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.
Simon Fraser University awarded her one of the 2009 Outstanding Alumni Awards for Arts & Culture.
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
