C.J. Chivers — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes (2009, 2017) for reporting on combat in Afghanistan and a Marine war veteran.
Writer-at-Large for The New York Times Magazine, covering conflict, crime, the arms trade, and human rights.
Author of the New York Times best seller THE FIGHTERS, a portrait of modern warfare.
Author of THE GUN, an examination of the Kalashnikov assault rifle and its impact on modern conflict.
Former Marine.
Received a National Magazine Award and a Michael Kelly Award for reporting on the Beslan terrorist siege (2007).
Awarded a George Polk Award and the Hal Boyle Award for coverage of wars in Libya and Afghanistan (2011).

Biography

C.J. Chivers is a writer-at-large for The New York Times Magazine, where he covers conflict, crime, the arms trade, and human rights. A former Marine, he is also the author of two books, THE GUN and THE FIGHTERS.

His book, THE FIGHTERS, is a New York Times best seller that offers a portrait of modern warfare through the experiences of six American combatants in Afghanistan or Iraq.