Candy Gourlay

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Hello! I am hoping to connect with librarians, educators and booksellers who are interested in my books SHINE (teen) and TALL STORY (middle grade), winner of the Crystal Kite Prize for Europe and the National Children's Book Award in the Philippines. Please don't hesitate to get in touch. (I am NOT here to be spammed or sold to so please DON'T connect with me on LinkedIn if this is your intent) WRITING - I write fiction for children, which is a process so slow as to defy any idea of livelihood. But it's lovely. SPEAKING - Schools. I am one of those noisy, bubbly, energetic authors who visit schools and get the children very excited. I speak about my writing journey - covering my chi...

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Candy Gourlay

Presentations

SLA School Librarian of the Year 2012

International Day of the Girl at the South Bank Centre 2012

ONE NIGHT STAND OR PARTNERS FOR LIFE? The State of the (Children's Book) Nation

Words and Pictures

Words & Pictures - rebooting on 25 March 2013

A Discussion Guide for Tall Story by Candy Gourlay

Thinking Outside the Book: Great Ideas for book-based teaching

What if there was a Netflix for Books?

What I Do On School Visits by Candy Gourlay

Discussion Guide: Shine by Candy Gourlay

Thinking Outside the Book: Tall Story by St Anthony in Quezon City

Candy Gourlay's Teaching Resources: SHINE - Is the Calm real?

The Portsmouth Literary Quiz 2016

The Chichester Literary Quiz 2016

Children Redesign Cover Art for Tall Story by Candy Gourlay

Party Time With SCBWI

Documents

Words & Pictures - 1996 to 2009

Seminar: How to Build An Effective Online Presence

A Comic: An Affair to Almost Remember by Candy Gourlay

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"Culture eats strategy for breakfast"

Plagiarism

Reading choices of Filipino Teens

What I Do On School Visits by Candy Gourlay

Make your idea stick by @orsnemes

3 Steps to Prevent PRESENTATION POLLUTION by @slidecomet

Thinking Outside the Book: Great Ideas for book-based teaching

How to create brand superheroes: Does your culture support brand superstars?

25 Inspiring Quotes From Experts Shaping the Future of Marketing

Craft the Perfect Posts for the "Big 3" Social Networks

Responsive Design: Out of the Box and Down the Rabbit Hole

Responsive Design

7 Tips to Beautiful PowerPoint by @itseugenec

A Discussion Guide for Tall Story by Candy Gourlay

The Value of Numbers (Visualizing Data In Your Next Presentation)

You Suck At PowerPoint! by @jessedee

We're not designing posters, here!