Lyn Hancock
Lyn Hancock is an Australian-Canadian photojournalist, wildlife photographer, and book author. She has raised numerous orphaned wild animals, including bears, cougars, eagles, puffins, raccoons, and seals; her experiences while doing so have formed the basis of her 20 books, including There's a Seal in my Sleeping Bag, There's a Raccoon in my Parka, Love Affair with a Cougar, and Tabasco the Saucy Raccoon. She has also written travel literature describing her experiences in the Canadian North.
Lyn Hancock
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- Name
- Lyn Hancock
- Occupation
- Author
- Born
- 1938 · East Fremantle.
- Nationality
- Australia
- Education
- Simon Fraser University
- Languages
- English
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Lyn Hancock is an Australian-Canadian photojournalist, wildlife photographer, and book author. She has raised numerous orphaned wild animals, including bears, cougars, eagles, puffins, raccoons, and seals; her experiences while doing so have formed the basis of her 20 books, including There's a Seal in my Sleeping Bag, There's a Raccoon in my Parka, Love Affair with a Cougar, and Tabasco the Saucy Raccoon. She has also written travel literature describing her experiences in the Canadian North.
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Lyn Hancock (born 1938) is a journalist, photographer and photojournalist, of Australian nationality. The journalist was born in East Fremantle. Lyn Hancock was educated at Simon Fraser University. Languages used include English.
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Simon Fraser University awarded her one of the 2009 Outstanding Alumni Awards for Arts & Culture.
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• Website — lynhancock.com • Name — Lyn Hancock • Occupation — Author • Period — 1972–present
Books written
• There's a Seal in my Sleeping Bag (1972) • Pacific Wilderness/Wild Islands (1974) • The Mighty Mackenzie (1974) • There's a Raccoon in my Parka (1977) • Love Affair with a Cougar (1978) • An Ape Came out of my Hatbox (1979) • Vanderhoof the Town that Wouldn't Wait (1979) • Gypsy in the Classroom (1980) • Tell Me, Grandmother (1985) • Northwest Territories: Canada's Last Frontier (1986) • Alaska Highway: Road to Adventure (1988) • Nunavut (1995) • Looking for the Wild (1996) • Winging It in the North (1996) • Yukon (1996) • Northwest Territories (1997) • Western Canada Travel Smart (1998) • Destination Vancouver: a Port City (1998) • Tabasco the Saucy Raccoon (2006) • The Ring: Memories of a Metis Grandmother (2010)
Awards
For There is a Raccoon in my Parka: • 1978: Francis H. Kortright Conservation Award for Excellence in Outdoor Writing • 1977: Authors' Literary Guild choice • 1977: Doubleday Book of the Month Club choice For There's a Seal in my Sleeping Bag: • 1973: Pacific Northwest Booksellers' Award • 1972: Book of the Month Club alternate selection For Tabasco the Saucy Raccoon • 2007: Nominated for the Diamond Willow Award For General Writing - Contributions to Arts, Culture & Education • 2010: Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award - Simon Fraser University
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