Giancarlo Gemin

He/Him

Writer at Giancarlo Gemin

About

"The Caff" - radio play. Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester on 6th September.
"Cure Time" - Rhys Davies Short Story Anthology 2021 (Parthian. October 2021).
"The Valleys of Venice", a memoir of my mother’s journey to the UK from Italy - "An Open Door", anthology (Parthian. 2022).
"Cow Girl" (Nosy Crow) adapted for the stage by Oxford University Press and shortlisted for the Waterstones’ Prize in 2015. Nominated for the Carnegie award and shortlisted for the UKLA and Branford Boase Awards. Won the Tir Na N-og award in 2015.
"Sweet Pizza" (Nosy Crow) selected as one of the best children's books of 2016 by the Guardian, and long-listed for their prize. Nominated for the Carnegie award and shortlisted for the Little Rebels Award. Won the Tir Na N-og award in 2017.

“The warmth and charm of ‘Sweet Pizza’ are quite extraordinary; though there are some very moving moments, it is mainly a joyous and eccentric comedy.”
(Kate Saunders – Guardian Book Prize Judge)

“Gemin’s debut Cowgirl was published to wide acclaim, and this second book (Sweet Pizza) has the same heart, social realism and drama, confirming the author as a truly fresh new voice.” (the Bookseller – March 2016)
Cyfeiriad / Address
63c Cantelupe Road, Bexhill