Sylvia McNicoll
Canadian Author for Young People
Books as Support Animals
The email starts “Years ago you came to my school…” Sometimes that’s when the best book relationships begin. A librarian champions to get an author visit, displays the books, encourages the students to read the book., welcomes the author as a celebrity. Renée, my…
School Visit!
One hundred and seventy students crowded into the small gym. They are not all there in this photo. No working microphone available. The kids were energetic and enthusiastic. Hand waving volunteers. Great readers. Loved working with them. Thanks to Ontario Arts…
Happy Poetry Month
Most of the time, There’s no reason or rhyme, But at the end of the day Things turn out okay. What do I most want readers to experience from my books? First I want to take them outside themselves, away from their own life, and absorb them in a story by putting them in…
Appleby College Literary Festival
Speaking about the theme of friendships in middle grade novels with good friends Karen Krossing and Richard Scrimger, corralled by moderator John Corr, what came to my mind was the communities of writers these events foster and promote. How we’ve missed these…
35+ Years a Career Writer
It’s been over 35 years that I have been a member of The Writers’ Union of Canada. Probably over 37 years writing. My dream job. How lucky I am. I took a course at Sheridan College with Paul Kropp who mentored me through my first novel, Blueberries and…
While you’re waiting for Blue to the Sky, read The Summer of June
Full disclosure–my local Burlington Public Library stocks one copy of my 2024 novel Blue to the Sky and when I vanity search to see if someone’s taken it out, there are suggestions of what to read “while you are waiting.” I love reading…
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