Dr Paul Magrs (pronounced "Mars"; born November 1969 in England) is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he began work in 2004 having formerly taught at the University of East Anglia. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Manchester Metropolitan University is a university based in the city of Manchester. The University of East Anglia is a campus-based University located in Norwich, England, and founded in 1963 He did his PhD at the University of Lancaster. Lancaster University (officially " The University of Lancaster " is a British University in Lancaster, Lancashire,
He is the author of numerous fiction and non-fiction works. His first published writing was the short story "Patient Iris", published 1995 in New Writing Four (edited by A. S. Byatt and Alan Hollinghurst). Dame Antonia Susan Duffy DBE (born Antonia Susan Drabble 24 August 1936 Sheffield, England) is a Postmodern Novelist Alan Hollinghurst (born 26 May 1954) is an English Novelist and winner of the 2004 Booker Prize for The Line of Beauty This was soon followed by his debut novel, Marked for Life, the same year. Other novels include Strange Boy (2003) and To the Devil — a Diva! (2004) and he has also published several short stories. With Julia Bell, he edited several issues of the University of East Anglia's Pretext.
He is also the author of four books in the BBC Doctor Who novel range, to which he introduced the character Iris Wildthyme, although she had originally been created in his unpublished first novel, which was named after her. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Iris Wildthyme is a Fictional character best known from spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series He is the editor of a short story collection featuring the character, entitled Wildthyme on Top, released in 2005 by Big Finish Productions, for whom he has also written short stories and audio plays. Wildthyme on Top is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Paul Magrs, featuring Iris Wildthyme and her companion Tom characters from the Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to Compact disc and He is also the author of a Doctor Who New Series Adventure, Sick Building, as well as a forthcoming second audio featuring The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller. The New Series Adventures are a series of spin-off novels based on the long-running BBC Science fiction Television series Doctor Who
Magrs' novel Exchange was nominated for the 2006 Booktrust Teenage Prize [1] and was longlisted for the 2007 Carnegie Medal [2]. The Booktrust Teenage Prize is an annual award given to Young adult literature published in the UK. The Carnegie Medal in Literature was established in the UK in 1936 in honour of Scottish Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
Magrs' non-fiction work includes The Creative Writing Coursebook, with Julia Bell and Andrew Motion, published 2001. Andrew Motion, FRSL, (born 26 October 1952) is an English Poet, Novelist and Biographer, who is the
He lives with his partner, author and lecturer Jeremy Hoad. Jeremy Hoad is best known as co-author of the BBC Doctor Who novel The Blue Angel (with partner Paul Magrs)
Bibliography
Novels
- Marked for Life (1995)
- Does It Show? (1997)
- Playing Out (Short story collection) (1997)
- Could It be Magic? (1998)
- Modern Love (2000)
- All the Rage (2001)
- Strange Boy (2002)
- Hands Up! (2003)
- The Good, the Bat and the Ugly (2004) (American edition of Hands Up!)
- Aisles (2003)
- To the Devil – A Diva! (2004)
- Exchange (2006)
- Never the Bride (2006)
- Twin Freaks (2007)
- Something Borrowed (2007)
Other Works
- "Never the Bride" (1998 BBC Radio 4)
- "Life After Mars" (2002 BBC Radio 4) part of the Fictional Familiars series.
- "Sunseeker" (2005 BBC Radio 4)
- "The Foster Parents" (2007, in Comma Press' short story collection Phobic)
- "Never the Bride" (2008, BBC7)
Doctor Who novels for BBC Books
- The Scarlet Empress (Eighth Doctor, Sam Jones, Iris Wildthyme)
- The Blue Angel (Eighth Doctor, Fitz, Compassion, Iris Wildthyme; written with Jeremy Hoad)
- Verdigris (Third Doctor, Jo Grant, Iris Wildthyme)
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Eighth Doctor, Fitz, Anji, Iris Wildthyme)
- Sick Building (Tenth Doctor, Martha Jones)
Doctor Who plays for Big Finish
Doctor Who Short Stories
External links
The Scarlet Empress is an original novel written by Paul Magrs and based on the long-running British science fiction television series The Eighth Doctor is a Fictional character, the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television Samantha Angeline Jones, or simply Sam, is a Fictional character in the Eighth Doctor Adventures novels based upon the British Science fiction The Blue Angel is an original novel written by Paul Magrs and Jeremy Hoad and based on the long-running British science fiction television Fitzgerald Michael Kreiner, or simply Fitz, is a Fictional character in the Eighth Doctor Adventures novels based upon the British Science Compassion (or Laura Tobin) is a Fictional character in the Eighth Doctor Adventures novels based upon the British Science fiction Verdigris is a BBC Books original novel written by Paul Magrs and based on the long-running British science fiction television series The Third Doctor is the name given to the third incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor; seen on screen in the long-running Josephine "Jo" Grant is a fictional character played by Katy Manning in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Mad Dogs and Englishmen is a BBC Books original novel written by Paul Magrs and based on the long-running British science fiction television Anji Kapoor, or simply Anji, is a Fictional character in the Eighth Doctor Adventures, a novel series based upon the British Science fiction Sick Building is a BBC Books original novel written by Paul Magrs and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who The Tenth Doctor is the name given to the tenth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running Dr Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to Compact disc and The Stones of Venice is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Charlotte Elspeth Pollard, or simply Charley, is a fictional character played by India Fisher in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions Excelis Dawns is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series The Wormery is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British Science fiction Television series The Sixth Doctor is the name given to the sixth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor, seen on screen in the long-running Stephen Cole (b 29 March 1956 in Hereford) is a presenter for Al Jazeera English. Horror of Glam Rock is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Lucie Miller is a character in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions for BBC7 based on the long-running British science fiction The Wishing Beast and The Vanity Box is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction The Zygon Who Fell to Earth is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who Lucie Miller is a character in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions for BBC7 based on the long-running British science fiction Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to Compact disc and Wildthyme on Top is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Paul Magrs, featuring Iris Wildthyme and her companion Tom characters from the Short Trips Zodiac is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Jacqueline Rayner and based on the long-running British science fiction Short Trips Companions is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Jacqueline Rayner and based on the long-running British science fiction Short Trips The Muses is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Jacqueline Rayner and based on the long-running British science fiction Short Trips Seven Deadly Sins is a Big Finish original anthology edited by David Bailey and based on the long-running British science fiction Short Trips Farewells is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Jacqueline Rayner and based on the long-running British science fiction television Short Trips Snapshots is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Joseph Lidster and based on the long-running British science fiction Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to Compact disc and Wildthyme at Large is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Katy Manning as Iris Wildthyme, a character from the spin-off
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