The Third Annual Scribe Awards (2009) The Third Annual Scribe Awards, presented by the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers, acknowledges and celebrates excellence in licensed tie-in writing—novels based on TV shows, movies, and games. We are proud to announce this year's nominees for the Scribe Award. The 2009 Scribe Award submissions to date are listed below. These are for books published in 2008. How to enter the Third Annual Scribe Awards Previous Scribe winners 2009 SCRIBE AWARD SUBMISSIONS GENERAL FICTION BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL CSI: HEADHUNTER by Greg Cox MR. MONK GOES TO GERMANY by Lee Goldberg MURDER SHE WROTE: A SLAYING IN SAVANNAH by Donald Bain BURN NOTICE: THE FIX by Tod Goldberg CRIMINAL MINDS: FINISHING SCHOOL by Max Allan Collins CSI: NY: FOUR WALLS by Keith R.A. DeCandido BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED DEATH DEFYING ACTS by Greg Cox THE WACKNESS by Dale C. Phillips INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL by James Rollins THE X FILES by Max Allan Collins THE TUDORS: KING TAKES QUEEN by Elizabeth Massie SPECULATIVE FICTION BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL THE 4400: THE VESUVIUS PROPHECY by Greg Cox GHOST WHISPERER: PLAGUE ROOM by Steven Piziks STAR TREK DESTINY: MERE MORTALS by David Mack THE DARKWOOD MASK by Jeff LaSala EBERRON: LEGACY OF DHAKAN, Book 1: THE DOOM OF KINGS by Don Bassingthwaite HEAVEN'S BONES by Samantha Henderson GHOST WHISPERER: REVENGE by Doranna Durgin SUPERNATURAL: BONE KEY by Keith R.A. DeCandido WARHAMMER: ELFSLAYER - A GOTREK AND FELIX NOVEL by Nathan Long STARGATE SG-1: THE BARQUE OF HEAVEN by Suzanne Wood STARGATE SG-1: DO NO HARM by Karen Miller STARGATE ATLANTIS: MIRROR, MIRROR by Sabine Bauer THUNDERBIRDS: COUNTDOWN TO ACTION by Joan Marie Verba DEATHMARCH: THE STONETELLERS, VOLUME TWO by Jean Rabe AFTERBLIGHT CHRONICLES: ARROWHEAD by Paul Kane STAR TREK TEROK NOR: DAY OF THE VIPERS by James Swallow BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY by Bob Greenberger WORLD OF WARCRAFT: BEYOND THE DARK PORTAL by Aaron Rosenberg & Christie Golden STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED by Sean Williams METAL GEAR SOLID by Raymond Benson THE MUMMY 3 by Max Allan Collins MUTANT CHRONICLES by Matt Forbeck YOUNG ADULT—ALL GENRES BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL PRIMEVAL: SHADOW OF THE JAGUAR by Steven Savile DISNEY CLUB PENGUIN: STOWAWAY! ADVENTURES AT SEA by Tracey West BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED IRON MAN: THE JUNIOR NOVEL by Stephen D. Sullivan THE DARK KNIGHT: THE JUNIOR NOVEL by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH 3D by Tracey West THE GRANDMASTER AWARD The Grandmaster Award honors a writer for his extensive and exceptional work in the tie-in field. 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). Our members include authors active in many other professional writer organizations (MWA, PWA, WGA, SFWA, etc.) and who share their unique perspectives with their fellow tie-in writers. Our name itself is a declaration of pride in what we do: I AM a Tie-in Writer. You can find out more about the IAMTW by looking around this website.