We are deeply honored and excited to announce the 2020 Winners of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs). The Finalists were recognized at the Virtual Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Ceremonies, and the First Place Category and Grand Prize Winners were announced June 5th, 2021 by ZOOM webinars based at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.

However, in order to celebrate being  able to meet  in person in even a limited capacity (due to the fact that we all able to be vacinated in time), we postponed the First Place Winner and Grand Prize Ceremonies to June 5th, 2021 at the Hotel Bellwether with local Chanticleerians attending cheering each other on along with cheering on the virtual attendees. Champagne was poured and shared as the 2020 CIBA Grand Prize Division Award Winners were announced. After the event the small gathering of Chanticleerians were able to dine together immediately after in the Admiral Room of the Hotel Bellwether.

We’ve now hosted two virtual events and are pivoting to yet another new normal where events will now be expected to be in person and virtual! We were glad to still host VCAC21 on schedule with inimitable presenters like Cathy Ace, J.D. Barker, Bradley Metrock, Dr. Janice Ellis, Jessica Morrell, Paul Hanson, and more! Many of our presenters have already contacted us about the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference currently scheduled for April 7-10, 2022, and we are optimistic that we will be able to host that one in person as vaccinations continue to sweep the US.

At the June 5th, 2021 Ceremonies, we are excited to recognize the 18 Fiction and 6 Non-Fiction CIBA Divisions for the First Place Category and Grand Prize Winners!

First of all, 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 23 CIBA Divisions. Without your labors of love for books, the Chanticleer International Book Awards would not exist. THANK YOU!

We want to thank all of the authors and publishers who participated in the 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs). Each year, we find the quality of the entries and the competitiveness of the division competitions increases 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. You can order promotional stickers and such here. 

A Recap of the CIBA Selection Process

• The 2020 CIBAs have 18 Fiction Divisions and 6 Non-fiction Divisions.
• First Place Category award winners were selected for each one of the 24 divisions from an overall field of  titles that progressed to the Premier FINALIST Division Level from the Division Semi-Finalists positions from the Shortlists, the Long List, and the infamous beginning slush pile rounds.
• One Grand Prize award winner was selected from the First Place Category Award Winners for the 23 CIBA divisions.
• One Overall Grand Prize award winner was selected from the 24 divisions of Grand Prize Award Winners

All 2020 CIBA FINALISTS  were recognized with their respective division at the CIBA awards ceremony that was held each evening of VCAC21.

This post will recognize the First Place and Grand Prize Winners for Cygnus, Ozma, Paranormal, Global Thrillers, M&M, Clue, Little Peeps, Gertrude Warner, and Dante Rossetti Book Awards.

THANK YOU to VCAC21 SPONSORS and FRIENDS

We are honored to present the

2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards

Grand Prize Winners 

The 2020 CIBA Winners! 

The CYGNUS Book Awards

for Science Fiction Novels

Grand Prize Winner is 

THE LUNA MISSILE CRISIS by Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle

• Mark T. Sneed – Bully Nation
• JL Morin – Loveoid
• Timothy S. Johnston – The Savage Deeps
• PA Vasey – Trinity’s Fall
• Russ Colson – The Arasmith Certainty Principle  
• Zach Fortier – Volk: Book one of The Overseer series        

The OZMA Book Awards

for Fantasy Fiction

Grand Prize Winner is 

DIVINITY’S TWILIGHT: REBIRTH BY Christopher Russell

• T. Cook – Shin
• Michelle Rene – The Canyon Cathedral: The Witches of Tanglewood, Book Two ( YA)
• Gordon Preston – Zendragon   
• H.J. Ramsay – Ever Alice    
• Alison Levy – Gatekeeper: Book One in the Daemon Collecting Series
• Jeny Heckman –The Warrior’s Progeny          
• Glenn Searfoss – Cycles of Norse Mythology: Tales of the AEsir Gods   
• KC Cowan & Sara Cole – Everfire                                

The Paranormal Book Awards

for Supernatural Fiction

Grand Prize Winner is

SOUL SEEKER by Kaylin McFarren

• T. K. Thorne – House of Rose
• R.B. Woodstone – Chains of Time   
• Ryan Young – The Shepherd’s Burden    
• Lydia Staggs – Azrael
• Franklin Posner – Boston Betty      
• Meg Evans – Enthrallment
• Neil Chase – Iron Dogs
• E. Alan Fleischauer – Just Die

The GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards

for High Stakes Thrillers, Lab Lit, and Suspense Novels

Grand Prize Winner is

THE BUCHAREST DOSSIER by William Maz

• Randall Krzak –Colombian Betrayal   
• Matt Andrus – UFO
• Lynn Yvonne Moon – The Agency – Tablet of Destinies  
• Avanti Centrae – Kiss of the Cobra – An M2 Action Thriller
• Rafael Amadeus Hines –Bishop’s Law
• Erik Foge – One Way Roads     

The CLUE Book Awards

for Thrillers, Suspense, Legal, Detective, and Procedural Crime Novels

Grand Prize Winner is 

A VENOMOUS LOVE by Chris Karlsen

• Toni Bird Jones –The Measure of Ella    
• Kari Bovee – Folly at the Fair   
• Ken Farmer – Three Creeks  
• Shanessa Gluhm – Enemies of Doves    
• Martin Roy Hill –The Fourth Rising  
• J.J.  Clarke – Dared to Run     
• Corey Lynn Fayman – Ballast Point Breakdown    
• Chuck Morgan – Crime Denied, A Buck Taylor Novel  
• Theo Czuk – The Black Bottom

The M & M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

Grand Prize Winner is

THE DISCOVERY by Patrick M. Garry

• Lori Roberts Herbst – Suitable for Framing
• Michelle Cox – A Child Lost
• Ana T. Drew – The Murderous Macaron
• Lina Hansen –In My Attic – A Magical Misfits Mystery        
• Perry Miller – Lethal Injection
• Tina Sloan – Chasing Cleopatra 

LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for

Early Readers and Picture Books

Grand Prize Winner is 

GREAT AS A BUTTON by Masoud Malekyari and Illustrated by Sebastião Peixoto

• Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through the Alphabet
• D.K. Brantley – Every Mummy Has a Mommy             
• Dr. Justine Green – Completely Me
• Courtney Shannon Strand – Ella’s Umbrella
• Lindy Ryan – Trick or Treat, Alistair Gray
• Johnny Ray Moore –ANTHILL FOR SALE
• Raven Howell – So You Want a Puppy?
• PJ McIlvaine – Little Lena and The Big Table 

GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards

for Middle-Grade Books 

Grand Prize is

KASSY O’ROARKE, CUB REPORTER by Kelly Oliver

• Robert C. Feol – A Journey to Mouseling Hollow
• Catherine Grangaard –A Fairy’s Tails    
• Poem Schway – The Infinity Pendant
• Ruthy Ballard – Frankie and the Gift of Fantasy
• Ben Gartner – The Eye of Ra
• Jay Spenser – The Barn Owl Mystery
• Carmela Dutra – Little Katie Goes to the Moon   

The DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards

for Young Adult Fiction

Grand Prize Winner is

THE BEST WEEK THAT NEVER HAPPENED by Dallas Woodburn

• Michelle Rene – The Canyon Cathedral: The Witches of Tanglewood,Book Two
• Sara Hosey –Iphigenia Murphy     
• Felicia Farber – Ice Queen      
• Susanne Dunlap – The Paris Affair   
• Chynna Laird – Just Shut Up and Drive     
• L.L. Eadie – Yearning for the Unattainable
• Jodi Lea Stewart – Blackberry Road      
• Strider S. R. Klusman – Within Reach      
• Ivy Cayden – Everything All At Once (Book 1, Chorduroys and Too Many Boys™)     

Congratulations to ALL!

We will email each winner with more information about their prize packages and more information.

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• Laramie Book Award Winners
• Chaucer Book Award Winners
• Goethe Book Award Winners
• Hemingway Book Award Winners
• Chatelaine Book Award Winners
• Mark Twain Book Award Winners
• Somerset Book Award Winners
• Journey Book Award Winners
• Hearten Book Award Winners
• Harvey Chute Book Award Winners
• Mind and Spirit Book Award Winners
• Nellie Bly Book Award Winners
• Instructional and Insight Book Award Winners
• Short Story Book Award Winners
• Book Series Book Award Winners

And the OVERALL GRAND PRIZE for the 2020 CIBAs!

We are now accepting entries into the 2021Chanticleer International Book Awards.

Click here for more information and submission deadlines: https://www.chantireviews.com/contests/

As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please email us at Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com   We will try to respond within 3 business days.

Thank you for joining us in celebrating the 2020 CIBA Winners! – The Chanticleer Team