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The CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction Semi-Finalists for the 2018 CIBAs
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 (CIBA).

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from Long Listers (Slush Pile Survivors) to the SHORTLIST and have now moved on to the SEMI-FINALISTS list of the 2018 Cygnus Book Awards. These entries are now in competition for the limited First Place Category Positions for the 2018 Cygnus Book Awards. The 2018 Cygnus Book Awards Semi-Finalists will be recognized at 2019 Chanticleer Authors Conference. The First Place Positions along with the CYGNUS Grand Prize Award Winner will be selected from this Semi-Finalist list and will be announced at the Awards Gala on Saturday, April 27th, 2019

We will make the SEMIFINALISTS Digital Badge and Book Stickers available before the end of November 2018 and will email the link and the Semi-Finalist notification to those whose works made the list.

Deadline for 2018 CYGNUS Book Awards submissions was April 30, 2018. We are now accepting entries into the 2019 CYGNUS Awards.

ENTER CYGNUS Book Awards for 2019 TODAY
Chanticleer Book Reviews 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. Hard Science Fiction, Soft Science Fiction, Apocalyptic Fiction, Cyberpunk, Time Travel, Genetic Modification, Aliens, Super Humans, Interplanetary Travel, and Settlers on the Galactic Frontier, Dystopian, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles are in the running for the top 2018 CYGNUS Book Awards novel competition for Science Fiction First Place Category positions! Good Luck to All!
- Matthew D. Hunt – Solar Reboot
- Sarah Katz – Apex Five
- Paul A. Vasey – Trinity’s Legacy
- Catori Sarmiento – The Fortune Follies
- Stu Jones & Gareth Worthington – It Takes Death to Reach a Star
- Timothy Vincent – Jack Out of the Box
- Isadora Deese – Right of Capture
- Jim Cronin – Recusant
- Lou Dischler – Meet Me Under the Comet
- Richard Mann – Zeus 25 – Jory and Zenobia
- Justine Avery – The One Apart: A Novel
- Pamela LePage – Virtuous Souls
- Denise Lammi – Lucid World
- Mark Daniel Seiler – River’s Child
- Samuel Winburn – Ten Directions
- Rhett C Bruno – Titan’s Wrath
- J. I. Rogers – The Korpes File
- Ted Neill– The Selah Branch
- Gareth Worthington – Children of the Fifth Sun
- Alexander Edlund – Keelic and the Pathfinders of Midgarth
Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up from the 2018 CYGNUS SHORTLIST to the Semi-Finalists List.

The CYGNUS SemiFinalists positions will compete for the limited CYGNUS First-In-Category Positions. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the CYGNUS 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.

John Yarrow, CYGNUS Grand Prize Award Winner for The FUTURE’S DARK PAST (2017)

James R. Wells Awarded the Cygnus Grand Prize for THE GREAT SYMMETRY (2015)

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

Congratulations to the Semi-Finalists in this fiercely competitive contest!

Good Luck to each of you as your work competes in the 2018 CYGNUS International Book Awards.
The CYGNUS Grand Prize Winner and the Five 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.

Bennett Coles CYGNUS Grand Prize for VIRTUES of WAR (2013) The series was picked up by TITAN U.K.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 CYGNUS Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions into the 2019 CYGNUS Book Awards is April 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.
October 13, 2018
October Spotlight on OZMA – FANTASY NOVEL WRITING CONTEST
October Spotlight on the OZMA Awards – All things Fantasy, Magical Realms, Fantastical Creatures, Mythical Beings… you get the picture…

In October there’s a bit of a nip in the morning air, the days begin with mist clinging to the grass, and the sun peeks out in the afternoons. We add an extra layer – sweaters, warm socks, down vests. Late crops are set in and some are ready for harvest, pumpkins in all shapes and colors, broccoli, cabbage. Gone are our vine-ripened tomatoes and sweet peppers. Coffee shops around town offer up all-things pumpkin. October is the month our family pulls out J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy and immerse ourselves in another world because, in October, anything can happen.

A portion of Tiepolo Giambattista, Die Unbefleckte Empfängnis, 1767-1768-Drachen

You may ask yourself, what is OZMA? Simply put, OZMA refers to L. Frank Baum’s book Ozma of Oz, the third book in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series, in which Dorothy and her uncle travel to Australia. On the way, poor Dorothy is swept overboard with her chicken and are rescued by Princess Ozma of the land of Ev. The story goes on and adventure abounds and at long last Dorothy is returned safely with her chicken to Oz. Fascinating story.

But, this is only the origin of the OZMA Awards.

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books 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, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

The last day to submit your work is October 31, 2018. We invite you to join us, to tell us your stories, and to find out who will take home the prize at CAC19 on April 27th.

As our deadline draws near, don’t pull a disappearing act and forget to enter your fantasy novel! We accept completed manuscripts and published works. Enter today!

We encourage everyone to attend our Awards Ceremony on April 27, 2019, that will take place during the 2019 Chanticleer Authors Conference. First Place category winners will be whisked up on stage to receive their custom ribbon and wait to see who among them will take home the Grand Prize. It’s an exciting evening of dinner, networking, and celebrations!

First Place category winners and Grand Prize winners will each receive a stunning awards package well worth the price of entry into the OZMA Awards competition(VJ) Lakshman grew up in Bangkok, Thailand, where he first discovered his love of the martial arts, mythological heroes, and exotic lands, all of which influenced the development of characters and the world in his debut fantasy series, Mythborn – Fate of the Sovereign.s.

The OZMA Hall of Fame

2017 Grand Prize Winner:

How to Set the World on Fire by T.K. Riggins is a coming-of-age school of magic novel that readers will find hard to put down.

“T.K. Riggins started writing because of a dare. His friend was searching for something new to read, and after coming up empty-handed, challenged Riggins to take action. Instead of recommending a book, he decided to pen a story of his own.”

2017 First Place Winners include:
- Eva’s Soul by Sarah M. Morin
- Daughter of Aithne by Karin Rita Gastreich
- In Her World: The Dark-Winter War by John W. Lord
- The One Apart: A Novel by Justine Avery
- Runebinder by Alex R. Kahler
- The Engine Woman’s Light by Laurel Anne Hill
- The Bookminder by M. K. Wiseman
2016 Grand Prize Winner:

“Set against the epic backdrop of myths and legends brought to life, Mythborn II continues the sweeping saga of Arek Winterthorn, wayward apprentice of the eldritch Way, as he struggles to survive in the demon realm of Arcadia.” Mythborn Media/Mythborn Books

Vijay Lakshman

“(VJ) Lakshman grew up in Bangkok, Thailand, where he first discovered his love of the martial arts, mythological heroes, and exotic lands, all of which influenced the development of characters and the world in his debut fantasy series, Mythborn – Fate of the Sovereign.”

2016 First Place Winners:
- Almost Mortal by Christopher Leibig
- Song Magick by Elisabeth Hamill
- Amaskan’s Blood by Raven Oak
- Camelot’s Queen by Nicole Evelina
- The Emperor of Babylon by Murray Lee Eiland, Jr.
- Darksea by Gary J. Hurtubise
Our Chanticleer Review Writing Contests feature more than $30,000.00 worth of cash and prizes each year!

~$1000 Overall Grand Prize Winner
~$2800 in Genre Grand Prizes
~$28,980 in reviews, prizes, and promotional opportunities awarded to Category Winners

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October 12, 2018
The DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for YA Fiction – the SHORTLIST for the 2018 CIBAs
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 and Novel Competitions ( The #CIBAs).

These titles have moved forward in the judging slush rounds to the 2018 Dante Rossetti Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for the limited 2018 Dante Rossetti Semi-Finalists from which the First Place Category Positions will be chosen. The Dante Rossetti Book Awards Semi-Finalists and First Place Positions along with Dante Rossetti Grand Prize Award Winner will be announced at the Awards Gala on Saturday, April 27th, 2019.

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best new works featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about twelve to eighteen (or those who are young at heart).

These titles are in the running for the next round – the SEMI-Finalist positions for the 2018 Rossetti Book Awards novel competition for Young Adult Fiction. Good Luck to All!

2018 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – The SHORTLIST
- Mara Gan – Joined
- Dan Morales – The Scouts of St. Michael Operation Archangel
- Luke Jacket – Stuck-up Scumbags of the Eighth Grade
- Janeen Swart – The Hidden Truth
- JoAnna Rowe – Flowers & Fire
- 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
- Anne Sweazy-Kulju – Grog Wars, Dos
- C.A. Gray – Uncanny Valley
- Molly Lazer – Owl Eyes: A Fairy Tale
- Tiffany Brooks – Reality Gold
- Andrea and William Vaughan – 2nd Gen
- P. L. Hamilton – League of Potioneers
- Denise Lammi – Lucid World
- Jacinta Jade – Change of Chaos
- Chuck Vance – Sneaking Out
- Andrea Murray – Something New
- Julie Moffett – White Knights
- Susan Faw – Soul Sacrifice
- Sarah Mendivel – Sam’s Theory
- Christy Nicholas – The Enchanted Swans
- Jennifer Alsever – Ember Burning: Trinity Forest Book 1
Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up to the Short List from the slush pile. These novels will now compete for the (Semi-Finalists) Positions!

The Rossetti Short Listers will compete for the SemiFinalists positions that will compete for the Rossetti First-In-Category Positions. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the Dante Rossetti 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.

Click here for the link to the 2018 Rossetti Long List (Slushpile Survivors)

The deadline for submissions into the 2018 Rossetti Book Awards was May 30th, 2018

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 Rossetti Book Awards writing competition. 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.
October 5, 2018
The CHATELAINE Book Awards for Romantic Fiction – The SHORTLIST for the 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 slush rounds to the 2018 Chatelaine Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for the limited 2018 Chatelaine Semi-Finalists from which the First Place Category Positions will be chosen. The Chatelaine Book Awards Semi-Finalists and First Place Positions along with Chatelaine Grand Prize Award Winner will be announced at the Awards Gala on Saturday, April 27th, 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.

These titles are in the running for the next round – the SEMI-Finalist positions for the 2018 Chatelaine Book Awards novel competition for Romantic Fiction and Women’s Fiction. Good Luck to All!
- L.E. Rico – Mischief and Mayhem
- 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
- Kate Vale – Friends Forever
- Malinda Andrews – The Irish Baker
- Rebekah N. Bryan – Brit with the Pink Hair
- Lauren E. Rico – Solo
- Karen Fitzpatrick – Sincerely, Amelia
- Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Bernie, I’m Glad You’re Dead
- 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 – Playing with Fire
- Alix Nichols – The Traitor’s Bride
- Nicola Slade – The House at Ladywell
- Michelle Cox – A Promise Given
- Diana A. Hicks – Love Over Lattes
- Tammy Mannersly – Persuading Lucy
Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up to the Short List from the slush pile. These novels will now compete for the (Semi-Finalists) Positions!

Chatelaine Grand Prize Winner M. A. Clarke Scott

The Chatelaine Short Listers will compete for the SemiFinalists positions that will compete for the 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.

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.
September 25, 2018
S is for September Spotlight on LITTLE PEEPS Awards – Children’s Literature, Picture Books, Educational Books, Beginning Chapter Books, Activity Books
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In September we welcome rich and beautiful, inspiring and fascinating stories for our pre-readers, for those who are learning to read, and for those who love reading stories to the wee ones in their lives…

S is for September, and
September is for Little Peeps.

What are the LITTLE PEEPS Awards? Here we have stories that help children look into lives and experiences different from their own, stories that spark the imagination, and drive discovery. These stories teach and comfort, entertain and inspire. These are the carefully crafted stories that open the doors of wonder and invite the children of the world to fall in love with reading. Welcome to the LITTLE PEEPS!

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Storybooks, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books & Educational Books we will put them to the test and choose the best Children’s Books among them.

The very last day to submit your work is September 30, 2018. We invite you to join us, to tell us your stories, and to find out who will take home the prize at CAC19 on April 27th.

As our deadline draws near, don’t miss this opportunity to earn distinction for your Children’s Book. Enter today!

All category winners have the opportunity to attend our Awards Ceremony on April 27, 2019, that will take place during the 2019 Chanticleer Authors Conference. First Place category winners will be whisked up on stage to receive their custom ribbon and wait to see who among them will take home the Grand Prize. It’s an exciting evening of dinner, networking, and celebrations!

First Place category winners and Grand Prize winners will each receive a stunning awards package well worth the price of entry into the LITTLE PEEPS Awards competitions.

The LITTLE PEEPS Awards for the best Children’s Literature:

The Grand Prize LITTLE PEEPS Winner in 2017:

Midnight and Moonlight by Peggy Sullivan, M.Ed.“…is a heartwarming story about two different cats who find that friendship is what matters most.”

Peggy Sullivan, M.Ed., Counseling, LMHC, NCC, CHT is dedicated to helping her clients, young and not so young, live their fullest lives. She had many books for all ages, but we are so thankful she submitted Midnight and Moonlight to the LITTLE PEEPS Awards! Grand Prize Winner sounds very nice!

2017 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers First in Category Winners are:
- Lessons from a Cat: The Moon and Star; Midnight and Moonlight by Peggy Sullivan
- A Tall Tale About a Dachshund and a Pelican: How a Friendship Came to Be by Kizzie Jones
- Rainbow Monsters by Sylva Fae
- Angel on Assignment by Wanda Carter Roush
- Wishes and Kisses by Heather Pallotta
Grand Prize LITTLE PEEPS Winner of 2016:

The Tooth Collector Fairies: Batina’s Best First Day by Denise Ditto Satterfield is a story about trying new things and finding out that you can do a job you once believed was too big for you.

Denise Ditto Satterfield says this about herself, “When I think about writing, I get happy. My brain kicks into overdrive and the ideas flow freely like Niagara Falls!” She is a busy author and loves what she does. For more on Denise, check out her 10 Question Author Interview right here.

1st Place Category Winners in 2016:
- Story Book: The Blue Beetle by Sara Dahmen
- Chapter Grade Book: The Tooth Collector Fairies, Batina’s Best First Day by Denise Ditto Satterfield
- Activity Book: Rikki & the Rocket Twins Adventure 1: Discovering the Solar System by Kneko Burney
- Educational Book: The Adventures of Frank and Mustard: Stuck in the Mud by Simon Calcavecchia
- Picture Book: The Mouse and the Mole Hill by Donna Washington
Your Children’s Book could earn a place in our LITTLE PEEPS hall of fame for the CIBA 2018 Best Books.

All you have to do is to enter your manuscript or published Children’s Book.

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We are looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books & Educational Books we will put them to the test and choose the best Children’s Books among them. (For Middle-Grade entries see our Gertrude Warner Awards) [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”2_5″ layout=”2_5″ last=”yes” spacing=”yes” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_size=”1px” border_color=”#606060″ border_style=”solid” padding_top=”10px” padding_right=”10px” padding_bottom=”10px” padding_left=”10px” class=”” id=”” min_height=”” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all”][fusion_text]

Our Chanticleer Review Writing Contests feature more than $30,000.00 worth of cash and prizes each year!
- All First in Category Winning Titles will be placed in the queue to receive a coveted Chanticleer Book Review Package (value $395) and go on to compete for the genre Grand Prize and the Overall Grand Prize.
- The Overall Grand Prize Winner is named Chanticleer Reviews Best Book of the Year and awarded the $1000 prize
- All Winners receive a Chanticleer Prize Package which includes a digital badge, a ribbon and a whole assortment of goodies
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September 19, 2018
The GOETHE Book Awards for Post 1750s Historical Fiction – The SHORTLIST for the 2018 CIBAs
The Goethe Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Late Historical Fiction set after the 1750s. The Goethe Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBA).

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring Late Period Historical Fiction. Regency, Victorian,18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, World and other wars, history of non-western cultures, set after the 1750s, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (Looking for Chaucer Pre-1750 Book Awards or Laramie Western/Pioneer/Civil War Book Awards, just click on the links.)

The 2018 Goethe Book Awards Competition Rounds

These Goethe Short Listers are now in competition for the 2018 GOETHE Semi-Finalists List, which will pair this list down to 18 titles or less. Semi-Finalists will compete for the coveted five positions of the First Place Category Winners of the 2018 GOETHE Book Awards in the final rounds of judging. The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the Goethe 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 Semi-Finalists positions of the 2018 GOETHE Book Awards novel competition for post-1750s Post Historical Novels.

Good luck to all in these next intensive rounds to see which titles will move forward.
- Carol M. Cram – The Muse of Fire
- Josanna Thompson – A Maiden’s Honor
- J.P. Kenna – Allurement Westward
- Richard Alan – American Journeys: From Ireland to the Pacific Northwest (1854-1900) Book 2
- J.L. Oakley – Mist-chi-mas: A Novel of Captivity
- Noelle Clark – Stone of Heaven and Earth
- Richard Alan – A Female Doctor in the Civil War
- J. R. Collins – Living Where the Rabbits Dance
- Jocelyn Cullity – Amah & the Silk-Winged Pigeons
- Ellen Notbohm – The River by Starlight
- Rosalind Spitzer – Anna’s Home
- Neal Katz – Scandalous: The Victoria Woodhull Saga, Volume II: Fame, Infamy, and Paradise Lost
- Rita Dragonette – The Fourteenth of September
- Sharon Hart-Green – Come Back for Me: A Novel
- Meredith Pechta – The Prejudice That Divides Us
- Jeffrey K. Walker – None of Us the Same
- Ronald E. Yates – The Lost Years of Billy Battles (Book 3, Finding Billy Battles Trilogy)
- John Thomas Everett – No Slave To Reason
- J. Victor Tomaszek – The Tatra Eagle
- Pat Wahler – I am Mrs. Jesse James
- R. S. Rowland – Portrait of a Bitter Spy
- Kit Sergeant – 355: The Women of Washington’s Spy Ring
- Ruth Hull Chatlien – Blood Moon: A Captive’s Tale
- John Hansen – Unfortunate Words
- Patricia Suprenant – Behind the Scarlet Letter
- Peter Curtis – Cafe Budapest
- Bruce Joel Brittain – Brother Daniel’s Good News Revival
- Michelle Cox – A Promise Given
- Tom Edwards – Jane Sinclair
- Trevor D’Silva – Fateful Decisions
- K. M. Sandrick – The Pear Tree
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 works compete for the 2018 GOETHE Awards Semi-Finalists positions.

2017 Goethe Book Awards Winners Joe Vitovic & Peter Greene, Goethe Grand Prize

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

The Goethe 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 2019 GOETHE 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.
September 14, 2018
The LARAMIE Book Awards for Western Fiction – The SHORTLIST for the 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 slush rounds to the 2018 Laramie Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for the limited 2018 Laramie Semi-Finalists from which the First Place Category Positions will be chosen. The Laramie Book Awards Semi-Finalists and 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 in the running for the next round – the SEMI-Finalist positions for the 2018 LARAMIE Book Awards novel competition for pre-1750s Historical Fiction. Good Luck to All!
- Brenda Stanley – The Treasure of Cedar Creek
- Juliette Douglas – Miss Birgit: Mail Order Bride
- J.L Oakley – Mist-chi-mas: A Novel of Captivity
- J.R. Collins – Living Where the Rabbits Dance
- TK Conklin – Promise of Tomorrow
- Preston Shires – Life in a Casket
- 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)
- Jenna Hestekin – Bicker and the Soolivans
- Pat Wahler – I am Mrs. Jesse James
- Jack E. Sanford – Relentless Pursuit: The Race of a Lifetime
- 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 Short List from the slush pile. These novels will now compete for the (Semi-Finalists) Positions!

The LARAMIE Short Listers will compete for the SemiFinalists positions that 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.

CIBA Overall Grand Prize Winner and Laramie Grand Prize Winner

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.
August 29, 2018
CHAUCER Book Awards for Pre-1750s Historical Fiction – The SHORTLIST for 2018 the CIBAs
The CHAUCER Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of pre-1750s Historical Fiction. The CHAUCER 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 to the 2018 CHAUCER Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for the limited 2018 CHAUCER Semi-Finalists from which the First Place Category Positions will be chosen. The CHAUCER Book Awards Semi-Finalists and First Place Positions along with the CHAUCER Grand Prize Award Winner will be announced at the Awards Gala on Saturday, April 27th, 2019.

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 titles are in the running for the next round – the SEMI-Finalist positions for the 2018 CHAUCER Book Awards novel competition for pre-1750s Historical Fiction. Good Luck to All!
- Nicole Evelina – Mistress of Legend (Guinevere’s Tale Book 3)
- Robert Wright – King David’s Lost Crown, Book 1 Before They Awaken Trilogy
- 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
- Brett Savill – Medici Apprentice
- Gregory Hansen – Pelsaert’s Nightmare
- P.K. Adams – The Greenest Branch, a Novel of Germany’s First Female Physician
- Amy Wolf – A Woman of the Road
- Eileen Stephenson – Imperial Passions – The Porta Aurea
- Helena P. Schrader – Rebels against Tyranny: Civil War in the Crusader States
- Charlene Newcomb – Swords of the King
- Anna Belfrage – The Cold Light of Dawn
- Anna Belfrage – Under the Approaching Dark
- Kate Murdoch – Stone Circle
- Jehan d’Elleby – Lanz & Gwenhevre: Love Against the Tide
Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up to the Short List from the slush pile. These novels will now compete for the (Semi-Finalists) Positions!

The CHAUCER Short Listers will compete for the SemiFinalists positions that will compete for the CHAUCER First-In-Category Positions. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the CHAUCER 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.

Good Luck to each of you as your work competes in the 2018 CHAUCER International Book Awards.

The Chaucer Grand Prize Winner and the Five 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 with Edward Rickford and DJ Munro.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 CHAUCER Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions into the 2019 CHAUCER Book Awards 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.
August 23, 2018
GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers – 2018 SHORT LIST
The Gertrude Warner Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Middle-Grade Readers. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs) and Novel Competitions.

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best Chapter Books and Middle-Grade Readers featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about eight to twelve. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical, Adventure we will put them to the test and choose the best Middle-Grade Books among them.

These titles have made it to the SHORT LIST of the 2018 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards writing competition for Middle-Young Adult Fiction Novels!

Congratulations to the 2018 GERTRUDE WARNER SHORT LISTERS! You will receive an email shortly with links to digital badges and contest book stickers.
- K.B. Shaw – From the Shadows
- Alexander Edlund – Keelic and the Pathfinders of Midgarth
- Rebekah Stelzer – Susa’s Story
- M. P. Follin – Dakota Joy and the Traveling Stones
- Joanna Cook – The Life of Bonnie Dickens
- Victoria Adler – Emma and Mia
- Cheryl Carpinello – Guinevere: At the Dawn of Legend
- Jules Luther – The Portals of Peril
- James Sulzer – The Card People
- T. L. Frances – The Bird Queen’s Book
- Patricia M Ahern – Pondlife: Blue Moon Eclipse
- Patrick Thornton – Stepping Up
- Elizabeth Doyle Carey – Junior Lifeguards: The Test
- Kay M. Bates – The Adventures of Rug Bug: The Revolution
- Diane Rios – Bridge of the Gods
- P.H.C. Marchesi – Shelby & Shauna Kitt and the Dimensional Holes
- Gloria Two-Feathers – Tallulah’s Flying Adventure
- Aric Cushing – Vampire Boy
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the LONG LIST to the 2018 Gertrude Warner Book Awards SHORT LIST. These SHORTLISTERS are now in competition for the 2018 Gertrude Warner limited Semi-Finalists Positions. The judges will choose from the Semi-Finalists the coveted First Place Category Winners of the 2018 Gertrude Warner Book Awards in the final rounds of judging. The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the 2018 GERTRUDE WARNER GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the #CIBA awards ceremony on Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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.

#CIBAwards

All Short Listers and Semi-Finalists 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 compete for the Gertrude Warner Book Awards Short List.

Gertrude Warner Book Award Winners

The Gertrude Warner 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 2019 Gertrude Warner 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.
August 22, 2018
2018 M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem – The Short List
The M&M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Mystery & Mayhem Fiction. The M&M Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions CIBA).

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from Long Listers (Slush Pile Survivors) to the 2018 M&M Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for the limited 2018 M&M Semi-Finalists from which the First Place Category Positions will be chosen. The M&M Book Awards Semi-Finalists and First Place Positions along with the M&M Grand Prize Award Winner will be announced at the Awards Gala on Saturday, April 27th, 2019.

The M&M Book Awards competition discovers today’s best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards)

These titles are in the running for the next round – the SEMI-Finalist positions for the 2018 M&M Book Awards novel competition for Mystery & Mayhem Fiction! Good Luck to All!
- B.L. Smith – Bert Mintenko and the Minor Misdemeanors
- Mary Adler – Shadowed by Death: An Oliver Wright WW2 Mystery Novel
- Charlotte Stuart – Why Me?
- Becky Clark – Fiction Can Be Murder
- Alan Chaput – Savannah Sleuth
- Christine Evelyn Volker – Venetian Blood: Murder in a Sensuous City
- Susan Lynn Solomon – Dead Again
- Michelle Cox – A Promise Given
- Chief John J. Mandeville – Old Dark and Dangerous
- Traci Andrighetti – Campari Crimson
- Mark W Stoub – The Fifth Trumpet: Fire in the Blood
- M. Louisa Locke – Pilfered Promises: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery
- C.A. Larmer – Do Not Go Gentle
- C.A. Larmer – Evil Under The Stars: The Agatha Christie Book Club 3
- James Musgrave – Chinawoman’s Chance
- James Scott Byrnside – Prisoners of the Past
- Kate Vale – Only You
- Nancy J. Cohen – Hair Brained
- Carl and Jane Bock – Death Rattle
- C. C. Harrison – Death by G-String, a Coyote Canyon Ladies Ukulele Club Mystery
- Stone Winkler – Blood on a Blue Moon: A Sheaffer Blue Mystery
- Julie Chase – Cat Got Your Secrets
- Lo Monaco – Lethal Relations
- Donna Huston Murray – For Better or Worse
- Anna Castle – Moriarty Takes His Medicine
- Carl and Jane Bock – Death Rattle
- Deborah Rich – Under the Radar
- Kelly Oliver – FOX: A Jessica James Mystery
- Susan Lynn Solomon – Dead Again
Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up from the 2018 M&M Long List to the Short List. These novels will now compete for the (Semi-Finalists) Positions!

The M&M Short Listers will compete for the SemiFinalists positions that will compete for the M&M First-In-Category Positions. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the M&M 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.

Good Luck to each of you as your work competes in the 2018 Mystery & Mayhem International Book Awards.

The M&M Grand Prize Winner and the Five First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 28th, 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 M&M Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions into the 2019 M&M Book Awards is April 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.
August 11, 2018