Doctor Who Adventures magazine is on the hunt for the nation’s biggest young Doctor Who fan, with the prize of a Cyberman visiting their school and a VIP family ticket to the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Celebration at the ExCel Centre in London.

The competition is open to children aged between 5-13 and runs until 2 October 2013. Fans need to send up to 250 words explaining why they should win the competition and a photo demonstrating why they’re the ultimate Who fan.

To enter, children must fill in the entry form in the magazine, out now until 10 September. The magazine is encouraging fans to send in their most creative ideas and brilliant collections for a chance to win. The winner will be able to upgrade their school with a visit from one the show’s top monsters, and they and their family will enjoy VIP access to all areas, travel and accommodation at the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Celebration. Four runners-up will receive a goodie bag filled with official Doctor Who products.

Editor of Doctor Who Adventures magazine, Natalie Barnes said

Doctor Who Magazine has seen a bumper rise in circulation but Doctor Who Adventures has recorded a sizeable fall.

Figures released at midday today by the Audit Bureau of Circulations showed that DWM had a total average net circulation of 31,692 per issue between January and June 2013 - a 10.3 per cent rise on the previous six months and a 17 per cent year-on-year increase.

However, DWA - which last time reported a slight rise - had a total average net circulation of 24,497 per issue for the same period: a drop of 23.3 per cent on the Jul-Dec 2012 period and a 23.2 per cent fall year-on-year.

Tom Spilsbury, the editor of DWM, which is published by Panini, told Doctor Who News: Jaynie Bye, of Immediate Media Co, which publishes DWA, told us: For detailed breakdowns of the latest figures, click on the relevant links in the table below.

The new edition of Doctor Who Adventures has plenty of food for thought.

A Cyber cress head is the free gift with the magazine, which has also been creating prehistoric parasites out of fruit and is inviting readers to send in their own fruit monster designs.

Editor Natalie Barnes said: Issue 323 of DWA is on sale until Tuesday 2nd July.

Doctor Who Adventures is returning to a fortnightly publication schedule this week, with the option to subscribe being dropped as well.

It comes just two months after a relaunch for the magazine and follows a slight rise in circulation.

In a statement to Doctor Who News today, publisher Immediate Media Co said: Any subscribers owed money will receive refunds, added a spokeswoman for Immediate Media.

DWA began life as a fortnightly magazine in 2006, becoming a weekly in 2008.

Issue 322 - the first of the new fortnightly editions - has a time-traveller's notebook and pen as its free gift, with the features including Jenna-Louise Coleman spilling on-set secrets, plus there's the chance to win a VIP trip to the Doctor Who Experience.

The weekly magazine Doctor Who Adventures is relaunched today with a new logo, fresh design, and new features.

It includes a new comic strip called Alien Babies, monster makes, a collectable Whoniverse guide, and behind-the-scenes secrets. In addition, the DWA website will now carry extra videos, downloads, and more content.

To celebrate, the publication is inviting youngsters to its Monster Day Out at the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff on Wednesday 3rd April. Billed as the first children-only Doctor Who event there, it promises a day packed with monster fun, with visitors able to meet the Sontaran Strax and find out during special question-and-answer sessions how he feels about being called a potato head.

Three Q&A sessions will be taking place - from 11.30am to 12.30pm, 1.30pm to 2.30pm, and 3.30pm to 4.30pm - with tickets limited to 100 per session. Parents/guardians need to register for it, and every child attending must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Also during the Monster Day Out, youngsters will be able to learn cartoon skills at DWA's comic artists' workshop, find out how to walk like a monster with the show's choreographer Ailsa Berk, and create their own scary monster eggs at the "Eggsterminate" station. In addition, they will each be given a DWA goody bag.

DWA editor Natalie Barnes said:
Tickets to the the Monster Day Out are free with a valid Doctor Who Experience ticket for that day. More information, including how to buy Experience tickets and how to register for a Strax Q&A session, can be found here.

Issue 313 of DWA - the first new-look edition - has three free gifts: a design-your-own-bow-tie kit, an exclusive Topps card, and a huge sticker sheet.

As well as being available in print form, the publication, which is ranked number one in the primary boys' market, can also be downloaded as an app for the iPhone and iPad from App Stores in the UK, USA, and Australia.

The new issue of Doctor Who Adventures is out now, and this week takes a look at the TARDIS, providing all the facts you need about the Doctor's "home".

Also in this issue:

• The story of Commander Strax, presented as a photo story.
• A Silence quiz to test your memory.
• Doggy doubles.
• The comic strip sees the Doctor and Decky Flamboon visiting a strange alien world – but can they stay out of trouble this time?

This week's issue comes with a build-your-own Dalek kit.

The new issue of Doctor Who Adventures is out now, and this week explores how many different versions of the Eleventh Doctor there have been – and how to make sure that you're dealing with the real deal and not a freaky faker!

Also in this issue:

• Hilarious alien hair shocks!
• More brain-teasing puzzles
• This week's comic features a totally scary army of creatures. Can the Doctor and Decky Flamboon stop them?
  

Gifts this issue include a mega Weeping Angel holo sticker, a super-scary pen and 40 mini menace stickers!

The latest edition of Doctor Who Adventures - out today - comes with a free Doctor or Dalek popper folder that has four pencils and a notepad.

Also in issue 307:

• A guide to the war-hungry Sontarans - plus how to create your own potato-head Sontaran
• A Dalek survival guide
• Monsters in love
• Comic-strip adventures with the Doctor and Decky Flamboon as they try to stop a slimy horror that is connected to Valentine's Day
• Posters
• Puzzles

As well as being available in print form, the publication can also be downloaded as an app for the iPhone and iPad from App Stores in the UK, USA, and Australia.

Earlier today, the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations report showed that DWA's circulation had risen for the first time since the second half of 2010.

Latest figures for Doctor Who Magazine and Doctor Who Adventures show both publications defying economic hard times and adding to their total average net circulations during the second half of last year.

The Audit Bureau of Circulations report for consumer magazines from July to December 2012, issued at midday today, showed that the weekly Doctor Who Adventures, published by Immediate Media Company, was up by 0.1 per cent to 31,935, having added 32 to its net average total, while the net average total for Panini's monthly Doctor Who Magazine was up by 6.1 per cent to 28,743, thanks to an extra 1,654 on its figure.

DWM had been experiencing six-monthly falls in circulation since the second half of 2010 and the same had been the case for DWA since the first half of 2011. Year-on-year, both are still showing drops in circulation, with DWM's down by 6.1 per cent on July to December 2011 and DWA's down by 34.1 per cent for the same period, but the new figures show encouraging signs for both publications.

DWM editor Tom Spilsbury told Doctor Who News: and DWA editor Natalie Barnes told us: For detailed breakdowns of the latest figures, click on the relevant links in the table below.


The next set of figures, covering the period January to June 2013, is due to be published on Friday 16th August.

UPDATE - 29th MARCH: The bureau has changed the publication date for the next set of figures to Thursday 15th August.

The latest edition of Doctor Who Adventures is guaranteed to raise a stink as it takes a look at the universe's whiffiest creatures!

Also in issue 306:

• The winner of the design-a-gadget competition is revealed
• There's a free mystery gift
• Choose your own adventure game
• Comic-strip adventures with the Doctor and Decky Flamboon - what are they investigating and why is Decky in danger?
• Honking jokes
• Trump facts
• Posters
• Puzzles

As well as being available in print form, the publication can also be downloaded as an app for the iPhone and iPad from the App Stores in the UK and USA.