Myth Makers

Myth Makers is the Official Fiction Zine of the Doctor Who Information Network. 1-2 issues per year/irregularly. It has at least 15 issues. It contains fan fiction and art. Plans for the fanzine were orginally announced in 1980 in the first newsletter of the Doctor Who Information Network (DWIN). In 1985, fan artist Martin Proctor produced a cover in 1985 for Myth Makers #1. However, a lack of submissions, stories lost in transition between editors, and university/work schedules all factored into the delay of the first issue which finally debuted in 1991. It has a sister zine called Myth Makers Presents, a zine that published novel-length fiction. In 2009, Myth Makers Retrospective 1991-2001, a special commemorative issue was published online in pdf form.
==Issue 1==
Myth Makers 1 was published in 1991 and is 80 pages. Cover by Martin Proctor.
* The Empire Trilogy (Daleks vs Cybermen) by James Bow
** "End of Empire"
** "Corporate Empire"
** "Shattered Empire"
* "Adric's Last Stand" by Peter McAlpine
* "The Letter" by Colleen Hillerup
* "Tight Squeeze" by James Poll
* Editor: Colleen Hillerup | Layout & Design: CH & Cathy Leeson
* Illustrations: Lisa Truant, Nick de Grot, Colleen Hillerup, Darrin Egan
==Issue 2==
Myth Makers 2 was published in 1993 and contains 44 pages.
* "The Robophobe" by Fiona Moore
* "Strata (Variations)" by Nancy Louise Freeman
* "Secrets of the Mastermind" by Melanie Dixon
* "Pictures at an Exhibition" by James Bow
* "The Stones of Xalphar" by Debra Reuss
* Editor / Layout & Design: James Bow
* Illustrations: Lisa Truant, Martin Proctor, Alan Ivins
==Issue 3==
Myth Makers 3 was published in 1994 and contains 44 pages.
* "Impostor" by Matt Grady (7th Dr., Cybermen)
* "The Final Death" by Andrew Gurudata (last Dr., Susan)
* "Carnival" by Derek Edwards (4th Dr., Leela)
* "Twilight of the Gods" by Joseph Keeping (7th Dr., Ace)
* Editor / Layout & Design: James Bow
* Illustrations: Matt Grady, Martin Proctor, Alan Ivins
== Issue 4 ==
Myth Makers 4 was published in 1994 and contains 44 pages.
* "Nexus" by Pat Degan (last Dr.)
* "Footsteps" by James DiBenedetto (1st, 6th Drs, Peri, Master)
* "The First of May Stratagem" by Chris Kocher (2nd, future Drs, Jamie, Victoria)
* "In an Unexpected Place" by Tina Stitzer (7th Dr., Ace, Benny)
* Editor / Layout & Design: James Bow
* Illustrations: Martin Proctor, Alan Ivins
==Issue 5==
Myth Makers 5 was published in 1995 and contains 44 pages.
* "Enter the Hawk" by Jason Cantwell (future Dr.)
* "Down the Shaft" by Graeme Powell (4th Dr., Romana II)
* "Time Distortions" by Melanie Dixon (7th Dr., Ace)
* Editor / Layout & Design: James Bow
* Illustrations: Martin Proctor, Keith Morris, Graeme Powell, Alan Ivins
==Issue 6==
Myth Makers 6 was published in 1995 and contains 44 pages. It won the 1996 FanQ Award for Best Dr Who Fanzine.
* "Remembrance" by Joseph Keeping (7th Dr.)
* "The Client" by Jeff Szpirglas (Magnus Greel)
* "A Man at Intervals" by Erin Noteboom (7th Dr., Ace, Merlin) (Winner of the 1996 FanQ Award for Best Doctor Who Story)
* "Traders of the Corpriarch" by Dennis Valdron (4th Dr.)
* "The Last Longship Has Departed" by James Bow (5th Dr., Nyssa)
* Editor / Layout & Design: James Bow
* Illustrations: Martin Proctor, Pat Degan, Matt Grady
==Myth Makers Presents 1: In Tua Nua==
Myth Makers Presents: In Tua Nua was a special edition fanzine published in 1996. It contains 86 pages. It won the 1997 FanQ Award for Best Dr Who zine.
* "In Tua Nua" by James Bow & Joseph Keeping (7th Dr., Benny)
* "Interview with Kate Orman" by James Bow & others
* "Virgin Experiences" by Lance Parkin
* "A Brief History of In Tua Nua" by Joseph Keeping
* Editor / Layout & Design: James Bow
* Illustrations: Martin Proctor, Pat Degan, Erin Noteboom
==Reactions and Reviews==
==Issue 7==
Myth Makers 7 was published in 1996 and contains 48 pages. It won the 1997 FanQ Award for Best Dr Who Zine.
* "Keep Watching the Skies" by Alan Ivins (4th Dr.)
* "Rainswept" by Sean Twist (5th Dr., Tegan, Nyssa)
* "The Corporal" by Kathy Wesley (7th Dr.)
* "Black Box" by Erin Noteboom (7th Dr.)
* "Dr. Foreman's House of Horrors" by Jeff Szpirglas (1st-7th Drs)
* "I Want Tomorrow" by Dan Kukwa (8th Dr.)
* "Last Dance" by Joseph Keeping (7th, 8th Drs)
* Editor / Layout & Design: James Bow
* Illustrations: Martin Proctor, Alan Ivins
==Myth Makers Presents 2: Transformations==
Myth Makers Presents: Transformations was published in 1997 and contains 82 pages.
* Pell's Keep" by Judith Smith (3rd Dr., Jo)
* "A Most Human Quality" Best Doctor Who Story (1998) by Kathy Wesley (7th Dr., Ace)
* "Ten Points For Style" by Jenifer Hancock (5th Dr., Tegan, Nyssa)
* "Freezing Now" by Sean Twist (1st, 5th Drs, Tegan)
* "Life is a Dream" by Dan Kukwa (5th, 6th Drs)
* "Like Follows Like" by Audra Rourk McHugh (8th Dr.)
* "True Canadian History" by Cameron Dixon (Monk)
* "The Dreamspeakers" by Joseph Keeping (3rd Dr.)
* Editor / Layout & Design: James Bow
* Illustrations: Matt Grady, Alan Ivins, Pat Degan
==Reactions and Reviews==
==Issue 8==
Myth Makers 8 was published in 1997 amd is 43 pages long and contains many stories, illustrations, cartoons and poems. It won the 1999 FanQ Award for Best Dr Who Zine.
* "Pell's Keep" by Judith Smith (3rd Dr., Jo)
* "A Most Human Quality" Best Doctor Who Story (1998) by Kathy Wesley (7th Dr., Ace)
* "Ten Points For Style" by Jenifer Hancock (5th Dr., Tegan, Nyssa)
* "Freezing Now" by Sean Twist (1st, 5th Drs, Tegan)
* "Life is a Dream" by Dan Kukwa (5th, 6th Drs)
* "Like Follows Like" by Audra Rourk McHugh (8th Dr.)
* "True Canadian History" by Cameron Dixon (Monk)
* "The Dreamspeakers" by Joseph Keeping (3rd Dr.)
* Editor / Layout & Design: James Bow
* Illustrations: Matt Grady, Alan Ivins, Pat Degan
==Myth Makers Presents 3: The Fires of Prometheus==
Myth Makers Presents: The Fires of Prometheus was published in 1998 and contains 80 pages.
* The Fires of Prometheus" by Joseph Keeping (4th Dr., Sarah Jane)
* "The Love of a Dalek" by Clive May (4th Dr., Sarah Jane, Harry)
* "Mistaken Identity" by Jeri Massi (3rd Dr., Jo, Brigadier, Benton) - 1999 FanQ Award Winner For Best Doctor Who Story
* Editor / Layout & Design: James Bow
* Illustrations: Martin Proctor, Pat Degan
==Myth Makers Presents 4: Jade==
Myth Makers Presents: Jade is subtitled: "Celebrating 35 Years of Doctor Who." It was published in 1998 and has 80 pages.
* Dirt" by Edward Beach(1st Dr.)
* "Little Green Men" by Edward Chan & Brad Connors (1st Dr., Polly, Ben, Monk)
* "The Uncertain Savages" by Cameron Dixon
* "Two of a Kind" by Jeri Massi (3rd Dr., Jo, Brigadier)
* "Intermission for the Jaded pt 1" by Matt Grady (Decalog & Short Trips authors)
* "String Theory" by Andrew Kearley (4th Dr., Romana II, K-9)
* "The Gift" by Dan Kukwa (1st, 5th Drs)
* "London Girl" by Sean Twist (6th Dr.)
* "Intermission for the Jaded pt 2" by Matt Grady (Decalog editors)
* "Adventurer By Fate" by Matt Grady (7th Dr.)
* "Possession" by Melanie Dixon (8th Dr.)
* "Perfect Beauty" by Erin Noteboom & James Bow (Master)
* "The Immortality Box" by James Bow (last Dr.)
* Editors: James Bow & Matt Grady | Layout & Design: JB
* Illustrations: Martin Proctor, Matt Grady, Mary Ellen Sandahl
==Issue 9==
Myth Makers 9 was published in 1999 and has 44 pages. It won the 2000 FanQ Award for Best Dr Who Zine.
* "Escape" by Edward Beach (future Dr.)
* "Knowing How It's Done" by Stephen Wolterstorff (alternate 8th Dr.)
* "Much Ado..." Best Doctor Who Story (2000) by Joseph Keeping (7th Dr., Benny) (winner of a 2000 FanQ)
* "The Travellers" by Melanie Dixon (3rd Dr.)
* "Joyride" by Margaret Millar (Romana I)
* "Fear in a Handful of Dust" by Robin Carroll-Mann (4th Dr., Romana II)
* "Democracy and Proper Drains" by Elizabeth Shaw (2nd Dr.)
* "Green Planet Mars pt 1" by Tim Jones (8th Dr., Sam)
* Editor: Matt Grady | Layout & Design: James Bow
* Illustrations: Martin Proctor, Lillith Rael, Mary Ellen Sandahl, Matt Grady
==Reactions and Reviews==
==Issue 10==
Myth Makers 10 was published in 2000 and is 48 pages long.
* Green Planet Mars pt 2" by Tim Jones (8th Dr., Sam)
* "Stigmata" by Rebecca Dowgiert (alternate 8th Dr.)
* "Lost Future" by Sharon Ann Clark (6th, 7th Drs, Peri, Ace, Master, Rani)
* "As Long As There's Gallifrey" by Elizabeth Danna (4th Dr.)
* "Lab Mice" by Jeri Massi (3rd Dr., Liz, Brigadier)
* Editor: Matt Grady | Layout & Design: James Bow
* Illustrations: Mary Ellen Sandahl, Pat Degan, Alan Ivins, Michael Leis, Matt Grady
==Reactions and Reviews==
==Issue 11==
Myth Makers 11 was published in 2001 and contains 48 pages.
* Split" by Doris Keller (4th Dr.)
* "Mea Culpa" by Kyle Bastian (1st, 6th Drs, Steven)
* "The God Machine" by Tim Jones (7th Dr.)
* "The Goblins of the Bakerloo" by Elsa Frohman (5th Dr., Tegan)
* "Living the Dream" by Richard Green (8th Dr., Sam, Fitz)
* "Global Search and Replace" by Jeri Massi (3rd Dr., Jo, Benton, Yates)
* "Staring into the Abyss" by Dale Smith (2nd Dr., various companions)
* "Doctor Who and the Animaniacs" by Dances With Frogs (8th Dr., Daleks)
* Editor: Matt Grady | Layout & Design: James Bow
* Illustrations: Michael Leis, Pat Degan, Denise Rajauski, Elsa Frohman, Joanna Davidovich, Matt Grady
==Reactions and Reviews==
==Myth Makers Presents 5: Doctor Who: An Adventure in Time and Space (Canceled)==
Myth Makers Presents: Doctor Who: An Adventure in Time and Space was a novel written by Andrew Kearley. "It was intended for release in 2002 as the fifth issue of Myth Makers Presents, with preliminary artwork submitted by Pat Degan and Max Ellis, cover artist for the BBC's Doctor Who soundtrack CDs. The project was cancelled during the shuffle of editors that year. 
==Issue 12==
Myth Makers 12
* An all-new story from LANCE PARKIN
* A Prelude to History 101 from MAGS L HALLIDAY
* James Bow (Trenchcoat)
* Robert Smith? (Missing Pieces, Walking in Eternity)
* Richard Salter (Decalog 4)
* Greg McElhatton (Missing Pieces, 365 Scary Stories)
* Plus: illustrations by Patrick Degan, Michael Leis, Denise Rajauski and Laura Riccomi and a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure story by Graeme Burk (Short Trips and Side Steps) .
* A Deleted Scene from Anachrophobia by JONATHAN MORRIS
==Reactions and Reviews==
==Issue 13==
Myth Makers 13 is subtitled, "From Gallifrey with Love."
* The unused The Book of the War entry by LANCE PARKIN available for the first time
* An original Prelude to the Telos novella Wonderland by acclaimed novelist MARK CHADBOURN
* A try-before-you-buy extract from Blue Box by KATE ORMAN
* A new story from Relative Dementias author, MARK MICHALOWSKI featuring Miss Gallowglass
* New Faction Paradox fiction from JONATHAN DENNIS (The Book of the War) and a new story from MARK STEVENS (A Life of Surprises)
* Enter TOMORROW WORLD, the groovy new spy-caper from JOHN ANDERSON
* Discover the secret Mole in Victorian London. COSTUME DRAMA is the new story from GRAEME BURK, author of THE INHERITORS OF REALITY and contributor to Short Trips and Side Steps
* New fully-illustrated stories from CAMERON DIXON, GEOFFREY D. WESSEL and RICHARD SALTER (Decalog 4)
* Includes specially commissioned original illustrations by MICHAEL LEIS, MARK STEVENS, RON SCHIDING, LAURA RICCOMI and PATRICK DEGAN
==Reactions and Reviews==
==Myth Makers Presents 6: Essentials==
Myth Makers Presents: Essentials is a high-quality, 60-page, colour-cover special issue. 
* Andy Lane (The Banquo Legacy, Original Sin) 
* Daniel O'Mahony (The Cabinet Of Light, Falls The Shadow) 
* Jonathan Blum (presenting a prelude to Fallen Gods) 
* Mark Clapham (Hope, Beige Planet Mars) 
* Mags L Halliday (History 101) 
* Dale Smith (Heritage) 
* Graeme Burk (Short Trips & Side Steps, Short Trips: Steel Skies) 
* Richard Salter (Decalog 4, Short Trips: Steel Skies & Life Science) 
* Plus Robert Smith?, Pete Kempshall, 
* Dave Hoskin, Nate Gundy and Scott Clarke 
* Cover artwork by Daryl Joyce 
* Internal illustrations by Michael Leis
==Issue 14==
Myth Makers 14: Personal Reflections
* Simon A Forward (Emotional Chemistry, Shell Shock) 
* Mags L Halliday (History 101, Warring States) 
* Dale Smith (Heritage, Myth Makers Presents: Essentials) 
* Ian Mond (Life During Wartime, Short Trips: Past Tense & Monsters) 
* Stephen Hatcher (Short Trips: Past Tense & Monsters) 
* John Anderson (Myth Makers #12 & #13) 
* Pete Kempshall (Myth Makers Presents: Essentials) 
* Dave Hoskin (Myth Makers Presents: Essentials) 
* Plus James Milton and Richard Booth 
* Illustrated by Michael Leis, Mark Stevens, Carolyn Edwards, Kamael Heru-ur Smith, Pat Degan 
* Edited by Scott Clarke and Richard Salter (Short Trips: Steel Skies, Life Science & 2040)
==Reactions and Reviews==
==Issue 15==
Myth Makers 15: Across The Universe
*Fluke by Kelly Hale (Grimm Reality, Erasing Sherlock)
People are disappearing from churches in the American South. Is there a suicide cult at work? And who is the mysterious stranger in the leather jacket who just seems to be hanging around.
*Go Plastic by John Anderson
John Anderson puts Doctor Who back in the blender and comes up with another concoction that will tickle your tongue and leave you licking your martini glass for more.
*The Weight of Posterity by Melinda Selmys
Jamie, Victoria and the Second Doctor are about to get themselves in trouble again as they arrive amidst the Mik-Mar and their dragon worshipping neighbours the Narananti.
*Home by Robert Mammone
Does your neutron flow need reversing in the polarity department? Check in for some classic Third Doctor/UNIT fun.
*Twist of Destiny by Rachel Steffan
Choices make the man or woman. Samson and Gemma (from the Big Finish audio "Terra Firma") return with the Eighth Doctor.
*Deperately Seeking by Steve Hatcher (Short Trips: Past Tense, Short Trips: Monsters)
The Doctor is brooding. Susan is gone. But has he made a heartless decision?
*Partly Cloudy by Chris Heffernan
They can open CVEs to E-Space, feed millions from Necros and even cure common Lazar's disease! Why, oh why can't the peoples of the universe predict the weather right? Mel and the Seventh Doctor investigate.
*Present Tense by Graeme Burk (Short Trips and Side Steps, Short Trips: Steel Skies)
Rose looks up and sees a gun. "Please Doctor...don't kill me." 
* Illustrations by Michael Leis, Van Donovan, Dean Betton and Jason Phillips. 
*Edited by Scott Clarke and John Anderson
==Reactions and Reviews==
==Issue no. 16: Pseudoscope==
==Reactions and reviews==
==Myth Makers Present: Retrospective 1991-2001==
* Introduction - Matt Grady 1
* String Theory - Andrew Kearley 3
* Rainswept - Sean Twist 23
* Strata (Variations) - Nancy Louise Freeman 37
* The Client - Jeff Szpirglas 46
* A Most Human Quality - Kathy Wesley 55
* A Man at Intervals - Erin Noteboom 60
* Two of a Kind - Jeri Massi 98
* The Dreamspeakers - Joseph Keeping 110
* Living the Dream - Tim Jones 118
* A Stone of the Heart - James Bow & Erin Noteboom 123
* Little Green Men - Edward Chan & Brad Connors 135
* Staring into the Abyss - Dale Smith 145
* Biographies 150
* Illustrations & comics: Mary Ellen Sandahl, Martin Proctor, Pat Degan, Denise Rajauski, Matt Grady
==Myth Makers Presents Golden Years 1963-2013==
All proceeds went to St John Ambulance Canada.
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==References==
 
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