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| Born | August 12, 1935 Velim, Goa, Portuguese India |
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| Period | 1990–present |
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Ben Antao (born August 12, 1935), is a Canadian writer, journalist, former teacher, and certified financial planner. He is currently based in Toronto, Canada.[1][2][3]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Ben Antao was born in Velim, Goa, Portuguese India during the Portuguese Empire (now in India). He graduated from the University of Bombay (M.A. in English).[citation needed]
Career[edit | edit source]
Journalism (1963–1967)[edit | edit source]
Antao first worked as a reporter for The Navhind Times in Panjim, Goa (1963–64) and later joined The Indian Express (1965–66) in Bombay as a reporter. In 1966, he was awarded a journalism fellowship by the World Press Institute based at Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for a year of study and travel in the United States.[4] While in the US, he worked for ten weeks as a writer and editor for The Denver Post, CO. After immigrating to Canada in 1967, he worked for The Catholic Register weekly and The Globe and Mail, both of Toronto.[citation needed]
Teaching (1976–1998)[edit | edit source]
In 1976, he graduated from the University of Toronto (B.Ed) and switched to a teaching career. He retired from teaching English in high school in 1998.[5]
Writing (1990–present)[edit | edit source]
In 1990, he published Images of Goa, a memoir of his early life and experiences in his native land. In 2004, he published Goa, A Rediscovery, a travelogue of his visit to Goa. He has written five novels, over two dozen short stories, a play and a movie script based on his novel The Tailor's Daughter.[6] His other novels are Blood & Nemesis, Penance, Living on the Market,[7] The Priest and His Karma, and Money and Politics.[8] His non-fiction includes two memoirs: Images of Goa (2011, 2ed)[9] and Images of the USA (2009), and two travelogues: Goa, A Rediscovery (2004)[10] and The Lands of Sicily (2008).[11][12][13]
Antao is a former president of the Canadian Authors Association (Toronto branch).[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Blood & Nemesis About the Author page
- ↑ "Ben Antao at The Goan Forum" Archived 2015-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 01 May 2014.
- ↑ "Writers and Editors Network bio" Retrieved 01 May 2014.
- ↑ "WPI fellowships 1967" Archived 2014-05-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 01 May 2014.
- ↑ "ClamorWorld interview" Retrieved 01 May 2014.
- ↑ Antao, Ben (2006). The Tailor's Daughter: A Novel. Goan Observer. ISBN 9788189837020.
- ↑ Antao, Ben (2006). Penance: A Novel. Goan Observer. ISBN 9788189837020.
- ↑ Antao, Ben (2009). The Priest and His Karma. PublishAmerica. ISBN 9781607498094.
- ↑ Antao, Ben (2011). Images of Goa: A Memoir. CinnamonTeal Pub. ISBN 9789380151953.
- ↑ Antao, Ben (2004). Goa a rediscovery. Goa: Goan Observer Pvt. Ltd.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Ontario Writers' Conference bio" Archived May 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 01 May 2014.
- ↑ "Stellar Literary Festival talent" Retrieved 01 May 2014.
- ↑ "Global Asian Times interview" Retrieved 28 October 2015.