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Pamela Hickman

BIOGRAPHY
“It’s neat for kids to read about things, but the best thing is for them to muck around and discover things on their own.” – Pam on why her books are activity-based

Pamela Hickman was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario. She holds an Honours Bachelor degree in Environmental Studies and Biology from the University of Waterloo. She was the Education Co-ordinator for the Federation of Ontario Naturalists for 7 years. During that period, Pamela wrote several education kits and other natural history material for children. In 1989, Pamela began a freelance writing career and has published over 35 books to date. She moved to Canning, N.S. with her husband and three daughters in 1992. Pamela divides her time between her writing, family and volunteer work in her community.

Pamela won the 1995 Lilla Sterling Memorial Award. In 2007, she also won the Green Prize for Sustainable Literature Award from the Santa Monica Public Library.

PUBLICATIONS

Nature All Around: Birds. Kids Can Press, 2020. ISBN 978-1-77138-818-4

Nature All Around: Plants. Kids Can Press, 2020. ISBN 978-1-77138-819-1

Nature All Around: Bugs. Kids Can Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-77138-820-7

Nature All Around: Trees. Kids Can Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-77138-804-7

It’s Moving Day. Illustrated by Geraldo Valerio. Kids Can Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1554530748.

Birds of Prey Rescue. Firefly Books, 2006. ISBN 1554071445.

Animals Hibernating. KidsCan Press, 2005. ISBN 1-55337-662-5 (hc), 1-55337-663-3 (pbc)

Turtle Rescue. Firefly Books, 2004.

Animals and their Mates. KidsCan Press, 2004.

Animals and their Young. KidsCan Press, 2004.

Animals Eating: How Animals Chomp, Chew, Slurp and Swallow. Illustrated by Pat Stephens. Kids Can Press, 2001. $14.95. ISBN 1-55074-577-8.

Animals in Motion: How Animals Swim, Jump, Slither and Glide. Kids Can Press, 2001. ISBN 1-55074-575-1.

In the Woods. (illus. Twila Robar-DeCoste). Halifax: Formac, 1998. ISBN 0-88780-412-8.

Animal Senses. How Animals See, Hear, Taste, Smell and Feel . (illus. by Pat Stephens). Toronto: Kids Can Press Ltd., 1998. ISBN 1-55074-423-2.

My First Look Series. Kids Can Press, 1999: A New Frog: My First Look at the Life Cycle of an Amphibian. ISBN 1-55074-615-4. A New Duck: My First Look at the Life Cycle of a Bird. ISBN 1-55074-613-8.

My First Look Series. Kids Can Press, 1997: A New Butterfly: My First Look at Metamorphosis. ISBN 1-55074-202-7. Hungry Animals: My First Look at a Food Chain. ISBN 1-55074-204-3. A Seed Grows: My First Look at a Plant’s Life Cycle. ISBN 1-55074-200-0.

The Jumbo Book of Nature Science. (illus. Judie Shore). Toronto: Kids Can Press Ltd., 1996. ISBN 1-55074-317-1.

At the Seashore. Formac Publishing, 1996. ISBN 0-88780-356-3.

The Night Book: Exploring Nature after Dark with Activities, Experiments and Information. Kids Can Press, 1996. ISBN 1-66074-318-X.

Kids Canadian Nature Series. Illustrated by Heather Collins. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1996: Plant. ISBN 1-55074-233-7. Bug. ISBN 1-55074-231-0. Tree. ISBN 1-55074-198-5. Bird. ISBN 1-55074-196-9.

Wetlands. (illus. Judie Shore. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1993. ISBN 1-55074-126-8.

Habitats. (illus. Sarah Jane English). Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1993. ISBN 1-55074-066-0.

Introducing Flowers. Markham: Pembroke, 1992. ISBN 0-921217-94-3.

Introducing Trees. Markham: Pembroke, 1992. ISBN 0-921217-91-9.

Introducing Insects. Markham: Pembroke, 1992. ISBN 0-921217-92-7.

Introducing Birds. Markham: Pembroke, 1992. ISBN 0-921217-93-5.

AWARDS

Santa Monica Public Library Green Prize for Sustainable LIterature 2007 Youth Nonfiction for Birds of Prey Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife.

Lilla Stirling Memorial Award.

Numerous short lists for Red Cedar, Silver Birch, Hackmatack and Ann Connor Brimer Awards.

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Experience Levels

The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) uses the following terms to describe writers’ experience levels:

  • New writers: those with less than two years’ creative writing experience and/or no short-form publications (e.g., short stories, personal essays, or poems in literary magazines, journals, anthologies, or chapbooks).
  • Emerging writers: those with more than two years’ creative writing experience and/or numerous short-form publications.
  • Early-career authors: those with 1 or 2 book-length publications or the equivalent in book-length and short-form publications.
  • Established authors: those with 3 or 4 book-length publications.
  • Professional authors: those with 5 or more book-length publications.

Please keep in mind that each form of creative writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children and young adults, and others) provides you with a unique set of experiences and skills, so you might consider yourself an ‘established author’ in one form but a ‘new writer’ in another.

The “Recommended experience level” section of each workshop description refers to the above definitions. A workshop’s participants should usually have similar levels of creative writing and / or publication experience. This ensures that each participant gets value from the workshop⁠ and is presented with information, strategies, and skills that suit their career stage. 

For “intensive” and “masterclass” workshops, which provide more opportunities for peer-to-peer feedback, the recommended experience level should be followed closely.

For all other workshops, the recommended experience level is just that—a recommendation—and we encourage potential participants to follow their own judgment when registering.

If you’re uncertain of your experience level with regard to any particular workshop, please feel free to contact us at communications@writers.ns.ca