Sylvia McNicoll
Canadian Author for Young People
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…
Authors in your Neighborhood
Bringing fun to reading and writing, that’s always been my goal. The joy of meeting the author–that should be accessible to all and it should start when you’re a child. Which is why every year I apply to the City of Burlington Culture Fund to give…
Hurray for Canadian Children’s Book Week!
You can write the best story ever but if a book lands on a bookshelf and no one notices, it doesn’t get read. Canadian kids’ books compete with those from the behemouth to the south, complete with Hollywood platforms, full colour illustrations and…
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