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DOCTOR WHO - "A SPARKLE OF DOCTORS: VOLUME 1" IS AVAILABLE NOW!

30/4/2023

 
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DOCTOR WHO - "A SPARKLE OF DOCTORS: VOLUME 1" IS AVAILABLE NOW!

Unlock "Doctor Who - A Sparkle of Doctors: Volume 1"

March 2023 Update!

18/3/2023

 
Hi, all!

It's been a while hasn't it? Our socials for Divergent Wordsmiths have been quiet over the last few months and with very good reason. We're delighted to say that we've been hard at work with exciting new stories for Doctor Who.

"A Sparkle of Doctors Is Go!"

A Sparkle of Doctors is well and truly on the road to production. In fact, things have been going so smoothly for us at Divergent Wordsmiths that we'll be able to release half of it early. That's right, we'll be splitting the collection into two volumes. A Sparkle of Doctors: Volume 1 is set to release early!

Leading up to the publication date's announcement, we'll be releasing individual blurbs for many of the seven stories from Volume 1. With them, a portion of the front cover designed by the ever talented Matthew Purchase. Keep an eye out on Facebook, Twitter and Mastodon for a chance to learn more!

If you don't want to wait, check out our December 2022 novel, The Ghosts of Peladon. An exciting new adventure starring the Sixth Doctor, Peri Brown and Frobisher. There, you can find an early bird peek at Diamant. One of our major characters responsible for the cosmic danger behind A Sparkle of Doctors.

(And if you've enjoyed The Ghosts of Peladon already, check out Eden By Annihilation, for more from that TARDIS trio! Their next adventure is already underway!)

Thank you, all, for sticking with us. More to come!
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Best wishes,
Alan Camlann
Publisher for Divergent Wordsmiths
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A Necessary Transformation

14/12/2022

 
Hi, all,

Let's talk about transformation. One of Doctor Who's fundamental cornerstones relies on the concept. The main lead, due to illness, accident or even the demands of simple pragmatism can be spurred into a metamorphosis. Divergent Wordsmiths has been much the same. Over its five-year lifespan, our catalogue has expanded to include half-a-dozen Anthologies releases, two Novels releases featuring a revived Doctor/companion team not seen since 1987, and numerous uncollected materials grouped across the website. We've accomplished a lot.

The time has come for another change.

Following Doctor Who's 60th anniversary in 2023, A Sparkle of Doctors will be one of our last Anthologies for quite some time. This has not been for a lack of skilled, talented and eager contributors. On the contrary. We've found a consistent abundance of content creators willing to provide for new stories aboard the TARDIS. The dreaded problem, unfortunately, has been the rising cost of living. A pressure I'm sure many can empathise with. As Divergent Wordsmiths is volunteer-led and volunteer-run, it's become clear over 2022 that it's necessary to change our approach.
Our mission statement at Divergent Wordsmiths has always been to provide our Doctor Who content for free. That remains our constant. We believe that, however the media landscape shifts, fans should be able to access something of the Doctor's adventures with no financial barrier. We will not alter that. To maintain that statement, however, we will be shifting towards the Novels range as our primary focus. Active since 2020, that currently features two releases starring the Sixth Doctor, Peri Brown and Frobisher:
  • Eden By Annihilation (re-released in five "episodes"), and;
  • The Ghosts of Peladon (a single "episode" release).
Two more novels inspired by the pages of Doctor Who Magazine comics are set to follow. From the medium that brought you Beep the Meep, the Wrarth Warriors, Frobisher and a dozen other characters besides. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we do creating them. Thank you, Wordsmiths, for your support, your readership and continuing to be a part of this exciting journey.

It's far from being all over.

Best wishes,
Alan Camlann
Publisher for Divergent Wordsmiths

Available Now! The Ghosts of Peladon!

1/12/2022

 

AVAILABLE NOW!

THE GHOSTS OF PELADON


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On the planet Peladon, something stirs in its stormswept peaks. For the Doctor, Peri and Frobisher, it's a trial by ordeal as they attempt to survive a world yet to reach out towards the stars.

Stolen to the medieval world by forces beyond their control, the TARDIS trio are separated. The Doctor, marooned in the Village of Walpole, attempts to keep the Pels alive under the Citadel's tyranny. Peri drudges away in the castle's kitchens, while Frobisher entertains the ruthless king as his droll. All three prisoners of history. But the Long Cold draws nearer and it may soon be time for Peladon to make sacrifices.

Have the Doctor, Peri and Frobisher arrived on the eve of disaster?

Read "The Ghosts of Peladon"

Q&A:
Q: "I'm new to reading Divergent Wordsmiths, is any prior viewing/reading I have to do before I dive into The Ghosts of Peladon?"
A: "None. The Ghosts of Peladon can be approached as a standalone novella."

Q: "This is so cool! Are there any more stories with the Sixth Doctor, Peri and Frobisher?"
A: "Absolutely. Trapped at the centre of a graveyard in space, the Doctor, Peri and Frobisher face death on a living planet in the full-length novel, Eden By Annihilation. Frobisher also makes a solo appearance in one of our anthologies."

Q: "Do I have to make a purchase for any of these?"
A: "No, all of our content at Divergent Wordsmiths is free and noncommercial."

Q: "I've heard about the upcoming Divergent Wordsmiths anthology, A Sparkle of Doctors. Does The Ghosts of Peladon have anything to do with that collection?"
A: "It does, indeed. The Ghosts of Peladon features an early-bird cameo of a prominent element from that collection."

Q: "Long-time reader, here. Is there any character progression from our three heroes from Eden By Annihilation in The Ghosts of Peladon?"
A: "Thanks for sticking with us! Yes, there is. While accessible to newcomers, The Ghosts of Peladon also builds on a character arc that will become more apparent as the novels progress."

Q: "I've really enjoyed this team. Will there be more from them in the future?"
A: "The Doctor, Peri and Frobisher will return!"

New Submission Opportunity! Divergent Wordsmiths Anniversary Special

1/7/2022

 
PRESENTING A NEW WRITING OPPORTUNITY...

A SPARKLE OF DOCTORS

Diamant is forever, but not the Time Lords who stand against them...
General Submissions Guidelines
"A Sparkle of Doctors" Submission Guidelines
Submission Email available from the Submission Form on the Submission Form and FAQs page.

Hello, all!

Alan Camlann, here, with an important announcement.

Having begun in 2017, Divergent Wordsmiths will be reaching its five-year anniversary of production. A milestone that comes after 40+ short stories, one full novel (with two more in the works), numerous essays, a hatstand of articles and a gallimaufry of uncollected stories. All from a vast variety of authors. Ranging from the emerging to the professional, and those who have successfully made the transition from one to the other.
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It would be very easy, after all this time, to sit on our laurels and enjoy. It's a commendable achievement. The Paul Spragg ReCollections Anthology: Volume 2 was one of our biggest collections yet. With contributions from Divergent Wordsmiths' longtime authors and incoming voices. However, when Doctor Who reached its first major milestone, the 10th anniversary, the current production team at the time took the extra step and created The Three Doctors. A celebration of the show's past, honouring its present and setting a new course for the future.

We'd like to do the same for Divergent Wordsmiths.

DIVERGENT WORDSMITHS ANNOUNCES...

A SPARKLE OF DOCTORS

Diamant is forever, but not the Time Lords who stand against them...

The first anniversary collection and seventh volume of Divergent Wordsmiths. Celebrating five years of the community and the 60th anniversary of the show that inspired it. A diamond jubilee and one we intend to celebrate with gusto.
But, just what is A Sparkle of Doctors?

A Sparkle of Doctors is a Multiversal anthology that pivots around the machinations of Diamant. A fresh-faced member of the Higher Powers of Doctor Who, not unlike the Guardians, Eternals, Toymaker, Great Intelligence, Animus or Fenric. Diamant is a Pan-like trickster figure with designs on the Doctor and their companions, as its fellow beings flee the Omniverse under mysterious circumstances. It's up to the Doctor(s), whether from our Universe or another, to solve the being's Herculean labours and unravel their schemes.
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​But across the Multiverse, something is Changing. The fundamental rhythm of Creation, the heartsbeat of Time and Space itself, is beginning to twist and alter. In the broken places of the cosmos, something is growing...
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Interesting! Where do I go for more information?
Full Submissions Guidelines details are available at the top of this post. Submission Email available from the Submission Form on the Submission Form and FAQs page now!
  • Submissions open at 1st August 2022 (HST).
  • Submissions close 31st September 2022 (HST).
(Any Pitches sent during July will be received, but not viewed until August.)

Accepting writers of all aptitudes. From emerging to professional. Televised and alternate Doctors are welcome. Stay tuned for more about A Sparkle of Doctors as the year progresses!

Vworp, vworp~!
Alan Camlann
Chief Editor and Publisher for Divergent Wordsmiths

The "Paul Spragg ReCollections Anthology: Volume 2" is released!

14/2/2022

 
RELEASING TODAY!

THE PAUL SPRAGG ReCOLLECTIONS ANTHOLOGY: VOLUME 2

The Paul Spragg ReCollections Anthology: Volume 2 celebrates the life of Big Finish's fondly remembered Paul Spragg. His life and how he lived it.

With a massive twelve free stories across ten incarnations, there is a journey for every reader. Enjoy The Paul Spragg ReCollections Anthology: Volume 2 with compelling thrills and an infectious sense of fun. Alongside stunning characters and amazing locales that can only be read here!

So, what are you waiting for? Pull to open!

Featuring:

​​Foreword by Eugenie Pusenjak (2020 Winner of “The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trips Opportunity”)

​Front cover by Matthew Purchase
Editing by Alan Camlann and Andrew Hsieh
Dedication illustration by Steffan Williams
Quality control
by 
AFJ Kernow

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FASHION VICTIM – “Something has breached the safety of the TARDIS. Eroded her power and bent its systems to its will. It's intent? To destroy the Eleventh Doctor. Without mercy and without hesitation. And the Doctor is alone—well, almost alone...”

KERENSA'S SURPRISING LAGOMORPHS – “The Sixth Doctor and Melanie Bush are faced with a puzzle in Time. One that will annihilate an entire family unless stopped. They have seen the effects, but not its cause. Do young Kerensa and her unusual pets hold the way out...?”

THE REGENERATION DILEMMA – “There is a terror stalking the streets of Trusis. A Code: Gamma priority threat. However, the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa of Traken have met monsters before. This time, it's not quite so simple. Are the people of Trusis ready for the truth...?”

THE DINNER CRASHER -- “Sarenzi Akenaku is mere hours away from her ultimate triumph. She has planned her ascension to the smallest detail. Soon, she will be Empress, should this dinner party goes right. All that stands in her way is the Fourth Doctor...”

THE SIN EATERS – “In one of the darkest moments of his life, Alexander Hamilton is offered the opportunity to wipe away his sins. The temptation seems so rich, how can he refuse? So, why is the Ninth Doctor so determined to keep Hamilton from absolution?”

GIRL OUT OF NOWHERE – “On a cold Christmas, 2017, Kevin receives a visit in the sleepy Cardiff night. That doesn't seem quite right. Her name is Nyssa of Traken. She appears, as if from nowhere. Nyssa needs to find the Fifth Doctor... But, well, her friend is who knows where?"

THE SINGING PLANET – “The Sixth Doctor and his new friend, Margaret, think there's something odd about this latest performance on Cantabile. Virtuosa of the Maestri has given it her all and her audience are beguiled. It has all the makings of a farewell performance, but a farewell to who...?”

NIXED – [The circumstances surrounding the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith's presence at the Nixed Corporation have been sealed from public access. We thank you for your cooperation.]

FOUND BUT FORGOTTEN -- “The past stays with the Twelfth Doctor. However much he would like to leave it behind, it returns. Like a haunting, and it returns with a face. That of Donna Noble, a once dear friend. Now, gone. But, perhaps, the past has other plans for them...”

TOWER BLOCKED – “It should have been a routine visit to the Powell Estate. A quiet night away from the perils of the Universe. For the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler, however, their troubles never end. Isolated. Confined. Imprisoned. They must find a way to break free.”

DAUGHTER OF THE AMAZON – “Jo Grant's time in the Amazon has never been dull. However, she never expected the Third Doctor to return into her life so soon. Things can't be as they were, but there's no time to explain. The Doctor discovers a remarkable people are being stolen...”

THE ONCE AND FUTURE CRISIS – “The Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield are in a bit of a bind. It's the 1940s in an American military base and a routine trip to visit friends has gone terribly awry. Their only hope is Doc Holliday of D.C. – the First Doctor and Dodo Chaplet.”
UNOFFICIAL/NONCOMMERCIAL
​(Released 2022)

Out Now! "Friends of the Doctor"

25/12/2021

 
RELEASING TODAY!

​FRIENDS OF THE DOCTOR

By AFJ Kernow and Alan Camlann
Merry Christmas from us at Divergent Wordsmiths!
Have you opened your Christmas present? Our gift under the tree, from us to you. A full-length, free short story!
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Artwork by Jay Smith

​"Two parties separated across Time. Fellow travellers at their lowest and highest. Their common link? The Doctor. But all is not well this Christmas at UNIT..."

Starring the exiled Third Doctor and the forces of UNIT with Sarah Jane Smith of Bannerman Road and an array of companions from throughout Time!

Available now!

Congratulations and ReCollections!

14/12/2021

 
Congratulations to Joe Vevers! The Paul Spragg competition winner for 2021. With the announcement, we invite our Wordsmiths to check out The Paul Spragg ReCollections: Volume 1!
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'The inboxes were full of people who'd put themselves out there, who'd worked hard, who'd put their writing hearts on their writing sleeves and then sent that work to a stranger...'

"Celebrating twenty years of DOCTOR WHO at BIG FINISH, writers and editors from the world over have banded together to commemorate and celebrate Paul Spragg’s contributions to a show that means so much to all of us.

Experience eight astounding stories from Time’s great weave of ghosts meeting on opposite ends of history, desperate runaways far from home, old friends rooming in unfamiliar spaces, new friends struggling through troubled climes and whole worlds hidden behind a knock at the door.

​For Paul Spragg."

Music to Listen to "Eden By Annihilation" By

4/12/2021

 
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Artwork by Caroline Tankersley
Did you know that you can listen to Eden By Annihilation with music? Rare soundtracks selected from Doctor Who composer, Peter Howell! Check out the back of the novel for more!
EDEN BY ANNIHILATION

​On the edge of space lies Natasia Tor, a sargasso of dead spacecraft, through which members of the Affiliation of Outer Free Worlds and the Tyrikan Resurgence are forbidden to travel.

When the TARDIS materialises in the eighty-second century, the Doctor, Peri and Frobisher discover the region to be far from unoccupied. At the heart of the mausoleum in space, something vast and terrible has begun to wake.

Who are the Vaisyan Lonewatch and their opponents? What links the mysterious object with a planet known as Trailblazer Prime?

And can the Doctor and his friends escape a violent and bloody fate from a war set to ignite the Galaxy?

Paul Spragg ReCollections, Vol.2: Story List

18/11/2021

 
As editing continues, we're delighted to announce the alphabetised list of stories for the upcoming Paul Spragg ReCollections: Volume 2!

Featuring a wide plethora of familiar faces in Space and Time from all across Doctor Who!
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