Sylvia McNicoll

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Children
Children’s Literature
Fiction
Memoir
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Spoken Word
Storytelling
Writing Workshop

Whether writing it or reading it, story can be a wonderful path to understanding, expressing and relaxation. My goal is to inspire a passion for pages in young people so they have access to this therapeutic and enjoyable pass time.

I've written more than 40 books. Revenge on the Fly, a historical fiction about the 1912 Hamilton Spectator fly catching contest, has inspired over 35,000 readers in Colombia and many more in South Korea. I've taught writing courses at Sheridan College in Oakville and Living Arts in Mississauga and given workshops across Canada. As a former features editor of Today's Parent Toronto, I've coached emerging writers and I continue to mentor and blue pencil other authors' work. Recently I received a Platinum Jubilee Award for my part in compiling and editing Writing the Rollercoaster, Stories of our Pandemic Experience. Inspired by Hamilton Youth (Now You) Poets, my next book Blue to the Sky (April 2024) features a girl who overcomes her food allergy-driven fear of public speaking through poetry.

Lives in Burlington, works in Hamilton with school visits, researching novels set in Hamilton

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The cover of Body Swap features a fairground ferris wheel

Cover with title What the Dog Knows and dog peaking in from right edge.

Cover of Revenge on the Fly with image of 11 year-old boy in historical garb from 1912.

Cover of Best Friends Through Eternity, sky blue beach scene with two girls walking towards water, one a ghost

Covers of The Great Mistake Mysteries, Map of Brant hills on yellow background for The Best Mistake Mystery, Map in blue for The Artsy Mistake Mystery, map in purple for the snake Mistake Mystery, map in red for The Diamond Mistake Myster

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I've written more than 40 books. Revenge on the Fly, a historical fiction about the 1912 Hamilton Spectator fly catching contest, has inspired over 35,000 readers in Colombia and many more in South Korea.  I've taught writing courses at Sheridan College in Oakville and Living Arts in Mississauga  and given workshops across Canada. As a former features editor of Today's Parent Toronto, I've coached emerging writers and I continue to mentor and blue pencil other authors' work. Recently I received a Platinum Jubilee Award for my part in compiling and editing Writing the Rollercoaster, Stories of our Pandemic Experience. Inspired by Hamilton Youth (Now You) Poets, my next book Blue to the Sky (April 2024) features a girl who overcomes her food allergy-driven fear of public speaking through poetry.