International Association of Media Tie-In Writers
CELEBRATING THE BUSINESS, HISTORY AND CRAFT OF MEDIA TIE-IN WRITING
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…
IAMTW President Jonathan Maberry talks to author and Bram Stoker Award winner,Tim Waggoner TIED-IN: What was the first media tie-in work you remember reading? TIM WAGGONER: Dark Shadows comics and paperback books. When I was a kid, I loved Dark Shadows,…
News from IAMTW Executive Vice President D. J. Stevenson: The IAMTW is expanding its membership criteria and inviting those who translate media tie-ins to join. It makes no difference if the work is in to English or out of English. As long as the…
IAMTW President Jonathan Maberry talks to author and comic writer, Max Allan Collins TIED-IN: What was the first media tie-in work you remember reading? MAX ALLAN COLLINS: It was probably DICK TRACY AND THE WOO WOO SISTERS, bylined Chester Gould (but…
Welcome to TIED IN: The Media Tie-in Blog. We’re kicking off a series of interviews with writers of Media Tie-in Work, also known as Licensing Work. These are novels, short stories, nonfiction books, comics, and audiobook scripts tied to movies,…
Hello to all my fellow media tie-in writers! I’m honored to serve as the new president of the IAMTW. I wanted to take a moment to explain my background and my love of our genre. I grew up reading a…