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Dr. Glen Chilton |
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“I was a nervous and obsessive child...” |
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Dr. Glen Chilton, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, 4811, Australia
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Contact: |
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Phone: 61 (0)7 4781 5195 |
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www.glenchilton.com |
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As a bird biologist, I have the finest job in all the world. My brain is being tickled all the time, I travel to exotic locales in the name of research, I constantly make new friends and forge new collegial partnerships, and I have the great joy of passing along my findings to enthusiastic students. After 29 years of university teaching, I now spend a greater portion of my time writing books about my outrageous adventures. You can read about these writing projects below. Welcome to my world! |
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GLEN’S BOOK ADVENTURES: |
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The Labrador Duck has been extinct for more than 100 years. Join me in my quest to examine every stuffed specimen in the world in The Curse of the Labrador Duck. |
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The world rejoices when a species, thought to be extinct, is rediscovered. In The Return of the Ferret Zombies, I travel the globe in search of species back from the dead. |
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Humans have long introduced plants and animals to foreign lands. Read about my odyssey to find the world’s most outrageous examples in The Attack of the Killer Rhododendrons. |
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Catch Glen in action! A list of Glen’s appearances in Canada and Australia, in support of his second book, The Attack of the Killer Rhododendrons (Canadian title)/ The Last Place You’d Look For A Wallaby (Australian title) is provided below. |
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APPEARANCES: 12th October 2012: Workshop on narrative nonfiction at James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia 21st November 2012: Appearance on The Rush with Fiona Forbes and Michael Eckford, Shaw TV, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Watch his interview here. If Glen’s interview is no longer available, you can download it here (be forewarned, the file is large). 26th November 2012: Presentation - Type Books, 883 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 416-366-8973. www.typebooks.ca 29th November 2012: Presentation - Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. www.royalsaskmuseum.ca (please view the poster here) 1st December 2012: Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation, at the Nan Boothby Memorial Library, 405 Railway Street West, Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, 403-932-4353. www.cochranepubliclibrary.ca (please view the poster here) 3rd December 2012: Presentation - Audreys Books, 10702 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 780-423-3487. www.audreys.ca (please view the poster here) 4th December 2012: Presentation - Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society, Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre, 13931 Woodpath Road, SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 403-297-7827. www.friendsoffishcreek.org (please view the poster here) 5th December 2012: Presentation - St. Mary's University College, McGivney Hall, 14500 Bannister Road, S.E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 403-531- 9130. www.stmu.ca/speakersseries (please view the poster here) 6th December 2012: Presentation - Grande Prairie Public Library, 101, 9839 - 103 Ave, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. 80-532-3580. www.gppl.ab.ca (please view the poster here) 7th December 2012: Presentation - Red Deer River Naturalists and Kerry Wood Nature Centre, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. www.rdrn.fanweb.ca; www.waskasoopark.ca (please view the poster here) 8th December 2012: Presentation - Semiahmoo Public Library, 1815 - 152nd Street, Surrey, BC, Canada. 604-598-7300. www.surreylibraries.ca (please view the poster here) 09th June 2013: Pheasant and Waterfowl Society of Australia Convention in Townsville www.pwsa.org.au |
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photo from animals.nationalgeographic.com |
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New! Click here to hear Glen read a supplementary chapter to The Curse of the Labrador Duck entitled “Chuck’s Ducks” |
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WHO IS PROFESSOR GLEN CHILTON? |
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From students at West Sechelt Primary School, to whom Glen gave a presentation: “Dr. Glen Chilton is an adventurer. He has travelled around the world more than once chasing his dream to find the fifty stuffed Labrador Ducks. He came to our school to tell us about his book, Curse of the Labrador duck, and the story behind it.” – Bailey M. “It took him 9 years to write his book. That means that when I was 2, he had just started his book. Now im 11. WOW.” – Shaelyn S. “He said that he was now broke because traveling around the world can be pricey! He is hoping his book would be a success, so that he can live comfortably again!” – Delia A. “I’ve never read the book but from what I’ve heard I definitely recommend it to you” – Jaxson V. “He is also a University professor. But he must be super smart. To find out more about this amazing adventurer and book writer go to your local bookstore and find The curse of the Labrador Duck.” - Micheael B. |
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In The Attack of the Killer Rhododendrons/Last Place You’d Look For A Wallaby, Glen wrote a poem about lupines in Iceland: Roses are red, Midnight’s bright blue, Lupines are purple, A soft mauvey hue. He challenged his readers to provide him with a better poem. Thanks to all the readers who sent poems in! The best poem submitted so far is by Chris Tibelius of Ottawa, Canada:
The lingering lupine lies upon the land, Like a wolf it devours what it can. Sleak, sly, Oh my, Oh my, Another travesty of man.
What to get involved, and topple Chris from his lofty throne? Then create your own poem, and send it to Glen at: glen@glenchilton.com.
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