Ben Nuttall-Smith taught Music, Theatre, Art, and Language until he retired in 1991. Ben is President of the Federation of British Columbia Writers and a member of the Canadian Writers’ Union. 

Publications include an historical novel – Blood, Feathers and Holy Men, Libros Libertad, January 2011, an autobiographical novel, Secrets Kept / Secrets Told, Libros Libertad January, 2012, a 3500 word illustrated children’s book – Henry Hamster Esquire and a book of Haiku for children illustrated by Jan Albertin – Grandpa’s Homestead and Two poetry books: 

A Moment in Eternity & Postcards,   Silver Bow Publishing, February 2013.

Ben’s poems and short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and online publications including All That Uneasy Spring ed. Patrick Lane; Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine; Poemata Canadian Poetry Association; Royal City Poets and Between Earth and Sky, Silver Bow Publishing 2012; Lucidity Journal of Verse, Bear House Publishing, Houston Texas; Cyclamens and Swords on line poetry magazine. 

Ben was the winner of The Surrey Board of Trade Special Achievement Award 2011 for work as a writer and for service to the writing community

16 May, 2013, at the Annual General Meeting of the Federation of BC Writers, Ben was awarded a LIFE MEMBERSHIP  “For his selfless dedication and countless volunteer hours to the community of BC writers.”