Shirley Corlett is a fiction writer who has published books for adults and children. Her first novel, The Hanging Sky (1990), is a wide-ranging historical story. Her second book, The Stolen (2000), is a fantasy journey for young readers, and it won the Tom Fitzgibbon Award for a best first novel for children in 1999. She was joint Writer in Residence at Dunedin College of Education in 2005. Shirley Corlett is available to talk to students over seven years old as part of the Writers in Schools programme. Other Books by Shirley Corlett Adult - The Hanging Sky. For Children: The Stolen The Weather-Makers – shortlisted for the 2002 NZ Children Book Awards Wahine Fire in the Sky Through Thick and Thin You’ve Got guts Kenny Melrose – short listed 2005 NZ Children’s Book awards, In the Spotlight Addie Accident