Paul Magrs
- You may be looking for his fictional counterpart.
Paul Magrs (born 12 November 1969[1]) is a full-time author and former Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he began work in 2004. He also formerly taught at the University of East Anglia. He did his PhD at the University of Lancaster.
He created the character of Iris Wildthyme for his Phoenix Court series. He also created the planet Hyspero, which would have featured in his planned Tales of Hyspero series.
He has contributed to several charity publications. He was one of nine co-authors of Obverse Books' Doctor Who and the Invasion of Christmas, and he wrote short stories for both A Target for Tommy and A Second Target for Tommy. He also contributed to he charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.
Paul Magrs lives in Levenshulme with his partner, author Jeremy Hoad. Jeremy was given co-writing credits on the novel The Blue Angel, in 1999. Paul also has a brother named Mark.
In the DWU
Paul Cornell was a college classmate of Magrs. In his Virgin New Adventure Love and War, Cornell named a junior archaeologist in Bernice Summerfield's party after him.[2]
Later, in Bafflement and Devotion Magrs introduced a closer to reality, quasi-biographical version of himself, which the real Magrs has used on numerous occasions in many stories.
Bibliography
Novels
BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures
BBC Past Doctor Adventures
BBC New Series Adventures
Snowbooks Ltd
The New Adventures of Iris Wildthyme
Fester Cat
Others
Short stories
Short Trips
- Short Trips - Old Flames
- More Short Trips - Femme Fatale
- Short Trips and Side Steps - The Longest Story in the World
- Short Trips: Zodiac - Jealous, Possessive
- Short Trips: Companions - Kept Safe and Sound
- Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins - Suitors, Inc.
- Short Trips: Farewells - The Wickerwork Man
- Short Trips: Snapshots - Fanboys
Doctor Who Magazine
Iris Wildthyme
- Wildthyme on Top - Preface
- Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus - The Dreadful Flap
- The Panda Book of Horror - The Delightful Bag
- Iris: Abroad - Hospitality
- Lady Stardust - Hang onto Yourself
- Iris: Fifteen - The Ninnies on Putney Common
Fester Cat
Storybooks
- Doctor Who Storybook 2008 - Zombie Motel
- Doctor Who Storybook 2009 - Hello Children, Everywhere
- Doctor Who Storybook 2010 - Knock Knock!
Twelve Stories
Resurrection Engines
Tales of Terror
The Missy Chronicles
Star Tales
Dalek
Wilde Stories 2016 & Silver Jubilee
The Book of Extraordinary Amateur Sleuth and Private Eye Stories
Others
Audio stories
Big Finish Monthly Adventures
- The Stones of Venice
- The Wormery (with Stephen Cole)
- The Wishing Beast
- The Vanity Box
- The Boy That Time Forgot
- The Lady of Mercia
- The Peterloo Massacre
- The Last Fairy Tale
- Muse of Fire
Excelis Saga
The New Eighth Doctor Adventures
The Companion Chronicles
Hornets' Nest
Demon Quest
Serpent Crest
Iris Wildthyme
Vince Cosmos
BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama
Anthology editor
Big Finish New Worlds
Iris Wildthyme
External links
- Doc Oho's Reviews: Paul Magrs Q&A
- Tom's Back! An Interview with Paul Magrs
- BBC.co.uk website interview with Paul Magrs, 01 January 2004
