The nominees for the Second Annual Scribe Awards, presented by the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers (IAMTW), have been announced. The Scribe Awards “acknowledge and celebrate excellence in licensed tie-in writing—novels based on TV shows, movies, and games.” The winners will be announced at the San Diego Comic-Con in July. The Special Gaming Scribes will be awarded at Gen Con Indy in August.
This year’s nominees are:
Best General Fiction Original:
Criminal Minds: Jump Cut by Max Allan Collins
Murder She Wrote: Panning for Murder by Jessica Fletcher & Donald Bain
Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants by Lee Goldberg
CSI NY: Deluge by Stuart M. Kaminsky
Best General Fiction Adapted:
American Gangster by Max Allan Collins (the only nominee, it is already named the winner)
Best Speculative Original:
Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J. Anderson
Stargate Atlantis: Casualties of War by Elizabeth Christiansen
Star Trek: Q&A by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Best Game-Related Original (Special Scribe Award):
Night of the Long Shadows by Paul Crilley
Hitman by William Dietz
Forge of the Mindslayers by Tim Waggoner
Best Speculative Adapted:
52: The Novel by Greg Cox
Resident Evil: Extinction by Keith R.A. DeCandido
30 Days of Night by Tim Lebbon
Best Young Adult Original:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Deathless by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #10: Ticket Trouble by Stacia Deutsch & Rudy Cohon
Goodlund Trilogy: Volume Three: Warriors Bones by Stephen D. Sullivan
Best Young Adult Adapted:
Twelve Dogs of Christmas by Steven Paul Leiva (the only nominee, it is already named the winner)
The Grandmaster Award (honoring a writer for his extensive and exceptional work in the tie-in field): Alan Dean Foster
The IAMTW “is dedicated to enhancing the professional and public image of tie-in writers… to working with the media to review tie-in novels and publicize their authors… to educating people about who we are and what we do… and to providing a forum for tie-in writers to share information, support one another, and discuss issues relating to our field (via a regular e-newsletter, our website, and our active discussion group).”