Sigrun Benjamin Member Member since 2025

Wry stories about people, systems, and trouble.

Fiction Nonfiction

Sigrun Benjamin is a fiction and nonfiction writer whose work delves into themes of sustainable food, climate change, late-stage capitalism, and the human condition. She holds a Master’s degree in Sustainable Food Systems and contributed to Farm to Table: The Essential Guide (Chelsea Green, 2016).

In September she completed co-writing Seedland, an 80-thousand-word speculative eco-fiction work with her husband, writer and educator Darryl Benjamin. One of her stories won the 2025 George Dila Memorial Flash Fiction Contest,. Most recently, another story won The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction. Sigrun approaches writing with a rare blend of deep curiosity, lyrical style, and unflinching commitment to uncovering hard truths through imaginative storytelling.

She also writes essays and narrative nonfiction that center on food systems, cultural identity, and ecological resilience.

Sigrun lives in Florida with Darryl, their beloved dog, and four spirited turtles.

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Location:

Port Saint Lucie, FL

Birthdate:

25 May (68 years old)