Candy Gourlay (formerly Candy Quimpo) is a Filipino author based in the

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who has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.

Biography

Candy Gourlay was born and raised in the

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Career

Author

Her

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''Tall Story'' (2010) won the National Children's Book Award of the Philippines in 2012 and the Crystal Kite Award for Europe in 2011. ''Tall Story'' was shortlisted for 13 prizes, notably: the

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, the

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, the

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and the UKLA Children's Book Prize. It was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Her second novel ''Shine'' (2013) was longlisted for the

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and won the Crystal Kite Award for the British Isles in 2014. ''Bone Talk'' (2018) was shortlisted for the

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and the

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Carnegie Medal.

Journalist

From 1984 to 1989, she worked as a journalist in the Philippines, notably as a staffwriter and later associate editor of the weekly opposition tabloid ''

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'', which played a significant role in the overthrow of the 21 year regime of Filipino dictator

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. Her other positions include: *1984, staff writer, ''

'' (Manila) *1985, associate editor, ''Mr & Ms Special Edition'' (Manila) *1986, desk editor, ''

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'' (Manila) *1987, correspondent, ''Asia Magazine'' (Manila) *1989, staff writer, ''Marketing Magazine'' (London) *1990, London correspondent, Inter Press Service (London) *2005, presenter and writer, ''Motherless Nation'', BBC Radio 4 documentary on the social impact of Philippine migration

Published books

* ''Hinabing Gunita (Woven Memories): Filipinos in the United Kingdom'' (London: Centre for Filipinos, 2004) * ''Animal Tricksters'' (

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, 2010) – "Oxford reading tree. Stage 10, Treetops myths and legends" . * ''Tall Story'' (Oxford:

David Fickling Books David Fickling Books Ltd (DFB) became an independent publishing house in July 2013 following 12 years with Scholastic and then Random House. They have published several prize-winning and bestselling books including '' Lyra's Oxford'' (from the ...

, 2010) * ''Shine'' (David Fickling, 2013) * ''Bone Talk'' (David Fickling, 2018)

References

External links

Interview
with Mirrors Windows Doors, August 2014
Review of ''Shine''
by Philip Ardagh, January 2014 *
Candy Gourlay's website
March 2022 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gourlay, Candy 1962 births Living people Visayan people People from Davao City British children's writers Filipino children's writers Filipino women writers Filipino writers Writers from Davao del Sur Filipino journalists Filipino women journalists Filipino bloggers Filipino women bloggers British women children's writers British bloggers British women bloggers Filipino emigrants to the United Kingdom Ateneo de Manila University alumni Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom