2023 Scribe Award Winners

The International Association of Media Tie-in Writers (IAMTW) have announced the winners of the 2023 Scribe Awards at Comic Con, honoring excellence in licensed media tie-in writing.

Speculative Novel

  • WINNER: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The High Country, John Jackson Miller (Pocket Books/Star Trek)
  • Sylvanas, Christie Golden (Random House Worlds)
  • Shadow Avengers, Carrie Harris (Aconyte)
  • Star Trek: Original Series: Harm’s Way, David Mack (Gallery)
  • Ruination, Anthony Reynolds (Orbit)

General/Adapted Novel

  • WINNER: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Firewall, James Swallow (Aconyte)
  • Black Cat: Discord, Cath Lauria (Aconyte)
  • Doctor Who: The Fires of Pompeii, James Moran (Penguin UK)
  • Murder, She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle, Terrie Moran (Berkley)
  • The Flower Path, Josh Reynolds (Aconyte)

Graphic Novel

  • WINNER: Kolchak: the Night Stalker, James Aquilone, David Avallone, Rodney Barnes, James Chambers, Nancy A. Collins, Peter David, Gabriel Hardman, Jonathan Maberry, R.C. Matheson, Kim Newman, Steve Niles, & Tim Waggoner (Monstrous)
  • The Mighty Nein Origins–Yasha Nydoorin, Cecil Castellucci (Dark Horse)
  • Wild Cards: The Drawing Of Cards, Paul Cornell (Marvel)
  • Spectrum: The Worlds of Gerry Anderson, Steve Tanner (Monstrous)

Audio Drama

  • WINNER: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Firewall, Sebastian Baczkiewic & Paul Cornell (BBC Radio 4)
  • Doctor Who: Albie’s Angels, Roy Gill (Big Finish)
  • Doctor Who: Previously, Next Time Parts 1 and 2, James Moran (Big Finish)
  • Doctor Who: Peake Season, Lizbeth Myles (Big Finish)
  • Doctor Who: The War Doctor Begins: He Who Fights With Monsters, Robert Valentine (Big Finish)

Young Adult / Middle Grade

  • WINNER: Squirrel Girl: Universe, Tristan Palmgren (Aconyte)
  • Star Trek Prodigy: A Dangerous Trade, Cassandra Rose Clarke (Simon Spotlight)
  • Tower of Nerek, David Guymer (Aconyte)
  • The Mystery of Lucy Wilson: Memories of the Future, George Ivanoff (Candy Jar)
  • Star Wars: The High Republic: Quest for the Hidden City, George Mann (Disney Lucasfilm)

The winners were announced at San Diego Comic Con on July 21, 2023. For more information about the Scribe Awards, see the IAMTW website.


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