Lorna Schultz Nicholson
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Lorna Schultz Nicholson is a Canadian
author of several children's books about sports.
Raised in St. Catharines
, Ontario
, Nicholson obtained a B. Sc. in Human Performance from the University of Victoria
. With her degree, she worked as the Fitness and Recreation Co-ordinator at the University of Victoria where she also coached rowing. Nicholson now resides in Calgary, Alberta
with her husband, Hockey Canada
President Bob Nicholson. She has been an active presence in Canadian media, on television, radio and in print.
, British Columbia
. After moving to Ottawa
, Ontario, she worked as a health and lifestyles reporter for a news show and researcher for a sports show, Donohue's Legends, at CJOH television. She later hosted, produced and wrote all the material for her own syndicated radio show in Ottawa, Family Time.
While having shared her keen sense of sports and community in all her work, Nicholson described that only when she sat down at her computer to write fiction did she feel peace. The author of several sports novels for children, she also writes mystery novels and scripts for adults. She is currently the vice-president for the Prairie region for the Crime Writers of Canada. Nicholson is the author of the Intuko/Angie Melville adult mysteries.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
author of several children's books about sports.
Raised in St. Catharines
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Nicholson obtained a B. Sc. in Human Performance from the University of Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
. With her degree, she worked as the Fitness and Recreation Co-ordinator at the University of Victoria where she also coached rowing. Nicholson now resides in Calgary, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
with her husband, Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada, formally known as the Canadian Hockey Association, is the national governing body of ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Hockey Canada controls a vast majority of ice hockey in Canada, with a few exceptions...
President Bob Nicholson. She has been an active presence in Canadian media, on television, radio and in print.
Writing career
Nicholson began writing as a co-host and script writer for an aerobic television show in VictoriaVictoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. After moving to Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario, she worked as a health and lifestyles reporter for a news show and researcher for a sports show, Donohue's Legends, at CJOH television. She later hosted, produced and wrote all the material for her own syndicated radio show in Ottawa, Family Time.
While having shared her keen sense of sports and community in all her work, Nicholson described that only when she sat down at her computer to write fiction did she feel peace. The author of several sports novels for children, she also writes mystery novels and scripts for adults. She is currently the vice-president for the Prairie region for the Crime Writers of Canada. Nicholson is the author of the Intuko/Angie Melville adult mysteries.
Children's fiction
- IntINTINT may refer to:* Isaac Newton Telescope, an optical telescope in the Canary Islands* Telecom & Management SudParis, formerly Institut National des Télécommunications , a French higher education institute...
. Halifax: Lorimer, 2004. - Roughing . Halifax: Lorimer, 2004.
- Against the Boards. Halifax: Lorimer, 2005.
- Delaying the Game. Halifax: Lorimer, 2005.
- Northern Star. Halifax: Lorimer, 2006.
- Too Many MenToo Many MenToo many men is a penalty that may be called in various team sports when the team has more players on the field or other playing area than are allowed by the rules...
. Halifax: Lorimer, 2006. - Cross-Check! Halifax: Lorimer, 2007.
- H.E.A.R.T. H.B. Fenn, 2007. ISBN 1551683156 (forthcoming)