Autor/-in: William Corlett

William Corlett,after being educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh, trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He soon started writing plays for the theater, includingThe Gentle AvalancheandReturn Ticket,which were performed in London. Many television plays followed, including the award-winning seriesBarriers,for which he received the Writers Guild Award for Best Childrens Writer and a Gold Award at the New York International Film and Television Festival. His script for the childrens seriesThe Paper Ladswon him another Writers Guild Award for Best Childrens Writer. Between 1978 and 1988, William wrote a number of novels for young adults, includingThe Gate of Eden, The Land Beyond, Return to the Gate, The Dark Side of the Moon, Bloxworth Blue,andThe Secret Line. He also co-wroteThe Question Series,which is a series of six books about world religions. His adaptation of the Jill Paton Walsh novelTorchwas filmed by Edinburgh Films during 1990 and earned him another nomination for the Writers Guild Best Childrens Writer of the Year Award. In addition, his adaptation of the Elizabeth Goudge novelThe Little White Horsewas shown on BBC in 1994 and won a Silver Award at the New York International Film and TV Festival. William CorlettsMagicians House Quartet,originally published by The Bodley Head in London recently became a major BBC television series. The Summer of the Haunting,a contemporary ghost story, is his most recent novel for young readers.