Category: Contest News

The CHAUCER Writing Competition recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of pre-1750s Historical Fiction. The Chaucer Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Novel Writing Competitions.

More than $30,000.00 dollars worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to Chanticleer Book Reviews 2016 writing competition winners at the Chanticleer Authors Conference April 1, 2017!

Because we received an unprecedented amount of entries for the 2015 Chaucer Awards we divided the writing competition into two separate awards for 2016: The Chaucer Awards for pre-1750’s historical fiction and the Goethe Awards for post-1750 historical fiction.  We have moved entries that are post 1750 to the 2016 Goethe Awards tracking and judging rounds.

This is the Official Finalists List of the Authors and Titles of Works that have made it to the Finalists of the Chaucer 2016 Novel Writing Contest.

NOTE: This list is COMPLETE as of January 27, 2017.

The Chaucer Awards FIRST IN CATEGORY sub-genres  are:  Pre-Historical Fiction, Ancient Historical Fiction, World/International History (non-western culture historical fiction), Americas-Historical Fiction Pre-1750s, Dark Ages/Medieval, Renaissance, and Elizabethan/Tudor 1600’s.

The following titles will compete for the Short List and then compete for the First Place Category Positions and Awards Packages.

• Hana Samek Norton – The Serpent’s Crown: A Novel of Medieval Cyprus
• Kate Braithwaite – Charlatan
• Carol M. Cram – The Towers of Tuscany #2
• Gerald W. McFarland – The Last of Our Kind, Third in the Buenaventura Series
• Sandra Vasoli – Truth Endures: Je Anne Boleyn Book Two #2
• Jean Gill – Plaint for Provence
• Laura Kitchell – Lady of the Bridge #2
• Edward Parr – Kingdoms Fall
• N.M. Bell – No Absolution
• Lorraine Buck – The Last Rosary
• Gina M. Bright – 1381: The Forgotten Revolt
• Leonide Martin – The Visionary Mayan Queen: Yohl Ik’nal of Palenque
• H.J. Reynolds – A Treachery of Spies
• Michal Strutin – Judging Noa: a Biblical Woman’s Journey
• Austin Hernon-Robert – The Wayward Prince, Book Two
• Lilian Gafni – The New World: Flower from Castile
• Catherine T Wilson and Catherine A Wilson – The Gilded Crown
• Laura Kitchell – Lady of the Imperial City
• Bruce Gardner – Hope of Ages Past
• Helena P. Schrader – Envoy of Jerusalem: – Balian d’Ibelin and the Third Crusade
• Mike Hartner – I, James
• Prue Batten – Tobias
• Charlene Newcomb – For King and Country
• Gail Avery Halverson – The Boundary Stone
• Sandra Vasoli – Struck With the Dart of Love: Je Ane Boleyn Book One
• James Conroyd Martin – The Boy Who Wanted Wings

The Chaucer Finalists will compete for the Chaucer Awards First In Category Positions, which consists of Four Judging Rounds.  First Place Category Book Award winners will automatically be entered into the Chaucer GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition, which has a cash prize of $200. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse.   

• All First In Category Book Award Winners will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.
• First In Category winners will compete for the Chaucer Awards Grand Prize Award for the $200 purse and the Chaucer Grand Prize Ribbon and badges.
• TEN genre Grand Prize winning titles will compete for the $1,000 purse for CBR Best Book and Overall Grand Prize.
• A coveted Chanticleer Book Review valued at $345 dollars U.S. CBR reviews will be published in the Chanticleer Reviews magazine in chronological order as to posting.
• A CBR Blue Ribbon to use in promotion at book signings and book festivals
• Digital book award stickers for on-line promotion
• Adhesive book stickers
• Shelf-talkers and other promotional items
• Promotion in print and on-line media
• Review of book distributed to on-line sites and printed media publications
• Review, cover art, and author synopsis listed in CBR’s newsletter
• Default First in Category winners will not be declared. Contests are based on merit and writing craft in all of the Chanticleer Writing Competitions.

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

Congratulations to the Finalists in this fiercely competitive contest! 

Good Luck to all of the Chaucer Finalists as they compete for Semi-Finalists positions.

First In Category announcements will be made in our social media postings as the results come in.

The Chaucer Grand Prize Winner and First Place Category Winners will be announced at the April 1st,  2017 Chanticleer Writing Contests Annual Awards Gala, which takes place on the last evening of the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash. 

We are now accepting submissions into the 2017 Chaucer Awards and the Goethe Awards writing competitions for Historical Fiction. Please click here for more information or to enter the contests.

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October is upon us bringing tricks, treats, and fanciful delights in the form of submissions to the brand new OZMA Awards for Fantasy Fiction and the long running Paranormal Awards for Supernatural Fiction. We can’t wait to see what kind of submissions we get this year. Get your manuscripts ready! The deadline is October 31.

OZMA – Something new for fantasy

Our Cygnus Awards have been home to both Science Fiction and Fantasy since the Chanticleer International Writing Competitions began, but the cup is overflowing and a new cauldron (it’s October after all) was needed to hold the fantasy entries. The OZMA Awards were the perfect answer. A lot of thought went into creating this new home for our fantasy entries, choosing the name OZMA as a nod to L. Frank Baum’s Princess Ozma from the Oz series and then a painting of Joan of Arc by Dante Rossetti (a Chanticleer favorite!) as the image to represent the awards. L. Frank Baum, a feminist in his time, created in Ozma a great ruler, both protector and pacifist, who eliminated poverty and need in her realm. And Joan of Arc, as we all know overcame impossible odds to become a warrior and a leader in a time when such roles were reserved for men. We wanted do our bit to encourage and foster a place for strong female characters in fantasy fiction.

Paranormal – A haunting history

The Paranormal Awards are an old soul with a lot of spirit and winners going back to our beginning.

The Paranormal Awards History of Winners:

2015

The Aurora Affair by Carolyn Haley won the Paranormal Award category for “Supernatural Powers” and then went on to take home the 2015 Paranormal Grand Prize.
“Supermodel-turned-artist Madeline LaRue has been suppressing her psychic gifts all her life. Now she’s stranded in a remote musicians’ enclave, called in by her twin sister to explain away some spooky goings-on that are more than merely spooky. Devout skeptic or not, Madeline has walked into a cosmic storm where, along with her sister, an ex-lover, and a charismatic New Age musician, she is targeted by forces she has always denied, and that only her artist’s eye can discern.“

Carolyn Haley is a writer, editor, and reviewer living in rural Vermont. Through her business, DocuMania, she writes a mix of magazine articles and catalogue copy, along with her own books. She also helps other authors with diverse projects through editing, proofreading, production, and education. When not working, Carolyn enjoys several outdoor pursuits—gardening, paddling, walking, riding, birdwatching—along with autosports and spectating the arts. Her enduring passion, however, is books.

2014

An Ex to Grind by Ann Charles won the Paranormal Award category for “Blended Genre” and then went on to take home the 2014 Paranormal Grand Prize.
“The Deadwood Mysteries offer a welcomed new twist for cozy mystery lovers! Fresh writing, lovable quirky characters, a good dose of randiness, peculiar situations…and clever surprises at every twist and turn. An Ex to Grind keeps the laughs coming or the suspense building. Get ready for another hilarious and spooky suspenseful read from Ann Charles.“

Ann Charles is a USA Today Best-Selling author who writes award-winning mysteries that are splashed with humor, romance, and whatever else sounds fun.She is currently toiling away on her next book, wishing she was on a Mexican beach with an ice-cold Corona in one hand and her Kindle in the other. When she is not dabbling in fiction, she is arm wrestling with her two kids, attempting to seduce her husband, and arguing with her sassy cat.

2013

The Watcher by Lisa Voisin won the Paranormal Award category for “Angels & Demons” and then went on to take home the 2013 Paranormal Grand Prize.
“Voisin transports us visually into Mia’s world with rich details, from places as mundane as a wall locker in a school corridor, to a thrilling winged flight high above the city. We ache with Mia for Michael’s touch when he is near, and feel Michael’s pain for resisting…The Watcher will keep you guessing, and feeling, and leave you with great hope.“

A Canadian-born author, Lisa Voisin spent her childhood daydreaming and making up stories, but it was her love of reading and writing in her teens that drew her to Young Adult fiction. As someone who believes in giving back, she leads the Young Writer’s Club sponsored by the Lynn Valley Literary Society every month. In her spare time, she teaches meditation. So when she’s not writing, you’ll find her meditating or hiking in the mountains to counter the side effects of drinking too much coffee. She lives in Vancouver, B.C. with her fiancé and their two cats.

2012

Sacred Fires by Catherine Greenfeder, winner of the 2012 Romantic Paranormal Award. 
“Casey is a journalist who is trying to prove her reporting chops when she joins up with Miguel, a U.S. Customs agent whose mission is to solve the mystery of missing ancient artifacts and recent bizarre cult murders. Their leads take them to Mexico City and the lush, sultry tropics of Acapulco…Sacred Fires is a well written and crafted romantic paranormal novel with elements of intrigue and suspense along with a story set in a lush locale with mystic Aztec undercurrents. Greenfeder has succeeded in writing a fast-paced romantic suspense novel that is refreshingly different.“

Born and raised in New York City, the American West and the pioneer days has been a fascination for Catherine Greenfeder since her fifth grade teacher created a “pioneer day” complete with square dancing and venison stew.A fan of romance fiction since high school, Catherine decided to write her first romance novel after careers in public relations and retail advertising. Trips to Oklahoma to visit family sparked Catherine’s interest in the plight of Native Americans and those early settlers in the frontier states. Wildflowers is the product of years of research and writing. Catherine is a language arts teacher and a romance novelist in New Jersey.

All you have to do is to enter your manuscript or published novel in either of these terrific contests!

The October 31th deadline for submissions is going to be here before you know it. Don’t miss this opportunity to earn distinction for your novel. Enter our contests today!

All category winners have the opportunity to attend our spring Award Gala ceremony that takes place during the 2017 Chanticleer Authors Conference where they will be whisked up on stage to receive their ribbon in a magical evening including dinner, networking opportunities, and celebrations–not to mention free reviews, and the chance to win the grand prizes and cash![/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container][fusion_builder_container background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20px” padding_bottom=”20px” padding_left=”0px” padding_right=”0px” hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_title size=”2″ content_align=”left” style_type=”single solid” sep_color=”transparent” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]What are the OZMA and Paranormal Awards?[/fusion_title][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”3_5″ last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][fusion_text]Our OZMA Awards are the Chanticleer Reviews search for the best Fantasy books of 2016!

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 in the OZMA Awards for Fantasy Fiction International Writing Competition.

Our Paranormal Awards are the Chanticleer Reviews search for the best Supernatural Fiction books of 2016!

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird other worldly stories, super humans, magical beings and supernatural entities, vampires, werewolves, angels, demons, Fairy, Magical systems and elements, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”2_5″ last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”1px” border_color=”#606060″ border_style=”solid” padding=”10px” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][fusion_text]

Our Chanticleer Review Writing Contests feature more than $30,000.00 worth of cash and prizes each year! 

~$1,000 Overall Grand Prize Winner
~$2,800 in Genre Grand Prizes
~$28,980 in reviews, prizes, and promotional opportunities awarded to Category Winners

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Don’t delay. Enter today! 

The Dante Rossetti Writing Competition recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of  Young Adult Fiction. The Dante Rossetti Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Novel Writing Competitions.

More than $30,000.00 dollars worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to Chanticleer Book Reviews 2016 writing competition winners!

The Dante Rossetti Awards FIRST IN CATEGORY sub-genres  are:  Contemporary Young Adult, Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal, Dystopian/Edgy/Urban, Mystery/Thriller/Suspense, Historical Young Adult, YA Adventure.

The following titles will compete for the FIRST IN CATEGORY Positions and Book Awards Packages.

This is the COMPLETE OFFICIAL Finalists List as of Jan. 26, 2017 for the Dante Rossetti 2016 Novel Writing Contest for Young Adult Fiction.

• Jennifer Lynn Catz – The Darkest Legacy: Hints of Betrayal
• Edward Corcoran – The Earth, the Sky, and the Heaven Above 
• Bryan Ney – Calamity Jane: How the West Began
• Eric Kephas – The Purity Council
• Jodie Esch – Little White Lies
• Kimberly Bernard – Lost Prophecy:Awakening
• Alex E. Carey for Earth’s Embrace
• T.S. Pettibone for Hatred Day
• D. J. Adamson for Outre
• Tory Gates for  A Moment in the Sun
• Wende Dikec for Tiger Lily
• Harold Coyle – The Other Side of the Wire
• Susan Faw for Seer of Souls
• E.Z. Graves for Love Zombies of San Diego 
• Ben Sharpton for Camp Fear: 13 Days of Fear
• K.C. Finn for  Legion Lost
• Alan Sproles and Lizanne Southgate for  The Train from Outer Space
• T. M. Murray for Teramar
• Richard Mann for Wasted in Waldport
• Philip Carlisle for Time’s Will: Eyes of Phire
• T.C. Miller for BlackStar Bomber
• Mike Hartner for I, James
• Lisa Y. Potocar for Train to Glory
• Jesikah Sundin for ELEMENTS (The Biodome Chronicles #2)
• K.J. McPike for XODUS
• Christopher Mannino for School of Deaths
• Alex Paul for SeaJourney
• Anne Sweazy-Kulju for Grog Wars
• Sheena Snow for  Sparked (The Metal Bones Series Book 1)
• Linda Covella for Yakimali’s Gift
• Nancy Pennick for 29
• Jeffrey Stagg for A Campfire Nightmare
• Alex E. Carey for Water’s Reflection
• Norma Hinkens for Immurement
• Edward Mountain for Cerulean Skies

This is the Official List of Finalists for the 2016 Dante Rossetti Awards

The Dante Rossetti Finalists will compete for the Dante Rossetti First In Category Positions, which consists of Four Judging Rounds.  First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the Dante Rossetti GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition, which has a cash prize of $200. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse.   

• All First In Category Award Winners will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.
• First In Category winners will compete for the Dante Rossetti Awards Grand Prize Award for the $200 purse and the Dante Rossetti  Grand Prize Ribbon and badges.
• TEN genre Grand Prize winning titles will compete for the $1,000 purse for CBR Best Book and Overall Grand Prize.
• A coveted Chanticleer Book Review valued at $345 dollars U.S. CBR reviews will be published in the Chanticleer Reviews magazine in chronological order as to posting.
• A CBR Blue Ribbon to use in promotion at book signings and book festivals
• Digital book award stickers for on-line promotion
• Adhesive book stickers
• Shelf-talkers and other promotional items
• Promotion in print and on-line media
• Review of book distributed to on-line sites and printed media publications
• Review, cover art, and author synopsis listed in CBR’s newsletter
• Default First in Category winners will not be declared. Contests are based on merit and writing craft in all of the Chanticleer Writing Competitions.

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

Congratulations to the Finalists in this fiercely competitive contest! 

Good Luck to all of the Dante Rossetti Finalists as they compete for the coveted First Place Category  positions.

First In Category announcements will be made in our social media postings as the results come in.

The 2016 Dante Rossetti Grand Prize Winner will be announced at the April 1st, 2017 Chanticleer Writing Contests Annual Awards Gala, which takes place on the last evening of the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash. 

We are now accepting submissions into the 2017 Dante Rossetti Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is May 30th, 2017. Please click here for more information or to enter the contest.

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Women’s Fiction is also included in the Chatelaine Awards. Women’s Fiction is defined as novels devoted to women’s life experiences, exploring the female psyche, and are more oriented to female readers.  Women’s fiction does not have to have a “happily ever after” ending that depends on a relationship, whereas romantic fiction does.

For example: The script for Pretty Woman is romantic fiction (Vivian, the prostitute, lives happily ever after with her wealthy “client” who leaves his well-bred fiancee for Vivian); whereas the script for BUtterfield 8 would be considered women’s fiction (Gloria, the prostitute, doesn’t fair nearly as well and spirals emotionally downward as we learn of her specifically female experiences). Note: BUtterfield 8 is spelled correctly with the capital B & U as it was a telephone number designation).

As the August 31st deadline for submissions approaches the competition is really starting to heat up. Don’t miss this opportunity to earn distinction for your novel. Enter today!

All category winners have the opportunity to attend our spring Award Gala ceremony that takes place during the 2017 Chanticleer Authors Conference where they will be whisked up on stage to receive their ribbon in a magical evening including dinner, networking opportunities, and celebrations–not to mention free reviews, and the chance to win the grand prizes and cash!

The Chatelaine Awards for Romantic Fiction History of Winners:

2015

Daughter of Destiny by Nicole Evelina won the Chatelaine category for “Legacy/Legend” and then went on to take home not only the 2015 Chatelaine Grand Prize, but also the Chanticleer Grand Prize and was named Chanticleer’s Best Book of 2015! “Daughter of Destiny is the first of three historical fiction novels in the series of Guinevere’s Tale, by Nicole Evelina, that is narrated by Guinevere….an independent woman of strength and fortitude, who finds herself at odds with a world in which her gifts are a liability, and her passions put her and her homeland at great risk.”

 

 

Nicole Evelina is an award-winning historical fiction and romantic comedy writer. She spent 15 years researching Arthurian legend, Celtic Britain and the various peoples, cultures and religious practices that shaped the country after the withdrawal of Rome.

 

 

 

2014

In 2014, Find Me Again by Janet Shawgo won the Chatelaine Grand Prize. One of a trilogy this paranormal romantic mystery novel, which begins just one year before 9/11, answers the question: Can true love conquer death? “Find Me Again is a mystery, conspiracy theory and an amazing love story that crosses generations—all combined into one amazing read.”

 

 

 

Janet K. Shawgo has worked as a travel nurse for over twenty years, specializing in high-risk labor and delivery. She has traveled across the United States, working in numerous hospitals. This is her third book in the Look for Me series. She again combines her passion for nursing with her interest in women’s roles in the military. She resides in Galveston, Texas.

 

 

2013

And in 2013, Kate Vale won with Choices “…a modern day romance story set in small town USA about a seemingly perfect family that ends up experiencing the harder side of life. The story is heart wrenching, but it is ultimately inspiring even though it deals with divorce, infidelity, and relationships. This novel uniquely shows the gritty and often ignored side of what families with kids go through when a marriage breaks apart.”

 

Kate Vale is a writer of powerful and passionate women’s fiction and romance. She is drawn to write about the issues that today’s women face often face.  Most of her titles center in the Pacific Northwest or the Western United States.

 

2012

Nancy LaPonzina’s Nardi Point won the 2012 Chatelaine Award for Romantic Fiction and Women’s Fiction. “…Nardi Point develops into a lovely, nuanced tale with the layers of relationships uncovered like strata of earth, revealing harsh truths and personal epiphanies.” This 

 

Thoughtful women’s fiction with a dollop of archaeology, the meta-physical, and alternative healing modalities are what Nancy LaPonzina writes. She resides in North Carolina, where several of her novels’ locations are based.

 

 

Your book could earn a place in our Chatelaine hall of fame for 2016 Best Books.

All you have to do is to enter your manuscript or published novel.[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container][fusion_builder_container backgroundcolor=”” backgroundimage=”” backgroundrepeat=”no-repeat” backgroundposition=”left top” backgroundattachment=”scroll” video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” bordersize=”0px” bordercolor=”” borderstyle=”” paddingtop=”20px” paddingbottom=”20px” paddingleft=”0px” paddingright=”0px” menu_anchor=”” equal_height_columns=”no” hundred_percent=”no” class=”” id=””][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_title size=”2″ content_align=”left” style_type=”single solid” sep_color=”transparent” class=”” id=””]What are the Chatelaine Awards?[/fusion_title][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”3_5″ last=”no” spacing=”yes” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” class=”” id=””][fusion_text]Our Chatelaine Awards are the Chanticleer Reviews search for the best romantic fiction books of 2016!

We are looking for the best books featuring romantic themes and adventures of the heart, legendary love affairs, perhaps a little steamy romance, along with women’s fiction that explores the issues of being female. Our judges read, rank, and comment on each entry and then choose the best among them. (Also: check our other contest genres for romance categories as well, such as paranormal, young adult, mystery, etc., multiple submissions are welcome)[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”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=”10px” class=”” id=””][fusion_text]

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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