Ben Philippe is a

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author and screenwriter.

Biography

Philippe was born in

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and raised in

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. Philippe received his B.A. from

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in 2011 and received his MFA from the

Michener Center for Writers The Michener Center for Writers is a Masters of Fine Arts program in fiction, poetry, playwriting, and screenwriting at the University of Texas at Austin. Bret Anthony Johnston is the current director of the program. Previously, James Magnuson ra ...

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. He is currently based in

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and is an assistant professor at

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. His debut novel, '' The Field Guide to the North American Teenager'', was named one of

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in 2020. He won the 2020

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for his work on the novel. In 2020, Philippe published a novel, ''Charming As A Verb,'' followed by a memoir, ''Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend'' in 2021, which was named one of Canada's best nonfiction books by

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. In January 2022, Philippe was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series and Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series for his work on ''

Only Murders in the Building , creator = Steve Martin & John Hoffman , starring = {{Plainlist, * Steve Martin * Martin Short * Selena Gomez * Aaron Dominguez * Amy Ryan * Cara Delevingne * Adina Verson * Michael Cyril Creighton , music ...

''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Philippe, Ben Living people 21st-century Canadian novelists Columbia College (New York) alumni Michener Center for Writers alumni Canadian male screenwriters Barnard College faculty 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male novelists Black Canadian novelists Haitian emigrants to Canada Year of birth missing (living people) William C. Morris Award winners Screenwriters from Quebec Black Canadian screenwriters Novelists from Montreal