Paul Magrs 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.
A minor character in the Virgin New Adventure Love and War, a junior archaeologist in Bernice Summerfield's party, was named after him.
He also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.
Paul Magrs has a brother, Mark. He lives in Manchester with his partner, author Jeremy Hoad. Jeremy was given co-writing credits on the novel The Blue Angel, in 1999.
Bibliography
Novels
BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures
BBC Past Doctor Adventures
BBC New Series Adventures
Snowbooks Ltd
- Enter Wildthyme
- Wildthyme Beyond!
- From Wildthyme with Love
- Fellowship of the Ink
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
Storybooks
- Doctor Who Storybook 2008 - Zombie Motel
- Doctor Who Storybook 2009 - Hello Children, Everywhere
- Doctor Who Storybook 2010 - Knock Knock!
Resurrection Engines
Tales of Terror
The Missy Chronicles
Dalek
Audio stories
Big Finish main range
- 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
