Candy Gourlay
Filipino author based in the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Candy Gourlay (née Quimpo) is a Filipino journalist and author based in the United Kingdom whose debut novel Tall Story (2010) was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.[2][3]
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Born | Maria Cristina Lopez Quimpo[1] Davao City, Philippines |
Occupation | Journalist, writer |
Nationality | British, Filipino |
Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University, 1984 Saint Theresa's College of Quezon City, 1980 |
Period | 2010–present (fiction) |
Genre | Children's Books, Fiction, Middle Grade, Teen Novels, Young Adult |
Notable works | Tall Story (2010), Shine (2013) |
Notable awards | Crystal Kite Prize for Europe 2014 National Children's Book Award of the Philippines 2012 Crystal Kite Prize for Europe 2011 |
Spouse | Richard Gourlay[1] |
Children | 3[1] |
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