CAA Vancouver Members
Anthony Dalton
Author of Non-fiction Books, Adventure and Nautical Articles
Welcome to the Author's Website
Anthony Dalton is National President of the Canadian Authors Association. He is also a member of The Writers Union of Canada. He has written adventure, travel, and nautical articles for magazines and newspapers for over 30 years. During that time his fully illustrated feature articles have been published in 20 countries and 9 languages. A former expedition leader, based in West Africa and the Middle East, he is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a Fellow of the Explorers Club.
Although he continues to write for magazine publishers in Asia and the Middle East, plus boating magazines in Canada and the USA, Anthony now spends most of his writing hours working on books. He is the author of seven non-fiction books and co-author of two others. In addition, he has two more non-fiction books scheduled for publication in 2010.
Anthony's books are:
- The Graveyard of the Pacific (Heritage House, 2010)
- River Rough, River Smooth (Natural Heritage/Dundurn, 2010)
- Adventures with Camera and Pen (BookLand Press, 2009)
- Alone against the Arctic (Heritage House, 2007)
- Baychimo, Arctic Ghost Ship (Heritage House, 2006)
- J/Boats Sailing to Success (MBI Publishing, 2005)
- Wayward Sailor, in search of the real Tristan Jones (IM/McGraw-Hill, 2003)
- The Best of Nautical Quarterly (with Reese Palley) (MBI, 2004)
- Herreshoff Sailboats (with Greg Jones) (MBI, 2005)
Coming in 2010:
- Arctic Naturalist, the life of J. Dewey Soper (Dundurn, Fall 2010)
Anthony Dalton is also a professional public speaker. In recent years he has addressed audiences at The New York Yacht Club, The Larchmont (NY) Yacht Club, the Vancouver International Boat Show, the Toronto International Boat Show, The New Bedford Whaling Museum (New Bedford, Mass.), The Canadian Assn. of Zoos and Aquariums, The Greater Edmonton Teachers' Convention, Calgary City Teachers Convention, Palliser District Teachers convention, The Canadian Authors Association, The Vancouver Public Library, as well as at writers' associations and conferences in England, the USA and across Canada.
To book Anthony Dalton for a speaking engagement, reading or a non-fiction workshop, contact him at:
- 844 Pacific Drive
- Delta, BC, V4M 2K3
- Tel: 604-948-2654
- Email:
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Updated: June 3, 2010