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,

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