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What in the world is a Diverse Author?

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By Candy Gourlay @candygourlay This time last year I guested on Luna's Little Library Diversity Month . Here's the piece I wrote...

My Recommended Reads for Filipino American History Month

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By Candy Gourlay It's Filipino American History Month! I didn't know this until @sueYAHollywood referenced books by me and my fell...

Looking for Middle Grade

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By Candy Gourlay This article was first published last year in  Our Book Reviews . With warm thanks to the UKMG Extravaganza Book Tour an...

The Gr8 Book Debate - a message from me

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By Candy Gourlay I was thrilled to hear that Shine was one of the five books chosen for The Gr8 Book Debate , held between Ridgeway Sc...

Fun Ways to Teach Tommy Donbavand's Scream Street

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By Candy Gourlay So my friend, the author Tommy Donbavand , is having a terrible, terrible time at the moment . His illness means he's...

One Immigrant's Story

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By Candy Gourlay Last week's referendum has revealed us to be a divided society here in Britain. Watching jubilant Leave voters on TV ...

"Candy was one of the best authors that we've ever seen. She never stopped talking." Plus: How not to take photos of children

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By Candy Gourlay  One of the best compliments I've ever received after a school visit! Also loved this one saying that my Powerp...

The Chichester Lit Quiz of 2016

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The Chichester Literary Quiz 2016 from Candy Gourlay Here is a photo-report of the shenanigans we got up to at the Chichester Lit Qu...

Happy World Book Day 2016

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By Candy Gourlay With happy readers at King Alfred School yesterday. 

Portsmouth Lit Quiz 2016

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I made a resolution this year to document more of the events I attend on my blog. I'm now behind by a month, but hey, better late than n...

Thirty years ago

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By Candy Gourlay My Facebook feed from the Philippines has been awash with throwback photos of the People Power  revolution. It made me a ...

Is the Calm Real? A Teaching Resource for Shine

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World Book Day is fast approaching and I'm excited to say my days are going to be packed with school visits --  I can't wait! It...

Children and Teens Who Want to Write

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By Candy Gourlay I visited Ormiston Bushfield School in Peterborough yesterday as part of the Pop Up Schools Programme . I wore these ...

My Long and Winding Road Trip

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Hello, readers! I'm just back from a research trip to the Philippines with an SD card packed full of amazing photographs. As you may k...

Happy New Year!

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Dear Readers, Today, I woke up at four in the morning and marched up to a summit where I saw this. Watching the sun rise over Maligcon...

A Farewell to Letty Jimenez Magsanoc who wanted to Change the Future, One Dictator at a Time

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Letty waving my book around during the 2014 launch of SHINE in Manila. On Christmas Eve, I was shocked and upset to hear that my lifelon...

Beloved Stories from Christmas Past

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Here's a post I wrote for the now defunct DFB Story Blog in Christmas, 2011.  Whip-cracker Tilda (pictured right) - now Senior Edito...

A Comic on How to Skype an Author

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By Candy Gourlay I've met many teachers who would love to do author visits on Skype or Google Hangouts but are daunted by the logistic...

Dismaland takes the 'escape' out of 'escapist'

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By Candy Gourlay If you're planning to see Dismaland before it closes on 27 September, look away now. The night before my ticket e...