PREVIOUS SCRIBE AWARDS WINNERS 2009 2008 2007 (WINNERS IN RED)   The Third Annual Scribe Awards (2009) GENERAL FICTION BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL **CSI: HEADHUNTER by Greg Cox BURN NOTICE: THE FIX by Tod Goldberg CRIMINAL MINDS: FINISHING SCHOOL by Max Allan Collins BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED **INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL by James Rollins DEATH DEFYING ACTS by Greg Cox THE TUDORS: KING TAKES QUEEN by Elizabeth Massie THE WACKNESS by Dale C. Phillips THE X FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE by Max Allan Collins SPECULATIVE FICTION BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL **STAR TREK TEROK NOR: DAY OF THE VIPERS by James Swallow GHOST WHISPERER: REVENGE by Doranna Durgin RAVENLOFT: THE COVENANT, HEAVEN'S BONES by Samantha Henderson STARGATE SG-1: HYDRA by Holly Scott & Jaime Duncan BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED **HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY by Bob Greenberger THE MUTANT CHRONICLES by Matt Forbeck STAR WARS—THE CLONE WARS: WILD SPACE by Karen Miller UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS by Greg Cox YOUNG ADULT—ALL GENRES BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL **PRIMEVAL: SHADOW OF THE JAGUAR by Steven Savile DR. WHO: THE EYELESS by Lance Parkin DISNEY CLUB PENGUIN: STOWAWAY! ADVENTURES AT SEA by Tracey West BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED **JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH 3D by Tracey West IRON MAN: THE JUNIOR NOVEL by Stephen D. Sullivan THE DARK KNIGHT: THE JUNIOR NOVEL by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon THE GRANDMASTER AWARD **KEITH R.A. DeCANDIDO The highest honor the IAMTW can bestow is the Grandmaster Award, which recognizes a writer for his or her extensive and exceptional work in the tie-in field. This year's honoree is KEITH R.A. DeCANDIDO. He has written over thirty novels, most of them original tie-ins or novelizations. His work includes many Star Trek novels, as well as original books in the CSI: NY and Supernatural tie-in series, to name just a few. The IAMTW also awards two SPECIAL GAMING SCRIBES, honoring excellence in game-related tie-ins. Those awards were given at GenCon in Indianapolis August 13-16, 2009. The nominees are: Special Gaming Scribe—Best Original **WARHAMMER: ELFSLAYER by Nathan Long EBERRON: THE INQUISITIVES, THE DARKWOOD MASK by Jeff LaSala DRAGONLANCE: DEATH MARCH by Jean Rabe EBERRON: THE DOOM OF KINGS by Don Bassingthwaite Special Gaming Scribe—Best Adapted **THE MUTANT CHRONICLES by Matt Forbeck THE WORLD OF WARCRAFT: BEYOND THE DARK PORTAL by Aaron Rosenberg & Christie Golden METAL GEAR SOLID by Raymond Benson   The Second Annual Scribe Awards (2008) GENERAL FICTION BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL CSI NY: DELUGE by Stuart M. Kaminsky MR. MONK AND THE TWO ASSISTANTS by Lee Goldberg MURDER SHE WROTE: PANNING FOR MURDER by Jessica Fletcher & Donald Bain CRIMINAL MINDS: JUMP CUT by Max Allan Collins BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED AMERICAN GANGSTER by Max Allan Collins (nominee & winner) SPECULATIVE FICTION BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL LAST DAYS OF KRYPTON by Kevin J. Anderson STARGATE ATLANTIS: CASUALTIES OF WAR by Elizabeth Christensen STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Q&A by Keith R.A. DeCandido BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION by Keith R.A. DeCandido 52: THE NOVEL by Greg Cox 30 DAYS OF NIGHT by Tim Lebbon BEST GAME-RELATED ORIGINAL (SPECIAL SCRIBE AWARD) HITMAN: ENEMY WITHIN by William C. Dietz FORGE OF THE MINDSLAYERS by Tim Waggoner EBERRON: NIGHT OF THE LONG SHADOWS by Paul Crilley YOUNG ADULT—ALL GENRES BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THE DEATHLESS by Keith R.A. DeCandido GOODLUND TRILOGY: VOLUME THREE: WARRIORS BONES by Stephen D. Sullivan NANCY DREW AND THE CLUE CREW #10: TICKET TROUBLE by Stacia Deutsch & Rhody Cohon BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED THE 12 DOGS OF CHRISTMAS by Steven Paul Leiva (nominee & winner) Our second annual GRANDMASTER AWARD, honoring career achievement in the field, went to Alan Dean Foster   The First Annual Scribe Awards (2007) SPECULATIVE FICTION BEST NOVEL—ADAPTED SLAINE: THE EXILE by Steven Savile SUPERMAN RETURNS by Marv Wolfman TOXIC AVENGER: THE NOVEL by Lloyd Kaufman & Adam Jahnke ULTRAVIOLET by Yvonne Navarro UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION by Greg Cox BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL STAR TREK CRUCIBLE: McCOY—PROVENANCE OF SHADOWS by David R. George III STARGATE ATLANTIS: EXOGENESIS by Sonny Whitelaw & Elizabeth Christensen THIRTY DAYS OF NIGHT: RUMORS OF THE UNDEAD by Jeff Mariotte & Steve Niles WARHAMMER: FAITH AND FIRE by James Swallow WARHAMMER: ORC SLAYER by Nathan Long GENERAL FICTION BEST NOVEL - ADAPTED SNAKES ON A PLANE by Christa Faust THE PINK PANTHER by Max Allan Collins BEST NOVEL—ORIGINAL CSI NEW YORK: BLOOD ON THE SUN by Stuart Kaminsky LAS VEGAS: HIGH STAKES GAME by Jeff Mariotte MR. MONK GOES TO HAWAII by Lee Goldberg OAKDALE CONFIDENTIAL: SECRETS REVEALED by Alina Adams YOUNG ADULT—ALL GENRES BEST NOVEL ALIAS APO: STRATEGIC RESERVE by Christina York BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: PORTAL THROUGH TIME by Alice Henderson DRAGONLANCE: WARRIOR'S HEART by Stephen Sullivan KNIGHTS OF THE SILVER DRAGON: PROPHECY OF THE DRAGONS by Matt Forbeck Our first annual GRANDMASTER AWARD, honoring career achievement in the field, went to DONALD BAIN, author of the MURDER SHE WROTE novels and the ghostwriter behind COFFEE, TEA OR ME and other international bestsellers. Congratulations to all the nominees and special thanks to all of our judges for their hard work.