Stephen Edward Kimber (born August 25, 1949) is a

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journalist, editor and broadcaster and instructor at the University of King's College in

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Early life and education

Kimber was born in

. He attended Dalhousie University from 1967 to 1970, where he served as editor of the ''Dalhousie Gazette''. He earned his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction from Goucher College in Baltimore in 2001.

Career

From 1985 to 2002 he was the weekly political and general columnist for ''The Daily News'' in Halifax. He is currently a weekly political and public affairs columnist for the ''Halifax Examiner'' and a Contributing Editor for ''Atlantic Business Magazine''. His writing has appeared in many major Canadian newspapers and magazines. As an Ottawa-based broadcaster, he was a current affairs producer on

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and a producer, story editor, writer and host for many

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and radio programs. He has been a professor at the University of King's College since 1983 and has been the director of the School of Journalism three times. In 2013, he co-founded the university's Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction program.

Honors

Kimber received an honorable mention from the

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that he shared with Kelly Shiers for an article in ''Cities Magazine'' about the botched search for a little boy lost in the woods of

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. He won the 2022 Evelyn Richardson Award for his book ''Alexa!: Changing the Face of Canadian Politics''. In 2023, he was appointed a member of the Order of Nova Scotia for representing Nova Scotia in the national press and mentoring several generations of journalists.

Books

* ''Net Profits'' (Nimbus, 1990) * ''The Spirit of Africville'' (co-author) (Formac, 1992) * ''More Than Just Folks'' (Pottersfield, 1996) * ''Flight 111: The Tragedy of the Swissair Crash'' (Doubleday, 1999/ Nimbus 2013) * ''NOT GUILTY: The Trial of Gerald Regan'' (Stoddart, 1999) ** ''Aphrodisiac: Sex, Politics, Power and Gerald Regan'' (Expanded and updated ebook edition, 2016) * ''Sailors, Slackers and Blind Pigs: Halifax at War'' (Doubleday, September 2002); ** Winner, Richardson Award (2003) ** Winner
Dartmouth Book Award for Nonfiction
(2003) ** Torgi Award, CNIB Nonfiction Audio Book Award (2004) ** Finalist, Atlantic Booksellers Award (2003) * ''Reparations: A Novel'' (HarperCollins 2006) ** Finalist, Dartmouth Book Award for Fiction (2006) ** Finalist Arthur Ellis Crime Writers of Canada First Novel Award * ''Loyalists and Layabouts: The Rapid Rise and Faster Fall of Shelburne, NS 1783-1792'' (Doubleday 2008); ** Finalist, Richardson Award (2008) ** Finalist, Dartmouth Book Award for Nonfiction * ''IWK: A Century of Caring'' (Nimbus, 2009) * ''Halifax: Warden of the North'' (co-author, updated edition) (Nimbus 2010) * ''What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five'' (Fernwood, 2013) ** Winner, Richardson Award (2014) ** Long-listed, Libris Award for Best Canadian Nonfiction Book (2014) ** Readers Choice Award, Cuban Institute of the Book (Spanish edition, 2016) * ''The Sweetness in the Lime'' (Nimbus, 2020) * ''Alexa!: Changing the Face of Canadian Politics'' (Goose Lane, 2021) * ''Bitcoin Widow: Love, Betrayal and the Missing Millions'' (

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with Stephen Kimber) (HarperCollins Canada, 2022)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kimber, Stephen Canadian newspaper journalists Living people 1949 births Journalists from Nova Scotia Writers from Halifax, Nova Scotia Academic staff of University of King's College Dalhousie University alumni Goucher College alumni Members of the Order of Nova Scotia Centre for Investigative Journalism Award winners 21st-century Canadian journalists 21st-century Canadian non-fiction writers 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male journalists Canadian male non-fiction writers