It’s award season. The Nebulas are announced tomorrow and there’s are plenty of other awards to be had. Do we need yet another?

Someone thinks so. A new award will honor the best in media tie-in writing. The Scribe Award, presented by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, will give awards in the following categories:

Speculative Fiction (Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror)

  • Best Novel (adapted) A licensed novelization based on an existing screenplay, whether its a feature film, episodic teleplay, computer game, script, or play.
  • Best Novel (original) A licensed, original novel using pre-existing characters or worlds from a movie, television series, computer game, play, or an existing series of novels (ie new novels extending a literary franchise, ie DUNE, James Bond, etc.)

General Fiction: (Mysteries, Thrillers, Westerns, Suspense, Historicals, Romances)

  • Best Novel (adapted)
  • Best Novel (original)

Young Adult (all genres)

  • Best Novel (adapted)
  • Best Novel (original)

There will also be a Grandmaster award for career achievement.

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