J.B. MacKinnon
Encyclopedia
James Bernard MacKinnon, commonly cited as J.B. MacKinnon, is a Canadian
independent journalist, contributing editor and book author. Mackinnon is best known for co-authoring with Alisa Smith the bestselling book The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating, encouraging readers to focus on local eating as a way to address current environmental and economic issues. MacKinnon and Smith also collaborated in the creation of the Food Network Canada television series The 100 Mile Challenge
based on the book. He has won three National Magazine Awards, and the 2006 Charles Taylor Prize
for best work of Literary Non-Fiction. As a contributing editor to Canadian magazines Adbusters, explore, and Vancouver, and independent journalist, MacKinnon’s writings span a wide range of literary genres and topics, including travel, sports, and politics. MacKinnon’s first book, Dead Man in Paradise and recipient of the Charles Taylor Prize, combines family history and unsolved mystery in the retelling of the murder of Mackinnon’s uncle, a Canadian priest, in 1965 in the Dominican Republic. In 2008, Mackinnon co-authored I Live Here with Mia Kirshner , Michael Simons, and Paul Shoebridges, a poignant collection of stories about victims of crisis throughout the globe. MacKinnon currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Canada
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independent journalist, contributing editor and book author. Mackinnon is best known for co-authoring with Alisa Smith the bestselling book The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating, encouraging readers to focus on local eating as a way to address current environmental and economic issues. MacKinnon and Smith also collaborated in the creation of the Food Network Canada television series The 100 Mile Challenge
The 100 Mile Challenge
The 100 Mile Challenge is a Canadian reality television series produced by Paperny Films and aired on Food Network Canada. The series follows the lives and eating habits of six families living in Mission, British Columbia who, for a period of 100 days, agreed to only consume food and drink that has...
based on the book. He has won three National Magazine Awards, and the 2006 Charles Taylor Prize
Charles Taylor Prize
The Charles Taylor Prize is a Canadian literary award, presented by the Charles Taylor Foundation to the best Canadian work of literary non-fiction. It is named for Charles Taylor, a noted Canadian historian and writer....
for best work of Literary Non-Fiction. As a contributing editor to Canadian magazines Adbusters, explore, and Vancouver, and independent journalist, MacKinnon’s writings span a wide range of literary genres and topics, including travel, sports, and politics. MacKinnon’s first book, Dead Man in Paradise and recipient of the Charles Taylor Prize, combines family history and unsolved mystery in the retelling of the murder of Mackinnon’s uncle, a Canadian priest, in 1965 in the Dominican Republic. In 2008, Mackinnon co-authored I Live Here with Mia Kirshner , Michael Simons, and Paul Shoebridges, a poignant collection of stories about victims of crisis throughout the globe. MacKinnon currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
See also
- The I Live Here ProjectsThe I Live Here ProjectsThe I Live Here Foundation, also commonly referred to as the I Live Here Projects, is a United States 501 non profit organization dedicated to telling the stories of silenced and unheard people around the world through a series of books and other media projects.The I Live Here foundation was...