词条 | Paul Magrs |
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| image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|11|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Jarrow, County Durham, England | occupation = Writer, lecturer | nationality = English | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = Lancaster University | period = 1990s–present | genre = Magic realism, science fiction, horror, mystery, young adult, queer fiction | notableworks = Marked for Life, Modern Love, Strange Boy, Exchange, Doctor Who novels and audio plays, Iris Wildthyme, The Adventures of Brenda and Effie | spouse(s) = | partner = Jeremy Hoad | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | portaldisp = }}Paul Magrs (pronounced "Mars"; born 12 November 1969) is a writer and lecturer.[1][2] He was born in Jarrow, England, and now lives in Manchester with his partner, author and lecturer Jeremy Hoad.[3][4] Early lifeMagrs was born in Jarrow, Co. Durham, on 12 November 1969.[1][2] In 1975 he moved with his family to Newton Aycliffe, County Durham; his parents divorced shortly after the move.[4][5] At the age of 17, Magrs was queer-bashed, and his father was the police officer who took the report on the incident; it was the last time Paul Magrs saw his father.[6] In Newton Aycliffe, Magrs attended Woodham Comprehensive School, where Mark Gatiss was two years ahead of him and in the same drama group.[7] Magrs went on to Lancaster University, where he received a first class BA in English (1991), an MA in Creative Writing (1991) and a PhD in English (1995).[4][8] His doctoral thesis was on Angela Carter. Literary careerMagrs 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).[4][8] This was soon followed by his debut novel, Marked for Life, the same year.[8] Magrs' first three novels, Marked for Life, Does It Show? (1997) and Could It Be Magic? (1998), share characters, a magical realist tone and a setting: the fictional Phoenix Court council estate in Newton Aycliffe.[9][10][11] Magrs' first children's book, Strange Boy (2002), prompted controversy due to homosexual content involving its 10-year-old protagonist and a 14-year-old neighbour.[5][6][12][13] Representatives of the NASUWT teachers' union and the conservative Christian Institute argued that the book should not be stocked in school libraries, and some newspapers suggested that doing so in England would be illegal due to the Section 28 ban on "promoting homosexuality" in schools.[12][14][15][16][17] However, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals supported libraries' purchase of Strange Boy, as did representatives of Stonewall and other gay rights organizations.[12][13][17] Magrs noted that the book was "about 95% autobiographical" and described the controversy as "ludicrous".[18] Doctor WhoMagrs has written several novels, short stories and audio dramas relating to Doctor Who, many of which also feature his character Iris Wildthyme.[19][20] Iris was initially portrayed as an eccentric and unreliable Time Lady, whose TARDIS takes the form of a London AEC Routemaster double-decker bus (the route 22 to Putney Common), though in a series of short story collections and novels not written for the BBC, the character has been repurposed to remove any copyrighted aspects.[20] Iris Wildthyme was originally created for Magrs' unpublished first novel, which was named after her; another version of Iris also appears in Marked for Life.[8][21] The character features in all of Magrs' three contributions to BBC Books' Eighth Doctor Adventures, in several Big Finish Productions audio dramas by Magrs and other writers, in a novel series from Snowbooks[22] and in short story and novella collections published by Big Finish and Obverse Books.[20] Magrs has also written licensed Doctor Who fiction without Wildthyme, including the 2007 novel, Sick Building, (which made the shortlist for the Doncaster Book Award),[23] a variety of audio plays for Big Finish and the BBC audio series, Hornets' Nest, which marked the first time Tom Baker had returned to play the Doctor in a full-length drama since he left the role in 1981.[24] After the success of Hornets' Nest, Magrs wrote two sequel series Demon Quest (2010) and Serpent Crest (2011). The Adventures of Brenda and EffieMagrs' current ongoing novel series is The Adventures of Brenda and Effie, starring Brenda, the Bride of Frankenstein, who has now retired and runs a B&B in Whitby.[25][26] She and her friend Effie, a local white witch, investigate spooky goings-on in the town.[25] {{As of|2013|01}}, there have been six books in the series, the latest being Brenda and Effie Forever from Snowbooks. The fourth book, Hell's Belles, features characters from Magrs' early Phoenix Court books, while the fifth features characters from Magrs' Doctor Who audio, The Boy That Time Forgot. A short story collection, A Treasury of Brenda and Effie (Obverse Books) and a seventh novel, Fellowship of Ink (snowbooks) were both released in 2017. The characters have also appeared in a series of award-winning[27] audios from Bafflegab.
Other novelsMagrs' other novels include Aisles (2003) and To the Devil – a Diva! (2004); he has also published several short stories. His novel Exchange was shortlisted for the 2006 Booktrust Teenage Prize[28] and was longlisted for the 2007 Carnegie Medal.[29] His young adult novel, The Ninnies was listed by the Irish Times as one of the children's books of the year in 2012.[30] Later novels include two books about his cats, Fester and Bernard, The Story of Fester Cat and Welcome Home, Bernard Socks, a stand-alone novel, 666 Charing Cross Road ({{ISBN|978-0755359486}}), and a trilogy of novels about a frontier family on the planet Mars. ArtIn 2015, Magrs began producing drawings and watercolours every day. There followed exhibitions in Levenshulme and elsewhere in Manchester, as well as a series of prints which Magrs made available to buy. Academic workMagrs is a full-time writer, having formerly been a senior lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University and having previously taught at the University of East Anglia.[3][4][31] With Julia Bell, Magrs edited several issues of the University of East Anglia's literary journal Pretext and The Creative Writing Coursebook (2001).[8][32][33][34] BibliographyNovels
The Adventures of Brenda and Effie{{main article|Adventures of Brenda and Effie}}
Short story collections
Other works
Doctor Who novels for BBC Books
Doctor Who plays for Big Finish
Doctor Who plays for BBC Audio
Doctor Who short stories
Other plays
Books as editor
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4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/author/1375/Paul-Magrs.html |title=Paul Magrs |work=lovereading4kids |publisher=Lovereading |accessdate=24 June 2010}} 5. ^1 {{cite news |title=Paul Magrs: Magrs attacks! |first=Matthew |last=Sweet |authorlink=Matthew Sweet (writer) |newspaper=The Independent |date=12 September 2004 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/paul-magrs-magrs-attacks-755154.html |accessdate=25 June 2010}} 6. ^1 {{cite news |title=So why are people losing the plot? |first=Anne |last=Johnstone |newspaper=The Herald |date=22 July 2002 |page=12 |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/so-why-are-people-losing-the-plot-anne-johnstone-talks-to-paul-magrs-about-the-row-surrounding-his-first-children-s-book-whose-contents-have-been-decried-by-some-as-unsuitable-1.143979 |accessdate=16 July 2014}} 7. ^{{cite news|title=Golly goth |first=Steve |last=Pratt |newspaper=The Northern Echo |date=8 May 2007 |url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/1383869.Golly_goth/ |accessdate=25 June 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} 8. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web |url=http://phoenixcourt.members.beeb.net/SF8.htm |title=A Chronology of Paul Magrs |last=Shillito |first=Ben |year=2001 |work=Phoenix Court website |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040417070412/http://phoenixcourt.members.beeb.net/SF8.htm |archivedate=17 April 2004 |accessdate=24 June 2010}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.librarything.com/series/Phoenix+Court |title=Phoenix Court |publisher=LibraryThing |accessdate=24 June 2010}} 10. ^{{cite news |title=Book review: Could it be magic? by Paul Magrs |first=Michael |last=Arditti |newspaper=The Independent |date=13 January 1998 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/book-review-could-it-be-magic-by-paul-magrs-chatto--windus-pounds-999-1138355.html |accessdate=25 June 2010 }} 11. ^{{cite news |title=Strange boy, singular writer |first=Nick |last=Morrison |newspaper=The Northern Echo |date=3 July 2002 |url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/archive/2002/07/03/The+North+East+Archive/7068445.Strange_boy__singular_writer/ |accessdate=25 July 2010 }} 12. ^1 2 {{cite news |title=Fury as schools to stock child gay sex book |first=Kizzy |last=Taylor |newspaper=Scotland on Sunday |date=23 June 2002 |url=http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland/Fury-as-schools-to-stock.2337587.jp |accessdate=25 June 2010}} 13. ^1 {{cite news |title=Row over book on 10-year-old gay boy for school libraries |first=Lorna |last=Martin |newspaper=The Herald |date=24 June 2002 |url=https://secure.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/128127991.html?FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+24%2C+2002&author=Lorna+Martin&pub=The+Herald&desc=Row+over+book+on+10-year-old+gay+boy+for+school+libraries |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121217164900/https://secure.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/access/128127991.html?FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+24,+2002&author=Lorna+Martin&pub=The+Herald&desc=Row+over+book+on+10-year-old+gay+boy+for+school+libraries |dead-url=yes |archive-date=17 December 2012 |page=6 |format=fee required |accessdate=25 June 2010 }} 14. ^{{cite news |title=Gay boy sex book is set for schools; No Midlands ban on explicit novel |first=Caroline |last=Wheeler |newspaper=Sunday Mercury |date=30 June 2002 |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-88092474 |accessdate=25 June 2010 |format=fee required}} 15. ^{{cite news |title=Wretched book robs children of their childhoods; Truth about gay novel approved for school libraries |first=Linda |last=Watson-Brown |newspaper=Daily Mail |date=25 June 2002 |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-87931352 |accessdate=25 June 2010 |format=fee required }} 16. ^{{cite news |title=Libraries: The War on Terror's New Front? |first=Steven M. |last=Cohen |newspaper=Fox News |date=25 June 2002 |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,56210,00.html |accessdate=25 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025082944/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,56210,00.html |archive-date=25 October 2012 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }} 17. ^1 {{cite news |title=Sexually explicit book to be stocked in Scottish schools |newspaper=M2 Best Books |date=3 July 2010 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-88243907.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104073011/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-88243907.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=4 November 2012 |accessdate=25 June 2010 }} 18. ^{{cite news |title=Stranger than fiction |first=Paul |last=Magrs |newspaper=Scotland on Sunday |date=11 August 2002 |url=http://living.scotsman.com/features/Stranger-than-fiction.2351239.jp |accessdate=25 June 2010}} 19. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.paulmagrs.com/who.php |title=Doctor Who |last=Magrs |first=Paul |date= |work=paulmagrs.com |accessdate=24 June 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413034624/http://www.paulmagrs.com/who.php |archivedate=13 April 2010 |df=dmy }} 20. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.paulmagrs.com/iris.php |title=Iris Wildthyme |last=Magrs |first=Paul |work=paulmagrs.com |accessdate=24 June 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113200730/http://www.paulmagrs.com/iris.php |archivedate=13 January 2010 |df=dmy }} 21. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.iriswildthyme.thiswaydown.org/who.html |title=Iris in the Whoniverse |last=Douglas |first=Stuart |year=2007 |work=The Iris Wildthyme Pages |accessdate=24 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518220510/http://www.iriswildthyme.thiswaydown.org/who.html |archive-date=18 May 2011 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }} 22. ^{{cite web |title=About Enter Wildthyme |url=http://www.snowbooks.com/store/products/2014-04-07%2013:18:41%20+0000-EnterWildthyme |publisher=snowbooks |accessdate=16 July 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724135419/http://www.snowbooks.com/store/products/2014-04-07%2013%3A18%3A41%20+0000-EnterWildthyme |archivedate=24 July 2014 |df=dmy }} 23. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.doncasterbookaward.net/showreview.php?i=111 |title=Sick Building |work=Doncaster Book Award |accessdate=24 June 2010}} 24. ^{{cite press release |title=Tom Baker returns as the Fourth Doctor in new audio dramas! |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2009/07_july/hornets_nest.shtml |publisher=BBC Worldwide |date=29 July 2009 |accessdate=24 June 2010}} 25. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.paulmagrs.com/brenda.php |title=Brenda and Effie |last=Magrs |first=Paul |work=paulmagrs.com |accessdate=24 June 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113200640/http://www.paulmagrs.com/brenda.php |archivedate=13 January 2010 |df=dmy }} 26. ^{{cite news |title=Something Borrowed, By Paul Magrs |first=Paul |last=Burston |authorlink=Paul Burston |newspaper=The Independent |date=21 October 2007 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/something-borrowed-by-paul-magrs-397309.html |accessdate=25 June 2010}} 27. ^http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/worldsbestradio/2015/pieces.php?pid=1&iid=491164 28. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.booktrust.org.uk/Prizes-and-awards/Booktrust-Teenage-Prize/Teenage-Prize-archive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731174130/http://www.booktrust.org.uk/Prizes-and-awards/Booktrust-Teenage-Prize/Teenage-Prize-archive |dead-url=yes |archive-date=31 July 2010 |title=Teenage Prize archive |author= |year=2008 |publisher=Booktrust |accessdate=24 June 2010 |df=dmy-all }} 29. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/press.php?release=pres_car_nom_07.html |title=The CILIP Carnegie Medal Nominations for 2007 |work=The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards |publisher=Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals |accessdate=24 June 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/673ztDmQU?url=http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/press.php?release=pres_car_nom_07.html |archivedate=20 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }} 30. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/30-treats-to-put-around-the-tree-1.3312?page=2|title=30 treats to put around the tree|last=Chris Judge|date=15 December 2012|work=The Irish Times|accessdate=12 May 2013}} 31. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hlss.mmu.ac.uk/english/staff/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050223025847/http://www.hlss.mmu.ac.uk/english/staff/ |dead-url=yes |archive-date=23 February 2005 |title=Staff — Department of English |year=2010 |publisher=Manchester Metropolitan University |accessdate=24 June 2010 |df=dmy-all }} 32. ^{{cite journal |editor1-first=Julia |editor1-last=Bell |editor2-first=Paul |editor2-last=Magrs |year=1999 |journal=Pretext: the new journal of fiction, poetry and essays |volume=1: Salvage |publisher=EAS Publishing |location= |issn= |isbn=978-1-902913-01-8}} 33. ^{{cite journal |editor-first=Paul |editor-last=Magrs |year=2000 |journal=Pretext |volume=2: Fiction, Poetry, Criticism |publisher=Pen & Inc Press |location=Norwich |issn= |isbn=978-1-902913-05-6}} 34. ^{{cite book |title=The Creative Writing Coursebook |editor1-last=Bell |editor1-first=Julia |editor2-last=Magrs |editor2-first=Paul| year=2001 |publisher=Macmillan UK |location= |isbn=978-0-333-78225-5}} 35. ^http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03brwr1 36. ^http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2013/40/r4-afternoon-drama-imaginary.html External links
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