Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is a noted British comic book/graphic novel writer and novelist who wrote The Doctor's Wife.
A longtime fan of Doctor Who, Gaiman had been asked to write for the spinoff novel lines while the show was off the air. He declined on the basis that he'd much rather write an episode of the TV series, in hopes that there would eventually once again be a TV series for him to write.[1]
Gaiman also guest-hosted Bigger on the Inside, the Doctor Who Confidential episode associated with The Doctor's Wife. He also took over Steven Moffat's production notes for one issue of Doctor Who Magazine (DWM: 427).
Work prior to Doctor Who
Gaiman was one of the preeminent names in the fantasy literature and comic book fields prior to submitting his script for Doctor Who. Among his many works prior to Doctor Who were: The Sandman, Coraline, Stardust , Death: The High Cost of Living, and MirrorMask. Several of his works have been adapted for film, and Gaiman has also written several screenplays, including the English-language version of the anime Princess Mononoke and the 2007 film Beowulf.
Gaiman's TV work includes creating the BBC miniseries Neverwhere, and he has also written an episode of Babylon 5.
Gaiman is one of only four Doctor Who scriptwriters to have also won the coveted Hugo Award; the others being Moffat, RTD and Phil Ford. However, Gaiman is unique in that his first Hugo came for work outside of Doctor Who.
