Sylvia McNicoll

Recently a good friend of mine, Gisela Sherman, enjoyed a great triumph: the publication of a project that I had watched grow from research and through workshops. This book, The Farmerettes, recently launched at Second Story’s “Stories from the Shoa” event. (It will…

Someone said I was returning to square one, teaching writing at night. It’s been about a decade since I passed the creative writing torch at Sheridan College to other authors.(During that time I’ve continued to visit classrooms and libraries and instruct…

“Hey there, would you like to have an autographed book mark from a famous Canadian writer?”  The punch line is always something about famous and Canadian combined being a bit of an oximoron; also If I were famous, they should probably know me. Last Sunday…

Okay, my first problem is admitting I’m a senior.  After that, I really don’t even know what to ask about my new iPhone 6. Maybe if I were an organized person I might have written down a bunch of questions. No matter.  First off Heidi, my personal teen…

 Somewhere out there is photo of me stripping at my launch. Another of me having a sari wrapped around to demonstrate research for the Indian engagement scene in Best Friends Through Eternity. To follow, I’m sure, on Facebook. Some thirty people attended, lots…

Thank you Burlington Public Library for tacking up my launch poster on your community bulletin board. Thank you to all my friends and colleagues and City of Burlington and MPs and Tundra for tweeting and retweeting:  T   Tommorow @ DrummerBooks 2pm Sylvia…