Australian-Canadian photographer, writer
Lyn Hancock is an Australian-Canadian photojournalist , wildlife photographer , and book author.[ 1]
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,[ 1] There's a Seal in my Sleeping Bag ,[ 1] There's a Raccoon in my Parka , Love Affair with a Cougar ,[ 1] Tabasco the Saucy Raccoon .[ 1]
She has also written travel literature describing her experiences in the Canadian North.
Simon Fraser University awarded her one of the 2009 Outstanding Alumni Awards for Arts & Culture.[ 2]
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 The Ring: Memories of a Metis Grandmother (2010)
Awards
For There is a Raccoon in my Parka :[ 3]
For There's a Seal in my Sleeping Bag :[ 3]
For Tabasco the Saucy Raccoon [ 3]
For General Writing - Contributions to Arts, Culture & Education [ 3]
2010: Outstanding Alumni of the Year Award - Simon Fraser University
References
International National Artists People
