Biographical Information

Glenn Alan Cheney

Glenn Cheney is a professional writer and educator. He lives in Hanover, Connecticut, with his wife, Solange, and son, Ian. He graduated from Fairfield University with a B.A. in Philosophy in 1974, and from that university's Graduate School of Communication in 1982. He went on to earn a B.A. in English-language literature at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, in Brazil, in 1991. In that same year, he took an M.F.A. in Writing at Vermont College. He has taught courses in writing at Connecticut College, Fairfield University, Albertus Magnus College, Norwalk Community College, and Three Rivers Community-Technical College.

Most of Cheney's books are nonfiction on controversial topics for young adult readers. Journey to Chernobyl is an account of his trip to Ukraine, where he talked with a wide variety of citizens who had been affected by the disaster at Chernobyl. Acts of Ineffable Love is a collection of his short stories that have appeared in literary magazines. His latest novel is Frankenstein on the Cusp of Something. He also a correspondent for Accounting Today magazine and contributes regularly to Accounting & Business, in the U.K., and Australian CPA. His letters to editors have appeared in The New York Times, Harper's Magazine, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and several newspapers in Connecticut.

Cheney's life has included a lot of travel. After graduating from college, he hitchhiked to Brazil. A few years later, he traveled around northern Africa and across the Sahara Desert. He has lived in Brazil three times. A recent exploit in Brazil is chronicled in A Year in Minas. His most recent trips have been to El Salvador, Amazonia, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, India and Turkey. His most recent book, Journey on the Estrada Real: Encounters in the Mountains of Brazil, is about the people and culture along the oldest road in the Americas.

His most recent book, Thanksgiving: The Pilgrims’ First Year in America, published by New London Librarium, has been well received by thousands of readers.

Cheney is an active member of the Sprague Democratic Town Committee. He has served as a member of the Board of Selectmen and is currently on the town’s Board of Finance. For several years he served as chairman of the board of Sprague Public Library. He has also served on the town's Inland Wetlands Commission. As a member of the Baltic Fire Department, he was a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician. He is secretary of Sprague Historical Society. As a founder of the Citizens' Regulatory Commission, he was active in promoting the safe use of nuclear energy. His hobbies include gardening, beer-brewing wine-making, cooking, and beekeeping. If you see a guy sitting alone in a canoe on a lake in the middle of the night, it's probably him.

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Awards and Recognition

- 1997 Book for the Teen Age by New York Public Library for They Never Knew: The Victims of Atomic Testing.

- 1996 Quick Picks for Reluctant YA Readers, American Library Association, for Teens with Physical Disabilities.

- 1994 Book for the Teen Age by New York Public Library for Drugs, Teens and Recovery

- Honorable Mention in Writer's Digest 1992 Poetry Contest for "Cave Lux(e)"

- Honorable Mention in Writer's Digest 1992 Article Contest for "Reflections on a Radioactive Zone"

- Honorable Mention in Writer's Digest 1991 Fiction Contest for "Bail"

- Gold Medal (shared) at 1991 International Radio Festival for "Tuning in the U.S.A."

- Second Place, Arts and Entertainment Reporting, 1991, New England Press Association.

- Pushcart XVII Prize nomination for short story, "Henney's Tubes."

- Notable Trade Book acknowledgement by American Council of Social StudiesTeachers for

Television in American Society.

Biographical References

Contemporary Authors (1985 and 1992)

Something About the Author (1992)

Who's Who in America (1998)

Who's Who in American Education Vol. 4 (1993)

Who's Who in Finance and Industry (1993)

Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America (1991)

Who's Who in Advertising (1990)

Who's Who in the East (1990)

Books

Thanksgiving: The Pilgrims’ First Year in America, New London Librarium (2007)

Journey on the Estrada Real: Encounters in the Mountains of Brazil, Academy Chicago Publishers, (2004)

Nuclear Proliferation: Problems and Possibilities, Franklin Watts, (1999)

They Never Knew: The Victims of Nuclear Testing, Franklin Watts (1996)

Journey to Chernobyl: Encounters in a Radioactive Zone, Academy Chicago Publishers (1995)

Acts of Ineffable Love: Short Stories by Glenn Cheney, Shetucket Press (1995)

Life in Caves (a novel) Royal Fireworks Printing Co. (1994)

Teens with Disablities: Real Life Stories of Meeting the Challenges, Enslow Publishers (1994)

Chernobyl: The Ongoing Story of the World's Deadliest Nuclear Disaster, Macmillan (1993)