Snipper, Nancy, 1951-

Nancy Sniper is a Canadian writer, poet, actor, singer-songwriter, and director. She holds four university degrees and is a classical pianist and singer-songwriter with three released CDs. Her anti-bullying song, "Be You," was given a special performance during l concert for young adults at Ontario Place in Toronto. She served as an arts columnist for Montreal's Free Press paper from 1999 to 2016 and has been an internationally published travel journalist for over 40 years. An intrepid traveller, Snipper has done archaeology in Greece, worked as a journalist there, acted professionally in its amphitheatres, and interviewed prominent artists from the country. She is the author of eight children's books, including "Les Cinq Sens en Folie" / "The Crazy and Amazing Five Senses Book" (1997), which won a Mr. Christie nomination. She also published a collection of poems, "Beyond the Dream: Epic Solitude" (2014) and a novel, "Floating on Lily Pads" (2015). Her animated film "Tapping Tango" (2018) was presented at the Fantasia International Film Festival. Snipper won Best Director-Animation for her animated film "Fowl Crossing" at multiple international festivals, including Aphrodite Film Awards, New York City, N. Y., Twilight Tokyo Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan, 2021 Drive-In Events, Long Island, N.Y., 2021 Erie International Film Festival, and 2021 Cannes World Film Festival, Cannes, France.