Sylvia McNicoll (born 1954) is a Canadian children's writer who lives in Burlington, Ontario.
McNicoll was born in Ajax, Ontario, and grew up in Montreal, Quebec. For eight years she worked as features editor for Today's Parent Toronto while she was writing her novels for young people. She also served as Artist in Residence for numerous schools in Ontario and Writer in Electronic Residence for schools across Canada.
Sylvia has written many books for young readers, including two high-interest, low-vocabulary novels for adolescents and teens, published by High Interest Publishing (HIP Books).
Sylvia McNicoll is married to Robert McNicoll and they have three adult children: Jennifer, Craig, and Robin.
Awards 1996 Silver Birch for "Bringing Up Beauty" 1996 Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award for "Bringing Up Beauty" 2000 Explora-toy Best Novel for "Caught in a Lie" 2007 Hamilton Arts Multimedia Award for "Beauty Returns", 2006 Korean War Veteran's Award (Hamilton Arts) for short article 2011 Creative Burlington's inaugural Arts Recognition Award 2012 Hamilton Arts Award for "Last Chance for Paris" 2019 Hamilton Literacy award for Fiction for "Body Swap"
Bibliography Blueberries and Whipped Cream - 1988 Jump Start - 1989 The Tiger Catcher's Kid - 1989 Project Disaster - 1990 More than Money - 1990 Facing the Enemy - 1992 Bringing Up Beauty - 1994 The Big Race - 1996 Walking a Thin Line - 1997 Double Dribble - 1999 Smoky and the Gorilla - 1999 Grave Secrets - 1999 Caught in a Lie - 2000 A Different Kind of Beauty - 2004 Beauty Returns - 2006 Last Chance For Paris - 2008 crush. candy. corpse. - 2012 Dying to Go Viral - 2013 Dog on Trial - 2013 Revenge on the Fly - 2014 Best Friends Through Eternity - 2015 The Best Mistake Mystery, 2017 The Artsy Mistake Mystery, 2017 The Snake Mistake Mystery, 2018 Body Swap, 2018
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External links http://www.sylviamcnicoll.com http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/ http://www.insidehalton.com/what%27s%20on/article/952270--burlington-s-artistic-talent-on-display-at-inaugural-awards http://www.insidehalton.com/community/education/article/964494--new-public-school-to-be-named