Lyn Hancock

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Lyn Hancock
Author-Lyn Hancock.jpg
OccupationAuthor
Nationality Canadian, Australian
Period1972–present
Website
lynhancock.com

Lyn Hancock is an Australian-Canadian photojournalist, wildlife photographer, and book author. [1]

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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] including There's a Seal in my Sleeping Bag, [1] There's a Raccoon in my Parka, Love Affair with a Cougar, [1] and 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

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lyn Hancock. Lanztville, Federation of BC Writers
  2. Simon Fraser University (9 January 2010), Lyn Hancock - 2009 Outstanding Alumni Award for Arts & Culture, YouTube, archived from the original on 20 December 2021
  3. 1 2 3 4 Awards, Lin Hancock's personal page