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Sylvia McNicoll

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Born in Ajax, Ontario, Sylvia McNicoll grew up in Montreal, Quebec and graduated from Concordia university. Her first book, Blueberries and Whipped Cream, was written as a project for a writing course given by Paul Kropp at Sheridan College where she later taught creative writing for nine years. That book sold film options as well as foreign rights to Australia and later in an updated version to Germany, Sweden, and Norway. She went on to write over 40 books for junior, intermediate and young adult readers as well as many short stories and articles.. She won the Silver Birch and MYRCA for Bringing Up Beauty and her series The Great Mistake Mysteries and What the Dog Knows continues to show her keen dog appreciation.

Sylvia mentored and edited for eight years at Today's Parent Toronto as well as taught Children's Writing at Living Arts. Today takes pride in helping other writers with her skill in story doctoring

Sylvia McNicoll enjoys visiting classrooms and libraries to teach and inspire reading and writing excitement and has done book tours in Colombia as well as South Korea.
Besides reading, Sylvia loves hiking with her Jack Russell Banjo, swimming, iceskating and hanging out with her nine grandchildren.
Available For
Virtual visits in all platforms,Literacy nights, Young Author Days, Author Visits, Writing Workshops
An experienced creative writing instructor who enjoys a special rapport
with young people, Sylvia presents and teaches writing process using
humorous annecdotes, interactive writing exercises, props, a powerpoint
display of covers, characters and settings.
School Visits
From primary to senior, virtually or in person, in school visits and writing workshops, Sylvia enjoys sharing her passion for writing with slides and interaction.
Publications
Blue to the Sky
DCB
2024

What the Dog Knows
Dundurn Press
2022

The Diamond Mistake Mystery
Dundurn Press
2019

Body Swap,
Dundurn Press
2018

The Snake Mistake Mystery
Dundurn Press
2018
The Artsy Mistake Mystery
The Best Mistake Mystery
Dundurn Press
2017

Best Friends Through Eternity
Tundra
2015

Survival
HIP
2014

Dog on Trial
HIP
2014

Revenge on the Fly
Pajama Press
2014

Dying to Go Viral
Fitzhenry Whiteside
2013

crush. candy.corpse
What really happened in the forty-first hour?
James Lorimer&Company Ltd. Publishers
2012


Last Chance for Paris
Fitzhenry Whiteside, 2008

Beauty Returns
Fitzhenry Whiteside, 2007

A Different Kind of Beauty
Fitzhenry Whiteside, 2004

Caught in a Lie
Scholasic Canada, 2001

Grave Secrets
Fitzhenry Whiteside, 1999

Walking a Thin Line
Scholasic Canada, 1996

Bringing Up Beauty
Fitzhenry Whiteside, 1994

Blueberries and Whipped Cream
Gage, 1988

Slam Dunk Robot
Scholasic Canada, 2007

Double Dribble
Scholasic Canada, 1999

Smoky and the Gorilla
Scholasic Canada, 1999

The Big Race
Scholasic Canada, 1996

Project Disaster
Scholasic Canada, 1990

The Tiger Catcher's Kid
Nelson , 1989
Awards
2019 Hamilton Arts Fiction Award

2011 Hamilton Arts Best Young Adult for Last Chance for Paris

2011 Creative Burlington's Literary Artist of the Year for Last Chance for Paris.

1997 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award
Category: Writing
For: Bringing Up Beauty

1996 Silver Birch
Category: Writing
For: Bringing Up Beauty
Other Memberships
The Writers' Union of Canada
CSARN
SCBWI

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