Kate Orman (born 1968) is an Australian author, best known for her books connected to the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who.[1]

Kate Orman
Born1968 (age 55–56)
SpouseJonathan Blum

Biography

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Kate Orman was born in Sydney, but grew up in Canberra and Melbourne and spent two years living in the United States. She earned a degree in biology at Sydney University before becoming a professional author. She is a self-described "liberal feminist".[citation needed]

She is married to American writer Jonathan Blum, whom she met through Doctor Who fandom.

Writing

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Orman penned many spin-off novels from Doctor Who for Virgin Publishing, BBC Books and Telos Publishing, the first non-British and first female author to do so.[2] Several of her later Doctor Who works were in collaboration with her husband. She has also collaborated with Paul Cornell: Orman and Cornell co-plotted Human Nature, written by Cornell, and Return of the Living Dad, written by Orman. More recent Doctor Who and related work has been for Big Finish.

Orman has also had a number of short science fiction stories published.[3]

In 2004, Orman and Blum's Doctor Who novella Fallen Gods, published by Telos the previous year, won the Aurealis Award for best Australian science-fiction book.[2]

Novels

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Big Finish Doctor Who Audionovels

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  • The Dead Star (2023)

Novellas

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Short stories

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Comics

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Editor

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References

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  1. ^ "PAPeR cuts". Tharunka. Vol. 44, no. 7. New South Wales, Australia. 2 June 1998. p. 41. Retrieved 29 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "The spin-off doctors". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 January 2005.
  3. ^ McKee, Alan (2005). "Interview with Kate Orman: Dr Who author". Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies. 19 (1): 127–139. doi:10.1080/1030431052000336342. ISSN 1030-4312.
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