Sylvia McNicoll

Here I am standing at the edge of one of the seven natural wonders of the world, The Grand Canyon. The wind blows strong here and it’s jaw droppingly beautiful. Everyone waits, camera poised, for the sunset. Then the whole sky glows and the clouds become eerie wisps…

The other day there was a message on my answering machine. “This is Jane Doe from Halton District School Board…” (Jane Doe is being used to protect the identity of the real caller) My first thought: Ah, Hunter, what have you done wrong. Gee I hope…

Favourite kids’ quote of the thank you card: “Lots of people may think you’re not a professional author, but I think you rock.” And just how many ways are there to spell author wrong! I love kids’ thank you notes. All the authors I know…

“Are you used to being up at this hour?” the teacher asks me. It may be because I’ve agreed to her offer of a coffee, explaining that I haven’t had my required third of the morning yet. Up until this point, I thought I had been competently…

Here’s a photo from Creative Burlington awards night. I’m in the middle. Barbara Orr (writer) is on your left and Don Ford(The Burlington Post)is on the right. They presented me with my award, performing the opening-of-the-envelope-with-the-winner…

Just before Halloween, Andrea Gordon of Burlington Public Library forwarded me a notice about this literary achievement award. With the recommendation letter of another writer Gisela Sherman, I dutifully submitted my CV and an excerpt from my favourite book so far,…