UPDATED 7/15/20: Congratulations to the Winners! We’re delighted to announce the nominees for the SCRIBE AWARDS, presented every year by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. Winners will be announced on July 15! Congratulations to all nominees! It was a very…
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From Daredevil to Buffy: Christopher Golden
TIED IN: What was the first media tie-in work you remember reading? CHRIS GOLDEN: It would have to be movie novelizations, though I’m not sure which one I read first. The first three that come to mind are the novelizations of Halloween,…
Bond and Beyond – Raymond Benson
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…
Pirate King Chris A. Jackson
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…
Pulp Master Jim Beard
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…
Hybrid Author – Monica Valentinelli
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…
Interviewing Prolific Author Kevin J. Anderson
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…
Talking tie-ins with Matt Forbeck
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…
Strange New Worlds: D.J. Stevenson interviewed
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…