The nominees for the Third 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 IAMTW has also named a Grandmaster Award recipient. “The highest honor the IAMTW can bestow is the Grandmaster Award, which recognizes a writer for his or her extensive and exceptional work in the tie-in field. This year’s honoree is Keith R.A. DeCandido. He has written over thirty novels, most of them original tie-ins or novelizations. His work includes many Star Trek novels, as well as original books in the CSI: NY and Supernatural tie-in series, to name just a few.”
This year’s other nominees are:
General Fiction:
Best Novel—Original:
Criminal Minds: Finishing School by Max Allan Collins
CSI: Headhunter by Greg Cox
Burn Notice: The Fix by Tod Goldberg
Best Novel—Adapted:
The X-Files: I Want to Believe by Max Allan Collins
Death Defying Acts by Greg Cox
The Tudors: King Takes Queen by Elizabeth Massie
The Wackness by Dale C. Phillips
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull by James Rollins
Speculative Fiction:
Best Novel—Original:
Ghost Whisperer: Revenge by Doranna Durgin
Ravenloft: The Covenant, Heaven’s Bones by Samantha Henderson
Stargate SG-1: Hydra by Holly Scott & Jaime Duncan
Star Trek: Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers by James Swallow
Best Novel—Adapted:
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans by Greg Cox
The Mutant Chronicles by Matt Forbeck
Hellboy II: The Golden Army by Bob Greenberger
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Wild Space by Karen Miller
Young Adult—All Genres:
Best Novel—Original:
Dr. Who: The Eyeless by Lance Parkin
Primeval: Shadow of the Jaguar by Steven Savile
Disney Club Penguin: Stowaway! Adventures at Sea by Tracey West
Best Novel—Adapted:
The Dark Knight: The Junior Novel by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon
Iron Man: The Junior Novel by Stephen D. Sullivan
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D by Tracey West
The IAMTW also awards two Special Gaming Scribe Awards, which honor excellence in game-related tie-ins. Those awards are given at GenCon, in Indianapolis, Indiana, in August. These nominees are:
Special Gaming Scribe—Best Original:
Eberron: The Doom of Kings by Don Bassingthwaite
Eberron: The Inquisitives, The Darkwood Mask by Jeff LaSala
Warhammer: Elfslayer by Nathan Long
Dragonlance: Death March by Jean Rabe
Special Gaming Scribe—Best Adapted:
Metal Gear Solid by Raymond Benson
The Mutant Chronicles by Matt Forbeck
The World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal by Aaron Rosenberg & Christie Golden