Career
Her second novel Shine (2013) was longlisted for the Guardian Children"s Fiction Prize. Candy Gourlay was born and raised in the Philippines. 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 Mr & Ms Special Edition, which played a significant role in the overthrow of the 21 year regime of Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
1984 Staff Writer, Mr & Ms Special Edition (Manila)
1986 Desk Editor, Philippine Daily Inquirer (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, British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4 documentary on the social impact of Philippine migration.