Pencil Tip Publishing

09/01/2025

Submissions Still Open for Sarah Jane Smith: Roving Reporter 2. Find out how you can contribute at: https://penciltippublishing.wordpress.com/

09/01/2025

Update posted on our blog regarding What The Fans Think: Space 1999. Submission remain open. More details at: https://penciltippublishing.wordpress.com/

09/01/2025

Rogue & Gambit: Burning House editor has updated the status of the project. Read details on our blog at: https://penciltippublishing.wordpress.com/

12/12/2024

Pencil Tip Publishing will be releasing “Sarah Jane Smith: Roving Reporter II” in 2025. We are hoping to include two original comic strips in the book.

If you’re a comic strip artist/illustrator, or interested in writing an original story for an artist to illustrate, we’d like to hear from you.

We will be allotting 6-8 pages for each strip, while the strip should be a wholly original work and has not been published in any previous publication (book, magazine, fanzine, video, DVD, online).

Basic details:

Strip can be in color or black & white
Dimensions: 6×9 inch
Scanned in at 300 dpi
Submitted in JPG or PNG format

Story:

Set during during Sarah Jane’s timespan (i.e. right up to and including the “Sarah Jane Adventures”),
Can include K9, any of the monsters or villains she encountered, the kids from the Sarah Jane Adventures.

If you’re interested in submitting to the project, please contact us at: [email protected]

All net proceeds from this publication will be donated in support of the British Columbia Cancer Foundation, the fundraising partner of the BC Cancer Agency and the largest charitable funder of cancer research in this province. The BCCF enable donors to make contributions to leading-edge research that has a direct impact on improvements to cancer care for patients in British Columbia.

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12/12/2024

The latest issue of Chromakey Magazine is out now!

You’ll can order copies via the Pencil Tip Publishing Store (www.lulu.com/spotlight/penciltippublishing) on Lulu or via Chromakey website (https://thechromakeymagazine.wordpress.com).

Prices are as follows:

Canada $9.99 CAD
USA $7.99 USD
Australia/New Zealand $9.99 AUD
UK £5.99 GBP

Issue 8 features…

X MEN 97: Love Pains
The traumatic events and revelations of the hit new animated series

THE X FILES Reboot
We still want to believe! Reboot possibilities and more

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY
Recalling the troubled yet ultimately triumphant series

THE TWILIGHT ZONE: Everything Fades
Join us as we delve into the haunting installment, ‘And When The Sky Was Opened’

DARK SHADOWS In Print
Dive into the forgotten world of the original novels

STAR COPS
The British series that tried to do something different

THE AVENGERS: From Beginning To End
An autobiography of this classic British TV series

SURVIVORS: Armageddon TV
Relive the events of the series first season

THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY, UNDERMIND, STRANGE NEW WORLDS, SCI-FI CURIOS, COLUMNS, REVIEWS and MORE

52 PAGES | TRADE PAPERBACK FORMAT

12/12/2024

September 4, 2025, the iconic Gerry & Sylvia Anderson television series, Space: 1999 will be celebrating its 50th anniversary and Pencil Tip Publishing is planning to be a part of those celebrations.

Pencil Tip Publishing is pleased to announced the newest volume in our What The Fans Think series of books…..

WHAT THE FANS THINK: SPACE 1999
A 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

September 13th, 1999: the freak explosion of atomic waste dumps blasts the Moon out of Earth orbit, hurling the 311 men and women of Moonbase Alpha into the far reaches of space.

Over the course of 48 episodes, Space: 1999 followed the adventures of the inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha, a human colony stranded on the Moon after it gets blown out of Earth’s orbit by a massive nuclear explosion. Hurled off into deep space the Alphans must now struggle to survive in an overwhelmingly hostile universe long enough to find a new planet to call home, while also exploring what it truly means to be human as their journey continues.

Submissions are now open!

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WHAT THE FANS THINK is Pencil Tip’s series of books where the fans review and assess their favorite television series. Fan opinion can be extremely critical, often harsher than that of the meanest television critic. But when the fans love something, you know it. Praise, when given, is genuine and heartfelt.

Each volume will concentrate on a specific series and will feature original reviews, essays and analysis of every episode of that particular series. The fans will have their say on what they think are the best, worst and merely average episodes of a series. You just might be surprised by what they have to say.

To date we have published seven books in the series covering Blake’s 7, Torchwood, UFO, Sarah Jane Adventures, The Tomorrow People and Class.

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12/12/2024

We are now accepting article and essay submissions for Roving Reporter II

Sarah Jane Smith is without a doubt one of the most popular of the Doctor’s companions. An investigative journalist who travelled with the Doctor, she was confident, courageous, compassionate and inquisitive. She had a sharp mind and tongue, and was unabashedly feminist – the perfect strong female character, and a positive example to young girls everywhere.

All net proceeds from this publication will be donated in support of the British Columbia Cancer Foundation, the fundraising partner of the BC Cancer Agency and the largest charitable funder of cancer research in this province. The BCCF enable donors to make contributions to leading-edge research that has a direct impact on improvements to cancer care for patients in British Columbia.

It’s all about Sarah Jane

That’s right! We’re looking for essays and/or articles:

looking at the life of Sarah Jane Smith,
her travels with the Doctor,
her life after the Doctor.
her life during the events of The Sarah Jane Adventures.
deep dives into any of her adventures from her time with the third and fourth Doctor.
and more.

You can write about any aspect of Sarah Jane’s life as long as Sarah Jane is the focal point of the essay/article.

Essays/articles should be in the range of 1500-3000 words approximately.
Published essays/articles will be interspersed throughout the publication.
Essay/Article Proposals

We are asking contributors to initially submit a brief outline of your essay and/or article first. This should be no more than a one-page document outlining what your article and/or essay will be about (e.g. Sarah travelling with the fourth Doctor).

You can read the full submission guidelines https://penciltippublishing.wordpress.com/submissions/

12/12/2024

Pencil Tip Publishing is pleased to announce Rogue & Gambit: Burning House, an unofficial, unauthorized X-Men themed short-story collection, with all proceeds donated to the Canadian Cancer Society –and YOU have the chance to submit your story and artwork.

Rogue & Gambit: Burning House tells the tales of Anna Marie and Remy LeBeau. Blessed and cursed with their uncanny powers, Rogue and Gambit have burned through the nightmares of their own dark pasts and their pained and passionate history to fight for a better world side by side. Now, their stories will be told by some of X-Men fandom’s greatest writers.

X-Men holds a unique place in comic, animation and cinematic fiction. Mutant outcasts, hated by many and loved by few, the team has overcome countless dangers, from Mutant terrorists to alien attacks, in their pursuit of peaceful coexistence. Alongside those perils, relationships have grown and blossomed, with none capturing the imagination quite like the Southern Belle and her Ragin’ Cajun.

X-Men stories can be dangerous, funny, light-hearted and dark. In their universe, the possibilities are endless.

The volume will feature 11 original stories from a mix of established, new and up-and-coming writers, with Rogue & Gambit taking centre stage, and 11 unique pieces of artwork. Rogue & Gambit: Burning House will be edited by James Silvester (Temporal Logbook III).

For more information and details on this fantastic submission opportunity, visit http://www.penciltippublishing.wordpress.com

12/12/2024

Pencil Tip Publishing has a new site which you can find at:

Publisher of books focusing on genre & cult television, original fiction, short story collections and Doctor Who

12/12/2024

Hello everyone. Sorry that things have been quiet around here of late. Unfortunately I was locked out of my Facebook account for the past 5 months and finally today I got access again. Just wanted to let you know why there's been no posts in a while and to let you know, things will be returning to normal over the next few days. Lots of news to catch up on.

27/06/2024

Pencil Tip Publishing celebrates it’s ninth anniversary this month and to celebrate, we’re having a Ninth Anniversary Sale from July 12-15, 2024.

Our entire catalogue of books will be 10% off the cover the price, with an additional 30-40% off on a few select books too!

Join in the celebration by visiting our store on the Lulu site.

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08/06/2024

You'll be able to pick up a copy of What The Fans Think: The Tomorrow People at a drastically reduced cover price for the period of June 8-16th. For example Canadian orders can save $8.00 CAD off the cover price. Price reduction is valid for all Canadian, U.S., UK, Australian, New Zealand orders. https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/penciltippublishing

04/06/2024

We have some exciting news for you.

What The Fans Think: Class will be officially released June 5, 2024.

Unapologetic and critical fan reviews and assessments

You’re in high school, dealing with all the usual problems of growing up. The walls of space and time are stretched thin around Coal Hill Academy, to the point where they are about to burst. And now, as if you didn’t already have enough to deal with, one of the students is an alien prince, your teacher is his guardian, and monsters from space are escaping through the cracks, hell bent on destroying the world. CLASS is a British science fiction drama series and spin-off of the long-running Doctor Who. Created and written by Patrick Ness, who also produced alongside then Doctor Who showrunner and lead writer Steven Moffat and Brian Minchin, the series consisted of eight episodes that ran between October and December 2016.

In this volume, we concentrate on all 8 broadcast episodes and 5 audio releases through reviews, articles, essays and more.

WHAT THE FANS THINK sees the fans review and assess their favorite television series. Fan opinion can be extremely critical, often harsher than that of the meanest TV critic. But when the fans love something, you know it. Praise comes quick & fast. Each volume concentrates on a specific series and features original reviews, essays and analysis of every episode of that particular series. The fans will have their say on what they think is the best, worst and merely average, of a series. You just might be surprised by what they have to say.

You can purchase a copy of What The Fans Think: Class by visiting the Pencil Tip Publishing store at: https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/penciltippublishing

03/06/2024

Look what showed up in the mail today. The proof copy of What The Fans Think: Class.

18/05/2024

Challenge to our readers. If you've purchased a copy of WHAT THE FANS THINK: THE TOMORROW PEOPLE, or any Pencil Tip book, post a picture of yourself with the book(s) and share it with us here on Facebook.

18/05/2024

WHAT THE FANS THINK: THE TOMORROW PEOPLE contributors Greg Maughan and Phil Fenerty showing off their copies of the book.

You can read both Greg's and Phil's reviews by ordering a copy of the book from the Pencil Tip Publishing store on Lulu. And don't forget there's a special discount on the cover price May 15-19th.

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18/05/2024

I'm very pleased with our latest publication - What The Fans Think: The Tomorrow People. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the book, and to Robert Hammond & John Swogger for the fantastic cover.

15/05/2024

Don’t forget from May 15-19, What The Fans Think: The Tomorrow People will be available at a reduced price. Drop by the Pencil Tip Publishing store on Lulu and pick up your copy today.
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