The next volume in the You and Who series of books will be John Davies' You and Who's Company, a charity volume in which people talk about the relationships they've formed or that have been informed thanks to Doctor Who.
Did you watch Doctor Who from your grandmother's knee when you were little - or even when you weren't? Did you get married at a Doctor Who convention - or maybe at a location from the series? Did you and your best friend swap Weetabix cards in the playground - or maybe in the office canteen? Did your parents ban you from watching Doctor Who when you were tiny - or have you introduced them to it since you were big?
If the answer to any of the above questions - or any question you can think of along similar lines - is yes, then we'd like to hear from you.
You and Who's Company is to be a volume of similar such tales, the stories of how we share Doctor Who and our love of it with one another. Whatever our background or identity, and whether we engage with other fans through family, friends or the internet, we all have a story or a relationship that most symbolises our love for the series.
You and Who's Company is to be a volume of similar such tales, the stories of how we share Doctor Who and our love of it with one another. Whatever our background or identity, and whether we engage with other fans through family, friends or the internet, we all have a story or a relationship that most symbolises our love for the series.
Our requirements are simple. Just write up your story as an essay - it can be of any length, whatever the right length for your story is - and send it to us at the following email address, along with your name, age (optional), location, and the name of your favourite companion character from the series, along with the following disclaimer:
I [name] do hereby give permission for the attached essay to be published as part of any and all editions of the volume You and Who's Company; I retain the copyright in my own writing and the right to subsequently use it how and when I please.
I [name] do hereby give permission for the attached essay to be published as part of any and all editions of the volume You and Who's Company; I retain the copyright in my own writing and the right to subsequently use it how and when I please.
The deadline for You and Who's Company is open until further notice - but not indefinitely, so please get in touch if you'd like to write something - and the email address to which your submissions should be sent is:
[email protected]
(We're not taking reservations this time; what goes into the book will be decided purely on the quality and substance of the submissions we receive. But if you'd like to ask any questions or talk about what you want to write about prior to starting work, either email John at the above address or send J.R. Southall or John Davies a PM on Facebook.)
[email protected]
(We're not taking reservations this time; what goes into the book will be decided purely on the quality and substance of the submissions we receive. But if you'd like to ask any questions or talk about what you want to write about prior to starting work, either email John at the above address or send J.R. Southall or John Davies a PM on Facebook.)
The following is a list of submissions made so far; we have included the names of the authors but not the subjects they've written about, as we don't want to influence anybody's choice of subject. Those names that appear in green have had their work accepted for the book.
Drew Meyer
Iain Key
Iain Key