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The SEMI-FINALISTS for the CLUE Book Awards for Thriller/Suspense Fiction – 2018 CIBAs
The CLUE Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Suspense, Thriller, Crime, & Mystery Novels. The CLUE Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Information about the #CIBAs Long Lists, Short Lists, and Semi-Finalists Announcement Rounds.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2018 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors) to the SHORTLIST and have competed for the 2018 CLUE SEMIFINALISTS positions.

These titles are in the running for the First Place Category Winner positions of the 2018 CLUE Book Awards novel competition for Suspense, Thriller, Crime, and Mystery Novels. Good Luck to All!

The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony. The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the CLUE GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The 16 CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. First Place Category and Grand Prize Awards will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

All Semi-Finalists will receive official notification by email and will be tagged in a Facebook Announcement and promotion—if they are following Chanticleer Reviews on Facebook. Facebook will only allow us to tag those who follow CR on FB. Click on this Semi-Finalist badge link to the downloadable digital badge and for information about Semi-Finalists book stickers.

The Official 2018 CLUE Book Awards Semi-Finalists:
- Lauren E. Rico – Reverie (Reverie Trilogy, Book 1)
- Pamela Beason – The Only One Left
- Timothy Burgess – California Son
- Philip Derrick – Facing The Dragon
- Cheryl L. Reed – Poison Girls
- E. V. Stephens – Shortcuts
- Nick Airus – The Manifesto Murders
- Lawrence Verigin – Beyond Control
- Melodie Hernandez –Forgotten Rage
- Zach Fortier – Chakana
- Nicholas Kellum – Briar Falls
- Elaine Williams Crockett – Do Not Ask
- Carl and Jane Bock – Swamp Guide
- Timothy S. Johnston – The War Beneath
- Dan Portillo – The Lone Escapist
- Karen Dodd – Scare Away the Dark: A Stone Suspense
- Saralyn Richard – Murder in the One Percent
- John Stafford – Prayer of Vengeance
- Ernesto H Lee – Out of Time
- Paul McHugh – The Blind Pool
- Marilynn Larew – Hong Kong Central
- Ken Malovos – One Night In Amboise
- Lyle Howard – A Trace of Revenge
All SemiFinalists will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

Grand Prize Ribbons!

The CLUE Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2018 CLUE Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is September 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
January 6, 2019
OZMA Book Awards 2018 SHORTLIST for Fantasy Fiction – 2018 CIBAs
The OZMA Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Fantasy Fiction. The OZMA Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The #CIBAs).

Information about the #CIBAs Long Lists and Short Lists and Announcement Rounds.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2018 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors) to the Shortlist. We incorporate the Long List when the judges request an additional round of judging to accommodate the number and/or quality of entries received. These entries are now Shortlisted and are in competition for the 2018 OZMA SemiFinalist positions. The Semi-Finalists positions will compete for the coveted First Place Category Winners of the 2018 OZMA Book Awards.

The 2018 First Place Category Winners and Grand Prize winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony that will be held during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and CIBA Ceremony and Banquet.

The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the OZMA GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The 16 CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. First Place Category and Grand Prize Awards will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

The following works have made it to the 2018 OZMA Book Awards Shortlist Long List:
- Pamela LePage – Virtuous Souls
- J.V. Rutz – The Illusion Killer
- Megan Wong – Island Whispers
- Allan Batchelder – Steel, Blood & Fire
- EA Bishop – RAGNAROK: Demon Seed
- Daryl Ellerbe – The Amazons
- Kristin Secorsky – Dragon Chosen: The Dragon Riders of Eryieth
- Paul E. Vaughn – Luminess Legends: Dragon Ascendants
- Kathleen Neeley – Master None
- Paul E. Vaughn – Luminess Legends: Dragon Ascendants
- Jennifer Allis Provost – Gallowglass
- T.K. Riggins – Money Jane
- Susan Faw – Heart Of Shadra
- Franklin Posner – Suburban Vampire Ragnarok
- Nancy Guild Bendall – Nethermost Regained
- M. K. Wiseman – The Kithseeker
- Anthony Nordvik-Nash – Hedda Stein-Sun’s UnRemembered Islands
- Nancy Guild Bendall – Nethermost Regained
- Elana A. Mugdan – Dragon Speaker
- Elizabeth Crowens – Silent Meridian
- Lindsay Schopfer – Into the North: A Keltin Moore Adventure
- Miriam Cumming – Namesakes
- Chris Dews – Antler Jinny and the Raven
- D.M. Cain – A Chronicle of Chaos
To view the 2017 OZMA Book Awards winners, please click here.

To view the 2018 OZMA Book Awards Long List, please click here.

Grand Prize Ribbons!

The OZMA Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

We are now accepting entries into the 2019 OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction. For more information, please click here.
January 2, 2019
The SEMI-FINALISTS for the CHATELAINE Book Awards for Romantic Fiction – 2018 CIBAs
The CHATELAINE Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Romantic Fiction and Women’s Fiction. The Chatelaine Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions ( The #CIBAs).

These titles have moved forward in the judging from the 2018 Chatelaine Book Awards SHORT LIST the limited 2018 Chatelaine Semi-Finalists positions. The First Place Category Positions will be chosen from the Semi-Finalists. The 2018 Chatelaine Book Awards Semi-Finalists and First Place Positions along with Chatelaine Grand Prize Award Winner will be recognized at the Annual Chanticleer Authors Conference, Book Fair, and CIBA Awards Gala that will take place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 26th, 27th, & 28th, 2019.

We are looking for the best new books featuring romantic themes and adventures of the heart, historical love affairs, perhaps a little steamy romance, and stories that appeal especially to women.

Visit this link to download the digital badge!

Congratulations to the 2018 Chatelaine Book Awards Semi-Finalists!
- L.E. Rico – Blame It on the Bet
- Trent Meunier – Flowers and Milkshakes
- Pamela LePage – Virtuous Souls
- Gail Noble-Sanderson – The Lavender House in Meuse
- J.P. Kenna – Allurement Westward
- Mona Sedrak – Six Months
- Cerella Sechrist – The Way Back to Erin
- Rebekah N. Bryan – Brit with the Pink Hair
- Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Mr. Hitchcock
- F. E. Greene – The Next Forever
- Elena Mikalsen – Wrapped in the Stars
- Diane Shute – Midnight Crossing
- Lucinda Brant – Satyr’s Son: A Georgian Historical Romance
- Alix Nichols – The Traitor’s Bride
- Nicola Slade – The House at Ladywell
- Michelle Cox – A Promise Given
- Tammy Mannersly – Persuading Lucy
Stickers are available for order.

The Chatelaine Semi-Finalists will compete for the limited Chatelaine First-In-Category Positions. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the Chatelaine GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CIBA Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. 2018 First Place Category winners will be announced at the CIBA Banquet and Ceremony that will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2019 at the Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 Chatelaine Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions into the 2019 Chatelaine Book Awards is August 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
December 27, 2018
The SOMERSET Book Awards (CIBAs) for Literary, Contemporary, & Satirical Fiction – the 2018 Long List
The SOMERSET Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Literary, Contemporary, & Satirical Fiction. The Somerset Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The #CIBAs).

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring contemporary stories, literary themes, adventure, satire, humor, magic realism or women and family themes, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

Information about the #CIBAs Long Lists and Short Lists and Announcement Rounds.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2018 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors).

These entries are now in competition for the 2018 SOMERSET SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions. Semi-Finalists will receive an email confirmation.

The coveted First Place Category Winners of the 2018 SOMERSET Book Awards will be selected from the Semi-Finalists in the final rounds of judging. The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony.

The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the SOMERSET GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The 16 CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. First Place Category and Grand Prize Awards will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2018 SOMERSET Book Awards novel competition for Literary, Contemporary, and Satirical Fiction.

The Official 2018 SOMERSET Book Awards Long List:
- Nanette Littlestone – Bella Toscana
- R. J. Hershberger – Kicked by a Sparrow
- Scott M. Madden – The Specter
- J.P. Kenna – Allurement Westward
- Heidi M. Thomas – Finding True Home
- Lee Kaiser – Fairytales of the Unborn/Patna’s Ratcatcher
- Debu Majumdar – Night Jasmine Tree
- Chief John J. Mandeville – Bar Tales
- V. & D. POVALL – Jackal in the Mirror
- V. & D. POVALL – Secrets of Innocence
- Tom Edwards – Undercover: A Jason Franklin Novel
- Patricia Striar Rohner – Shari’s Secret
- T. J. Tanksley – Tainted Visions
- Bob Holt – Cowboy
- Patrick M. Garry – In the Shadow of War
- Chynna Laird – Passing Loop
- Tim Gingras – RVN
- Barbara Stark-Nemon – Hard Cider- a novel
- Joe English – A Place Called Schugara
- Donna LeClair – Inch By Inch
- J. L. Skirvin – Epitome Place
- Patricia Sands – Drawing Lessons
- Edythe Anstey Hanen – Nine Birds Singing
- Michelle Rene – Maud’s Circus
- Ellen Notbohm – The River by Starlight
- June N. Foster – The Girl and the Golden Leaf
- PJ Devlin – Wishes, Sins and the Wissahickon Creek
- Beth Burgmeyer – Silent Echo
- Megan A. Clancy – The Burden of a Daughter
- Helen Bea Kirk – Done Running
- Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Bernie, I’m Glad You’re Dead
- Priscilla Audette – Lost
- John Stafford – Prayer of Vengeance
- Conon Parks – Some Kind of Ending
- Donna LeClair – Fan Fiction Women
- Lenore Rowntree – Cluck
- Tikiri – Disowned
- Claire Fullerton – Little Tea
- Yorker Keith – Awakening of the Summer
- Linda Watkins – Summer Girl, A Novel
- John Hansen – Unfortunate Words
- Lorenzo Petruzziello – The Love Fool
- Bob Holt – The Cowboy
- Diane B. Saxton – Peregrine Island
- Tom Edwards – If I Should Die
- Susan St. John – Mad Mischief, A Novel
- Petra March – A Different Kind of Lovely: A Novel
- Claire Fullerton – Mourning Dove
- Markus McDowell – To and Fro Upon the Earth: A Novel
- Chad Boles – Blinded Authority
To view the 2017 Somerset Book Award Winners, please click here.

The submission deadline for the 2018 Somerset Book Awards was Nov. 30, 2018.

We are now accepting entries to the 2019 Somerset Book Awards. Please click here for more information and to enter.
December 26, 2018
GLOBAL THRILLERS Book Awards 2018 SHORTLIST for Lab Lit and World Power – The CIBAs
The GLOBAL THRILLERS Book Awards recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Lab Lit and Global Thrillers. The GLOBAL THRILLERS Book Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Novel Book Awards and Writing Competitions. (The CIBAs)

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring suspense, thrilling stories that put the balance of world power or that will end the world as we know it. We include with Global Thrillers the Lab Lit genre. Lab Lit is when Fiction Meets Real Science and Research or stories that are based on real science and research up to a certain “what if” point.

Examples from www.LabLit.com:

Enigma by Robert Harris; A brilliant mathematician struggles to crack German codes in the second world war. Historical Fiction
The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch; A budding marine biologist has an unforgettable summer.
Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis; A scientist/medic leans the hard way that pure research is nobler – and cures plague in the process.

GLOBAL Thriller examples:

Best examples of these are James Bond books, X-Men, Tom Clancy novels, and Star Wars/Star Trek where humankind is at stake or the planet is doomed.

(For light-hearted, cozy, or classic Mystery and Suspense entries see our Mystery & Mayhem Awards and for Thriller/Suspense/Hardboiled-Detective series, please see the CLUE Awards)

More than $30,000.00 dollars worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to Chanticleer Book Reviews 2018 writing competition winners at the Chanticleer Authors Conference April 21st, 2018!

This is the Official announcement of the Authors and Titles of Works that have been SHORT-LISTED for the GLOBAL THRILLERS 2018 Book Awards. These titles will now compete for the First In Category positions.

Information about the #CIBAs Long Lists and Short Lists and Announcement Rounds.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the SHORTLIST. These entries are now in competition for the 2018 GLOBAL THRILLERS SEMIFINALISTS positions. The coveted First Place Category Winners of the 2018 GLOBAL THRILLERS Book Awards will be selected from the Semi-Finalists in the final rounds of judging.

The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony. The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the GLOBAL THRILLER GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The 16 CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. First Place Category and Grand Prize Awards will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

The Official 2018 GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards SHORTLIST:
- Richard Garis – Magenta is Missing
- Randall Krzak – Dangerous Alliance
- Timothy S. Johnston – The War Beneath
- R. Barber Anderson – The Sunken Forest
- John W. Howell & Gwen M. Plano – The Contract Between Heaven and Earth
- E.M. Kelly – Addiction & Pestilence
- Rachael Sparks – Resistant
- Michael Pronko – The Moving Blade
- L M Hedrick – The Rigel Affair
- Michelle Bryan – Strain of Defiance
- W. A. Holdsworth – Novum Orbis Regium
- Randall Krzak – The Kurdish Connection
- Paul McHugh – The Blind Pool
- Stephen Martino – The Final Reality
- Lawrence Verigin – Beyond Control
- Kamalendu Malaker – The Plasma
- Elena Mikalsen – All the Silent Voices
Good Luck to all of the 2018 GLOBAL THRILLERS Short-Listers as they compete for the Semi-Finalists positions.

Grand Prize Ribbons!

Sara Stamey, Global Thrillers Grand Prize Winner

First In Category announcements will be made at the Awards Ceremony. The GLOBAL THRILLERS Grand Prize Winner and First Place Category Winners will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is November 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
December 18, 2018
The SEMI-FINALISTS for the LARAMIE Book Awards for Western Fiction – 2018 CIBAs
The LARAMIE Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Western Fiction. The Laramie Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions ( The #CIBAs).

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the SHORTLIST to the 2018 Laramie Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTs. These entries are now in competition for the limited 2018 Laramie First Place Category Positions. The Laramie Book Awards First Place Positions along with Laramie Grand Prize Award Winner will be announced at the Awards Gala on Saturday, April 27th, 2019.

We are looking for the best books featuring cowboys & cowgirls, the Wild West, pioneering, Civil War, contemporary American West, and early North American and Central American History.

These titles are the SEMI-FINALISTS the 2018 LARAMIE Book Awards novel competition for Western Fiction. Good Luck to All!

Brenda Stanley – The Treasure of Cedar Creek

J.L Oakley – Mist-chi-mas: A Novel of Captivity

J.R. Collins – Living Where the Rabbits Dance

TK Conklin – Promise of Tomorrow

John Hansen –Chasing Demons

Curt Locklear – Splintered

Richard Alan – A Female Doctor in the Civil War

Ronald E. Yates – The Lost Years of Billy Battles (Book 3 in the Finding Billy Battles Trilogy)

Pat Wahler – I am Mrs. Jesse James

Ruth Hull Chatlien – Blood Moon: A Captive’s Tale

Mari Anne Christie – Blind Tribute

Jayme H. Mansfield – RUSH

Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up to the Semi-Finalists from the Shortlist. These novels will now compete for the First Place Category Positions!

Click here for links to SemiFinalist Digital Badges and Book Stickers.

The LARAMIE SemiFinalists will compete for the LARAMIE First-In-Category Positions. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the LARAMIE GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CIBA Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse.

Michele Rene, Laramie Grand Prize Winner and Overall Best Book Grand Prize Winner for HOUR GLASS

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 Laramie Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions into the 2019 Laramie Book Awards is July 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
December 14, 2018
The SEMI-FINALISTS for the 2018 CHAUCER Book Awards for Pre-1750s Historical Fiction (CIBAs)
- The CHAUCER Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Historical Fiction set before the 1750s. The Chaucer Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBA).
Chanticleer Book Reviews is seeking for the best books featuring Pre-1750s Historical Fiction, including pre-history, ancient history, Classical, world history (non-western culture), Dark Ages and Medieval Europe, Renaissance, Elizabethan, Tudor, 1600s, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (Looking for Goethe Post 1750 contest or Laramie Western/Pioneer/Civil War contest?)

These Semi-Finalists will compete for the coveted five positions of the First Place Category Winners of the 2018 CHAUCER Book Awards in the final rounds of judging. The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the CHAUCER GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The 16 CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. First Place Category and Grand Prize Awards will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

These titles are in the running for the limited First Place positions of the 2018 CHAUCER Book Awards novel competition for pre-1750s Post Historical Novels.

Good luck to all in these next final rounds of judging to see which titles will move forward.

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2018 CHAUCER Book Awards SemiFinalists:
- Nicole Evelina – Mistress of Legend (Guinevere’s Tale Book 3)
- Jehan d’Elleby – Lanz & Gwenhevre: Love Against the Tide
- Prue Batten – Michael – Book 3 of the Triptych Chronicle
- Edward Rickford – The Serpent and the Eagle
- Bernard Mann – David & Avshalom — Life and Death in the Forest of Angels
- Gregory Hansen – Pelsaert’s Nightmare
- P.K. Adams – The Greenest Branch, a Novel of Germany’s First Female Physician
- Helena P. Schrader – Rebels against Tyranny: Civil War in the Crusader States
- Eileen Stephenson – Imperial Passions – The Porta Aurea
- Robert Wright – King David’s Lost Crown, first of the Before They Awaken Trilogy
- Anna Belfrage – Under the Approaching Dark
- Kate Murdoch – Stone Circle
All Short Listers and SemiFinalists will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

Good Luck to each of you as your work competes for the 2018 CHAUCER Book Awards First Place positions and the CHAUCER 2018 Grand Prize.

To view the 2017 CHAUCER Book Awards winners, please click here.

The CHAUCER Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

CHAUCER Grand Prize Award Winners Catherine T. Wilson & Catherine A. Wilson

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 CHAUCER Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is June 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
December 11, 2018
The CLUE Book Awards (CIBAs) for Suspense/Thriller/Crime Novels – The 2018 Shortlist
The CLUE Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Suspense, Thriller, Crime, & Mystery Novels. The CLUE Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Information about the #CIBAs Long Lists and Short Lists and Announcement Rounds.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2018 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors) to the SHORTLIST. These entries are now in competition for the 2018 CLUE SEMIFINALISTS positions.

The coveted First Place Category Winners of the 2018 CLUE Book Awards will be selected from the Semi-Finalists in the final rounds of judging.

The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony. The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the CLUE GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The 16 CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. First Place Category and Grand Prize Awards will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

These titles are in the running for the SEMIFINALIST positions of the 2018 CLUE Book Awards novel competition for Suspense, Thriller, Crime, and Mystery Novels.

The Official 2018 CLUE Book Awards SHORTLIST:
- Lauren E. Rico – Reverie (Reverie Trilogy, Book 1)
- Pamela Beason – The Only One Left
- Timothy S. Johnston – The War Beneath
- Saralyn Richard – Murder in the One Percent
- Timothy Burgess – California Son
- Philip Derrick – Facing The Dragon
- Cheryl L. Reed – Poison Girls
- E. V. Stephens – Shortcuts
- Nick Airus – The Manifesto Murders
- Lawrence Verigin – Beyond Control
- John Young – The Nexus
- Melodie Hernandez –Forgotten Rage
- CL Gibson – The Urge
- Kara Lumbley – As the Ribbons Fall
- Chief John J. Mandeville – Pine Village Co-op Murders
- Zach Fortier – Chakana
- Nicholas Kellum – Briar Falls
- Kara Wolfe – Number Four
- Elaine Williams Crockett – Do Not Ask
- Carl and Jane Bock – Swamp Guide
- Karen Dodd – Scare Away the Dark: A Stone Suspense
- Dan M Portillo – The Lone Escapist
- Kelly Oliver – FOX, A Jessica James Mystery
- John Stafford – Prayer of Vengeance
- Susan Wingate – The Death of Vultures
- Ernesto H Lee – Out of Time
- Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Mr. Hitchcock
- Paul McHugh – The Blind Pool
- Marilynn Larew – Hong Kong Central
- Ken Malovos – One Night In Amboise
- Lyle Howard – A Trace of Revenge
All Short Listers and SemiFinalists will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

Grand Prize Ribbons!

The CLUE Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2018 CLUE Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is September 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
December 7, 2018
PARANORMAL Book Awards (CIBAs) for Supernatural Fiction – the 2018 Long List
The PARANORMAL Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Paranormal and Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The #CIBAs).

Information about the #CIBAs Long Lists and Short Lists and Announcement Rounds.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2018 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors).

These entries are now in competition for the 2018 PARANORMAL SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions. The coveted First Place Category Winners of the 2018 PARANORMAL Book Awards will be selected from the Semi-Finalists in the final rounds of judging. The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony.

The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the PARANORMAL GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The 16 CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. First Place Category and Grand Prize Awards will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2018 PARANORMAL Book Awards novel competition for Paranormal and Supernatural Fiction.

The Official 2018 PARANORMAL Book Awards Long List:
- Christine Grabowski – Dickensen Academy
- T. L. Augury – Witches Brew
- Vince Bailey – Path of the Half Moon
- K.A. Banks – Anthesteria
- A. P. Caruso – Open Clarity
- Gina Detwiler – Forsaken
- Lydia Staggs – Zera
- Jeny Heckman – The Sea Archer
- Nick Korolev – The 13th Child
- Franklin Posner – Suburban Vampire Ragnarok
- Linda Watkins – Storm Island: A Kate Pomeroy Mystery
- Elaine Williams Crockett – Do Not Ask
- M. Goldsmith and A. Malin – The House of Fire
- John Byron – Blood and Moonlight; The New Methuselah
- Glen Shipherd – Infinity – Rulers
- London Clarke – The Meadows
- Joy Ross Davis – Peaches and Lace
- BJ Kurtz – Shattering Boundaries
- Joy Ross Davis – Countenance
- C.A. Larmer – Do Not Go Alone (A Posthumous Mystery 2)
- Anne Francis Scott – Lost Souls
- Gurpreet Kaur Sidhu – Storm: It’s a curse to remember
- Claudia Herring – Obsessions of a Djinni
- Joy Ross Davis – Emalyn’s Treasure
- C.A. Larmer – Do Not Go Gentle
- Joy Ross Davis – The Madwoman of Preacher’s Cove
- D.B. Sieders – River Spell
- D.B. Sieders – Raising the Dead
- J. L. Middleton – Operation Blackout
- Ramcy Diek – Storm at Keizer Manor
- Ryan J. Lyons – Sojourn with the Sasquatch: A Memoir of Five Months Spent Living Among the North American Apes
- Olivia Bernard – The Balance and the Blade
- Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Mr. Hitchcock
- Joy Ross Davis – The Witch of Blacklion
- Andrea Murray – Something New
To view the 2017 Paranormal Book Awards winners, please click here.

The Paranormal Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

Avanti Centrae is the author of the international award-winning VanOps thriller series. The Lost Power took home a PARANORMAL grand prize ribbon at CIBA 2017. Her work has been compared to that of James Rollins, Steve Berry, Dan Brown, and Preston/Child’s Pendergast series. She resides in Northern California with her family and German Shepherds. Avanti is represented by Parkeast Literary Agency.

We are now accepting entries into the 2019 Paranormal Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction. For more information, please click here.
December 7, 2018
The SEMI-FINALISTS for the 2018 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction
The Dante Rossetti Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Young Adult Fiction. The Dante Rossetti Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs).

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about twelve to eighteen. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical, Romance, Literary, we will put them to the test and choose the best Young Adult Books among them.

These Semi-Finalists will compete for the coveted limited positions of the First Place Category Winners of the 2018 Dante Rossetti Book Awards in the final rounds of judging. The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the Dante Rossetti GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The 16 CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. First Place Category and Grand Prize Awards will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

These titles are in the running for the limited First Place positions of the 2018 Dante Rossetti Book Awards novel competition for Young Adult Fiction.

All Semi-Finalists will be recognized at the 2019 Chanticleer Authors Conference and CIBA Banquet & Ceremony.

Good luck to all in these next final rounds of judging to see which titles will move forward.

CONGRATULATIONS to SEMI-FINALISTS for the 2018 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards:
- Mara Gan – Joined
- Dan Morales – The Scouts of St. Michael Operation Archangel
- Robert Wright Jr – Unwanted
- Alexander Edlund – Keelic and the Pathfinders
- KB Shaw – From the Shadows
- Tom Edwards – The Honourable Catherine
- Carmela A. Martino – Playing by Heart
- Gina Detwiler – Forlorn
- Cheryl G. Bostrom – Climb, Run, Drown
- Alex Paul – Tookan Attack
- Lynn Yvonne Moon – Whispers
- Tiffany Brooks – Reality Gold
- Andrea and William Vaughan – 2nd Gen
- Molly Lazer – Owl Eyes: A Fairy Tale
- Jacinta Jade – Change of Chaos
- Chuck Vance – Sneaking Out
- Andrea Murray – Something New
- Susan Faw – Soul Sacrifice
- Sarah Mendivel – Sam’s Theory
- Christy Nicholas – The Enchanted Swans
- Jennifer Alsever – Ember Burning: Trinity Forest Book 1
All Short Listers and SemiFinalists will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

Grand Prize Ribbons!

Good Luck to each of you as your works competes for the 2018 Dante Rossetti Book Awards First Place category positions and the Dante Rossetti 2018 Grand Prize.

To view the 2017 Rossetti Book Awards winners, please click here.

The Dante Rossetti Grand Prize Winner and the seven First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 Dante Rossetti Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is May 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
December 2, 2018