Candy Gourlay
@candygourlay
Filipino author in London.
Wild Song has been shortlisted for the Nero Book Award. Rights: @theagencybooks. she/her/siya
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https://candygourlay.co.uk 20-04-2009 15:37:27
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Massive thanks Caroline Green for this great endorsement - I'm so grateful to Caroline's brilliant Crime Writing Course at City University... despite having to duck out of the class sometimes as I'm such a wuss... am a fan of CS Green & Cass Green books too so it's extra fab!
Starting off #BringingbackKayKay blog tour with this beautiful, thoughtful, in-depth review. Thank you so much Lily Fae ๐๐ And thereโs a #Giveaway too! โจโจ
Walker Books #edutwitter
We have some amazing things lined up for you as part of this @booktrust residency! Including a competition, an article on how factual books can boost empathy, more book recommendations AND a piece on factual COMICS with some VERY special guests! #WriterInResidence
Do you live in North London? Check out BARNET LIBRARIES LITFEST, a weekend of book talk, wisdom, entertainment and story joy ๐๐๐! Come and hear me talking about the extraordinary history behind my novel Wild Song๐11am to 12.30๐4 May๐Finchley Church End Library, N3 ๐๐๐
Grab your golden ticket today to avoid being disappointed! Candy Gourlay Louise Fein Nicola Gill Nikki Smith Lorraine Brown Stacey Halls is away Erin Kelly #TheHouseOfMirrors Michael Rosen ๐๐๐๐ Francine Wolfisz Travis and Sigrid Cari Rosen Prof Dr Andrea Hammel David Herman Newham Bookshop Children's Bookshop #LitFest
#LondonFeedsItself has its own table at Foyles. ๐ซ Hard to believe Iโm part of this book and that itโs published by Fitzcarraldo Editions. Thank you for the ๐ธ Melek Erdal, whose writing is nominated for the F&M awards this year. ๐ช๐ฝ
I'm in Liverpool for Weatherhead High's very own, rather excellent Litfest with Frank Cottrell-Boyce Simon James Green and Louisa Reid
I love Jhalak Prize.
The shortlist was announced yesterday.
Here are the kids shortlisted books.
I'd like to give them away to a school.
Retweet this, if there's a school you want me to send them to and I'll pick a winner tomorrow at 8pm
jhalakprize.com/childrens-ya
We're thrilled to be part of Empathy Day Live this year!๐คฉ@empathylabuk's FREE online festival features Candy Gourlay, author of Wild Song! ๐Join her on Thursday the 6th of June and plan YOUR Empathy Day at empathylab.uk/empathy-day-liโฆ #empathyday
Oooh what a lovely book post! As if a new Katya Balen ๐ช๐บ is not treat enough!! Thanks Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK
#NewIllustrationoftheDay The Jhalak Prize shortlist for writers of colour, announced today, includes Erika Meza's To the Other Side: a child's game turns out to be a desperate journey. Clever use of masks, brilliant colour & grey to convey play & reality @hachettekids Erika Meza