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Scribe Award
The Scribe Awards have been presented since 2007, and honor the best of media tie-in novels — both original novels and adaptations based on television series, movies, video games and other media formats. They are selected by the membership of The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, a relatively new writers group. In its first years, the Scribe Awards have been presented in the categories of General Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult and Grandmaster. This list includes the winners in all of these categories, with the books linked to the library’s catalog (in cases where the Lincoln City Libraries owns those titles). In 2010, they reworked the categories, as indicated below. Additional information about all of the categories, including each year’s finalists/nominees, can be found at this Scribe Awards page on the IAMTW site.
Scribe Award Winners for Best Novel (General Fiction)
2022
Amanda Bridgeman
Patient Zero (Pandemic)
2021
James Swallow & Josh Reynolds
Day Zero (Watch Dogs Legion)
2020
Reed Farrel Coleman
The Bitterest Pill
2019
Jeff Mariotte
Narcos: The Jaguar’s Claw
2018
Michael A. Black
The Executioner: Fatal Prescription
2017
Ace Atkins
Robert B. Parker’s Slow Burn
2016
David Mack
24: Rogue
2015
Andrew Kaplan
Homeland: Saul’s Game
2014 [tie]
Greg Cox
Leverage: The Bestseller Job
2014 [tie]
Hy Conrad
Mr. Monk Helps Himself
2013
Robert Jeschonek
Tannhäuser: Rising Sun, Falling Shadows
2012
Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane
Mike Hammer: Kiss Her Goodbye
2011
Nathan Long
Warhammer: Bloodborn: Ulrika the Vampire
2010
“Henry Coleman” and Alina Adams
As the World Turns: The Man From Oakdale
Scribe Award Winners for Best Original Novel (Speculative Fiction)
2022
John Jackson Miller
Star Trek Picard: Rogue Elements
2021
John Jackson Miller
Star Trek Discovery: Die Standing
2020 (tie)
Greg Cox
Batman: The Court of Owls
2020 (tie)
David Mack
Star Trek the Next Generation: Collateral Damage
2019
Dayton Ward
Star Trek Discovery: Drastic Measures
2018
Greg Cox
The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase
(libraries own only as a downloadable audiobook via Hoopla)
2017
Christie Golden
Assassin’s Creed: Heresy
2016
Dayton Ward
Star Trek the Next Generation: Armageddon’s Arrow
2015 (tie)
James Sutter
Pathfinder: The Redemption Engine
2015 (tie)
Christa Faust
Fringe: Sins of the Father
2014
John Jackson Miller
Star Wars: Kenobi
2013
Kevin J. Anderson, Neil Pert and Hugh Syme
Clockwork Angels
2012
Erin M. Evans
Dungeons and Dragons: Forgotten Realms: Brimstone Angels
2011
Nancy Holder
Saving Grace: Tough Love
2010 [tie]
Kevin J. Anderson
Enemies and Allies
2010 [tie]
Greg Cox
Terminator Salvation: Cold War
Scribe Award Winners for Graphic Novel
2022
Emma Vieceli
Life is Strange: Coming Home
2021
Michael Green and Mike Johnson
Blade Runner: 2019
2020
Michael Green and Mike Johnson
Blade Runner: 2019
Scribe Award Winners for Best Adaptation (General and Speculative)
2022
Pat Cadigan
Alien 3
2021
No award in this category in 2021.
2020
Pat Cadigan
Alita Battle Angel
2019
Guilllermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus
The Shape of Water
2018
James Goss
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet
2017
Christie Golden
Assassin’s Creed
2016
Stephen D. Sullivan
MANOS: The Hands of Fate
2015
Alex Irvine
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2013
Alex Irvine
Pacific Rim
2012
Joan D. Vinge
Cowboys and Aliens
2011
Jonathan Maberry
The Wolfman
2010
Elizabeth Massie
The Tudors: Thy Will Be Done
Scribe Award Winners for Best Young Adult (Original and Adapted)
2022
Robbie MacNiven
Xavier’s Institute: First Team
2021
Michael Krogge
The Rise of Skywalker
2020
Cavan Scott
Warhammer Adventures: Attack of the Necron
2019
Alethea Kontis
Harmswood Academy #3: Besphinxed
2018
Jonathan Maberry
X-Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate
2015
Jennifer Brozek
Battletech: The Nellis Academy Incident
2014
Paul Kupperberg
Archie Comics: Kevin
2012
Joan Marie Verba
Thunderbirds: Extreme Hazard
2011
Nathan Meyer
Dungeons and Dragons: Aldwyn’s Academy
2010
Aaron Rosenberg
Bandslam: the Novel
Scribe Award Winners for Best Audio
2022
Lizzie Hopley
Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures – The Curse of Lady Macbeth
2021 (tie)
Matt Fitton
Out of Time
2021 (tie)
Tim Foley
Tropical Beach Sounds and Other Relaxing Seascapes #4
2020
Roy Gill
Doctor Who – 10 Doctor Adventures – The Creeping Death
2019
A.K. Benedict
Doctor Who: The Calendar Man
2018
John French
Warhammer 40,000: Agent of the Throne, Blood & Lies
2017
Roy Gill
Dark Shadows: Blood & Fire
2016
John Dorney
Doctor Who: The Red Lady
2015
John Dorney
Doctor Who: Iterations of I
2014
Cavan Scott and Mark Wright
Blake’s 7: Armageddon
2013
Nev Fountain
Dark Shadows: The Eternal Actress
2012
Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane
Mike Hammer: Encore For Murder
Scribe Award Winners – Grandmaster Award – The Faust Award
2022
David Mack
American science fiction author, writer of short stories, novellas, and full-length novels. Although he has some original works, he is best known for his many tie-in novels, across a wide variety of media properties, including Marvel Comics, 24, Farscape, The 4400 and many different versions of Star Trek.
2021
Max Allan Collins
American mystery author, anthology editor and long-time tie-in novelist, whose work has also appeared as graphic novels, comic strips and other formats. For several years, he wrote the Dick Tracy comic strip.
2020
Jean Rabe
A novelist and short story writer extraordinaire, the long-time editor also previously produced IAMTW’s newsletter
2019
Nancy Holder
Her tie-in work runs the gamut from Firefly to Saving Grace. She’s written Angel in the Buffyverse, and Zorro in the seventeenth century. She novelized the Wonder Woman, Crimson Peak, and Ghostbusters movies, and wrote about a Feline Felon, and a pup in Wishbone. Above and beyond her media work, she’s co-created the YA series Wicked and Crusade.
2018
Greg Cox
Author and contributing editor. Author of both movie novelizations and original tie-in novels, from the 1980s to the present
Christie Golden
Author of over 50 novelizations and original tie-in novels (and short stories), from the 1980s to the present
2016
Timothy Zahn
Author of over 40 novelizations and original tie-in novels, from the 1980s to the present
2015
Terrance Dicks
Author of over 70 novelizations and original tie-in novels, from the 1980s to the present
2014
Diane Duane
Author of over 40 novelizations and original tie-in novels, from the 1980s to the present
2012
Kevin J. Anderson
Author of over 100 novelizations and original tie-in novels, from the 1980s to the present
2010
William Johnston
Classic media tie-in author, whose main body of work was in the 1960s and 1970s
2009
Keith R.A. DeCandido
Author of media tie-in novels associated with a number of different properties
2008
Alan Dean Foster
Author of dozens of movie novelizations, as well as much of his own original genre works
2007
Donald Bain
Author of the Murder She Wrote novel series
Scribe Award Winners for Short Stories [2014- ]
2021 (tie)
Christie Golden
Overwatch: “Stone by Stone” on the Overwatch website (2020)
2021 (tie)
M.K. Hutchins
Keyforge: “Useful Parasites” in Tales From the Crucible (2020)
2020
Chris A. Jackson
Tales of Basil and Meobis Fresh Hells: “Cutter & Razz” in Fresh Hells: Tales of Basil and Meobis (2019)
2019
Rachel Harrison
Warhammer: “The Darkling Hours” (2018)
2018 [tie]
Jonathan Maberry
Planet of the Apes: “Banana Republic” in Planet of the Apes: Tales From the Forbidden Zone (2017)
2018 [tie]
Keith R. DeCandido
“Ganbatte” in Joe Ledger: Unstoppable (2017)
2017
Yvonne Navarro
The X-Files: “Love Lost” in The X-Files: Secret Agendas (2016)
2016
Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane
Mike Hammer: “Fall Out” in The Strand Magazine (2015)
2015
Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane
Mike Hammer: “It’s In the Books” – ebook short story
2014
Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane
“So Long, Chief” in The Strand Magazine, issue #XXXIX, Feb-May 2013
Past Scribe Award Categories [2007-2009]
Scribe Award Winners for General Fiction – Best Novel – Original
2009
Greg Cox
CSI: Headhunter
2008
Lee Goldberg
Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants
2007
Jeff Mariotte
Las Vegas: High Stakes Game
Scribe Award Winners for General Fiction – Best Novel – Adapted
2009
James Rollins
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008
Max Allan Collins
American Gangster
2007
Christa Faust
Snakes on a Plane
Scribe Award Winners for Speculative Fiction – Best Novel – Original
2009
James Swallow
Star Trek – Terek Nor – Day of the Vipers
2008
Elizabeth Christensen
Stargate Atlantis: Casualties of War
2007
Jeff Mariotte and Steve Niles
Thirty Days of Night: Rumors of the Undead
Scribe Award Winners for Speculative Fiction – Best Novel – Adapted
2009
Bob Greenberger
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
Tim Lebbon
30 Days of Night
2007
Marv Wolfman
Superman Returns
Scribe Award Winners for Young Adult – Best Novel – Original
2009
Steven Savile
Primevil: Shadow of the Jaguar
2008
Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #10: Ticket Trouble
2007
Alice Henderson
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Portal Through Time
Scribe Award Winners for Young Adult – Best Novel – Adapted
2009
Tracey West
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D
2008
Steven Paul Leiva
The Twelve Dogs of Christmas
Special Scribe Award for Best Game-Related Original
2009
Matt Forbeck [two awards this year] The Mutant Chronicles
2009
Nathan Long [two awards this year]
Warhammer: Elfslayer
2008
Paul Crilley
Eberron: Night of the Long Shadows
Last Updated October 2022 sdc
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