Sylvia McNicoll
Canadian Author for Young People
The Next big thing: What I’m working on now
Marsha Skrypuch tagged me to answer a few questions about the project I’m working on right now which is difficult as I’m working on rewrites for three different books. One is called What the Dog Says, and it’s almost Discarding wearing. Red the hero love story of a…
Arts Hamilton
Last night, November 12, was a celebration of literary arts in the Hamilton community. Lots of prizes are given out and my friends Marsha Skrypuch, Estelle Salata and Gary Barwin were celebrated. The crazy thing about awards is that such diverse books end up in the…
The Endcap–A Signing by product
This endcap is located at my nearest Indigo at 1250 Brant Street, right next to the new Marshalls. I’m signing there this Thursday, November 8 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Chris Chehowski, the enthusiastic new manager there, invited me on this his Plum Rewards…
Author Appreciation Party-No Award Envy Here
Authors love to party and we love being appreciated. So when Wendy Mason and Christie Harkin invited us to an author appreciation party, we showed up in droves. (Full confession, camera battery was dead and Frankenstein and his bride did not attend, my daughter, the…
Bookstore Signings––Are they worth your time?
The Red Maple program will get into full swing around January, so I’m told, but I received my first note regarding the awards, the day after the announcement. I think it had more to do with bookstore signings than the Red Maple. Most authors despise these…
Nominated for the OLA Red Maple Award: Crush. Candy. Corpse
Writers love libraries, they’re our paradise. The angels who help us around there are the librarians. Over the summer a flock of the angels spend their times reading all the Canadian children’s books and making lists of ten for each tree award. Each…
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