[2] Much of Benjamin's writing has been influenced by his work and travel in the Caribbean, West Africa, East and Central Asia and Europe.
[3] From 2006 to 2007, Benjamin worked as a Development Correspondent at The Statesman, a daily national newspaper in Accra, Ghana.
Drive-By Saviours (Roseway, 2010; ISBN 9781552663691) – Winner of the 2008 Percy Prize – Top Novel in the Atlantic Writing Competition; Long-listed for a 2011 ReLit Award; Long-listed for CBC Canada Reads 2011; selected to Salty Ink's top-notch books of 2010 list[8][9][10][11] Since 2012, Chris Benjamin has been a columnist and regular contributor to Halifax Magazine.
[13] Since 2008, Benjamin has been a regular contributor and Sustainable City columnist with The Coast Magazine in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
[16] Benjamin has also published widely in other regional and national publications, including: Anthologies Radio