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Lyn Hancock

 

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First name
Lyn
Last name
Hancock
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Lyn Hancock Books
City / Town
Lantzville
Province / Territory
British Columbia
Region
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Keywords and Phrases
Widely-published author and photographer, author of 20 books and thousands of articles based on unique personal experience and worldwide travel, "a highly recommended riveting speaker, an excellent teacher, an extraordinary person. " "Lyn is a navigator, she shows light into places most of us will never see." "I like your stories Lyn because, unlike other reporters I read, you tell it like it is. You make me feel that I am right there with you; and you make me laugh too."
Professional Experience
Columnist and freelance writer since the 1960s for local and world wide newspapers and magazines such as Readers Digest, Globe and Mail, New York Times, West Australian, Up Here, Milepost, specializing in nature, the outdoors, off the beaten track travel experiences, wildlife conservation, family history, and written primarily from personal experience.
"There's a Seal in my Sleeping Bag" is my most well known book. "Tabasco the Saucy Raccoon" is my latest book. "Love Affair with a Cougar" is my favourite book and appeared recently on the Jimmy Fallon midnight talk showin New York. other stories appear in anthologies such as "Great CanadianFishing Stories."
I have also produced films on my personal life in the outdoors with David Hancock eg "Pacific Wilderness" and "Coast Safari".
Education
A.S.D.A, Univ. of Western Australia, Teacher's Dip. in Edn, Graylands Teaching Diploma, Graylands Teachers College, L.S.D.A. Univ. of Western Australia, L.T.C.L. Trinity College, London., L.R.A.M Royal Academy of Music, London, B.Ed. and M.A. Simon Fraser University, British Columbia. TABASCO MY SAUCY RACCOON also went to SFU with me: we graduated together! Tabasco is also a Celebrity Raccoon, she has been on the frontpage of the Vancouver Sun and upstaged Hollywood stars on major TV shows.
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Blog Description
I write about my life's experiences, how they turn me onto writing. My story is my life and my life is always a story, I see a story in every hour of my day wherever I am. See BETWEEN TWO BULLETS IN BELIZE!
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