"I might
not always get it right, but my aim
is to provide you with quality information, honest feedback, reviews and
products to assist you in learning and making informed decisions."
Sylvia
Dickens is an award-winning journalist with 20+ years' experience researching and
writing news articles, investigative pieces and numerous feature stories.
Since beginning her new career in 1981, Sylvia has won 3 awards for outstanding
writing, including the distinguished Heritage Award from the Ontario Community
Newspapers Association in 1992.
She wasn't always so
successful, however.
At 35 years of age she overcame
years of depression, anxiety and panic - and made drastic changes in her life.
In 1981, she attended journalism
college to launch a successful new career as a writer and photographer.
In 1986, she became the Manager
of Community Education for the Canadian Mental Health Association. Her work
included writing columns and press releases, and assisting people seeking
information on specific mental health-related issues. While there, she wrote her
first informational booklet dealing with teen depression and suicide
(currently under revision).
Travel Is In My Blood!
In 1990, Sylvia took a job as
senior reporter with a local community newspaper, taking time off to travel
across the United States and Canada.
During her trips, she gathered
information and photographed the fabulous scenery and special events along the
route. She has motored south from upper New York State to New Orleans, west
through Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, and north along the California coast
through Oregon and Washington State.
After ferrying across the strait to
Vancouver Island, Sylvia headed east through the Okanagan Valley, Banff and
Calgary and to her home in Ontario.
She has seen a good portion of
Ontario, having made numerous camping and motoring trips across the province. Other trips have included jaunts to West
Point, through the Delaware Water Gap, along the Susquehana River in
Pennsylvania to New York, and across Niagara into Canada. She continues to
seek interesting routes and destinations to visit and photograph.
In 1995, she launched a travel guide to
eastern Ontario which included features on local artists, historic sites,
community events, live theatre and dining establishments.
Before leaving my site, be sure to
take a look at the Sundowner which provides weird, wacky and wonderful
destination ideas to put spark back into your next holiday.
If you would like to get in
touch with me directly
please email Sylvia at
author AT book-titles.ca.
Thank you for
visiting. Come again soon!
I'm always adding new articles and books.
