Award materializes for young monster artist

Pandora Munoz has won first prize in a design a Doctor Who monster competition run by St Thomas Library. 

The library, situated in Church road, Exeter, hosted an award event presenting Pandora with an upgraded version of the design she created.

The monster was redrawn and coloured by Simon Brett a local artist who works for the longest running scifi magazine in the world, Starburst. He presented Pandora with a framed original of her creature: ‘The Soul Stealer’.

Simon was impressed, saying: "Its inventive design and fascinating back story with special powers would work well in a modern Doctor Who story.”

Thirteen-year-old Pandora was ‘over the moon’ to receive the signed picture of her creation. She said: “I’ve never won anything before, I‘d like to take it into school and show everyone how cool it is.”

Lee Rawlings the Supervisor at St Thomas Library said he was very excited to have such a talented artist agree to be involved.  He said: "We had a few dozen entries and plainly Pandora’s was the one that would terrify the galaxy the most, well done to her!”

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