Candia McWilliam

Candia McWilliam
Born (1955-07-01) 1 July 1955 (age 69)
Edinburgh, Scotland
OccupationWriter
NationalityScottish
Alma materGirton College, Cambridge
GenreLiterary
Notable awardsGuardian Fiction Prize Debatable Land
1994

Premio Grinzane Cavour(Italy) Debatable Land, for the best foreign novel of the year
1994

McVitie's Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year, Debatable Land, shortlist
1994

Scottish Arts Council Book Award, A Little Stranger
1989

McVitie's Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year, A Little Stranger, shortlist
1989

Scottish Arts Council Book Award, A Case of Knives
1988

Betty Trask Prize, A Case of Knives, joint winner
1988

Candia Frances Juliet McWilliam (born 1 July 1955) is a Scottish author. Her father was the architectural writer and academic Colin McWilliam.