The IAMTW has named the nominees for its inaugural set of Scribe Awards. See the full list after the cut. Sharp-eyed readers may notice that my Prophecy of the Dragon snagged an award for Best Young Adult Novel.

Also, Steve Sullivan, one of my fellow Alliterates, has a novel up for the same award. My pal Jeff Mariotte has novels up for two awards: Best Speculative Fiction Original Novel and Best General Fiction Original Novel. Several of my fellow Black Library authors—Steven Savile, Nathan Long, James Swallow, and Christa Faust—picked up nods too, as did my friend Alice Henderson.

Congratulations to all the nominees! Here’s to learning about the winners at this year’s Comic-Con.

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