2018 Scribe Award Winners
The International Association of Media Tie-in Writers (IAMTW) announced the winners for the 2018 Scribe Awards, honoring excellence in licensed tie-in writing. Winners of genre interest follow.
Original Speculative
- WINNER: The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase, Greg Cox (Tor)
- Halo: Legacy of Onyx, Matt Forbeck (Gallery)
- Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad, Christie Golden (Century)
- Star Trek Discovery: Desperate Hours, David Mack (Pocket)
- Supernatural: The Usual Sacrifices, Yvonne Navarro (Titan)
- Solar Singularity, Peter J. Wacks, Guy Anthony De Marco & Josh Vogt (WordFire)
Adapted Speculative and General
- WINNER: Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet, Douglas Adams & James Goss (Penguin UK)
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Christie Golden (Titan)
- Kong: Skull Island, Tim Lebbon (Titan)
- Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Tim Waggoner (Titan)
Audio
- WINNER: Warhammer 40,000: Agent of the Throne, Blood and Lies, John French (Black Library)
- Doctor Who: Across the Darkened City, David Bartlett (Big Finish)
- Doctor Who: Cold Vengeance, Matt Fitton (Big Finish)
- Torchwood_cascade_CDRIP.tor, Scott Handcock (Big Finish)
- Torchwood: The Dying Room, Lizzie Hopley (Big Finish)
YA Original
- WINNER: X-Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate, Jonathan Maberry (Imprint)
- Warriors Three: Godhood’s End, Keith R.A. DeCandido (Joe Books Inc.)
- Star Wars: Adventures in Wild Space: The Cold, Cavan Scott (Disney Lucasfilm)
Short Story (tie)
- WINNER: “Ganbatte”, Keith DeCandido (Joe Ledger: Unstoppable)
- WINNER: “Banana Republic”, Jonathan Maberry (Planet of the Apes: Tales from the Forbidden Zone)
- “Pacing Place”, Bob Mayer (Planet of the Apes: Tales from the Forbidden Zone)
- “Murderers’ Row”, John Jackson Miller (Planet of the Apes: Tales from the Forbidden Zone)
- “Rear Guard”, Sarah Stegall (Deadworld)
- “Storm Blood”, Peter Wacks & David Boop (Predator: If It Bleeds)
2017 Faust Award
- WINNER: Greg Cox
Winners were announced at Comic-Con International, held July 19-22, 2018 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego CA. For more information, including a full list of nominees, see the IAMTW website.
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