International Association of Media Tie-In Writers
CELEBRATING THE BUSINESS, HISTORY AND CRAFT OF MEDIA TIE-IN WRITING
IAMTW President Jonathan Maberry chats with author Raymond Benson, the author of nearly 40 published works. He is most well-known for being the third—and first American—author of official continuation James Bond novels. His most recent original suspense thrillers areIn the Hush of…
IAMTW President Jonathan Maberry chats with author Chris A. Jackson. TIED-IN: What was the first media tie-in work you remember reading? CHRIS A. JACKSON: The 1976 Star Wars novel, ghost-written by Alan Dean Foster. This book was kind of a turning point in…
IAMTW President Jonathan Maberry chats with author Jim Beard TIED-IN: What was the first media tie-in work you remember reading? JIM BEARD: Back in grade school, I was addicted to the Scholastic Books catalogs we got every month and would love it…
IAMTW President Jonathan Maberry chats with author Monica Valentinelli TIED-IN: What was the first media tie-in work you remember reading? MONICA VALENTINELLI: Alan Dean Foster’s Splinter of the Mind’s Eye for Star Wars. I remember being so excited to read a story before…
IAMTW President Jonathan Maberry chats with author Kevin J. Anderson. TIED-IN: What was the first media tie-in work you remember reading? KEVIN J. ANDERSON: It was the James Blish Star Trek books in 7th grade, and then the Alan Dean Foster Star…
IAMTW President Jonathan Maberry chats with bestselling tie-in author Matt Forbeck. TIED-IN: What was the first media tie-in work you remember reading? MATT FORBECK: It was Welcome Back, Kotter: The Sweathog Newshawks, by William Johnston, back in 1976. I loved the show, so…
IAMTW President Jonathan Maberry chats with D. J. Stevenson, Executive Vice President of the IAMTW, chair of the Scribe Awards, and administrator of Pennwriters’ annual writing contest. D.J. earned her degree in Journalism and German after which she worked as a technical…
IAMTW President Jonathan Maberry chats with two celebrated authors who collaborated on a media tie-in project. Christa Faust is an author of award-winning crime novels, media tie-ins and comics. She has worked in the Times Square peep booths, as a professional…
IAMTW President Jonathan Maberry talks to New York Times bestselling author and comic writer, Delilah S. Dawson TIED-IN: What was the first media tie-in work you remember reading? DELILAH DAWSON: Back in 1983, I had the Star Wars Read Along book,…
IAMTW President Jonathan Maberry talks to UK Number One bestseller, Cavan Scott TIED-IN: What was the first media tie-in work you remember reading? CAVAN SCOTT: It was probably either the Doctor Who Target novelizations of the 1970s, written mainly by…