Natascha Biebow
Alison Branagan
Tim Bowler
Barry Cunningham
Lindsey Gardiner
Candy Gourlay
Miriam Halahmy
Layn Marlow
Geraldine McCaughrean
Sarah McIntyre
Anne Marie Perks
Lee Weatherly
Chris Wormell
Editors Panel
Jonathan Lambert/Templar
Lizzie Spratt/Walker Books
Annie Eaton/Random House
Art Directors/Editors Panel
Jo Spooner/Macmillan
Val Braithwaite/Bloomsbury
Ben Sharpe/DFC Comics
November 22 to 23, 2008
West Downs Campus
University of Winchester SO22 4NR
Candy Gourlay was a journalist and press photographer in her native Philippines.. To supplement her livelihood she also drew a weekly cartoon strip for a women's magazine,dubbed films with a fake American accent and attended a lot of press receptions offering free food.
She married the FT's Manila correspondent and ended up in England, writing about over-the-counter drugs for Marketing Magazine and later, for the news agency Inter Press Service.
When she finally succumbed to full-time motherhood, Candy 
successfully avoided doing the dishes by teaching herself code and eventually became a full-fledged web designer, combining her skills in writing, photography and art. She passionately believes the rise of the social web is an exciting opportunity for children's authors to engage with readers and has spoken on the subject at various author conferences.
She returned to the Philippines in 2005, to write and present the Radio 4 documentary, Motherless Nation about the children left behind by migrant workers.
The experience inspired her to write two novels, Volcano Child and Ugly City - both of which, she hopes, puts a human face to third world calamity and globalization . Ugly City won a place in SCBWI's first Undiscovered Voices anthology. She is represented by Hilary Delamere of The Agency.
website: www.candygourlay.com
blog: www.notesfromtheslushpile.co.uk