Candace Y.A. Montague is an online and print freelance journalist in Washington, DC. She has over 12 years of experience covering health, gender equality, and social justice issues for several local and national publications. She is a native Washingtonian and proud alumna of Lincoln University (PA) and Trinity University (DC). In 2019, received the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Excellence in Journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2020, she was the recipient of an award from the National Association of Black Journalists for feature: Single Story. She was a finalist for the 2021 Dateline Award for Excellence in Local Journalism in the Washington DC Pro Chapter journalism competition.
