The First set of Non-Fiction Divisions closes soon!

Don’t let your book miss out!

• The Journey Award for Overcoming Adversity
• The Hearten Award for Uplifting Non-Fiction
• The Nellie Bly Award for Long Form Journalism
• The Military and Front Line Award for Service to Others

Only 10 days left to submit your books to these prestigious CIBA Divisions and embark on an extraordinary journey to success. With over $30,000 in prizes awarded annually, now is the time to make your mark!

The Journey, Hearten, Military and Front Line and The Nellie Bly Awards are still open!

Congratulations to the 2024 Winners of the Journey Awards for Overcoming Adversity!

• Kirsten Throneberry – Guided: Lost Love, Hidden Realms, and the Open Road

• Jennifer Gasner – My Unexpected Life: Finding Balance Beyond My Diagnosis

• Anne Gately – Sunburnt: A Memoir of Sun, Surf and Skin Cancer

• Rachael Siddoway and Sonja Wasden – An Impossible Life: A True Story of Hope and Mental Illness

• Lindsey Henke – When Skies Are Gray

• Claudia Marseille – But You Look So Normal: Lost and Found in a Hearing World

And a huge round of applause to our 2024 Journey Grand Prize Winner:

Unfollow Me

By Kathryn Caraway

Congratulations to the 2024 Winners of the Hearten Award for Uplifting Non-Fiction!

• Genét Simone – Teaching in the Dark

• David Hutton – Drums of a Distant Tribe

• Etsuko Diamond Miyagi – Diamond: The Memoir of a Lost Daughter of Japan

• Rachael Siddoway and Sonja Wasden – An Impossible Life: A True Story of Hope and Mental Illness

• Susan Cole – Holding Fast: A Memoir of Sailing, Love, and Loss

• Tony Jeton Selimi – The Unfakeable Code®

And a huge round of applause for our 2024 Hearten Grand Prize Winner:

Elk Love: A Montana Memoir

By Lynne Spriggs O’Connor

Congratulations to the 2024 Winners of the Nellie Bly Award for Long Form Journalism!

• Carla Conti – Chained Birds: A True Crime Memoir

• Kori Reed – Men-in-the-Middle Conversations to Gain Momentum with Gender Equity’s Silent Majority

• Bonnie Bley – Stolen Voices: Missing and Murdered in Big Horn County

• Sarah Towle – Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands

And a huge round of applause to our 2024 Nellie Bly Grand Prize Winner:

The Sing Sing Files:

One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, and a Twenty-Year Fight for Justice

By Dan Slepian

Congratulations to our 2024 Winners of the Military and Front Line Award for Service to Others!

• Roderick S. Haynes – Unauthorized Disclosures a Navy Memoir of the 1980s

• David Huntley – The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior: a WWII Final Honor

• Patrick Hogan – Coincidence, You Say?

• Shari Biery – It’s Your Turn How To Rediscover Yourself Prioritize Your Well-Being Thrive with Purpose

• Max Lauker & Antonio Garcia – Number 788: My Experiences in Swedish Special Operations – Preparing for NATO and the War on Terror

• Bibi LeBlanc – Wings of Freedom – The Story of the Berlin Airlift | Flugel der Freiheit – Die Geschichte der Berliner Luftbrucke

And a huge round of applause to the 2024 Military and Front Line Grand Prize Winner!

Memoirs From The Front Lines:

Four states, Two years, One pandemic

By Kim Sloan

The CIBAs offer more than just recognition — they provide a ladder to success with a range of achievement tiers and expert long tail marketing strategies. From the highly anticipated Long List to the prestigious Overall Grand Prize Winner, the CIBA lists energize both authors and readers, maximizing your digital footprint and expanding your fan base.

 

We are always eager to support the Best Books through the CIBAs. Join the ranks of celebrated authors who have already taken this critical step in their publishing.

Your book deserves to be discovered, celebrated, and shared with the world. Don’t miss the chance to showcase your talent and gain valuable exposure at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (April 3-6, 2025) where Winners from all 25 Book Award Divisions will be announced and honored.

In a world hungry for good books, your story deserves to be heard. Submit now and leave a lasting impression.

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