Gertrude Warner Children's Chapter Books

The Gertrude Warner  Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works of Middle-Grade Chapter Books and Readers. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer Reviews International Book Awards.

The following titles will compete for the FIRST IN CATEGORY Positions  Book Awards Packages for the 2017 Gertrude Warner Book Awards.

Congratulations to all those who made the SHORT LIST!

Good Luck to All!

  • David Applegate – The Bremtu Prophecy
  • Lis Anna-Langston – Gobbledy
  • Sarah M. Morin – Eva’s Soul
  • Robyn Fraser – Dean/na and the Hairless Rose
  • Murray Richter – Lucky Rocks
  • Diane Moat – The Supernatural Pet Sitter
  • ~CRK – ZCN & Friends: Adventures in I*V
  • T.K. Riggins – How To Set The World On Fire
  • Francesca Hampton – Greenstone’s Promise Voyages of the Makai Part 2
  • William M Hayes – The Year Santa Stubbed His Toe
  • Nick K. Adams – Away at War: A Civil War Story of the Family Left Behind
  • JD Harper – GLINT
  • Robert D. Calkins – Bryce Bumps His Head
  • Adele Frances – The House On Galloway Road
  • Gregory Saur – The Pond Scum Gang 
  • Paul Aertker – Brainwashed (Crime Travelers Series)
  • Maria Kiely – Which Way Is Home
  • Bek Castro – Flowerantha
  • Rebekah Stelzer/R.L.Stelzer – The Queen and Knights of Nor
  • Clint Hollingsworth – Nature Scout Emily
  • Cory Groshek – Breaking Away: Book One of the Rabylon Series
  • A Pharmacist on a Yak – The Strange Case of Mr. Beets 
  • Alan Sproles – Billy Bedivere in the Quest for the Dragon Queen

The 2017 Gertrude Warner Short Listers will compete for the Gertrude Warner First-In-Category Positions.  First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the Gertrude Warner GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition.  The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book.

All Short Listers will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com. 

Congratulations to the Short Listers in this fiercely competitive contest! 

The Gertrude Warner Grand Prize Winner and the  First Place Category Position award winners along with all Short Listers in attendance will be announced at the April 21st, 2018 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash. 

To compete in the 2018 Gertrude Warner Book Awards or for more information, please click here.

Chanticleer Book Reviews & Media, L.L.C. retains the right to not declare “default winners.” Winning works are decided upon merit only. Please visit our Contest Details page for more information about our writing contest guidelines.

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