#SDCC: The Scribe Awards for Media Tie-in Writers

The third annual presentation of the International Association of Media-Tie-in Writers (IAMTW) “Scribe” awards just went down at San Diego Comic-Con, honoring the best and the brightest in the world of property tie-ins. Awards are voted on by members of the organization.

“These writers, highly prized by fans, receive few reviews and
little acclaim, and the Scribe Awards are designed as a step toward
properly honoring them,” said Max Allan Collins, president of IAMTW, in a press release.

 I know this is what you’re waiting for, so here’s the list of winners:

Best General Fiction
Original – CSI: Headhunter
by Greg Cox 

Best General Fiction
Adapted – Indiana Jones and
the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull by James Rollins 

Best Speculative Fiction
Original – Star Trek Terok Nor:
Day of the Vipers by James Swallow 

Best Speculative Fiction
Adapted – Hellboy II: The Golden
Army by Robert Greenberger 

Best Young Adult Original – Primeval: Shadow of
the Jaguar by Steven Savile 

Best Young Adult Adapted – Journey to the Center
of the Earth 3D by Tracey West 

The Grandmaster Award – Keith R.A. DeCandido

DeCandido, the recipient of the Grandmaster Award, is the writer of several Star Trek, CSI, and Supernatural books, just to name a few.

“Things like this make all the difference, there are plenty of days when I don’t feel up to my job and my belief in my own words is shaky at best, but now, when I’m down there, I will just have to look at the shelf and see this incredible gift from the guys in the trenches, and I’ll be able to shut up the doubting devils and get back to work,” said Steven Savile in an e-mail to the IAMTW mailing list after finding out about his win.

“This means a lot to me, coming as does from my fellow laborers in the tie-in trenches,” wrote Greg Cox to that same list. “But, boy, now I really wish I could have swung a trip to San Diego somehow…”

Congratulations to all the winners– and to ComicMix contributor Robert Greenberger, happy birthday!