Scribe Awards 2022: THE WINNERS!

Earlier this afternoon out at San Diego Comi-Con, the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers (IAMTW) announced this year’s crop of Scribe Award winners. These awards celebrate excellence in the field of writing licensed works that tie into 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 these other formats, and which include every genre from mainstream police procedurals to science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance just to name a few of the heavier hitters.

The list of nominees and winners includes several people I’m proud to call friends and colleagues, so without further ado:

(Winner in each category boldly listed!)

Best Adapted Novel (novel based on a screenplay or teleplay)
Alien 3: The Unproduced Screenplay, by Pat Cadigan
Freshwater, by Julian Michael Carver
Halloween Kills, by Tim Waggoner

Best Audio Drama
Doctor Who: The Lost Resort, by A.K. Benedict
Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures – The Annihilators, by Nicholas Briggs
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 Ninth Doctor Adventures – The Curse of Lady Macbeth, by Lizzie Hopley
Doctor Who: Girl Deconstructed, by Lisa McMullin

Best Graphic Novel
Missy: The Master Plan – A Doctor Who Graphic Novel, by Jody Houser
Star Wars: Darth Vader, Volume 2 – Into the Fire, by Greg Pak
Life Is Strange: Coming Home, by Emma Vieceli

Best Original Novel – General Fiction
Pandemic: Patient Zero, by Amanda Bridgeman
Caleb York: Shootout at Sugar Creek by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins
Murder, She Wrote: Debonair In Death, by Terrie Farley Moran

Best Original Novel – Speculative Fiction
Marvel Legends of Asgard: The Rebels of Vanaheim, by Richard Lee Byers
Legend of the Five Rings: To Chart the Clouds, by Evan Dicken
Marvel Untold: Witches Unleashed, by Carrie Harris
Star Trek: Coda, Book III – Oblivion’s Gate, by David Mack
Star Trek: Picard – Rogue Elements, by John Jackson Miller

Best Original Novel – Young Adult / Middle Grade
Battletech: Crimson Night, by Jennifer Brozek
Jessie Files: Friendship Feature, by Stacia Deutsch
The Flash: Crossover Crisis, Book Three – The Legends of Forever, by Barry Lyga
Marvel: Xavier’s Institute – First Team, by Robbie MacNiven
RWBY: Roman Holiday, by E.C. Myers
Svilland: The Bear King, by Steve Savile

Best Short Story
Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda, “Bon Temps,” by Harlan James
Marvel: Xavier’s Institute – School of X, “Kid Omega Faces the Music,” by Neil Kleid
Arkham Horror: The Devourer Below, “All My Friends Are Monsters,” by Davide Mana
Renegade Legion: Voices of Varuna, “Distress Signals,” by Jean Rabe
Renegade Legion: Voices of Varuna, “Stepping Stones,” by Marsheila Rockwell

Also, friend, fellow word pusher and occasional partner in literary mischief David Mack was named as this year’s winner of the IAMTW’s Faust Award, adding him to the roster of impressive writers elevated to “Grandmaster” status within our little corner of the writing realm. So, be sure to find him on Facebook or Twitter and tell him he done good.

Congratulations to all the winners!