{{Short description|Annual entertainment award}} {{Primary sources|date=August 2025}} [[File:Bafkreifls6xygi4dopafkz3g7swiysvhzofjhbcipmrgtywdvzdt4ylndm.jpg|thumb|Scribe Award belonging to Paul Cornell]] The '''Scribe Awards''', established in 2007 by The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-29 |title=Tyldesley author shortlisted for award for children's book |url=https://www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/25345613.author-tyldesley-shortlisted-scribe-award/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=Leigh Journal |language=en}}</ref> "acknowledge and celebrate excellence in licensed tie-in works based on TV shows, movies, and games (video games, computer games, rpgs)".<ref name="main">{{cite web |title=The Scribe Awards |url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/ |access-date=July 25, 2025 |website=International Association of Media Tie-In Writers}}</ref> Where most literary awards are based on the calendar year, the Scribe Awards, since 2020, have an eligibility period based of March to February the following year.<ref name="Prev">{{cite web|url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/ |title=Previous Scribe Award Winners|access-date=25 July 2025}}</ref>
Awards are given in the following categories: * Adapted Novel – General or Speculative * Audio Drama * Graphic Novel * Original Novel – General * Original Novel – Speculative *Young Adult - Adapted or Original * Short Story
There is also a Grandmaster position, awarded annually to a writer who has contributed to tie-in writing. This is sometimes referred to as the Faust Award.<ref name=SFE/>
The awards are juried, with the juries being made up of other members of the IAMTW. A different jury is in place for each category. The juries are not published.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}
== Winners and Nominees ==
=== Adapted Novel ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Best Adapted Novel !Year !Category !Author !Nominated Work !Franchise !Result !Ref |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="7" |2007 <br> ! rowspan="5" |Speculative |{{sortname|Marv|Wolfman}} |Superman Returns |DC Comics |Won |<ref name=S07>{{cite web|url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/#2007|title=The First Annual Scribe Awards (2007)|access-date=July 28, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Steven|Savile}} |Slaine: The Exile |2000 AD |rowspan=4{{nom}} |rowspan=4|<ref name=S07/> |- |{{sortname|Lloyd|Kaufman}} & Adam Jahnke |Toxic Avenger: The Novel | |- |{{sortname|Yvonne|Navarro}} |Ultraviolet | |- |{{Sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |Underworld: Evolution |Underworld |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="2" |General |{{sortname|Christa|Faust}} |Snakes on a Plane | |Won |<ref name=S07/> |- |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} |The Pink Panther | |Nominated | |- style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="5" |2008<br> !General |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} |American Gangster | |Won |<ref name="S08" /> |- style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="3" |Speculative |{{sortname|Tim|Lebbon}} |30 Days Of Night | |Won |<ref name="S08">{{cite web|url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/#2008|title=The Second Annual Scribe Awards (2008)|access-date=July 28, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Keith R.A.|Decandido|link=Keith DeCandido}} |Resident Evil: Extinction | |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S08/> |- |{{Sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |52: The Novel |DC Comics |-style="background:lightyellow;" !Young Adult |{{sortname|Steven Paul|Leiva|nolink=1}} |The 12 Dogs Of Christmas | |Won |<ref name=S08/> |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="12" |2009 <br> ! rowspan="5" |General |{{sortname|James|Rollins}} |Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |Indiana Jones |Won |<ref name=S09>{{cite web|url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/#2009|title=The Third Annual Scribe Awards (2009)|access-date=July 28, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |Death Defying Acts | |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S09/> |- |{{sortname|Elizabeth|Massie}} |King Takes Queen |The Tudors |- |{{sortname|Dale C.|Phillips|nolink=1}} |The Wackness | |- |Max Allan Collins |The X Files: I Want to Believe |The X Files |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="4" |Speculative |{{sortname|Bob|Greenberger}} |Hellboy II: The Golden Army |Hellboy |Won |<ref name=S09/> |- |{{sortname|Matt|Forbeck}} |The Mutant Chronicles | |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S09/> |- |{{sortname|Karen|Miller}} |Star Wars—The Clone Wars: Wild Space |Star Wars |- |{{sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans |Underworld |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="3" |Young Adult |{{sortname|Tracey|West}} |Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3D | |Won |<ref name=S09/> |- |{{sortname|Stephen D.|Sullivan}} |Iron Man: The Junior Novel |Marvel Comics |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S09/> |- |{{sortname|Stacia| Deutsch|nolink=1}} And Rhody Cohon |The Dark Knight: The Junior Novel |DC Comics |-style="background:lightyellow;" !rowspan=3|2010 ! rowspan="3" |N/A |{{sortname|Elizabeth|Massie}} |Thy Will Be Done |The Tudors |Won |<ref name=S10>{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2010/07/2009-scribe-awards-winners|title=2009 Scribe Awards Winners|publisher=Locus Online|date=July 29, 2010|access-date=August 6, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |Countdown | |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S10/> |- |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} |GI Joe: Rise Of The Cobra |G.I. Joe |-style="background:lightyellow;" !rowspan=3|2011 ! rowspan="3" |N/A |{{sortname|Jonathan|Maberry}} |The Wolfman | |Won |<ref name=S11>{{cite web|url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/#2011|title=The Fifth Annual Scribe Awards (2011)|access-date=July 28, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |Final Crisis |DC Comics |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S11/> |- |{{sortname|Matthew|Stover}} & Robert E. Vardeman |God Of War | |-style="background:lightyellow;" !rowspan=4|2012 ! rowspan="4" |N/A |{{sortname|Joan D.|Vinge}} |Cowboys & Aliens | |Won |<ref name=S12>{{cite web|url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/#2012|title=The Sixth Annual Scribe Awards (2012)|access-date=July 28, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Michael|Stackpole}} |Conan The Barbarian | |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S12/> |- |{{sortname|Peter|Watts|Peter Watts (author)}} |Crysis Legion | |- |{{sortname|Peter|David}} |Dark Side Of The Moon |Transformers |-style="background:lightyellow;" !rowspan=4|2013 ! rowspan="4" |N/A |{{sortname|Kevin J.|Anderson}} |Clockwork Angels |Rush |Won |<ref name=S13>{{cite web|url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/#2013|title=The Seventh Annual Scribe Awards (2013)|access-date=July 28, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Stacia|Deutsch|nolink=1}} |Batman The Dark Knight Legend |DC Comics |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S13/> |- |{{sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |Batman The Dark Knight Rises |DC Comics |- |{{sortname|Tracey|West}} |Astroknights Island |Poptropica |-style="background:lightyellow;" !rowspan=3|2014 ! rowspan="3" |N/A |{{sortname|Alex|Irvine}} |Pacific Rim | |Won |<ref name=S14>{{cite web|url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/#2014|title=The Eighth Annual Scribe Awards (2014)|access-date=July 28, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |Man of Steel | |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S14/> |- |{{sortname|Joan D.|Vinge}} |47 Ronin | |-style="background:lightyellow;" !rowspan=3|2015 ! rowspan="3" |N/A |{{sortname|Alex|Irvine}} |Dawn of the Planet of the Apes |Planet of the Apes |Won |<ref name=S15>{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2015/07/2015-scribe-awards-winners|title=2015 Scribe Awards Winners|publisher=Locus Online|date=July 13, 2015|access-date=August 6, 2025}}</ref> |- |Mark Morris |Noah | |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S15/> |- |{{sortname|Adam|Whitlach|nolink=1}} |War of the Worlds Goliath |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2016 ! rowspan="5" |N/A |{{sortname|Stephen D.|Sullivan}} |Manos: The Hands of Fate | |Won |<ref name=S16>{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2016/07/2016-scribe-awards-winners|title=2016 Scribe Awards Winners|publisher=Locus Online|date=July 25, 2016|access-date=August 6, 2025}}</ref> |- |D. E. McDonald |Backcountry | |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S16/> |- |{{sortname|Marv|Wolfman}} |Batman: Arkham Knight |DC Comics |- |{{sortname|Nancy|Holder}} |Crimson Peak | |- |{{sortname|Christie|Golden}} |Star Wars: Dark Disciple |Star Wars |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2017 ! rowspan="3" |N/A |{{sortname|Christie|Golden}} |Assassin's Creed | |Won |<ref name=S17>{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2017/07/2017-scribe-awards-winners|title=2017 Scribe Award Winners|publisher=Locus Online|date=July 27, 2017|access-date=August 6, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} |Road to Perdition | |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S17/> |- |{{sortname|Marv|Wolfman}} |Suicide Squad | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2018 ! rowspan="4" |N/A |{{sortname|James|Goss|link=James Goss (producer)}} |The Pirate Planet |Doctor Who |Won |<ref name=S18>{{cite web|url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/#2018|title=The Twelfth Annual Scribe Awards (2018)|access-date=July 28, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Tim|Waggoner}} |The Final Chapter |Resident Evil |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S18/> |- |{{sortname|Christie|Golden}} |Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | |- |{{sortname|Tim|Lebbon}} |Kong Skull Island | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2019 ! rowspan="4" |N/A |{{sortname|Guillermo|del Toro}} and Daniel Kraus |The Shape of Water | |Won |<ref name="S19">{{cite web |title=The Thirteenth Annual Scribe Awards (2019) |url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/#2019 |access-date=July 28, 2025 |website=International Association of Media Tie-In Writers}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|John|Passarella}} |Halloween | |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S19/> |- |{{sortname|Christopher|Golden}} and Mark Morris |The Predator | |- |{{sortname|Mur|Lafferty}} |Solo: A Star Wars Story | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2020 ! rowspan="4" |N/A |{{sortname|Pat|Cadigan}} |Alita: Battle Angel | |Won |<ref name=S20>{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2020/07/2020-scribe-award-winners|title=2020 Scribe Awards Winners|publisher=Locus Online|access-date=August 6, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Christa|Faust}} and Gary Phillips |Batman: The Killing Joke |DC Comics |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S20/> |- |{{sortname|Tom|Baker}} and James Goss |Scratch Man |Doctor Who |- |{{sortname|Greg|Keyes}} |Godzilla: King of the Monsters | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2021<br> ! rowspan="4" |Adapted and Original |{{sortname|James|Swallow}} & Josh Reynolds |Day Zero |Watch Dogs Legion |Won |<ref name=S21>{{cite web|url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/#2021|title=The Fifteenth Annual Scribe Awards (2021)|access-date=July 28, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} |Masquerade for Murder | |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S21/> |- |{{sortname|Rae|Carson}} |The Rise of Skywalker |Star Wars |- |{{sortname|David J.|Howe}} |Mindgame | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2022 ! rowspan="3" |N/A |{{sortname|Pat|Cadigan}} |Alien 3 | |Won |<ref name=S22>{{cite web|url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/#2022|title=The Sixteenth Annual Scribe Awards (2022)|access-date=July 28, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Julian Michael|Carver|nolink=1}} |Freshwater | |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S22/> |- |{{sortname|Tim|Waggoner}} |Halloween Kills | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2023<br> ! rowspan="5" |Adapted and Original-General combined |{{sortname|James|Swallow}} |Firewall |Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell |Won |<ref name=S23>{{cite web|url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/#2023|title=The Seventeenth Annual Scribe Awards (2023)|access-date=July 28, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Cath|Lauria|nolink=1}} |Black Cat: Discord |Marvel Comics |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S23/> |- |{{sortname|James|Moran|James Moran (writer)}} |The Fires of Pompeii |Doctor Who |- |{{sortname|Terrie|Moran|nolink=1}} |Death on the Emerald Isle |Murder She Wrote |- |{{sortname|Josh|Reynolds|nolink=1}} |The Flower Path |The Legend of the Five Rings |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2024 ! rowspan="4" |N/A |{{sortname|Pat|Cadigan}} |Ultraman | |Won |<ref name=S24>{{cite web|url=https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards/previous-scribe-award-winners/#2024|title=The Eighteenth Annual Scribe Awards (2024)|access-date=July 28, 2025}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Maria|Lewis}} |Daughter of No One |Assassin's Creed |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S24/> |- |{{sortname|Paul|Cornell}} |Secret Invasion |Marvel Comics |- |{{sortname|Sarah|Cawkwell|nolink=1}} |Star-Lord |Marvel's Wastelanders |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2025 ! rowspan="5" |N/A |{{sortname|Tim|Waggoner}} |Terrifier 2 | |Won |<ref name=S25>{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2025/07/2025-scribe-awards/|title=2025 Scribe Awards|publisher=Locus Online|date=July 30, 2025|access-date=August 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Freeman |first=John |date=2025-07-26 |title=Winners of 2025 International Association of Media Tie-In Writers Scribe Award Announced |url=https://downthetubes.net/winners-of-2025-international-association-of-media-tie-in-writers-scribe-award-announced/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=downthetubes.net |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Scott|Handcock}} |73 Yards |Doctor Who |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S25/> |- |{{sortname|James|Hornby|nolink=1}} |Requiem |Cwej |- |{{sortname|James|Lovegrove}} |Doctor Strange: Dimension War |Marvel Comics |- |{{sortname|Chris|McGuire|nolink=1}} |Blast from the Past! | |}
=== Original Novel === ====General==== {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Best Original Novel (General) !Year !Author !Nominated Work !Franchise !Result !Ref<ref name="Prev"/> |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2007 |{{sortname|Jeff|Mariotte}} |High Stakes Game |Las Vegas |Won |<ref name=S07/> |- |{{sortname|Stuart|Kaminsky}} |CSI New York: Blood On The Sun |CSI |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S07/> |- |{{sortname|Lee|Goldberg}} |Mr. Monk Goes To Hawaii |Monk |- |{{sortname|Alina|Adams|nolink=1}} |Oakdale Confidential: Secrets Revealed | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2008 |{{sortname|Lee|Goldberg}} |Mr. Monk And The Two Assistants |Monk |Won |<ref name=S08/> |- |{{sortname|Stuart M.|Kaminsky}} |CST NY: Deluge |CSI |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S08/> |- |{{sortname|Jessica|Fletcher}} & Donald Bain |Panning For Murder |Murder She Wrote |- |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} |Jump Cut |Criminal Minds |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2009 |{{sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |Headhunter |CSI |Won |<ref name=S09/> |- |{{sortname|Tod|Goldberg}} |The Fix |Burn Notice |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S09/> |- |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} |Finishing School |Criminal Minds |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2010 |"{{sortname|Henry|Coleman}}" & Alina Adams |As The World Turns: The Man From Oakdale | |Won |<ref name=S10/> |- |{{sortname|Jeff|Mariotte}} |Brass In Pocket |CSI |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S10/> |- |{{sortname|William|Rabkin}} |A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Read |Psych |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=6 |2011 |{{sortname|Nancy|Holder}} |Tough Love |Saving Grace |Won |<ref name=S11/> |- |{{sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |Shock Treatment |CSI |rowspan=5|Nominated |rowspan=5|<ref name=S11/> |- |{{sortname|Tod|Goldberg}} |The Giveaway |Burn Notice |- |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} And Mickey Spillane |The Big Bang |Mike Hammer |- |{{sortname|Donald|Bain|link=Donald Bain (writer)}} |The Queen's Jewels |Murder She Wrote |- |{{sortname|William|Rabkin}} |The Call Of The Mild |Psych |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2012 |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} And Mickey Spillane |Kiss Her Goodbye |Mike Hammer |Won |<ref name=S12/> |- |{{sortname|D.P.|Lyle|nolink=1}} |First Do No Harm |Royal Pains |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S12/> |- |{{sortname|Tod|Goldberg}} |The Bad Beat |Burn Notice |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=7 |2013{{Efn|General and Speculative Combined}} |{{sortname|Robert|Jeschonek}} |Rising Sun, Falling Shadows |Tannhäuser |Won |<ref name=S13/> |- |{{sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |Rings of Time |Star Trek |rowspan=6|Nominated |rowspan=6|<ref name=S13/> |- |{{sortname|David|Mack|link=David Alan Mack}} |The Persistence of Memory |Star Trek |- |{{sortname|Tim|Pratt}} |City of the Fallen Sky |Pathfinder |- |{{sortname|Marsheila|Rockwell|nolink=1}} |Skein of Shadows |Dungeons and Dragons Online |- |{{sortname|Ari|Marmell}} |The Abomination Vault |Darksiders |- |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} And Mickey Spillane |Lady, Go Die! |Mike Hammer |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2014 |{{sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |The Bestseller Job |Leverage |rowspan=2|Won |rowspan=2|<ref name=S14/> |-style="background:lightyellow;" |{{sortname|Hy|Conrad|nolink=1}} |Mr. Monk Helps Himself |Monk |- |{{sortname|Donald|Bain|link=Donald Bain (writer)}} |Close-Up on Murder |Murder She Wrote |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S14/> |- |{{sortname|Keith R. A.|DeCandido|link=Keith DeCandido}} |The Zoo Job |Leverage |- |{{sortname|Michael A.|Black|nolink=1}} |Sleeping Dragons |The Executioner |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2015 |{{sortname|Andrew|Kaplan}} |Saul's Game |Homeland |Won |<ref name=S15/> |- |{{sortname|James|Swallow}} |Deadline |24 |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S15/> |- |{{sortname|Don|Bain|link=Donald Bain (writer)}} |Death of a Blue Blood |Murder She Wrote |- |{{sortname|Mickey|Spillane}} and Max Allan Collins |King of the Weeds |Mike Hammer |- |{{sortname|Karen|Dionne}} |Uncommon Denominator |The Killing |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2016 |{{sortname|David|Mack|link=David Alan Mack}} |Rogue |24 |Won |<ref name=S16/> |- |{{sortname|Adam|Christopher}} |The Ghost Line |Elementary |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S16/> |- |{{sortname|Mickey|Spillane}} & Max Allan Collins |Kill Me, Darling | |- |{{sortname|Michael A.|Black|nolink=1}} |Desert Falcons |Don Pendleton's Mack Bolan |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2017 |{{sortname|Ace|Atkins}} |Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn | |Won |<ref name=S17/> |- |{{sortname|Dayton|Ward}} |Trial by Fire |24 |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S17/> |- |{{sortname|Michael|Black|nolink=1}} |Missile Intercept |Don Pendleton's The Executioner |- |{{sortname|Mickey|Spillane}} and Max Allan Collins |Murder Never Knocks | |- |{{sortname|Mark|Greaney|link=Mark Greaney (novelist)}} |Tom Clancy's True Faith and Allegiance | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2018 |{{sortname|Michael A.|Black|nolink=1}} |Fatal Prescription |Don Pendleton´s The Executioner |Won |<ref name=S18/> |- |{{sortname|Mickey|Spillane}} and Max Allan Collins |The Will to Kill |Mike Hammer |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S18/> |- |{{Sortname|Reed Farrel|Coleman}} |Robert B. Parker´s The Hangman´s Sonnet |Jesse Stone |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2019 |{{sortname|Jeff|Mariotte}} |The Jaguar's Claw |Narcos |Won |<ref name=S19/> |- |{{Sortname|Quincy J.|Allen|nolink=1}} |Shadow of Ruin |Colt the Outlander |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S19/> |- |{{Sortname|Michael A.|Black|nolink=1}} |Dying Art |The Executioner |- |{{Sortname|Mickey|Spillane}} & Max Allan Collins |Killing Town |Mike Hammer |- |{{Sortname|Mike|Maden}} |Line of Sight |Tom Clancy |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2020 |{{sortname|Reed Farrel|Coleman}} |The Bitterest Pill | |Won |<ref name=S20/> |- |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} |Murder, My Love | |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S20/> |- |{{sortname|John|Land|nolink=y}} |A Taste For Murder |Murder, She Wrote |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2021 |{{sortname|James|Swallow}} & Josh Reynolds |Day Zero |Watch Dogs Legion |Won |<ref name=S21/> |- |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} |Masquerade for Murder | |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S21/> |- |{{sortname|Rae|Carson}} |The Rise of Skywalker |Star Wars |- |{{sortname|David J.|Howe}} |Mindgame | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2022 |{{sortname|Amanda|Bridgeman|nolink=1}} |Patient Zero |Pandemic |Won |<ref name=S22/> |- |{{sortname|Terrie Farley|Moran|nolink=1}} |Deboniar in Death |Murder She Wrote |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S22/> |- |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} |Shootout at Sugar Creek | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2023{{Efn|Adapted and Original-General combined}} |{{sortname|James|Swallow}} |Firewall |Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell |Won |<ref name=S23/> |- |{{sortname|Cath|Lauria|nolink=1}} |Black Cat: Discord |Marvel Comics |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S23/> |- |{{sortname|James|Moran|James Moran (writer)}} |The Fires of Pompeii |Doctor Who |- |{{sortname|Terrie|Moran|nolink=1}} |Death on the Emerald Isle |Murder She Wrote |- |{{sortname|Josh|Reynolds|nolink=1}} |The Flower Path |The Legend of the Five Rings |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2024 |{{sortname|Josh|Reynolds|nolink=1}} |Three Oaths |Legend of the Five Rings |Won |<ref name=S24/> |- |{{sortname|Jessica|Fletcher}} & Terrie Farley Moran |Fit for Murder |Murder, She Wrote |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S24/> |- |{{sortname|Robbie|MacNiven|nolink=1}} |Cold Reboot |Watch Dogs Legion |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2025 |{{sortname|Josh|Reynolds|nolink=1}} |A Bitter Taste |A Daidoji Shin Mystery |Won |<ref name=S25/><ref>{{Cite web |last=locusmag |date=2025-07-30 |title=2025 Scribe Awards |url=https://locusmag.com/2025/07/2025-scribe-awards/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=Locus Online |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Marie|Bilodeau|nolink=1}} |Off Beat (Top Drek #1) |Shadowrun |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S25/> |- |{{sortname|Jessica|Fletcher}} & Terrie Farley Moran |Murder Backstage |Murder, She Wrote |- |{{sortname|Justin|Sloan|nolink=1}} |Quantum Paradox | |}
====Speculative==== {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Best Original Novel (Speculative) !Year !Author !Nominated Work !Franchise !Result !Ref<ref name="Prev"/> |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2007 |{{sortname|Jeff|Mariotte}} and Steve Niles |Rumors Of The Undead |Thirty Days Of Night |Won |<ref name=S07/> |- |{{sortname|David R.|George III}} |Star Trek Crucible: Mccoy—Provenance Of Shadows |Star Trek |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S07/> |- |{{sortname|Sonny|Whitelaw}} & Elizabeth Christensen |Stargate Atlantis: Exogenesis |Stargate |- |{{sortname|James|Swallow}} |Faith & Fire |Warhammer 40K |- |{{sortname|Nathan|Long|Nathan Long (author)}} |Orc Slayer |Warhammer |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2008 |{{sortname|Elizabeth|Christensen}} |Stargate Atlantis: Casualties Of War |Stargate |Won |<ref name=S08/> |- |{{sortname|Kevin J.|Anderson}} |Last Days Of Krypton |DC Comics |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S08/> |- |{{sortname|Keith R.A.|Decandido|link=Keith DeCandido}} |Star Trek: The Next Generation – Q&A |Star Trek |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2009 |{{sortname|James|Swallow}} |Star Trek Terok Nor: Day Of The Vipers |Star Trek |Won |<ref name=S09/> |- |{{sortname|Doranna|Durgin}} |Ghost Whisperer: Revenge | |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S09/> |- |{{sortname|Samantha|Henderson}} |Ravenloft: The Covenant, Heaven's Bones |Dungeons & Dragons |- |{{sortname|Holly|Scott|nolink=1}} & Jaime Duncan |Stargate SG-1: Hydra |Stargate |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2010 |{{sortname|Greg| Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |Terminator Salvation: Cold War |Terminator |rowspan=2|Won |rowspan=2|<ref name=S10/> |-style="background:lightyellow;" |{{sortname|Kevin J.|Anderson}} |Enemies & Allies | |- |{{sortname|Dayton|Ward}} |Star Trek Vanguard: Open Secrets |Star Trek |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S10/> |- |{{sortname|Keith R.A.|Decandido|link=Keith DeCandido}} |Star Trek: A Singular Destiny |Star Trek |- |{{sortname|Nathan|Long|dab=author}} |Shamanslayer—A Gotrek and Felix Novel |Warhammer |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2011 |{{sortname|Nathan|Long|dab=author}} |Warhammer: Bloodborn: Ulrika The Vampire |Warhammer |Won |<ref name=S11/> |- |{{sortname|Matt|Forbeck}} And Jeff Grubb |Ghosts Of Ascalon |Guild Wars |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S11/> |- |{{sortname|David|Mack|link=David Alan Mack}} |Star Trek: Mirror Universe: The Sorrows Of The Empire |Star Trek |- |{{sortname|Sean|Williams|link=Sean Williams (author)}} |Star Wars: Force Unleashed II |Star Wars |- |{{sortname|Keith R.A.|Decandido|link=Keith DeCandido}} |Heart Of The Dragon |Supernatural |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2012 |{{sortname|Erin M.|Evans}} |Dungeons & Dragons – Forgotten Realms: Brimstone Angels |Dungeons and Dragons |Won |<ref name=S12/> |- |{{sortname|Christa|Faust}} |Coyote's Kiss |Supernatural |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S12/> |- |{{sortname|John Jackson|Miller}} |Knight Errant |Star Wars |- |{{sortname|Marshiela|Rockwell|nolink=1}} |The Shard Axe |Dungeons and Dragons |- |{{sortname|A.C.|Crispin}} |The Price Of Freedom |Pirates Of The Caribbean |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=7 |2013{{Efn|General and Speculative Combined}} |{{sortname|Robert|Jeschonek}} |Rising Sun, Falling Shadows |Tannhäuser |Won |<ref name=S13/> |- |{{sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |Rings of Time |Star Trek |rowspan=6|Nominated |rowspan=6|<ref name=S13/> |- |{{sortname|David|Mack|link=David Alan Mack}} |The Persistence of Memory |Star Trek |- |{{sortname|Tim|Pratt}} |City of the Fallen Sky |Pathfinder |- |{{sortname|Marsheila|Rockwell|nolink=1}} |Skein of Shadows |Dungeons and Dragons Online |- |{{sortname|Ari|Marmell}} |The Abomination Vault |Darksiders |- |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} And Mickey Spillane |Lady, Go Die! |Mike Hammer |- |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2014 |{{sortname|John Jackson|Miller}} |Kenobi |Star Wars |Won |<ref name=S14/> |- |{{sortname|Dayton|Ward}} |From History's Shadow | |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S14/> |- |{{sortname|Alice|Henderson|dab=novelist}} |Fresh Meat |Supernatural |- |{{sortname|Tim|Waggoner}} |The Roads not Taken |Supernatural |- |{{sortname|Christa|Faust}} |The Zodiac Paradox |Fringe |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=7 |2015 |{{sortname|James|Sutter|nolink=1}} |The Redemption Engine |Pathfinder |rowspan=2|Won |rowspan=2|<ref name=S15/> |-style="background:lightyellow;" |{{sortname|Christa|Faust}} |Sins of the Father |Fringe |- |{{sortname|Keith R. A.|DeCandido}} |Children of the Revolution |Sleepy Hollow |rowspan=5|Nominated |rowspan=5|<ref name=S15/> |- |{{sortname|John|Passarella}} |Chopping Block |Grimm |- |{{sortname|David|Mack|link=David Alan Mack}} |Disavowed |Star Trek |- |{{sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |Foul Deeds Will Rise |Star Trek |- |{{sortname|Tim|Waggoner}} |The Killing Time |Grimm |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=7 |2016 |{{sortname|Dayton|Ward}} |Armageddon's Arrow |Star Trek The Next Generation |Won |<ref name=S16/> |- |{{sortname|Jonathan|Maberry}} |Ghostwalkers |Deadlands |rowspan=6|Nominated |rowspan=6|<ref name=S16/> |- |{{sortname|Troy|Denning}} |Last Light |HALO |- |{{sortname|Matt|Forbeck}} |New Blood |HALO |- |{{sortname|Josh|Vogt|nolink=1}} |Forge of Ashes |Pathfinder |- |{{sortname|R. L.|King|nolink=1}} |Borrowed Time |Shadowrun |- |{{sortname|David|Mack|link=David Alan Mack}} |Star Trek Seekers 3: Long Shot |Star Trek |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2017 |{{sortname|Christie|Golden}} |Heresy |Assassin's Creed |Won |<ref name=S17/> |- |{{sortname|David|Annandale}} |Warden of the Blade |Warhammer 40,000 |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S17/> |- |{{sortname|Dayton|Ward}} |Elusive Salvation |Star Trek |- |{{sortname|Tim|Waggoner}} |Mythmaker |Supernatural |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=6 |2018 |{{sortname|Greg|Cox|link=Greg Cox (writer)}} |The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase |The Librarians |Won |<ref name=S18/> |- |{{sortname|Peter J.|Wacks}}, Guy Anthony Demarco, and Josh Voight |Solar Singularity |Interface Zero |rowspan=5|Nominated |rowspan=5|<ref name=S18/> |- |{{sortname|Matt|Forbeck}} |Legacy of Onyx |Halo |- |{{sortname|Christie|Golden}} |Battlefront II: Inferno Squad |Star Wars |- |{{sortname|David|Mack|link=David Alan Mack}} |Desperate Hours |Star Trek Discovery |- |{{sortname|Yvonne|Navarro}} |The Usual Sacrifices |Supernatural |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2019 |{{sortname|Dayton|Ward}} |Drastic Measures |Star Trek Discovery |Won |<ref name=S19/> |- |{{sortname|Alex|White|Alex White (author)}} |The Cold Forge |Alien |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S19/> |- |{{sortname|Troy|Denning}} |Silent Storm |HALO |- |{{sortname|James|Swallow}} |Fear Itself |Star Trek Discovery |- |{{sortname|Christie|Golden}} |Before the Storm |Warcraft |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=6 |2020 |{{sortname|David|Mack|David Alan Mack}} |Collateral Damage |Star Trek TNG |rowspan=2|Won |rowspan=2|<ref name=S20/> |-style="background:lightyellow;" |{{sortname|Greg|Cox|Greg Cox (writer)}} |Batman, The Court of Owls |DC Comics |- |{{sortname|James|Lovegrove}} |The Magnificent Nine |Firefly |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S20/> |- |{{sortname|John Jackson|Miller}} |The Enterprise War |Star Trek Discovery |- |{{sortname|Delilah S.|Dawson}} |Black Spire |Star Wars: Galaxy Edge |- |{{sortname|Gav|Thorpe|Gavin Thorpe}} |The Red Feast |Warhammer |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2021 |{{sortname|John Jackson|Miller}} |Die Standing |Star Trek Discovery |Won |<ref name=S21/> |- |{{sortname|James|Lovegrove}} |The Ghost Machine |Firefly |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S21/> |- |{{sortname|Greg|Keyes}} |The Extinction Key |MCU Avengers |- |{{sortname|David|Mack|David Alan Mack}} |More Beautiful Than Death |Star Trek (Kelvin Timeline) |- |{{sortname|Dayton|Ward}} |Agents of Influence |Star Trek (TOS) |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2022 |{{sortname|John Jackson|Miller}} |Rogue Elements |Star Trek Picard |Won |<ref name=S22/> |- |{{sortname|Carrie|Harris|nolink=1}} |Witches Unleashed |Marvel Comics |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S22/> |- |{{sortname|Richard Lee|Byers}} |Rebels of Vanaheim |Marvel Comics |- |{{sortname|David|Mack|David Alan Mack}} |Coda Book III — Oblivion's Gate |Star Trek |- |{{sortname|Evan|Dicken|nolink=1}} |To Chart the Clouds |Legend of the Five Rings |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2023 |{{sortname|John Jackson|Miller}} |High Country |Star Trek Strange New Worlds |Won |<ref name=S23/> |- |{{sortname|Anthony|Reynolds|nolink=1}} |Ruination |League of Legends |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S23/> |- |{{sortname|Carrie|Harris|nolink=1}} |Shadow Avengers |Marvel Crisis Protocol |- |{{sortname|David|Mack|David Alan Mack}} |Harm's Way |Star Trek Original Series |- |{{sortname|Christie|Golden}} |Sylvanas |World of Warcraft |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2024 |{{sortname|David|Mack|David Alan Mack}} |Firewall |Star Trek Picard |Won |<ref name=S24/> |- |{{sortname|Kate|Heartfield}} |The Resurrection Plot |Assassin's Creed |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S24/> |- |{{sortname|Marsheila|Rockwell|nolink=1}} |The Hunger |Marvel Zombies |- |{{sortname|Derek Tyler|Attico|nolink=1}} |The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko |Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |- |{{sortname|George|Mann|George Mann (writer)}} |The Eye of Darkness |Star Wars |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2025 |{{sortname|Una|McCormack}} |Asylum |Star Trek – Strange New Worlds |Won |<ref name=S25/> |- |{{sortname|Erin M.|Evans}} |The Gift of Guthix |RuneScape |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S25/> |- |{{sortname|Carrie|Harris|nolink=1}} |The Forbidden Visions of Lucius Galloway |Arkham Horror |- |{{sortname|John Jackson|Miller}} |Resurrection |Batman |- |{{sortname|Rosiee|Thor|nolink=1}} |Aim to Misbehave |Firefly |}
=== Young Adult === {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Best Original Novel (Young Adult) !Year !Author !Nominated Work !Franchise !Result !Ref |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2010 |{{sortname|Aaron|Rosenberg|Aaron S. Rosenberg}} |The Novel |Bandslam |Won |<ref name=S10/> |- |{{sortname|Stacia|Deutsch|nolink=1}} And Rhody Cohon |Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs |{{sortname|Joan Marie|Verba|nolink=1}} |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S10/> |- | |Deadly Danger |Thunderbirds |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2011 |{{sortname|Nathan|Meyer|nolink=1}} |Aldwyns Academy |Dungeons & Dragons |Won |<ref name=S11/> |- |{{sortname|Joan Marie|Verba|nolink=1}} |Situation Critical |Thunderbirds |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S12/> |- |{{sortname|Aaron|Rosenberg|Aaron S. Rosenberg}} |The Junior Novel |Alpha & Omega |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2012 |{{sortname|Joan Marie|Verba|nolink=1}} |Extreme Hazard |Thunderbirds |Won |<ref name=S12/> |- |{{sortname|Rory|Growler|nolink=1}} (Ian Pike) |Monster Manners |Me & My Monsters |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S12/> |- |{{sortname|Stacia|Deutsch|nolink=1}} And Rhody Cohon |The Smurfs Movie Tie-In | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2014<br> |{{sortname|Paul|Kupperberg}} |Kevin |Archie Comics: |Won |<ref name=S14/> |- |{{sortname|Stacia|Deutsch|nolink=1}} |Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 | |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S14/> |- |{{sortname|Tracey|West}} |The Croods | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2015 |{{sortname|Jennifer|Brozek}} |The Nellus Academy Incident |Battletech |Won |<ref name=S15/> |- |{{sortname|Garth|Nix}} and Sean Williams |Blood Ties |Spirit Animals |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S15/> |- |{{sortname|Tracey|West}} |Penguins of Madagascar | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2018 |{{sortname|Jonathan|Maberry}} |Devil´s Advocate |X-Files Origins |Won |<ref name=S18/> |- |{{sortname|Cavan|Scott}} |Star Wars Adventures in Wild Space – The Cold |Star Wars |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S18/> |- |{{sortname|Keith R. A.|DeCandido}} |Warriors Three: Godhood´s End |Marvel Comics |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=6 |2019 |{{sortname|Alethea|Kontis}} |Besphinxed |Harmswood Academy |Won |<ref name=S19/> |- |{{sortname|Jonathan|Maberry}} |Broken Lands | |rowspan=5|Nominated |rowspan=5|<ref name=S19/> |- |{{sortname|Chris|Lynch}} |Curse of the Mirror Clowns |The Lucy Wilson Mysteries |- |{{sortname|Tracey|West}} |Smallfoot | |- |{{sortname|Michael|Kogge|nolink=1}} |The Last Jedi Junior Novel |Star Wars |- |{{sortname|Elizabeth|Schaefer|nolink=1}} |The Last Jedi Movie Storybook |Star Wars |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2020 |{{sortname|Cavan|Scott}} |Attack of the Necron |Warhammer Adventures |Won |<ref name=S20/> |- |{{sortname|Tom|Huddleston|nolink=1}} |City of Lifestone |Warhammer Adventures |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S20/> |- |{{sortname|Jennifer|Brozek}} |Iron Dawn |Battletech: Rogue Academy |- |{{sortname|Cassandra Rose|Clarke}} |Battle Born |Halo |- |{{sortname|John|Peel|John Peel (writer)}} |The Midnight People |The Lucy Wilson Mysteries |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2021 |{{sortname|Michael|Kogge|nolink=1}} |The Rise of Skywalker |Star Wars |Won |<ref name=S21/> |- |{{sortname|Diana|Peterfreund}} |In the Study With the Wrench | |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S21/> |- |{{sortname|Carrie|Harris|nolink=1}} |Liberty and Justice for All | |- |{{sortname|Matt|Forbeck}} |The Rise of the Arch-Illager |Minecraft Dungeons |- |{{sortname|Sheela|Chari|nolink=1}} |The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=6 |2022 |{{sortname|Robbie|MacNiven|nolink=1}} |First Team |Xavier's Institute |Won |<ref name=S22/> |- |{{sortname|Jennifer|Brozek}} |Crimson Night |Battletech |rowspan=5|Nominated |rowspan=5|<ref name=S22/> |- |{{sortname|Steven|Savile}} |The Bear King | |- |{{sortname|Barry|Lyga}} |The Legends of Forever |The Flash: Crossover Crisis Book Three |- |Stacia Deutsch |Friendship Feature |Jessie Files |- |{{sortname|E. C.|Myers}} |Roman Holiday |RWBY |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2023 |{{sortname|Tristan|Palmgren|nolink=1}} |Squirrel Girl Universe |Marvel Comics |Won |<ref name=S23/> |- |{{sortname|Cassandra Rose|Clarke}} |A Dangerous Trade |Star Trek Prodigy |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S23/> |- |{{sortname|George|Mann|George Mann (writer)}} |Quest for the Hidden City |Star Wars: The High Republic |- |{{sortname|George|Ivanoff|nolink=1}} |Memories of the Future |The Mystery of Lucy Wilson |- |{{sortname|David|Guymer|nolink=1}} |Tower of Nerek |Descent: Legends of the Dark |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2024 |{{sortname|Jennifer|Brozek}} |Auditions: A Mosaic Run Collection |Shadowrun |Won |<ref name=S24/> |- |{{sortname|Vera|Strange|nolink=1}} |Circle of Ter-ROAR |Disney Chills |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S24/> |- |{{sortname|Mari|Mancusi}} |Set in Stone |Disney Twisted Tales |- |{{sortname|Matt|Forbeck}} |Return of the Piglins |Minecraft |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=6 |2025 |{{sortname|Allison|Saft}} |Wings of Starlight | |Won |<ref name=S25/> |- |{{sortname|Martin|Baines|nolink=1}} & George Ivanoff |Down in the London Underground |Doctor Who |rowspan=5|Nominated |rowspan=5|<ref name=S25/> |- |{{sortname|George|Mann|George Mann (writer)}} |Tears of the Nameless |Star Wars: The High Republic |- |{{sortname|Iain|McLaughlin|nolink=1}} |The One That Got Away |The Raccoons |- |{{sortname|Linsey|Miller|nolink=1}} |Prince of Glass & Midnight | |- |{{sortname|Brittney|Morris|nolink=1}} |Heatwaves |Life is Strange |}
=== Short Story === {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Best Short Story !Year !Author !Nominated Work !Franchise !Result !Ref |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=6 |2014 |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} and Mickey Spillane |So Long, Chief | |Won |<ref name=S14/> |- |{{sortname|Michael Jan|Friedman}} |Savior | |rowspan=5|Nominated |rowspan=5|<ref name=S14/> |- |{{sortname|Robert|Greenberger}} |Redemption |- |{{sortname|Jennifer|Brozek}} |Locks and Keys | |- |{{sortname|Christine M.|Thompson|nolink=1}} |Mirror Image | |- |{{sortname|David|Annandale}} |The Dark Hollows of Memory | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2015 |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} and Mickey Spillane |It's in the Book |Mike Hammer |Won |<ref name=S15/> |- |{{sortname|Josh|Vogt|nolink=1}} |Hunter's Folly |Pathfinder |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S15/> |- |{{sortname|Diana|Botsford|nolink=1}} |Perceptions |Stargate |- |{{sortname|Steven|Savile}} |Queen Sacrifice |Pathfinder |- |{{sortname|Jennifer|Brozek}} |Written in the Wind |Tales of Valdemar |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=6 |2016 |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} and Mickey Spillane |Fallout |Mike Hammer The Strand |Won |<ref name=S16/> |- |Jason M. Hardy |Swamp of Spirits |Shadowrun: World of Shadows |rowspan=5|Nominated |rowspan=5|<ref name=S16/> |- |{{sortname|Keith R. A.|DeCandido}} |Back in El Paso My Life Will Be Worthless |The X-Files: Trust No One |- |{{sortname|Paul|Crilley|nolink=1}} |Dusk |The X-Files: Trust No One |- |{{sortname|Brian|Keene}} |Non Gratum Anus Rodentum |The X-Files: Trust No One |- |{{sortname|Kevin J.|Anderson}} |Statues |The X-Files: Trust No One |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2017 |{{sortname|Yvonne|Navarro}} |Love Lost |X-Files |Won |<ref name=S17/> |- |{{sortname|Mickey|Spillane}} & Max Allan Collins |A Dangerous Cat | |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S17/> |- |{{sortname|Jon|McGoran|nolink=1}} |Drive Time |X-Files |- |{{sortname|George|Ivanoff|nolink=1}} |An Eye for an Eye |X-Files |- |{{sortname|Glenn|Greenberg}} |XXX |X-Files |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=6 |2018 |{{sortname|Jonathan|Maberry}} |Banana Republic | |rowspan=2|Won |rowspan=2|<ref name=S18/> |-style="background:lightyellow;" |{{sortname|Keith|DeCandido}} |Ganbatte | |- |{{sortname|John Jackson|Miller}} |Murderers´ Row | |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S18/> |- |{{sortname|Bob|Mayer|link=Bob Mayer (author)}} |Pacing Place | |- |{{sortname|Sarah|Stegall|nolink=1}} |Rear Guard | |- |{{sortname|Peter|Wacks|link=Peter J. Wacks}} and David Boop |Storm Blood | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2019 |{{sortname|Rachel|Harrison|Rachel Harrison (writer)}} |The Darkling Hours |Warhammer |Won |<ref name=S19/> |- |{{sortname|Craig A.|Reed Jr.|nolink=1}} |End of the Road |Battletech |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S19/> |- |{{sortname|Travis|Heermann|nolink=1}} |Swords of Light and Darkness |Battletech |- |{{sortname||Peter|McLean|nolink=1}} |No Hero |Warhammer |- |{{sortname|John|French|nolink=1}} |The Passing of Angels |Warhammer |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2020 |{{sortname|Chris A.|Jackson|nolink=1}} |Cutter & Razz |Tales of Basil and Meobis Fresh Hells |Won |<ref name=S20/> |- |{{sortname|Shane Lacy|Hensley}} |Cookie |Deadlands Straight Out of Tombstone |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S20/> |- |{{sortname|Bobby|Nash|nolink=1}} |The Girl's Best Friend Matter |Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar |- |{{sortname|George|Ivanoff|nolink=1}} |Pure History |Lethbridge-Stewart, the HAVOC Files |- |{{sortname|Jean|Rabe}} |The Queen Slayer |Dragonband, Women of the Crystal Coast |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2021 |{{sortname|Christie|Golden}} |Stone by Stone | |rowspan=2|Won |rowspan=2|<ref name=S21/> |--style="background:lightyellow;" |{{sortname|M. K.|Hutchins|nolink=1}} |Useful Parasites | |- |{{sortname|Robbie|MacNiven|nolink=1}} |Extermination Examination | |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S21/> |- |{{sortname|Monica|Valentinelli}} |Scritch, Scratch | |- |{{sortname|Gareth|Hanrahan}} |A View from Olympus | |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2022 |{{sortname|Harlan|James|nolink=1}} |Bon Temps |Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda |Won |<ref name=S22/> |- |{{sortname|Davide|Mana|nolink=1}} |All My Friends Are Monsters |Arkham Horror The Devourer Below |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S22/> |- |{{sortname|Neil|Kleid}} |Kid Omega Faces the Music |School of X |- |{{sortname|Jean|Rabe}} |Distress Signals |Renegade Legion: Voices of Varuna |- |{{sortname|Marsheila|Rockwell|nolink=1}} |Stepping Stones |Renegade Legion: Voices of Varuna |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2023 |{{sortname|Amanda|Bridgeman|nolink=1}} |Reconsecration |Warhammer 40,000 The Emperor's Finest |Won |<ref name=S23/> |- |{{sortname|Maurice|Broaddus}} |Night Doctors |Alien vs. Predator Ultimate Prey |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S23/> |- |{{sortname|K. Aresnault|Rivera|nolink=1}} |The Family Man |Magic |- |{{sortname|Michael|Kogge|nolink=1}} |The Monster |Predator: Eyes of the Demon |- |{{sortname|George|Ivanoff|nolink=1}} |The Lady Jessica Affair |Unit The Benton Files 2 |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=7 |2024 |{{sortname|David|Mack|David Alan Mack}} |Lost and Founder |Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |Won |<ref name=S24/> |- |{{sortname|Tim|Waggoner}} |Singing a Deeper Song |Unioverse |rowspan=6|Nominated |rowspan=6|<ref name=S24/> |- |{{sortname|Carrie|Harris|nolink=1}} |A Forbidden Meal |Warhammer 40,000 |- |{{sortname|Jennifer|Brozek}} |Needs Must When Evil Bides |Valdemar |- |{{sortname|Jonathan|Maberry}} |The Toll of Darkness and Light |Diablo |- |{{sortname|Deborah|Daughetee|nolink=1}} |Touch of Silk |Kolchak the Night Stalker |- |{{sortname|Keith R.A.|DeCandido}} |Work Worth Doing |Star Trek: Discovery |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2025 |{{sortname|David|Mack|David Alan Mack}} |Family History |Star Trek |rowspan=2|Won |rowspan=2|<ref name=S25/> |-style="background:lightyellow;" |{{sortname|Catherynne M.|Valente}} |The Lilac and the Stone |World of Warcraft |- |{{sortname|Robert|Jeschonek}} |The Tomorrow Ghost |Moonstone Triple Threat |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S25/> |- |{{sortname|Bobby|Nash|nolink=1}} |O' Deadly Deathtrap |Remo Williams: The Destroyer: The Adventures Continue! |- |{{sortname|Tim|Waggoner}} |Here There Be Monsters |Heartwood: A Mythago Wood Anthology |}
=== Audio Drama ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Best Audio Drama !Year !Author !Nominated Work !Franchise !Result !Ref |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2012 |{{sortname|Max Allan|Collins}} & Mickey Spillane |Encore For Murder |Mike Hammer |Won |<ref name=S12/> |- |{{sortname|D. Lynn|Smith|nolink=1}} |The Lost Girl |Dark Shadows |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S12/> |- |{{sortname|Scott|Andrews|link=Scott K. Andrews}} |All The Kings Horses |Highlander |- |{{sortname|Cavan|Scott}} & Mark Wright |The Many Deaths Of Jo Grant |Doctor Who |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2013 |{{sortname|Nev|Fountain}} |The Eternal Actress |Dark Shadows |Won |<ref name=S13/> |- |{{sortname|Marty|Ross|link=Marty Ross (writer)}} |Dress Me in Dark Dreams |Dark Shadows |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S13/> |- |{{sortname|Cavan|Scott}} & Mark Wright |Companion Chronicles:Project Nirvana |Doctor Who |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2014 |{{sortname|Cavan|Scott}} & Mark Wright |The Armageddon Storm |Blake's 7 |Won |<ref name=S14/> |- |{{sortname|Mark Thomas|Passmore|nolink=1}} |The Phantom Bride |Dark Shadows |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S14/> |- |{{sortname|Cody|Quijano-Schell|nolink=1}} |The Flip Side |Dark Shadows |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2015 |{{sortname|John|Dorney}} |Iterations of I |Doctor Who |Won |<ref name=S15/> |- |{{sortname|Nev|Fountain}} |The Darkest Shadow |Dark Shadows |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S15/> |- |{{sortname|Mark Thomas|Passmore|nolink=1}} |The Devil Cat |Dark Shadows |- |{{sortname|George|Mann|link=George Mann (writer)}} |Fortuitis |Blake's 7 |- |{{sortname|Cavan|Scott}} |The Skinsaw Murders |Pathfinder Legends |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2016 |{{sortname|John|Dorney}} |The Red Lady |Doctor Who |Won |<ref name=S16/> |- |{{sortname|Alan|Flanagan|nolink=1}}, Will Howells and Joseph Lidster |Bloodlust |Dark Shadows |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S16/> |- |{{sortname|Penelope|Faith|nolink=1}} |In the Twinkling of an Eye |Dark Shadows |- |{{sortname|Cavan|Scott}} |Mummy's Mask: Empty Graves |Pathfinder Legends |- |{{sortname|Jonathan|Morris|Jonathan Morris (author)}} |Damaged Goods |Doctor Who |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=4 |2017 |{{sortname|Roy|Gill|nolink=1}} |Blood & Fire |Dark Shadows |Won |<ref name=S17/> |- |{{sortname|Joseph|Lidster}} |Broken |Torchwood |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S17/> |- |{{sortname|David|Llewellyn|link=David Llewellyn (author)}} |Uncanny Valley |Torchwood |- |{{sortname|John|Pritchard|nolink=1}} |Mouthless Dead |Doctor Who |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2018 |{{sortname|John|French|nolink=1}} |Agent of the Throne, Blood and Lies |Warhammer 40,000 |Won |<ref name=S18/> |- |{{sortname|David|Bartlett|nolink=1}} |Across the Darkened City |Doctor Who |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S18/> |- |{{sortname|Matt|Fitton|nolink=1}} |Cold Vengeance |Doctor Who |- |{{sortname|Scott|Handcock}} |Cascade |Torchwood |- |{{sortname|Lizzie|Hopley}} |The Dying Room |Torchwood |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2019 |{{sortname|A. K.|Benedict|nolink=1}} |The Calendar Man |Doctor Who |Won |<ref name=S19/> |- |{{sortname|Mark|Wright|nolink=1}} |The Way Ahead |Blake's 7 |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S19/> |- |{{sortname|Lila|Whelan|nolink=1}} |The Girl Beneath the Water |Dark Shadows |- |{{sortname|John|Dorney}} |The Invention of Death |Doctor Who |- |{{sortname|James|Goss|James Goss (producer)}} and Guy Adams |The War Master: The Master of Callous |Doctor Who |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2020 |{{sortname|Roy|Gill|nolink=1}} |The Creeping Death |Doctor Who – 10 Doctor Adventures |Won |<ref name=S20/> |- |{{sortname|Scott|Handcock}} |Concealed Weapon |Diary of River Song |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S20/> |- |{{sortname|John|Pritchard|nolink=y}} |Daybreak |Doctor Who – Companion Chronicles |- |{{sortname|Christopher|Cooper|nolink=1}} |Sargasso |Torchwood |- |{{sortname|Alex|Worley|nolink=1}} |Watcher in the Rain |Warhammer |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2021 |{{sortname|Matt|Fitton|nolink=1}} |Out of Time |Doctor Who |Won |<ref name=S21/> |- |{{sortname|Tim|Foley|nolink=1}} |Tropical Beach Sounds and Other Relaxing Seascapes #4 |Torchwood |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S21/> |- |{{sortname|Tracey Ann|Baines|nolink=1}} |The Enemy of My Enemy |Doctor Who |- |{{sortname|Carrie|Thompson|nolink=1}} |He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not |Doctor Who |- |{{sortname|Scott|Handcock}} |Save Our Souls |Torchwood |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=6 |2022 |{{sortname|Lizzie|Hopley}} |The Curse of Lady Macbeth |Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures |Won |<ref name=S22/> |- |{{sortname|Lisa|McMullin|nolink=1}} |Girl Deconstructed |Doctor Who |rowspan=5|Nominated |rowspan=5|<ref name=S22/> |- |{{sortname|A. K.|Benedict|nolink=1}} |The Lost Resort |Doctor Who |- |{{sortname|John|Dorney}} |Monsters in Metropolis |Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures |- |{{sortname|Tim|Foley|nolink=1}} |The Truth of Peladon |Doctor Who: Peladon |- |{{sortname|Nicholas|Briggs}} |The Annihilators |Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2023 |{{sortname|Paul|Cornell}} and Sebastian Baczkiewicz |Firewall |Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell |Won |<ref name=S23/> |- |{{sortname|Lizbeth|Myles|nolink=1}} |Peake Season |Doctor Who |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S23/> |- |{{sortname|James|Moran|James Moran (writer)}} |Parts 1 and 2 |Previously Next Time |- |{{sortname|R.|Valentine|nolink=1}} |He Who Fights Monsters |Doctor Who – The War Doctor Begins |- |{{sortname|Roy|Gill|nolink=1}} |Albie's Angels |Doctor Who |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2024 |{{sortname|Alfie|Shaw|nolink=1}} |Sins of the Flesh |Doctor Who |Won |<ref name=S24/> |- |{{sortname|Max|Kashevsky|nolink=1}} |All's Fair |Doctor Who |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S24/> |- |{{sortname|John|Dorney}} |Face to Face |Doctor Who |- |{{sortname|Tim|Foley|nolink=1}} |Pursuit of the Nightjar |Doctor Who |- |{{sortname|Georgia|Cook|nolink=1}} |Spirit of the Season |Doctor Who |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2025 |{{sortname|Tim|Foley|nolink=1}} |Archipelago |Doctor Who |rowspan=2|Won |rowspan=2|<ref name=S25/> |-style="background:lightyellow;" |{{sortname|James|Swallow}} |Blood Moon - A Cage of Sky |Star Cops |- |{{sortname|Katherine|Armitage|nolink=1}} |Nowhere, Never |Doctor Who |rowspan=3|Nominated |rowspan=3|<ref name=S24/> |- |{{sortname|John|Dorney}} |The Krillitane Feint |Doctor Who |- |{{sortname|James|Moran|James Moran (writer)}} |Cass-cade |Doctor Who |}
=== Graphic Novel === {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Best Graphic Novel !Year !Author !Nominated Work !Franchise !Result !Ref |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=3 |2022 |{{sortname|Emma|Vieceli}} |Coming Home |Life is Strange |Won |<ref name=S22/> |- |{{sortname|Jody|Houser}} |The Master Plan: A Doctor Who Comic Graphic Novel |Missy |rowspan=2|Nominated |rowspan=2|<ref name=S22/> |- |{{sortname|Greg|Pak}} |Darth Vader Vol 2: Into the Fire |Star Wars |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=2 |2023 |{{sortname|David|Avallone|nolink=1}}, Rodney Barnes, Jonathan Maberry, Gabriel Hardman, Peter David, James Aquilone, R. C. Matheson, Nancy A. Collins, Kim Newman, James Chambers, Tim Waggoner, & Steve Niles |Kolchak the Night Stalker | |Won |<ref name=S23/> |- |{{sortname|Paul|Cornell}} |The Drawing of the Cards |Wild Cards |Nominated |<ref name=S23/> |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=5 |2024 |{{sortname|Jody|Houser}} |The Mighty Nine Origins |Critical Role |Won |<ref name=S24/> |- |{{sortname|Andy|Diggle}} |Dragontooth |The Expanse |rowspan=4|Nominated |rowspan=4|<ref name=S24/> |- |{{sortname|Rik|Hoskin|nolink=1}} |Forbidden Song |Red Rising |- |{{sortname|John Jackson|Miller}} and James Mishler |The Savage Storm |Skull and Bones |- |{{sortname|George|Mann|George Mann (writer)}} |The Nameless Terror |Star Wars |-style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan=6 |2025 |{{sortname|Anthony|Horowitz}} & Antony Johnston, Amrit Birdi |Snakehead |Alex Rider |Won |<ref name=S25/> |- |{{sortname|Jake|Black|nolink=1}}, Marc Ellerby |Finals Week: Wrath of Beth |Rick and Morty |rowspan=5|Nominated |rowspan=5|<ref name=S25/> |- |{{sortname|Keith R.A.|DeCandido}} |Infinite Darkness: The Beginning |Resident Evil |- |{{sortname|Rik|Hoskin|nolink=1}}, Marcio Abreu |The Great Hunt |The Wheel of Time |- |{{sortname|Jonathan|Maberry}}, Bruno Abdias |Godzilla vs. Cthulhu | |- |{{sortname|George|Mann|George Mann (writer)}}, illustrated by Maan House |The Willow King |Dark Souls |}
== Grandmaster == The Grandmaster Award honours those who have a long history of writing and promoting Tie In writing and is also referred to as the Faust Award. It is named after Frederick Faust, creator of Doctor Kildare.<ref name=SFE>{{cite web|url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/scribe_award|title=SFE: Scribe Award|access-date=August 2, 2025|date=15 July 2024}}</ref>
*2007: Donald Bain<ref name=S07/> *2008: Alan Dean Foster<ref name=S08/> *2009: Keith R.A. DeCandido<ref name=S09/> *2010: William Johnston<ref name=S10/> *2011: Peter David<ref name=S11/> *2012: Kevin J. Anderson<ref name=S12/> *2013: A. C. Crispin<ref name=S13/> *2014: Diane Duane<ref name=S14/> *2015: Terrance Dicks<ref name=S15/> *2016: Timothy Zahn<ref name=S16/> *2017: Christie Golden<ref name=S17/> *2018: Greg Cox<ref name=S18/> *2019: Nancy Holder<ref name=S19/> *2020: Jean Rabe<ref name=S20/> *2021: Max Allan Collins<ref name=S21/> *2022: David Mack<ref name=S22/> *2023: Michael Stackpole<ref name=S23/> *2024: James Reasoner<ref name=S24/>
== See also ==
* Scribes Society, an organisation of Legal Writers who also have an awards programme
==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==External links== * [https://iamtw.org/the-scribe-awards Official Website]
Category:Awards established in 2007 Category:International literary awards