Sylvia Nickerson (she/her) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

comic book writer. In May 2020 Nickerson received ''The Nipper'', one of the

Doug Wright Awards The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning (established in December 2004) are literary awards handed out annually since 2005 during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival to Canadian cartoonists honouring excellence in comics (including webcomics) ...

for comic book artists, for her work ''Creation''. ''Creation''s themes include the changes she underwent when she became a mother, and how the works of artist helped shape the gentrification of her home town. She is currently an assistant professor and adjunct professor at the University of Toronto and McMaster University, respectively. Nickerson, a resident of

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, was interviewed by the '' McMaster Silhouette'' on February 2, 2017 and by the ''

Hamilton Spectator ''The Hamilton Spectator'', founded in 1846, is a newspaper published weekdays and Saturdays in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. One of the largest Canadian newspapers by circulation,''The Hamilton Spectator'' is owned by Torstar. History ''The Hami ...

'', on April 4, 2019.

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Canadian comics writers 21st-century Canadian women writers Living people Writers from Hamilton, Ontario Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-writer-stub