A Word from our Editor

A word from our illustrious Editor, Jez Strickley…

 

Dear all,

I appreciate that you’ve probably received a message or two from Bob re: #24 of Whotopia, but I thought I’d throw in an extra word or two on the topic. 

First off, many thanks to those of you who have already contributed articles, and/or indicated that you’re planning to do so. It’s always a pleasure to read your work.

Secondly, as you may be aware the #24 deadline has been moved back to the end of May. As such, Bob and I are still considering material to include in the issue, and are very happy to look at any ideas you might like to run by us.

Lastly, we’re hoping to get #24 out by mid-summer, with a view to tackling Whotopia’s landmark Issue 25 later in the autumn.

Thank you for all your support and I hope to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,
Jez

Calling All Writers **Updated**

Now that issue 23 has been published, its time to turn our attention towards Whotopia Issue 24, which will be the next issued published.  The theme for the issue is “time travel” in Doctor Who.

We’re looking for all sorts of articles related to the issues theme and if you’d like to contribute something – articles, reviews, opinion pieces, art work, drawings, or more – we’d welcome your submission. Or if you’d like further information drop us a line at our email address.

The deadline for submissions is MAY 15, 2012.

Please note we’ve extended the deadline to May 31, 2012.

We Want To Hear From Our Readers

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR READERS!

Let’s hear from you! Starting this issue, we’ll be running an all new “Letters To The Editor” feature in “Whotopia”, and having said that, we want to hear from our readers. Drop us a note in care of our email address and tell us what you think on any topic relating to the fanzine, Doctor Whoin general, articles that have appeared in the zine – just about anything you’d like to share with us.

So start putting pens to paper, or fingers to keyboard and let’s hear from you.

We want to hear from you!

whotopia[@]whotopia.ca

Call Out for Material for Issue 24

With the publication of issue 23 any day now, our attention now turns towards Whotopia Issue 24, which will be the next issued published and which has a central theme of “time travel” in Doctor Who.

We’re looking for all sorts of articles related to the issues theme and if you’d like to contribute something – articles, reviews, opinion pieces, art work, drawings, or more – we’d welcome your submission. Or if you’d like further information drop us a line at our email address.

The deadline for submissions is MAY 15, 2012.

ARTICLES & ART WANTED for ISSUE 23!

Hi all. It’s beg, borrow, or steal time.

Alright; listen up all of you Matt Smith/11th Doctor era fans!

Whotopia needs your support and we need you to pen to paper, or fingers to keyboards. We’re in need of material related to Matt Smith’s era of Doctor Who for the next issue of the zine. In the words of Jez, our illustrious editor…

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At this stage, Bob and I are hoping to get #23 released very early in the New Year. So far we have Series Six reviews, an interview, another instalment of ‘Dalek’s Advocate’ and the usual columns. So, what we’re still looking for is stand-alone articles and hopefully a lead feature of around 3000 words.

If you have any thoughts on Moffat, Matt Smith’s Doctor, new-style Daleks and the now well-used time-wimey plotline, plus a host of other Eleventh Doctor topics, do let us know by December 15th.

While we’re primarily looking for 11th Doctor topics, I’ll mention we’re also looking for someone to review episodes 6-10 of Torchwood: Miracle Day, and if anyone’s so inclined, now that the series has come to an end, an overview of the Sarah Jane Adventures.

So if you’re interested in penning something for this issue, please drop us a email.

REMINDER: Issue 23 Deadline!

Just a quick reminder…

The theme for issue 23 is the Matt Smith Era: The Story So Far, where we’ll be celebrating the era of the eleventh Doctor to date.  If you’d like to contribute to this issue, we’re looking for all sorts of material related to the 11th Doctor’s era.

The deadline date for this issue is: Saturday, October 1, 2011.

Reviews Wanted

Hi all.  Whotopia is looking for reviewers to review one of the following for an upcoming issue of the magazine:

Torchwood Miracle Day

Review of episodes 1-5 overall (2 reviewers wanted)

Due: If possible I would like to include in issue 22 (2 weeks – to be arranged)

Doctor Who Season 32B

Ep 8 – Let’s Kill Hitler

Ep 9 – Night Terrors

Ep 10 – The Girl Who Waited

Ep 11 – The God Complex

Ep 12 – TBA

Ep 13 – TBA

Due: 2 weeks after each episode has aired

If you’re interested in reviewing one of the above, please email me ASAP here at Whotopia HQ to let me know.

Thanks.

PLEASE NOTE: All review spots have now been filled.

Comic Wanted for Whotopia

Whotopia would like to feature a one-off or an on-going Doctor Who comic in the magazine. 

It can be just a one page spread or a multiple page spread and can be a completed one-off full story, a on-going multi-part story, or just a different strip each issue, and (in a perfect world) preferably already completed or near completion.

We publish in 8.5×11 inch size so it would be good if the comic was drawn to fit this page size.

If it’s possible, we’d like to include the first instalment beginning in issue 22, if not, definitely in issue 23.

If you’re a comic artist who finds this idea of interest, we’d like to hear from you. If you’d like further information, or interested, please feel free email us directly. Cheers.

Issue 23 Deadline

The theme for issue 23 is the Matt Smith Era: The Story So Far, where we’ll be celebrating the era of the eleventh Doctor to date.  If you’d like to contribute to this issue, we’re looking for all sorts of material related to the 11th Doctor’s era.  The deadline date for this issue is: Saturday, October 1, 2011.

So, if you plan on submitting something for this issue, you might want to take note of this date.

Doctor Who Convention in Vancouver – A Follow-Up

Do you recall our May 26th post about the possibility of a Doctor Who convention in Vancouver? 

Well, you didn’t imagine it.  Yup, it’s true. 

A group of people who were responsible for organizing several local Vancouver Doctor Who events (e.g. Who Party West, Who Party West III, TMOVsocials, and other events) are currently in discussions about the possibility of holding a Doctor Who convention here in Vancouver.  Nothing has been planned for definite yet, but talks continue.  In fact, in the next month or two, there are plans to hold an organization meeting for interested parties to attend and discuss this possible event. 

So if you’d like to see a Doctor Who convention held in Vancouver, stay tuned to this blog for news on when the first organizational meeting will be held.