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  • The 2022 CIBAs Finalists for Fiction!

    The 2022 CIBAs Finalists for Fiction!

    A Huge Congratulations to all of the Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards (CIBAs) Finalists!

    Every tier of the CIBAs is an important one, though few manage to rise this far in the ranks.

    For our Fiction Authors, this post has links to all of the Finalist Awards for the 16 CIBA Divisions we have for fiction. We will have a separate post for Non-Fiction and one more post for the Shorts Awards for both longer works and collections as well as , as well as the Series Book Awards.

    All Finalists in attendance will be recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference, and we will announce the Winners at the CIBAs Ceremonies on Saturday, April 29th at the Chanticleer Banquet. We can’t express how excited we are to be able to do this in person with our fully vaccinated and boosted staff in a healthy metro area.

    Now let’s take a step back and look at where we came from to make this happen.

    A pyramid showing the different levels of CIBA Achievement

    The remaining tiers are the First Place Winner, the Grand Prize Winners, and finally, the coveted Overall Grand Prize Winners. The Overall Grand Prize Winner takes home the $1000 and more! See the Book Award details here.

     

    Blue and gold finalist badge for the CIBAs

    Now, presenting the links to the Fiction Awards Finalists

    The Official 2022 CIBA Lists of the First Place and Grand Prize Winners for all Divisions of the CIBAs will start to be posted after April 29th, 2023.

    We have badges available starting with the Short List. If you need a digital badge reflecting your tier level, please email info@ChantiReviews.com with your division and rank, and we will send you one as soon as possible.

    The 11th Anniversary Chanticleer Authors Conference is April 27-30, 2023

    Don’t Delay, Register Today!


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    Make sure your Award gets the attention it deserves on Goodreads.com 

    In the Librarian Manual on Goodreads, you can go to your Book Edit Page — Literary Awards.

    You want to list the Award for Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) Winners, and be sure to include the year and what place you received. For example:

    The year Long List, Short List, Semi-Finalist, or Finalist.

    Note from Goodreads: “To add a new award or edit an existing award, you’ll need help from one of our volunteer librarians or a staff member.” For assistance, post in the Goodreads Librarians Group.

    Always double check that you’ve written everything correctly before posting it. The search function for Awards on Goodreads is both case and punctuation sensitive.


    The Overall Grand Prize Winner for the 2021 CIBAs was J.W. Zarek’s book THE DEVIL PULLS THE STRINGS

    The Devil Pulls the Strings Book Cover

     

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    Remember, you don’t have to be present to win, but it sure is a lot more fun! a Wreath surrounds CAC 2023 for the Chanticleer Authors Conference

    The  esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

  • The 2022 Paranormal CIBAs Finalists for Supernatural Fiction

    The 2022 Paranormal CIBAs Finalists for Supernatural Fiction

    Paranormal Fiction AwardsThe Paranormal Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books Paranormal books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities, vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, and magical systems.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Paranormal Supernatural Fiction Semi-Finalists to the 2022 Paranormal Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    These titles are in the running for the First Place and Grand Prize Winners of the 2022 Paranormal Book Awards novel competition for Supernatural Fiction!

    Join us in cheering on these Finalist authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

    • Daniela Valenti – The Ghosts of Evil (Book 3 of the Sentinel 10 series)
    • Brooke Maddaleni – Let Me Go
    • Daniela Valenti – Sentinel 10, The Edge of Destiny
    • David Fitz-Gerald – Caught in a Trance
    • J.D. Toepfer – Route 666: Highway to Hell
    • Novella Jean – The Bell Lady of Blairmont Manor
    • Michael J. Grasso – A Dark Age Resurgent
    • Joe Lyon – Temple of Valor: Astar’s Blade: Part Three
    • Lloyd Jeffries – A Portion of Malice (Ages of Malice, Book I)
    • Rebecca Kightlinger – The Lady of the Cliffs: Book Two of The Bury Down Chronicles
    • Kaylin McFarren – Requiem For A Queen
    • Florence Tholozan – The Chinese Woman from the Painting
    • Gina Detwiler – Forbidden
    • Cass Kay – Legacy Witches
    • Jenny Allen – Blood Lily
    • Anika Savoy – The Ghost in Her
    • Stu Jones – S.H.R.E.D. Gorgon Rising
    • Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle – Cold As Hell
    • Nola Nash – Crescent City Sin

    Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

    Blue and Gold Badge for the Paranormal Finalists in the CIBAs

     

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 PARANORMAL Awards and OVERALL GRAND PRIZE WINNER of 2021 is:

    The Devil Pulls The Strings

    By J. W. Zarek

    The Devil Pulls the Strings Book Cover

    Paranormal Grand Prize Winner The Devil Pulls the Strings by J.W. Zarek

    The 2022 PARANORMAL Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 11-year Conference Anniversary!

    Submissions for the 2023 PARANORMAL Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

    Don’t delay! Enter today! 

  • The 2022 Paranormal CIBAs Semi-Finalists for Supernatural Fiction

    The 2022 Paranormal CIBAs Semi-Finalists for Supernatural Fiction

    Paranormal Fiction AwardsThe Paranormal Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books Paranormal books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, and magical systems.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Paranormal Supernatural Fiction Short List to the 2022 Paranormal Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. Entries below are now in competition for the Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2022 Paranormal Book Awards novel competition for Supernatural Fiction!

    Join us in cheering on these Semi-Finalist authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

    • Eva Doherty Gremmert – The Fairy Fort
    • Daniela Valenti – The Ghosts of Evil (Book 3 of the Sentinel 10 series)
    • Nancy Canyon – Ghost Rocks
    • Brooke Maddaleni – Let Me Go
    • Jody Hadlock – The Lives of Diamond Bessie
    • Daniela Valenti – Sentinel 10, The Edge of Destiny
    • David Fitz-Gerald – Caught in a Trance
    • J.D. Toepfer – Route 666: Highway to Hell
    • Novella Jean – The Bell Lady of Blairmont Manor
    • Michael J. Grasso – A Dark Age Resurgent
    • Joe Lyon – Temple of Valor: Astar’s Blade: Part Three
    • Lloyd Jeffries – A Portion of Malice (Ages of Malice, Book I)
    • Rebecca Kightlinger – The Lady of the Cliffs: Book Two of The Bury Down Chronicles
    • Kaylin McFarren – Requiem For A Queen
    • Florence Tholozan – The Chinese Woman from the Painting
    • Gina Detwiler – Forbidden
    • T.K. Conklin – Guarded Hearts
    • Cass Kay – Legacy Witches
    • Jenny Allen – Blood Lily
    • Anika Savoy – The Ghost in Her
    • Gail Hertzog – Crossing the Ford
    • Stu Jones – S.H.R.E.D. Gorgon Rising
    • Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle – Cold As Hell
    • Nola Nash – Traveler
    • Nola Nash – Crescent City Sin

    Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

    Chanticleer Int'l Book Awards Semi-Finalist Badge with Blue Laurels

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 PARANORMAL Awards and OVERALL GRAND PRIZE WINNER of 2021 is:

    The Devil Pulls The Strings

    By J. W. Zarek

    The Devil Pulls the Strings Book Cover

    Paranormal Grand Prize Winner The Devil Pulls the Strings by J.W. Zarek

    The 2022 PARANORMAL Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 11-year Conference Anniversary!

    Submissions for the 2023 PARANORMAL Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

    Don’t delay! Enter today! 

  • The 2022 CIBAs Paranormal Book Awards Short List for Supernatural Fiction

    The 2022 CIBAs Paranormal Book Awards Short List for Supernatural Fiction

    Paranormal Fiction AwardsThe Paranormal Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books Paranormal books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, and magical systems.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Paranormal Supernatural Fiction Long List to the 2022 Paranormal Book Awards SHORT LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2022 Paranormal Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2022 Paranormal Book Awards novel competition for Supernatural Fiction!

    Join us in cheering on these Short List authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

    • Eva Doherty Gremmert – The Fairy Fort
    • Daniela Valenti – The Ghosts of Evil (Book 3 of the Sentinel 10 series)
    • Nancy Canyon – Ghost Rocks
    • Brooke Maddaleni – Let Me Go
    • Jody Hadlock – The Lives of Diamond Bessie
    • Daniela Valenti – Sentinel 10, The Edge of Destiny
    • David Fitz-Gerald – Caught in a Trance
    • J.D. Toepfer – Route 666: Highway to Hell
    • Novella Jean – The Bell Lady of Blairmont Manor
    • Xerkado – Planet Jerlexia: The Flamists
    • Michael J. Grasso – A Dark Age Resurgent
    • Joe Lyon – Temple of Valor: Astar’s Blade: Part Three
    • Lloyd Jeffries – A Portion of Malice (Ages of Malice, Book I)
    • Rebecca Kightlinger – The Lady of the Cliffs: Book Two of The Bury Down Chronicles
    • Kaylin McFarren – Requiem For A Queen
    • Florence Tholozan – The Chinese Woman from the Painting
    • Gina Detwiler – Forbidden
    • Sharon Shipley – The Wylder Ghost and Blossom Cherry
    • D. Lieber – The Assassin’s Legacy
    • T.K. Conklin – Guarded Hearts
    • Cass Kay – Legacy Witches
    • Sharon Sutila – The Stealing
    • Jenny Allen – Blood Lily
    • Anika Savoy – The Ghost in Her
    • Gail Hertzog – Crossing the Ford
    • Stu Jones – S.H.R.E.D. Gorgon Rising
    • Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle – Cold As Hell
    • Nola Nash – Traveler
    • Nola Nash – Crescent City Sin

    Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 PARANORMAL Awards and OVERALL GRAND PRIZE WINNER of 2021 is:

    The Devil Pulls The Strings

    By J. W. Zarek

    The Devil Pulls the Strings Book Cover

    Paranormal Grand Prize Winner The Devil Pulls the Strings by J.W. Zarek

    The 2022 PARANORMAL Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 11-year Conference Anniversary!

    Submissions for the 2023 PARANORMAL Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

    Don’t delay! Enter today! 

  • The 2022 CIBAs Paranormal Book Awards Long List for Supernatural Fiction

    The 2022 CIBAs Paranormal Book Awards Long List for Supernatural Fiction

    Paranormal Fiction Awards

    The Paranormal Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books Paranormal books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, and magical systems.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Paranormal Supernatural Fiction entries to the 2022 Paranormal Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2022 Paranormal Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the FINALIST positions. Finalists will be selected from the Short List. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2022 Paranormal Book Awards novel competition for Supernatural Fiction!

    Join us in cheering on these Long List authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

    • Eva Doherty Gremmert – The Fairy Fort
    • Daniela Valenti – The Ghosts of Evil (Book 3 of the Sentinel 10 series)
    • Nancy Canyon – Ghost Rocks
    • Brooke Maddaleni – Let Me Go
    • Jody Hadlock – The Lives of Diamond Bessie
    • Robert Herold – Totem of Terror
    • Daniela Valenti – Sentinel 10, The Edge of Destiny
    • David Fitz-Gerald – Caught in a Trance
    • J.D. Toepfer – Route 666: Highway to Hell
    • Novella Jean – The Bell Lady of Blairmont Manor
    • Xerkado – Planet Jerlexia: The Flamists
    • Michael J. Grasso – A Dark Age Resurgent
    • Joe Lyon – Temple of Valor: Astar’s Blade: Part Three
    • Lloyd Jeffries – A Portion of Malice (Ages of Malice, Book I)
    • Rebecca Kightlinger – The Lady of the Cliffs: Book Two of The Bury Down Chronicles
    • Kaylin McFarren – Requiem For A Queen
    • Florence Tholozan – The Chinese Woman from the Painting
    • Gina Detwiler – Forbidden
    • Isaac Thorne – Hell Spring
    • Sharon Shipley – The Wylder Ghost and Blossom Cherry
    • D. Lieber – The Assassin’s Legacy
    • T.K. Conklin – Guarded Hearts
    • Cass Kay – Legacy Witches
    • Sharon Sutila – The Stealing
    • Jenny Allen – Blood Lily
    • Anika Savoy – The Ghost in Her
    • Gail Hertzog – Crossing the Ford
    • Karen S. Bell – Like a Lily Among the Thorns
    • Stu Jones – S.H.R.E.D. Gorgon Rising
    • Brenda Stanley – Only in Darkness
    • Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle – Cold As Hell
    • Nola Nash – Traveler
    • Nola Nash – Crescent City Sin

    Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 PARANORMAL Awards and OVERALL GRAND PRIZE WINNER of 2021 is:

    The Devil Pulls The Strings

    By J. W. Zarek

    The Devil Pulls the Strings Book Cover

    Paranormal Grand Prize Winner The Devil Pulls the Strings by J.W. Zarek

    The Overall Grand Prize The Devil Pulls the Stings by J.W. Zarek

    The 2022 PARANORMAL Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 11-year Conference Anniversary!

    Submissions for the 2023 PARANORMAL Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

    Don’t delay! Enter today! 

  • Spotlight on the October Awards! Don’t be Afraid!

    Spotlight on the October Awards! Don’t be Afraid!

    Adventure rises. Will you answer the call?

    A cavern with the words Adventure Calls

    October is the best month to step out into an adventure. We have three scintillating Programs to Submit to:

    • Ozma Awards for Fantasy
    • Paranormal Awards for Supernatural Fiction
    • Global Thrillers for High Stakes Suspense

    This spooky month feels like the best time for stories that inspire us to dream of realities beyond imagining, and threats to the world that leave us white-knuckled and waiting for the conclusion. What better place to find your next reads and submit your work than the Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards!

    Here are the Awards that are hungrier for your work than a horde of zombies.

    Ozma Awards

    Fantasy is that special world where anything can happen. We often go beyond Earth for this, looking into swords and sorcery, chosen ones and villains awash with power.

    Start out with our 2021 Fantasy Grand Prize Winner A Plague of Flies by Laurel Anne Hill.

    Excellent prose & description with an effective mingling of historical and fantasy elements. The tension is gripping and the pace is good. 

    Follow that up with From Brick and Darkness by J.L. Sullivan, a great YA Urban Fantasy.

    A new Teen Favorite, this Urban Fantasy delves down passages of mythology and more when Bax Allen unwittingly unleashes a demon into the world.

    And then you can wrap everything up with the 2020 Ozma Grand Prize Winner, Divinity’s Twilight by Christopher Russell.

    In the epic space opera a group of cadets must face the bloody past of their world, threatened by age-old conflict, and change the course of empires. Highly recommended!

    See the full list of 2021 Ozma Winners for Fantasy Fiction here. 

    Paranormal Awards

    What goes bump in the night and who are the superheroes who face them? The supernatural genre often involves vampires, werewolves, angels, demons, and superheroes. The characters may begin as ordinary, but they soon discover they may be extraordinary or transformed to be more than human.

    We would be remiss not to crow about J.W. Zarek’s The Devil Pulls the StringsReminiscent of Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files, this book took home the Overall Grand Prize Awards.

    J. W. Zarek weaves magic on the page, developing an epic, urban fantasy – first in series – readers will want to stick with for a long time. Highly recommended.

    The Insane God by Jay Hartlove brings back the cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft in his mystery led by a trans woman.

    Sarah is cured of schizophrenia, only to face a battle with The Insane God. Her story balances humor, social issues like gender identity, and cosmic horror. Recommended!

    And, of course, it never hurts to remember Stoker’s Dracula with a book like Suburban Vampire Ragnarok by Franklin Posner that won First Place in the Paranormal Awards.

    Scott Campbell must face his divorce, job, and thirst for human blood, while caught in his fellow vampires’ political infighting. Recommended!

    See the full list of 2021 Paranormal Winners for Supernatural Fiction here. 

    Global Thriller Awards

    When you write a Global Thriller, you write about global consequences. The stakes are higher than ever before, whether or not this is a meticulously researched disease or a terrorist attack of epic proportions, you’ll want to read each one of these stories in one sitting.

    Ron McManus’ The Chameleon won the 2021 Global Thriller Awards

    Delightful to read with great development of story and characters. Clearly researched with a healthy dash of personal experience. A story to relish.

    Then you have First Place Winner Mission: Angola by the prolific Randall Krzak. Anyone who needs a series would be wise to check this one out.

    Xavier Sear is caught between dangerous factions and outnumbered in the first book of a new action-packed, tension-filled thriller series. Highly recommended!

    For those who prefer more of an environmental story, check out A Divine Wind by Norman M. Jacobs, another First Place Winner.

    See the full list of 2021 Global Thriller Winners for High Stakes Fiction here.

     

    You Can’t Win if you Don’t Submit!

    Enter the CIBAs today! Your book deserves to be discovered. 

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  • Part Three of Three Official Postings of the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs) Overall Grand Prize and Division Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners

    Part Three of Three Official Postings of the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs) Overall Grand Prize and Division Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners

    We are deeply honored and excited to continue to announce the 2021 Winners of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs) with our third and final of three official postings.

    CIBA Grand Prize Ribbons!

    The winners were recognized at the CIBA ceremonies held on June 25th, 2022 in-person and by ZOOM webinars  at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.

     

    The CIBA announcements were made LIVE with Chanticleerians participating and interacting from around the globe and North America.

    Raising our glasses to cheer the CIBA Winners!

    We want to thank all of the CIBA judges who read each and every entry and then comment, rate, and rank within each of the 25 CIBA Divisions. Without your labors of love for books, the Chanticleer International Book Awards would not exist. THANK YOU!

    A pyramid showing the different levels of CIBA Achievement

     

    We want to thank all of the authors and publishers who participated in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs). Each year, we find the quality of the entries and the competitiveness of the division competitions increasing exponentially. We added a new level to the judging rounds in 2019—the premier Level of FINALIST per each CIBA Division. The CIBA judges wanted to add the Finalist Level of Achievement as a way to recognize and validate the entries that had outstanding merit but were not selected for the very few First Place Award positions within each genre division.

    This post will recognize the First Place and Grand Prize Winners for the

    Seven Non-Fiction Divisions:

    Journey, Hearten, Harvey Chute, Mind and Spirit, I & I, Military & Frontline and Nellie Bly

    along with the FIRST Winners for the 

    Short Story, and Book Series Awards,

    and concluding with the 

     OVERALL 2021 GRAND PRIZE WINNER 

    for the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards 

    For the Cygnus, Ozma, Paranormal, Global Thrillers, M&M, Clue, Little Peeps, Gertrude Warner, and Dante Rossetti Book Awards, please click here for Part 1.

    For the Laramie, Chaucer, Goethe, Hemingway, Chatelaine, Mark Twain, and Somerset Awards, click here for Part 2.


    Journey Narrative Non-Fiction

    The JOURNEY Book Awards for

    Narrative Non-Fiction, Memoirs, and Biographies 

    Grand Prize Winner is

     

    BETTER OFF BALD: A Life in 147 Days

     

    The Journey First Place Category Winners are:

    • Rosie McMahan – Fortunate Daughter: A Memoir of Reconciliation
    • Rosemary Keevil – The Art of Losing It: A Memoir of Grief and Addiction
    • Heather Haldeman – Kids and Cocktails Don’t Mix: A Memoir
    • Kathleen Lockyer – The Broken Wing Dance — Love, loss, trauma and how nature led me back to my wild self
    • C.L. Olsen – The Home for Friendless Children  

    I&I or Instruction & Insight Awards CIBA Badge

     

    The INSTRUCTION and INSIGHT Book Awards

    for How-To Guides, Travel Guides, Cook Books, Self-Help, and Enlightenment

    Grand Prize Winner is 

     

    THE BLACK FOSTER YOUTH HANDBOOK by Angela Quijada-BanksBlack Foster Youth Handbook Cover

    The I & I  First Place Category Winners are:

    • Wendela Whitcomb Marsh – Recognizing Autism in Women and Girls
    • Geraldine Clouston and Susan Weintrob – indieBRAG Eat, Read & Dream Cookbook
    • Jim & Jessica Braz – Baby Out of Wedlock
    • Phoebe Walker – Freedom Found – Productive and Joyful Living In Spite of Chronic Pain
    • M. J. Simms-Maddox, Ph.D. – A Handbook for Emerging and Seasoned Authors        

    Congratulations to the Inaugural 

    AWARD WINNERS for the

    Military and Front Line Book Awards

    of the CIBAs

    The MILITARY & FRONT LINE Book Awards

    for Service to Others Non-Fiction 

    Grand Prize Winner is

    Dear Bob Military & Front Line Grand Prize Badge

    DEAR BOB: Bob Hope’s Wartime Correspondance with the G.I.s of World War II by Martha Bolten with Linda Hope

    Dear Bob Cover

    The Military & Front Line  First Place Category Winners are:

    • Vicki Cody – Fly Safe: Letters from the Gulf War and Reflections From Back Home
    • Grover Nicodemus Street RN, Sandra de Abreu Guidry-Street MD, & Ja-ne de Abreu – Chasing the Surge: Life as a Travel Nurse in a Global Pandemic
    • Margaret Thomson – The World Looks Different Now
    • Burl Harmon – Combat Missions
    • George Farag – Unbecoming My Father’s Son: A Memoir

    Nellie Bly Awards

    The NELLIE BLY Book Awards

    for Investigative and Long Form Journalism Non-Fiction 

    Grand Prize Winner is

    America's Forgotten Suffragists Virginia and Francis Minor Nellie Bly Grand Prize Badge

     

    AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN SUFFRAGISTS: Virginia and Francis Minor
    by Nicole Evelina

    America's Forgotten Suffragists Virginia and Francis Minor Cover

    The Nellie Bly First Place Category Winners are:

    • Dori Jones Yang – When the Red Gates Opened
    • Dr. Kate Dolan – Beating Drug Addiction in Tehran: a Women’s Clinic
    • Abe Streep – Brothers on Three: A True Story of Family, Resistance, and Hope on a Reservation in Montana
    • Janice S. Ellis, Ph.D. – Advancing the Good Society:  Real Advocacy Journalism in Action

    Three Black stripes on a yellow badge CIBA Badge

    The HARVEY CHUTE Book Awards

    for Business & Enterprise Non-Fiction 

    Grand Prize Winner is

    Beyond Balancing the Books Harvey Chute Grand Prize Badge

    BEYOND BALANCING THE BOOKS by George Marino

    Balancing the Books Cover Image

     

    The Harvey Chute First Place Category Winners are:

    • Stan Bernard, MD, MBA – Brands Don’t Win: How Transcenders Change Games
    • Thomas Wideman – Welfare Cheese to Fine Caviar: How to Achieve Your Dreams Despite Your Upbringing
    • Kate Dixon – Pay Up! Unlocking Insider Secrets of Salary Negotiation
    • Cash Nickerson – Negotiating As a Martial Art

    Mind and Spirit Non-Fiction Awards

    The MIND & SPIRIT Book Awards

    for Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-Fiction

    Grand Prize Winner is

    Grand Prize Badge for Enlighten Up by Beth Gibbs

    ENLIGHTEN UP! by Beth Gibbs

     

    The Mind and Spirit First Place Category Winners are:

    • Mike Lutz – Jesus Speaking
    • Reagan J. Pasternak – Griffin’s Heart: Mourning Your Pet With No Apologies
    • Tammy Green – Living Without Skin: Everything I Never Knew About Fierce Vulnerability
    • Starr Regan DiCiurcio – Divine Sparks: Interfaith Wisdom for a Postmodern World    

    The HEARTEN Book Awards

    for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction

    Grand Prize Winner is

    2021 Heart Grand Prize Badge for DAWGS by Diane Trull and Meredith Wargo

     

    DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them
    By Diane Trull and Meredith Wargo

    Cover of DAWGS

     

    The Hearten First Place Category Winners are:

     


    The SHORT STORY Book Awards

    for the CIBA Short Story Collections

    Grand Prize Winner is

    New York Give me your best or your worst Shorts (collections) Grand Prize Badge

    NEW YORK: Give Me Your Best or Your Worst by Elizabeth Crowens

    New York Give me your best or your worst cover

     

    The Shorts First Place Category Winners are:

     

    • Leah Angstman – Shoot the Horses First
    • Susannah Dawn – I’m Not What I Used To Be, Yet I Am Who I’ve Always Been – Excerpts From My Journey
    • Domenick Venezia – The Edwerd Chronicles
    • Frances Howard-Snyder – Through a Glass Darkly 
    • Helena P. Schrader – Grounded Eagles 

    The SHORT STORY Book Awards

    for Short Stories, Novelettes, and Novellas

    Grand Prize Winner is

    Grand Prize Badge for Toni Ann Johnson's Homegoing

     

    HOMEGOING by Toni Ann Johnson

    Homegoing Cover

    The Shorts First Place Category Winners are:

     

     

    • Gina Detwiler – Before: Jared’s Story
    • M. K. Wiseman – Sherlock Holmes & the Ripper of Whitechapel
    • Elizabeth Wolf – The Royal Foetus: A very short novel based on the very short life of King Louis XVII
    • Lindy Miller – Sleigh Bells on Bread Loaf Mountain
    • Vicky Oliver – A Valentine to my Mothers and Other Dubious Role Models
    • Kourtney Spadoni – In The Underwood

     

    The BOOK SERIES Book Awards

    for Fiction Series

    Grand Prize Winner is

    THE GUINEVERE’S TALE TRILOGY by Nicole Evelina

    The three books in the Guinevere's Tale Trilogy

    Daughter of Destiny, Camelot’s Queen, and Mistress of Legend

     

    The Series First Place Category Winners are:

     

    Ozma Book Awards for Series – Fantasy Fiction

    • M. K. Wiseman – The Bookminder series

    Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Series – Young Adult

    • Pamela Beason – Run for Your Life

    Chatelaine Book Awards for Series – Romantic Fiction

    • Janet K. Shawgo – Look For Me Series

    CLUE Book Awards for Series – Thriller/Suspense

    • Kaylin McFarren – Threads

    Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards for Series – Mysteries / Cozy and Not-so-Cozy

    • Amy S. Peele – A Transplant Medical Murder Mystery series

      Laramie Book Awards for Series – Americana / Western Fiction

      • E. Alan Fleischauer – JT Thomas’s Series – Western series

       


      CONGRATULATIONS to ALL! 

      The 2021 CIBA Overall Grand Prize Winner

      And NOW for the 

      2021 CHANTICLEER INT’L BOOK AWARDS

      BEST BOOK

      and

      OVERALL GRAND PRIZE WINNER

      The Devil Pulls the Strings Book Cover

      THE DEVIL PULLS THE STRINGS

      by J.W. Zarek

      J.W. Zarek will also be awarded $1,000 USD in recognition of her 2021 BEST BOOK of the YEAR – Chanticleer International Book Awards – Sponsored by Chanticleer Reviews & Media. 

      A Chanticleer Review of The Devil Pulls the Strings will be featured in the in the Chanticleer Reviews OnWord Magazine (print and epub) along with other promotional and marketing opportunities along with an interview with the author, J.W. Zarek.

      Thank you J.W. Zarek for participating in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards. We look forward to receiving future work in our CIBAs.

      CONGRATULATIONS J.W. Zarek! 

      Six Grand Prize Winners with J.W. Zarek, the 2021 Overall Grand Prize Winner!

      From all of us at Chanticleer International Book Awards and Chanticleer Reviews. 

      Looking for your Division? Check out our previous posts:

      For the Cygnus, Ozma, Paranormal, Global Thrillers, M&M, Clue, Little Peeps, Gertrude Warner, and Dante Rossetti Book Awards, please click here for Part 1.

      For the Laramie, Chaucer, Goethe, Hemingway, Chatelaine, Mark Twain, and Somerset Awards, click here for Part 2.


      THANK YOU to VCAC21 SPONSORS and FRIENDS

       

      And to FRIENDS of CHANTICLEER REVIEWS:

      Cathy Ace, J.D. Barker, Robert Dugoni, Chris Humphreys, Bradley Metrock, Jessica Morrell, Scott Steindorff, and Paul Hanson of Village Books


       

      We will post more photographs and information. Do check back and subscribe to the Chanticleer Reviews e-news letter.

      We have exciting news for the Chanticleer Community on the horizon so do stay tuned!  

      You know you want a coveted Chanticleer Reviews Blue Ribbon! 

      Submit your works (manuscripts or novels published after or on January 1, 2019, are accepted) to the prestigious Chanticleer International Book Awards today! Entries are being accepted into the 2022 CIBAs in all 18 fiction divisions and seven non-fiction divisions. 

      Be sure to register early for the 11th Chanticleer Authors Conference that will start on April 23rd, 2023 with the 2022 CIBA banquet and ceremony scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 25th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

      Be well. Stay Healthy. Take Care!

      An email will go out to all 2021 CIBA award winners prior to October 30, 2022, with instructions, links, and more information about the awards packages. We appreciate your patience. As stated many times before “One does not need to be present at the CIBA ceremony and banquet to win. But it sure is a lot more fun!”

      As always, please contact us at Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions!

      We need good books, now more than ever!

      The Chanticleer Reviews Team

    • The PARANORMAL 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Supernatural Fiction

      The PARANORMAL 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Supernatural Fiction

      Paranormal Fiction Awards

      The Paranormal Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

      Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books Paranormal books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, magical systems and elements.

      The 2021 PARANORMAL Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the PARANORMAL Grand Prize Winner were announced by M.J. Simms-Maddox on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar.

      This is the OFFICIAL 2021 LIST of the PARANORMAL BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the PARANORMAL Grand Prize Winner.

      Blue and Gold Paranormal 1st Place Best in Category CIBA Badge Image

       

      Join us in celebrating the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.

      • Rebecca Kightlinger – Megge of Bury Down: The Bury Down Chronicles, Book One
      • J. W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls The Strings
      • Kaylin McFarren – Annihilation
      • K.T. Anglehart – The Wise One
      • J.G. Schwartz – The Curious Spell of Madam Genova
      • Miki Mitayn – The Conscious Virus
      • Daniela Valenti – Sentinel 10: The Crystal Skull

      The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 PARANORMAL Awards is:

      The Devil Pulls The Strings

      J. W. Zarek

      The Devil Pulls the Strings Book Cover

      The Devil Pulls the Strings Paranormal Grand Prize Badge

      PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

      Attn CIBA Winners: More goodies and prizes will be coming your way along with promotion in our magazine, website, and advertisements in Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards long-tail marketing strategy. Welcome to the CIBA Hall of Fame for Award Winners!

      This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the Facebook post. However, for Facebook to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews.

      Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

      Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Facebook and Twitter handle is @ChantiReviews

      Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

      The 2022 PARANORMAL Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

      Submissions for the 2022 PARANORMAL Book Awards are open until the end of October. Enter here!

      Don’t delay! Enter today! 

      A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in August. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for participating in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards!

       

    • The OZMA 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Fantasy Fiction

      The OZMA 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Fantasy Fiction

      The Ozma Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Fantasy Fiction. The Ozma Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

      Chanticleer International Book Awards discovers the best books in the Ozma Awards featuring magic, the supernatural, imaginary worlds, fantastical creatures, legendary beasts, mythical beings, or inventions of fancy that author imaginations dream up without a basis in science as we know it. Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Dragons, Unicorns, Steampunk, Dieselpunk, Gaslight Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, or other out-of-this-world fiction. These books have advanced to the Long List in the 2021 CIBAs OZMA division.

      The 2021 OZMA Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the OZMA Grand Prize Winner were announced by Isaac Fozard on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar.

      This is the OFFICIAL 2021 LIST of the OZMA BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the OZMA Grand Prize Winner.

      OZMA 1st Place Blue and Gold Badge

      Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.

      • David Fitz-Gerald – Waking Up Lost
      • Laurel Anne Hill – Plague of Flies: Revolt of the Spirits, 1846
      • Allegra Pescatore – Where Shadows Lie
      • L. A. Thompson – Isle of Dragons
      • J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
      • KC Cowan – Asa’s Redemption

      The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 OZMA Awards is:

      Plague of Flies: Revolt of the Spirits, 1846

      by Laurel Anne Hill

      Plague of Flies Cover

      Plague of Flies Grand Prize Badge

      PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

      Attn CIBA Winners: More goodies and prizes will be coming your way along with promotion in our magazine, website, and advertisements in Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards long-tail marketing strategy. Welcome to the CIBA Hall of Fame for Award Winners!

      This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the Facebook post. However, for Facebook to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews.

      Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

      Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Facebook and Twitter handle is @ChantiReviews

      Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

      The 2022 OZMA Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

      Submissions for the 2022 OZMA Book Awards are open until the end of October. Enter here!

      Don’t delay! Enter today! 

      A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in August. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for participating in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards!

    • The CYGNUS 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Science Fiction

      The CYGNUS 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Science Fiction

      Cygnus Award for Science Fiction

      The Cygnus Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Science Fiction, Steampunk, Alternative History, and Speculative Fiction. The Cygnus Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (The CIBAs).

      Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring space, time travel, life on other planets, parallel universes, alternate reality, and all the science, technology, major social or environmental changes of the future that author imaginations can dream up for the CYGNUS Book Awards division. Hard Science Fiction, Soft Science Fiction, Apocalyptic Fiction, Cyberpunk, Time Travel, Genetic Modification, Aliens, Super Humans, Interplanetary Travel, Climate-Fiction, and Settlers on the Galactic Frontier, Dystopian, our judges from across North America and the U.K. will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

      The 2021 CYGNUS Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the CYGNUS  Grand Prize Winner were announced by Wendy Kendall on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar.

      This is the OFFICIAL 2021 LIST of the CYGNUS BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the CYGNUS Grand Prize Winner.

      Cygnus Science Fiction 1st Place Blue and Gold CIBA Badge

       

      • J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings 
      • Sarah Lahey – Nostalgia Is Heartless, Book Two
      • Akosua Sankofa – Monmouth Deep
      • Rhett C. Bruno – Vicarious  
      • Elizabeth Crowens – A War in Too Many Worlds  
      • Steven Seril – The Destroyer of Worlds: ‘An Answer to Every Question’
      • Charlene Newcomb – Echoes of the Storm

      The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 CYGNUS Awards is:

      A War in Too Many Worlds

      By Elizabeth Crowens

      PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

      Attn CIBA Winners! More goodies and prizes will be coming your way along with promotion in our magazine, website, and advertisements in Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards long-tail marketing strategy. Welcome to the CIBA Hall of Fame for Award Winners.

      This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

      Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

      Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

      Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

      The 2022 CYGNUS Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

      Submissions for the 2022 CYGNUS Book Awards are open until the end of June. Enter here!

      Don’t delay! Enter today! 

      A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in August. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for your patience and understanding.