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Encyclopedia > Paul Magrs

Dr Paul Magrs (pronounced "Mars"; born November 1969 in England, United Kingdom) 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. He did his PhD at the University of Lancaster. Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in Manchester, England. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a campus university located in Norwich, Norfolk, England, founded as part of the British Governments New Universities programme in the 1960s. ... Lancaster University is a campus university located about three miles south of Lancaster, England. ...


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). 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. Dame Antonia Susan Byatt , DBE, (born August 24, 1936, Sheffield, England) has been hailed by some as one of the great postmodern novelists in Britain. ... Alan Hollinghurst is a British novelist. ...


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Who novel range, to which he introduced the character Iris Wildthyme, although she had originally been created in his unpublished first novel, which was named after her. 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. He is also the author of an upcoming Doctor Who New Series Adventure, provisionally entitled The Wicked Bungalow. The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is one of the largest broadcasting corporations in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of more than £4 billion. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC about the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, solving problems and righting wrongs. ... Iris Wildthyme is a fictional character in the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, appearing mainly in short stories and novels. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ...


Magrs' novel Exchange was nominated for the 2006 Booktrust Teenage Prize [1] and was longlisted for the 2007 Carnegie Medal [2]. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The Carnegie Medal in Literature was established in the UK in 1936 in honour of Andrew Carnegie. ...


Magrs' non-fiction work includes The Creative Writing Coursebook, with Julia Bell and Andrew Motion, published 2001. Professor Andrew Motion (born October 26, 1952) is an English poet, novelist and biographer who is the current Poet Laureate. ...


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). ...

Contents

Bibliography

Novels

  • Marked for Life (1995)
  • Does It Show? (1997)
  • Playing Out (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)
  • Aisles (2003)
  • To the Devil – A Diva! (2004)
  • Exchange (2006)
  • Never the Bride (2006)

Other Works

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Doctor Who novels for BBC Books

BBC Books is the book publishing division of BBC Worldwide, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... The Scarlet Empress is an original novel written by Paul Magrs and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Blue Angel is an original novel written by Paul Magrs and Jeremy Hoad and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Jeremy Hoad is best known as co-author of the BBC Doctor Who novel, The Blue Angel (with partner, Paul Magrs). ... Verdigris is a BBC Books original novel written by Paul Magrs and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Mad Dogs and Englishmen is a BBC Books original novel written by Paul Magrs and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Doctor Who plays for Big Finish

Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ... The Stones of Venice cover The Stones of Venice is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Excelis Dawns is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Iris Wildthyme is a fictional character in the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, appearing mainly in short stories and novels. ... The Wormery is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Horror of Glam Rock is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Books for Big Finish

Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ... Wildthyme on Top is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Paul Magrs, featuring Iris Wildthyme and her companion Tom, characters from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Iris Wildthyme is a fictional character in the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, appearing mainly in short stories and novels. ...

Other plays for Big Finish

Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ... Iris Wildthyme is a fictional character in the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, appearing mainly in short stories and novels. ...

External links

  • Manchester Metropolitan University page
  • Phoenix Court - a Paul Magrs website
  • Transtemporal - Paul Magrs Mailing List
  • Welcome to Wildthyme - Iris Wildthyme website

  Results from FactBites:
 
BookkooB: Strange Boy - Paul Magrs (1369 words)
Magrs is a writer with more to come, for sure, and it'll be interesting to see which story he chooses to tell next.
Author Paul Magrs says in his introduction that his intention with Strange Boy was to write the kind of book he himself would have wanted to read as a teenager.
The young hero is gay and Magrs' achievement is not to make this the story or even that strong a plot point but simply, effectively and truthfully an aspect of the character - as relevant as say his class, his gender, his age: one of the many things that colour his approach to the world.
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