Scribe Awards


IAMTW’s Scribe Awards deal exclusively with licensed works that tie in with other media such as television, movies, gaming, or comic books.  They include original works set in established universes, and adaptations of stories that have appeared in other formats and cross all genres.  Tie-in works run the gamut from westerns to mysteries to procedurals, from science fiction to fantasy to horror, from action and adventure to superheroes.  Gunsmoke, Murder She Wrote, CSI, Star Trek, Star Wars, Shadowrun, Resident Evil, James Bond, Iron Man, these represent just a few. 


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(WINNERS IN BOLD)


The Nineteenth Annual Scribe Awards (2025)

(For publications from March 2024 to February 2025)

 

Adapted Novel – General or Speculative

  • Blast from the Past! By Chris McGuire (The Racoons)
  • Cwej: Requiem by James Hornby (Doctor Who)
  • Doctor Who: 73 Yards by Scott Handcock
  • Doctor Strange: Dimension War by James Lovegrove
  • Terrifier 2: The Official Novelization by Tim Waggoner  (WINNER)

Audio Drama

  • Archipelagio by Tim Foley (Doctor Who)  (WINNER)
  • Cass-Cade by James Moran (Doctor Who)
  • The Krillitane Flint by John Dorney   (Doctor Who)
  • Nowhere Never by Katherine Armitage  (Doctor Who)
  • Star Cops – Blood Moon by James Swallow  (WINNER)

Graphic Novel

  • Alex Rider: Snakehead by Antony Johnston  (WINNER)
  • Dark Souls: The Willow King by George Mann  (Dark Souls)
  • Godzilla vs. Cthulu by Jonathan Maberry
  • Infinite Darkness: The Beginning by Keith R.A. DeCandido   (Resident Evil)
  • Wheel of Time by Rik Hoskin
  • Wrath of Beth by Jake Black (Rick and Morty)

General Novel (Original)

  • A Bitter Taste: A Daidoji Shin Mystery by Josh Reynolds  (Legend of the Five Rings)  (WINNER)
  • Murder, She Wrote Murder Backstage by Terrie Farley Moran
  • Off Beat (Top Drek 1) by Marie Bilodeau (Shadowrun)
  • Quantum Paradox by Justin Sloan (PlanetQuest A game by Galactic Entertainment)

Speculative Novel (Original)

  • Arkham Horror: The Forbidden Visions of Lucius Galloway by Carrie Harris
  • Batman: Resurrection by John Jackson Miller
  • Firefly: Aim to Misbehave by Rosiee Thor
  • Runescape: The Gift of Guthix by Erin M. Evans
  • Star Trek – Strange New Worlds: Asylum by Una McCormack  (WINNER)

Short Story

  • “Family History” by David Mack  (Star Trek: The Next Generation)  (WINNER)
  • “Here There Be Monsters” by Tim Waggoner  (The Mythago Wood novels by Robert Holdstock)
  • “The Lilac and the Stone” by  Catherynne Valente  (World of  Warcraft)  (WINNER)
  • “O’ Deadly Deathtrap” by Bobby Nash (Remo Williams, The Destroyer: The Adventures Continue)
  • “The Tomorrow Ghost” by Robert Jeschonek  (Kolchak: The Night Stalker)

Young Adult / Middle Grade

  • Down in the London Underground by George Ivanoff (Doctor Who)
  • Life is Strange: Heatwaves by Brittney Morris
  • Prince of Glass and Midnight by Linsey Miller (Disney’s Cinderella)
  • The Raccoons: The One That Got Away by Iain McLaughlin
  • Star Wars: The High Republic: Tears of the Nameless by George Mann
  • Wings of Starlight by Allison Saft (Disney Fairies)  (WINNER)

The Eighteenth Annual Scribe Awards (2024)

(For publications from March 2023 to February 2024)

 

Adapted Novel – General or Speculative

  • Assassin’s Creed: Daughter of No One by Maria Lewis
  • Marvel’s Secret Invasion by Paul Cornell
  • Marvel’s Wastelanders: Star-Lord by Sarah Cawkwell
  • Ultraman by Pat Cadigan (WINNER)

Audio Drama

  • Doctor Who: All’s Fair by Max Kashevsky
  • Doctor Who: Face to Face by John Dorney
  • Doctor Who: Pursuit of the Nightjar by Tim Foley
  • Doctor Who: Sins of the Flesh by Alfie Shaw (WINNER)
  • Doctor Who: Spirit of the Season by Georgia Cook

Graphic Novel

  • The Expanse: Dragontooth by Andy Diggle
  • The Mighty Nine Origins: Critical Role by Jody Houser (WINNER)
  • Red Rising: Forbidden Song by Rik Hoskin
  • Skull and Bones: The Savage Storm by John Jackson Miller and James Mishler
  • Star Wars: The Nameless Terror by George Mann

Original Novel (General)

  • Legend of the Five Rings: Three Oaths by Josh Reynolds (WINNER)
  • Murder, She Wrote: Fit for Murder by Jessica Fletcher & Terrie Farley Moran
  • Watch Dogs Legion: Cold Reboot  by Robbie MacNiven

Original Novel (Speculative)

  • Assassin’s Creed: The Resurrection Plot by Kate Heartfield
  • Marvel’s Zombies: The Hunger by Marsheila Rockwell
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko by Derek Tyler Attico
  • Star Trek: Picard: Firewall by David Mack (WINNER)
  • Star Wars: The Eye of Darkness by George Mann

Short Story

  • Unioverse “Singing a Deeper Song” by Tim Waggoner
  • Warhammer 40,000 “A Forbidden Meal” by Carrie Harris
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine “Lost and Founder” by David Mack (WINNER)
  • Valdemar “Needs Must When Evil Bides” by Jennifer Brozek
  • Diablo “The Toll of Darkness and Light” by Jonathan Maberry
  • Kolchak the Night Stalker “Touch of Silk” by Deborah Daughetee
  • Star Trek: Discovery “Work Worth Doing” by Keith R.A. DeCandido

Young Adult / Middle Grade

  • Disney Chills: Circle of Ter-ROAR by Vera Strange
  • Disney Twisted Tales: Set in Stone by Mari Mancusi
  • Minecraft:  Return of the Piglins by Matt Forbeck
  • Shadowrun: Auditions: A Mosaic Run Collection by Jennifer Brozek (WINNER)

 


The Seventeenth Annual Scribe Awards (2023)

(For publications from March 2022 to February 2023)

 

Audio Drama

  • Doctor Who – Peake Season by Lizbeth Myles
  • Previously Next Time Parts 1 and 2 by James Moran
  • Doctor Who – The War Doctor Begins – He Who Fights Monsters by R. Valentine
  • Doctor Who Albie’s Angels by Roy Gill
  • Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Firewall by Paul Cornell and Sebastian Baczkiewic (WINNER)

General Novel (Original, Adapted, & Speculative Novel – Adapted)

  • Black Cat: Discord by Cath Lauria
  • Doctor Who: The Fires of Pompeii by James Moran
  • Murder She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle by Terrie Moran
  • The Legend of the Five Rings: The Flower Path by Josh Reynolds
  • Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Firewall by James Swallow (WINNER)

Graphic Novel

  • Drawing of Cards by Paul Cornell
  • Kolchak the Night Stalker by David Avallone, Rodney Barnes, Jonathan Maberry, Gabriel Hardman, Peter David, James Aquilone, R. C. Matheson, Nancy A. Collins, Kim Newman, James Chambers, Tim Waggoner, & Steve Niles  (WINNER)
  • Spectrum, the Worlds of Gerry Anderson by Steve Tanner
  • The Mighty Nein Origins–Yasha Nydoorin by Cecil Castellucci

Short Story

  • Alien vs. Predator Ultimate Prey “Night Doctors” by Maurice Broaddus
  • Magic “The Family Man” by K. Aresnault Rivera
  • Predator: Eyes of the Demon “The Monster” by Michael Kogge
  • Unit The Benton Files 2 “The Lady Jessica Affair” by George Ivanoff
  • Warhammer 40,000 The Emperor’s Finest “Reconsecration” by Amanda Bridgeman (WINNER)

Speculative Novel (Original)

  • League of Legends Ruination by Anthony Reynolds
  • Marvel Crisis Protocol Shadow Avengers by Carrie Harris
  • Star Trek Original Series Harm’s Way by David Mack
  • Star Trek Strange New Worlds High Country by John Jackson Miller (WINNER)
  • World of Warcraft Sylvanas by Christie Golden

Young Adult / Middle Grade

  • Squirrel Girl Universe by Tristan Palmgren (WINNER)
  • Star Trek Prodigy: A Dangerous Trade by Cassandra Rose Clarke
  • Star Wars: The High Republic – Quest for the Hidden City by George Mann
  • The Mystery of Lucy Wilson: Memories of the Future by George Ivanoff
  • Tower of Nerek by David Guymer

 


The Sixteenth Annual Scribe Awards (2022)

(For publications from March 2021 to February 2022)

 

Adapted Novel

  • Alien 3 by Pat Cadigan (WINNER)
  • Freshwater by Julian Michael Carver
  • Halloween Kills by Tim Waggoner

Audio Drama

  • Doctor Who: Girl Deconstructed by Lisa McMullin
  • Doctor Who: The Lost Resort by A. K. Benedict
  • Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures – The Curse of Lady Macbeth by Lizzie Hopley (WINNER)
  • Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures – Monsters in Metropolis by John Dorney
  • Doctor Who: Peladon – The Truth of Peladon by Tim Foley
  • Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures – The Annihilators by Nicholas Briggs

Graphic Novel

  • Life is Strange: Coming Home by Emma Vieceli (WINNER)
  • Missy: The Master Plan: A Doctor Who Comic Graphic Novel by Jody Houser
  • Star Wars Darth Vader Vol 2: Into the Fire by Greg Pak

General Novel (Original)

  • Murder, She Wrote — Debonair in Death by Terrie Farley Moran
  • Pandemic — Patient Zero by Amanda Bridgeman (WINNER)
  • Shootout at Sugar Creek by Max Allan Collins

Speculative Novel (Original)

  • Marvel – Witches Unleashed by Carrie Harris
  • Marvel – Rebels of Vanaheim by Richard Lee Byers
  • Star Trek Coda Book III – Oblivion’s Gate by David Mack
  • Star Trek Picard Rogue Elements by John Jackson Miller (WINNER)
  • To Chart the Clouds by Evan Dicken

Young Adult / Middle Grade (Original & Adapted)

  • Battletech – Crimson Night by Jennifer Brozek
  • The Bear King by Steve Savile
  • The Flash: Crossover Crisis Book Three – The Legends of Forever by Barry Lyga
  • Jessie Files: Friendship Feature by Stacia Deutsch
  • Roman Holiday by E. C. Myers
  • Xavier’s Institute: First Team by Robbie MacNiven (WINNER)

Short Story

  • Arkham Horror The Devourer Below: “All My Friends Are Monsters” by Davide Mana
  • Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda – “Bon Temps” by Harlan James (WINNER)
  • School of X: “Kid Omega Faces the Music” by Neil Kleid
  • Voices of Varuna: “Distress Signals” by Jean Rabe
  • Voices of Varuna: “Stepping Stones” by Marsheila Rockwell

 


The Fifteenth Annual Scribe Awards (2021)

(For publications from March 2020 to February 2021)

 

Audio Drama

  • The Enemy of My Enemy by Tracey Ann Baines
  • He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not by Carrie Thompson
  • Out of Time by Matt Fitton (WINNER)
  • Save Our Souls by Scott Handcock
  • Tropical Beach Sounds and Other Relaxing Seascapes #4 by Tim Foley (WINNER)

General Novel (Original and Adapted)

  • Masquerade for Murder by Max Allan Collins
  • Mindgame by David J. Howe
  • Day Zero (Watch Dogs Legion) by James Swallow & Josh Reynolds (WINNER)
  • The Rise of Skywalker (Star Wars) by Rae Carson

Graphic Novel

  • Blade Runner by Michael Green and Mike Johnson (WINNER)
  • Darth Vader Volume 1: Dark Heart of the Sith by Greg Pak
  • Horizon Zero Dawn by Anne Toole
  • Life is Strange by Emma Vieceli
  • Two Doctors by Jody Houser

Speculative Novel (Original)

  • Firefly: The Ghost Machine by James Lovegrove
  • MCU Avengers: The Extinction Key by Greg Keyes
  • Star Trek Discovery: Die Standing by John Jackson Miller (WINNER)
  • Star Trek (Kelvin Timeline): More Beautiful Than Death by David Mack
  • Star Trek (TOS): Agents of Influence by Dayton Ward

Short Story:

  • “Extermination Examination” by Robbie MacNiven
  • “Scritch, Scratch” by Monica Valentinelli
  • “Stone by Stone” by Christie Golden (WINNER)
  • “Useful Parasites” by M. K. Hutchins (WINNER)
  • “A View from Olympus” by Gareth Hanrahan

Young Adult / Middle Grade

  • In the Study With the Wrench by Diana Peterfreund
  • Liberty and Justice for All by Carrie Harris
  • The Rise of Skywalker by Michael Kogge (WINNER)
  • The Rise of the Archer-Illager by Matt Forbeck
  • The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel by Sheela Chari

 


The Fourteenth Annual Scribe Awards (2020)

(For publications from January 2019 to February 2020)

 

Adapted Novel (General & Speculative)

  • Alita: Battle Angel by Pat Cadigan (WINNER)
  • Batman: The Killing Joke by Christa Faust and Gary Phillips
  • Doctor Who: Scratch Man by Tom Baker and James Goss
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters by Greg Keyes

Audio Dramas

  • Diary of River Song – Concealed Weapon by Scott Handcock
  • Doctor Who – Companion Chronicles – Daybreak by John Pritchard
  • Doctor Who – 10 Doctor Adventures – The Creeping Death by Roy Gill (WINNER)
  • Torchwood – Sargasso by Christopher Cooper
  • Warhammer – Watcher in the Rain by Alex Worley

Graphic Novel

  • Blade Runner 2019: Los Angeles by Michael Green & Mike Johnson (WINNER)
  • Doctor Who—The Thirteenth Doctor: Old Friends by Jody Houser
  • Pet Noir by Anne Toole, Christie Yant, and Pati Nagle
  • Star Trek—Year Five: Valentine’s Day Special by Paul Cornell
  • The Wrath of Fantomas by Olivier Bouquet

General Novel (Original)

  • The Bitterest Pill by Reed Farrel Coleman (WINNER)
  • Murder, My Love by Max Allan Collins
  • Murder, She Wrote: A Taste For Murder by John Land

Speculative Novel (Original)

  • Batman, The Court of Owls by Greg Cox (WINNER)
  • Firefly: The Magnificent Nine by James Lovegrove
  • Star Trek TNG: Collateral Damage by David Mack (WINNER)
  • Star Trek Discovery: The Enterprise War by John Jackson Miller
  • Star Wars: Galaxy Edge, Black Spire by Delilah S. Dawson
  • Warhammer: The Red Feast by Gav Thorpe

Short Story

  • Deadlands Straight Out of Tombstone: “Cookie” by Shane Lacy Hensley
  • Tales of Basil and Meobis Fresh Hells: “Cutter & Razz” by Chris A. Jackson (WINNER)
  • Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: “The Girl’s Best Friend Matter” by Bobby Nash
  • Lethbridge-Stewart, the HAVOC Files: “Pure History” by George Ivanoff
  • Dragonband, Women of the Crystal Coast: “The Queen Slayer” by Jean Rabe

Young Adult / Middle Grade

  • Battletech: Rogue Academy – Iron Dawn by Jennifer Brozek
  • Halo: Battle Born by Cassandra Rose Clarke
  • The Lucy Wilson Mysteries: The Midnight People by John Peel
  • Warhammer Adventures: Attack of the Necron by Cavan Scott (WINNER)
  • Warhammer Adventures: City of Lifestone by Tom Huddleston

 


The Thirteenth Annual Scribe Awards (2019)

(For publications from January 2018 to December 2018)

 

Adapted Novel

  • Halloween by John Passarella
  • The Predator by Christopher Golden and Mark Morris
  • The Shape of Water: by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus (WINNER)
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story by Mur Lafferty

Audio Drama

  • Blake’s 7: The Way Ahead by Mark Wright
  • Dark Shadows:  The Girl Beneath the Water by Lila Whelan
  • Doctor Who: The Calendar Man by A. K. Benedict (WINNER)
  • Doctor Who: The Invention of Death by John Dorney
  • Doctor Who: The War Master: The Master of Callous by James Goss and Guy Adams

Speculative Novel (Original)

  • Alien The Cold Forge by Alex White
  • HALO Silent Storm by Troy Denning
  • Star Trek Discovery Drastic Measures by Dayton Ward (WINNER)
  • Star Trek: Discovery: Fear Itself by James Swallow
  • Warcraft Before the Storm by Christie Golden

General Novel (Original)

  • Colt the Outlander: Shadow of Ruin by Quincy J. Allen
  • The Executioner: Dying Art by Michael A. Black
  • Mike Hammer:  Killing Town by Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins
  • Narcos: The Jaguar’s Claw by Jeff Mariotte (WINNER)
  • Tom Clancy Line of Sight by Mike Madden

Short Story

  • Battletech “End of the Road” by Craig A. Reed, Jr.
  • Battletech “Swords of Light and Darkness” by Travis Heermann
  • Warhammer “The Darkling Hours,” by Rachel Harrison (WINNER)
  • Warhammer “No Hero” by Peter McLean
  • Warhammer “The Passing of Angels” by John French

Young Adult / Middle Grade

  • Broken Lands by Jonathan Maberry
  • Harmswood Academy #3: Besphinxed by Alethea Kontis (WINNER)
  • The Lucy Wilson Mysteries: Curse of the Mirror Clowns by Chris Lynch
  • Smallfoot by Tracey West
  • Star Wars The Last Jedi Junior Novel by Michael Kogge
  • Star Wars The Last Jedi Movie Storybook by Elizabeth Schaefer

 


The Twelfth Annual Scribe Awards (2018)

(For publications from January 2017 to December 2017)

 

Short Story

  • “Banana Republic” by Jonathan Maberry (WINNER)
  • “Ganbatte” by Keith DeCandido (WINNER)
  • “Murderers´ Row” by John Jackson Miller
  • “Pacing Place” by Bob Mayer
  • “Rear Guard” by Sarah Stegall
  • “Storm Blood” by Peter Wacks and David Boop

General & Speculative Novel (Adapted)

  • Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet by James Goss (WINNER)
  • Resident Evil: The Final Chapter by Tim Waggoner
  • Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets by Christie Golden
  • Kong: Skull Island by Tim Lebbon

Speculative Novel (Original)

  • The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase by Greg Cox (WINNER)
  • Solar Singularity by Guy Anthony De Marco, Josh Vogt, and Peter Wacks
  • Halo: Legacy of Onyx by Matt Forbeck
  • Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad by Christie Golden
  • Star Trek Discovery: Desperate Hours by David Mack
  • Supernatural: The Usual Sacrifices by Yvonne Navarro

General Novel (Original)

  • Don Pendleton´s The Executioner: Fatal Prescription by Michael A. Black (WINNER)
  • The Will to Kill by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins
  • Robert B. Parker´s The Hangman´s Sonnet A Jesse Stone Novel by Reed Farrel Coleman

Young Adult / Middle Grade

  • Star Wars Adventures in Wild Space – The Cold by Cavan Scott
  • Warriors Three: Godhood´s End by Keith R. A. DeCandido
  • X-Files Origins: Devil´s Advocate by Jonathan Maberry (WINNER)

Audio Drama

  • Doctor Who: Across the Darkened City by David Bartlett
  • Doctor Who: Cold Vengeance by Matt Fitton
  • Warhammer 40,000: Agent of the Throne, Blood and Lies by John French (WINNER)
  • Torchwood: Cascade by Scott Handcock
  • Torchwood: The Dying Room by Lizzie Hopley

 


The Eleventh Annual Scribe Awards (2017)

(For publications from January 2016 to December 2016)

 

General and Speculative Novel (Adapted)

  • Assassin’s Creed by Christie Golden (WINNER)
  • Road to Perdition by Max Allan Collins
  • Suicide Squad by Marv Wolfman

Audio Drama

  • Dark Shadows: Blood & Fire by Roy Gill (WINNER)
  • Torchwood: Broken by Joseph Lidster
  • Torchwood: Uncanny Valley by David Llewellyn
  • Doctor Who: Mouthless Dead by John Pritchard

General Novel (Original)

  • 24: Trial by Fire by Dayton Ward
  • Don Pendleton’s The Executioner: Missile Intercept by Michael Black
  • Murder Never Knocks by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins
  • Robert B. Parker’s Slow Burn by Ace Atkins (WINNER)
  • Tom Clancy’s True Faith and Allegiance by Mark Greaney

Short Story

  • “A Dangerous Cat” by Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins
  • X-Files “Drive Time” by Jon McGoran
  • X-Files “An Eye for an Eye” by George Ivanoff
  • X-Files “Love Lost” by Yvonne Navarro (WINNER)
  • X-Files “XXX” by Glenn Greenberg

Speculative Novel (Original)

  • Assassin’s Creed Heresy by Christie Golden (WINNER)
  • Warhammer 40,000 Warden of the Blade by David Annandale
  • Star Trek Elusive Salvation by Dayton Ward
  • Supernatural Mythmaker by Tim Waggoner

 


The Tenth Annual Scribe Awards (2016)

(For publications from January 2015 to December 2015)

 

General Novel (Original)

  • Elementary:The Ghost Line by Adam Christopher
  • Kill Me, Darling by Mickey Spillane & Max Allan Collins
  • Don Pendleton’s Mack Bolan: Desert Falcons by Michael A. Black
  • 24: Rogue by David Mack (WINNER)

Speculative Novel (Original)

  • Deadlands: Ghostwalkers by Jonathan Maberry
  • HALO: Last Light by Troy Denning
  • HALO: New Blood by Matt Forbeck
  • Pathfinder: Forge of Ashes by Josh Vogt
  • Shadowrun: Borrowed Time by R. L. King
  • Star Trek The Next Generation: Armageddon’s Arrow by Dayton Ward (WINNER)
  • Star Trek Seekers 3: Long Shot by David Mack

General & Speculative Novel (Adapted)

  • Backcountry by D. E. McDonald
  • Batman: Arkham Knight by Marv Wolfman
  • Crimson Peak by Nancy Holder
  • MANOS – The Hands of Fate by Stephen D. Sullivan (WINNER)
  • Star Wars: Dark Disciple by Christie Golden

Short Story

  • Mike Hammer The Strand “Fallout” by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins (WINNER)
  • Shadowrun: World of Shadows “Swamp of Spirits” by Jason M. Hardy
  • The X-Files: Trust No One “Back in El Paso My Life Will Be Worthless&rdquo ; by Keith R. A. DeCandido
  • The X-Files: Trust No One “Dusk” by Paul Crilley
  • The X-Files: Trust No One “Non Gratum Anus Rodentum” by Brian Keene
  • The X-Files: Trust No One “Statues” by Kevin J. Anderson

Audio Drama

  • Dark Shadows “Bloodlust” by Alan Flanagan, Will Howells and Joseph Lidster
  • Dark Shadows “In the Twinkling of an Eye” Penelope Faith
  • Doctor Who “The Red Lady” by John Dorney (WINNER)
  • Doctor W ho “Damaged Goods” by Jonathan Morris
  • Pathfinder Legends: “Mummy’s Mask: Empty Graves” by Cavan Scott

 


The Ninth Annual Scribe Awards (2015)

(For publications from January 2014 to December 2014)

 

General Novel (Original)

  • 24: Deadline by James Swallow
  • Murder, She Wrote: Death of a Blue Blood by Don Bain
  • Mike Hammer: King of the Weeds by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins
  • Homeland: Saul’s Game by Andrew Kaplan (WINNER)
  • The Killing: Uncommon Denominator by Karen Dionne

Speculative Novel (Original)

  • Sleepy Hollow: Children of the Revolution by Keith R. A. DeCandido
  • Grimm: Chopping Block by John Passarella
  • Star Trek: Disavowed by David Mack
  • Star Trek: Foul Deeds Will Rise by Greg Cox
  • Grimm: The Killing Time by Tim Waggoner
  • Pathfinder: The Redemption Engine by James Sutter (WINNER)
  • Fringe: Sins of the Father by Christa Faust (WINNER)

General & Speculative Novel (Adapted)

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes by Alex Irvine (WINNER)
  • Noah by Mark Morris
  • War of the Worlds: Goliath by Adam Whitlach

Young Adult / Middle Grade

  • Spirit Animals: Blood Ties by Garth Nix and Sean Williams
  • Battletech: The Nellus Academy Incident by Jennifer Brozek (WINNER)
  • Penguins of Madagascar by Tracey West

Short Story

  • Pathfinder: “Hunter’s Folly” by Josh Vogt
  • Mike Hammer: “It’s in the Book” by Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane (WINNER)
  • Stargate: “Perceptions” by Diana Dru Botsford
  • Pathfinder: “Queen Sacrifice” by Steven Savile
  • Tales of Valdemar: “Written in the Wind” by Jennifer Brozek

Audio Drama

  • Dark Shadows: The Darkest Shadow by Nev Fountain
  • Dark Shadows: The Devil Cat by Mark Thomas Passmore
  • Blake’s 7: Fortuitis by George Mann
  • Doctor Who: Iterations of I by John Dorney (WINNER)
  • Pathfinder Legends: The Skinsaw Murders by Cavan Scott

 


The Eighth Annual Scribe Awards (2014)

(For publications from January 2013 to December 2013)

 

General & Speculative Novel (Adapted)

  • Man of Steel by Greg Cox
  • 47 Ronin by Joan D. Vinge
  • Pacific Rim by Alex Irvine (WINNER)

General Novel (Original)

  • The Executioner: Sleeping Dragons by Michael A. Black
  • Murder, She Wrote: Close-Up on Murder by Donald Bain
  • Leverage: The Bestseller Job by Greg Cox (WINNER)
  • Leverage: The Zoo Job by Keith R. A. DeCandido
  • Mr. Monk Helps Himself by Hy Conrad (WINNER)

Speculative Novel (Original)

  • From History’s Shadow by Dayton Ward
  • Supernatural: Fresh Meat by Alice Henderson
  • Supernatural: The Roads not Taken by Tim Waggoner
  • Fringe: The Zodiac Paradox by Christa Faust
  • Star Wars: Kenobi by John Jackson Miller (WINNER)

Short Story

  • “Savior” by Michael Jan Friedman
  • “Redemption” by Robert Greenberger
  • “Locks and Keys” by Jennifer Brozek
  • “Mirror Image” by Christine M. Thompson
  • “So Long, Chief” by Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane (WINNER)
  • “The Dark Hollows of Memory” by David Annandale

Young Adult / Middle Grade

  • Archie Comics: Kevin by Paul Kupperberg (WINNER)
  • Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 by Stacia Deutsch
  • The Croods by Tracey West

Audio Drama

  • Dark Shadows – 33. The Phantom Bride by Mark Thomas Passmore
  • Dark Shadows – 37. The Flip Side by Cody Quijano-Schell
  • Blake’s 7: The Armageddon Storm by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright (WINNER)

 


The Seventh Annual Scribe Awards (2013)

(For publications from January 2012 to December 2012)

 

General & Speculative Novel (Original)

  • Star Trek: Rings of Time by Greg Cox
  • Star Trek: The Persistence of Memory by David Mack
  • Pathfinder: City of the Fallen Sky by Tim Pratt
  • Dungeons and Dragons Online: Skein of Shadows by Marsheila Rockwell
  • Darksiders: The Abomination Vault by Ari Marmell
  • Mike Hammer: Lady, Go Die! by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins
  • Tannhäuser: Rising Sun, Falling Shadows by Robert Jeschonek (WINNER)

General & Speculative Novel (Adapted)

  • Batman The Dark Knight Legend by Stacia Deutsch
  • Clockwork Angels by Kevin J. Anderson (WINNER)
  • Batman The Dark Knight Rises by Greg Cox
  • Poptropica Astroknights Island by Tracey West

Audio Drama

  • Dark Shadows The Eternal Actress by Nev Fountain
  • Dark Shadows Dress Me in Dark Dreams by Marty Ross
  • Doctor Who Companion Chronicles: Project Nirvana by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright

 


The Sixth Annual Scribe Awards (2012)

(For publications from January 2011 to December 2011)

 

General Novel (Original)

  • Royal Pains: First Do No Harm by D.P. Lyle
  • Mike Hammer: Kiss Her Goodbye by Max Allan Collins & Mickey Spillane (WINNER)
  • Burn Notice: The Bad Beat by Tod Goldberg

Speculative Novel (Original)

  • STAR WARS: KNIGHT ERRANT by John Jackson Miller
  • DUNGEONS & DRAGONS – FORGOTTEN REALMS: BRIMSTONE ANGELS by Erin M. Evans (WINNER)
  • SUPERNATURAL: COYOTE’S KISS by Christa Faust
  • DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: THE SHARD AXE by Marshiela Rockwell
  • PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE PRICE OF FREEDOM by A.C. Crispin

General & Speculative Novel (Adapted)

  • CONAN THE BARBARIAN by Michael Stackpole
  • CRYSIS LEGION by Peter Watts
  • TRANSFORMERS: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON by Peter David
  • COWBOYS & ALIENS by Joan D. Vinge (WINNER)

Young Adult / Middle Grade

  • ME & MY MONSTERS: MONSTER MANNERS by Rory Growler (Ian Pike)
  • THE SMURFS movie tie-in by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon
  • THUNDERBIRDS: EXTREME HAZARD by Joan Marie Verba (WINNER)

Audio Drama

  • MIKE HAMMER: ENCORE FOR MURDER by Max Allan Collins & Mickey Spillane (WINNER)
  • DARK SHADOWS: THE LOST GIRL by D. Lynn Smith
  • HIGHLANDER: ALL THE KINGS HORSES by Scott Andrews
  • DOCTOR WHO: THE MANY DEATHS OF JO GRANT by Cavan Scott & Mark Wright

 


The Fifth Annual Scribe Awards (2011)

(For publications from January 2010 to December 2010)

 

Speculative Novel (Original)

  • GUILD WARS: GHOSTS OF ASCALON by Matt Forbeck and Jeff Grubb
  • STAR TREK: MIRROR UNIVERSE: THE SORROWS OF THE EMPIRE by David Mack
  • STAR WARS: FORCE UNLEASHED II by Sean Williams
  • SUPERNATURAL: HEART OF THE DRAGON by Keith R. A. DeCandido
  • WARHAMMER: BLOODBORN: ULRIKA THE VAMPIRE by Nathan Long (WINNER)

General Novel (Original)

  • CSI: SHOCK TREATMENT by Greg Cox
  • BURN NOTICE: The Giveaway by Tod Goldberg
  • MIKE HAMMER: THE BIG BANG by Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane
  • MURDER, SHE WROTE: The Queen’s Jewels by Donald Bain
  • PSYCH: The Call of the Mild by William Rabkin
  • SAVING GRACE: TOUGH LOVE by Nancy Holder (WINNER)

General & Speculative Novel (Adapted)

  • FINAL CRISIS by Greg Cox
  • GOD OF WAR by Matthew Stover & Robert E. Vardeman
  • THE WOLFMAN by Jonathan Maberry (WINNER)

Young Adult / Middle Grade

  • ALPHA & OMEGA: THE JUNIOR NOVEL by Aaron Rosenberg
  • DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: ALDWYNS ACADEMY by Nathan Meyer (WINNER)
  • THUNDERBIRDS: SITUATION CRITICAL by Joan Marie Verba

 


The Fourth Annual Scribe Awards (2010)

(For publications from January 2009 to December 2009)

 

General Novel (Original)

  • AS THE WORLD TURNS: THE MAN FROM OAKDALE by Henry Coleman & Alina Adams (WINNER)
  • CSI: BRASS IN POCKET by Jeff Mariotte
  • PSYCH: A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO READ by William Rabkin

Speculative Novel (Original)

  • STAR TREK VANGUARD: OPEN SECRETS by Dayton Ward
  • STAR TREK: A SINGULAR DESTINY by Keith R.A. DeCandido
  • WARHAMMER: SHAMANSLAYER—A GOTREK AND FELIX NOVEL by Nathan Long
  • TERMINATOR SALVATION: COLD WAR by Greg Cox (WINNER)
  • ENEMIES & ALLIES by Kevin J. Anderson (WINNER)

General & Speculative Novel (Adapted)

  • COUNTDOWN by Greg Cox
  • GI JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA by Max Allan Collins
  • THE TUDORS: THY WILL BE DONE by Elizabeth Massie (WINNER)

Young Adult / Middle Grade

  • CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon
  • BANDSLAM: THE NOVEL by Aaron Rosenberg (WINNER)
  • THUNDERBIRDS: DEADLY DANGER by Joan Marie Verba

 


The Third Annual Scribe Awards (2009)

(For publications from January 2008 to December 2008)

 

GENERAL FICTION:

BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL

  • CSI: HEADHUNTER by Greg Cox (WINNER)
  • BURN NOTICE: THE FIX by Tod Goldberg
  • CRIMINAL MINDS: FINISHING SCHOOL by Max Allan Collins

BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED

  • INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL by James Rollins (WINNER)
  • DEATH DEFYING ACTS by Greg Cox
  • THE TUDORS: KING TAKES QUEEN by Elizabeth Massie
  • THE WACKNESS by Dale C. Phillips
  • THE X FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE by Max Allan Collins

SPECULATIVE FICTION:

BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL

  • STAR TREK TEROK NOR: DAY OF THE VIPERS by James Swallow (WINNER)
  • GHOST WHISPERER: REVENGE by Doranna Durgin
  • RAVENLOFT: THE COVENANT, HEAVEN’S BONES by Samantha Henderson
  • STARGATE SG-1: HYDRA by Holly Scott & Jaime Duncan

BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED

  • HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY by Bob Greenberger (WINNER)
  • THE MUTANT CHRONICLES by Matt Forbeck
  • STAR WARS—THE CLONE WARS: WILD SPACE by Karen Miller
  • UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS by Greg Cox

YOUNG ADULT—ALL GENRES:

BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL

  • PRIMEVAL: SHADOW OF THE JAGUAR by Steven Savile (WINNER)
  • DR. WHO: THE EYELESS by Lance Parkin
  • DISNEY CLUB PENGUIN: STOWAWAY! ADVENTURES AT SEA by Tracey West

BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED

  • JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH 3D by Tracey West (WINNER)
  • IRON MAN: THE JUNIOR NOVEL by Stephen D. Sullivan
  • THE DARK KNIGHT: THE JUNIOR NOVEL by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon

SPECIAL GAMING SCRIBE—BEST ORIGINAL

  • WARHAMMER: ELFSLAYER by Nathan Long (WINNER)
  • EBERRON: THE INQUISITIVES, THE DARKWOOD MASK by Jeff LaSala
  • DRAGONLANCE: DEATH MARCH by Jean Rabe
  • EBERRON: THE DOOM OF KINGS by Don Bassingthwaite

SPECIAL GAMING SCRIBE—BEST ADAPTED

  • THE MUTANT CHRONICLES by Matt Forbeck (WINNER)
  • THE WORLD OF WARCRAFT: BEYOND THE DARK PORTAL by Aaron Rosenberg & Christie Golden
  • METAL GEAR SOLID by Raymond Benson

 


The Second Annual Scribe Awards (2008)

(For publications from January 2007 to December 2007)

 

GENERAL FICTION

BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL

  • CSI NY: DELUGE by Stuart M. Kaminsky
  • MR. MONK AND THE TWO ASSISTANTS by Lee Goldberg (WINNER)
  • MURDER, SHE WROTE: PANNING FOR MURDER by Jessica Fletcher & Donald Bain
  • CRIMINAL MINDS: JUMP CUT by Max Allan Collins

BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED

  • AMERICAN GANGSTER by Max Allan Collins (WINNER)

SPECULATIVE FICTION:

BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL

  • LAST DAYS OF KRYPTON by Kevin J. Anderson
  • STARGATE ATLANTIS: CASUALTIES OF WAR by Elizabeth Christensen (WINNER)
  • STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION – Q&A by Keith R.A. DeCandido

BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED

  • RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION by Keith R.A. DeCandido
  • 52: THE NOVEL by Greg Cox
  • 30 DAYS OF NIGHT by Tim Lebbon (WINNER)

BEST GAME-RELATED ORIGINAL (SPECIAL SCRIBE AWARD)

  • HITMAN: ENEMY WITHIN by William C. Dietz
  • FORGE OF THE MINDSLAYERS by Tim Waggoner
  • EBERRON: NIGHT OF THE LONG SHADOWS by Paul Crilley (WINNER)

YOUNG ADULT—ALL GENRES:

BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL

  • BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE DEATHLESS by Keith R.A. DeCandido
  • GOODLUND TRILOGY: VOLUME THREE: WARRIORS BONES by Stephen D. Sullivan
  • NANCY DREW AND THE CLUE CREW #10: TICKET TROUBLE by Stacia Deutsch & Rhody Cohon (WINNER)

BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED

  • THE 12 DOGS OF CHRISTMAS by Steven Paul Leiva (WINNER)

 


The First Annual Scribe Awards (2007)

(For publications from January 2006 to December 2006)

 

SPECULATIVE FICTION:

BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED

  • SLAINE: THE EXILE by Steven Savil
  • SUPERMAN RETURNS by Marv Wolfman (WINNER)
  • TOXIC AVENGER: THE NOVEL by Lloyd Kaufman & Adam Jahnke
  • ULTRAVIOLET by Yvonne Navarro
  • UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION by Greg Cox

BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL

  • STAR TREK CRUCIBLE: McCOY—PROVENANCE OF SHADOWS by David R. George III
  • STARGATE ATLANTIS: EXOGENESIS by Sonny Whitelaw & Elizabeth Christensen
  • THIRTY DAYS OF NIGHT: RUMORS OF THE UNDEAD by Jeff Mariotte & Steve Niles (WINNER)
  • WARHAMMER: FAITH AND FIRE by James Swallow
  • WARHAMMER: ORC SLAYER by Nathan Long

GENERAL FICTION:

BEST NOVEL – ADAPTED

  • Snakes on a Plane by Christa Faust (WINNER)
  • The Pink Panther by Max Allan Collins

BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL

  • CSI NEW YORK: BLOOD ON THE SUN by Stuart Kaminsky
  • LAS VEGAS: HIGH STAKES GAME by Jeff Mariotte (WINNER)
  • MR. MONK GOES TO HAWAII by Lee Goldberg
  • OAKDALE CONFIDENTIAL: SECRETS REVEALED by Alina Adams

YOUNG ADULT—ALL GENRES:

BEST NOVEL

  • Alias APO: Strategic Reserve by Christina York
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Portal Through Time by Alice Henderson (WINNER)
  • Dragonlance: Warrior’s Heart by Stephen Sullivan
  • Knights of the Silver Dragon: Prophecy of the Dragon by Matt Forbeck

 



Congratulations to all the winners and nominees, with special thanks to all of our judges for their hard work.