to return he went AWOL instead, finding sanctuary in a Vancouver church with his family and fighting to stay out of an American prison.

Most of Chris' work covers social and environmental topics, particularly in the areas of innovations that foster community and sustainability. Other work he has written on issues of sustainability, community, and the social impact of war has found support with grants and fellowships from the Tides Foundation, the Canadian Arts Council, the British Columbia Arts Council, and the Banff Centre for the Arts. Chris is currently working on a book about the culture of sharing.

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Vancouver Magazine winning article here