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  • The 2021 Semi-Finalists for the CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction – a Division of the 2021 CIBAs

    The 2021 Semi-Finalists for the CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction – a Division of the 2021 CIBAs

    Cygnus Award for Science Fiction

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

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

     

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 CYGNUS Science Fiction Long List to the 2021 Cygnus Book Awards SHORT LIST. The  2021 Cygnus Semi-Finalists were selected from the Short List. All FINALISTS will be selected from the Semi-Finalists and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference. First Place and Grand Prize Winners will be chosen from the 24 Division Categories. 

    Congratulations to the 2021 CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction Semi-Finalists!

    • J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings  
    • Sarah Lahey – Nostalgia Is Heartless, Book Two 
    • Spaulding Taylor – Last Star Standing
    • S. W. Lawrence, MD – Earth Dragon   
    • Max Mason – Novastrom: Adventures from the Zrax Wars    
    • Akosua Sankofa – Monmouth Deep   
    • Gary Clark – The Given   
    • Rhett C. Bruno – Vicarious   
    • Michael Hicks Thompson – Clouds Above
    • Timothy S. Johnston – Fatal Depth     
    • Peter Greene – Light of Ganymede   
    • Kristie Clark – Dragon Gold
    • Dimple Patel Desai – The Lambda Factor
    • John J Spearman – Pike’s Potential 
    • Charlene Newcomb – Echoes of the Storm   
    • D.H. Ford – Cosmic Swap    
    • William M. Hayes – Save Him   
    • William X. Adams – Alien Dream Machine   
    • Michael J Metroke – The Masada Affair   
    • PA Vasey – Trinity Evolution    
    • Daniel C. McWhorter – Revival: The Gaia Origin, Book Two     
    • Jenn Lees – Restoring Time: Community Chronicles Book 4     
    • Daniele Kasper – Cut Her Out In Little Stars       
    • William X. Adams – Alien Panic     
    • Elizabeth Crowens – A War in Too Many Worlds   
    • Sandra J. Jackson – Catching Butterflies
    • Dana Claire – The Connection      
    • Gina Detwiler – Forgiven       
    • Sam Stea – The Edge of Elsewhere   
    • Steven Seril – The Destroyer of Worlds: ‘An Answer to Every Question

    The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the Finalists positions. Finalists will be announced and recognized at the CAC22 banquet and ceremony. The Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 9th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the FINALIST positions of the 2021 Cygnus Book Awards novel competition for Science Fiction!

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

    The next round of judging will decide which books move on to the Finalist positions for the 2021 CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction novels.

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    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 CYGNUS Awards is Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle for The Luna Missile Crisis

    Cover of The Luna Missile Crisis by Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle

    Click here to see the 2020 CYGNUS Book Award Winners for Science Fiction.

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 CYGNUS  Awards writing competition.

    Please click here for more information.

    Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

    FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

    Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

    Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

     

     

  • The 2021 HEARTEN Book Awards for Inspiring & Uplifting Non-Fiction – CIBAs Long List 2021

    The Hearten Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Uplifting & Inspiring Non-Fiction and Memoir. The Hearten Book  Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring true stories about adventures, life events, unique experiences, travel, personal journeys, global enlightenment, and more. We will put books about true and inspiring stories to the test and choose the best among them. See our full list of Non-Fiction Divisions here. 

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Hearten Non-Fiction entries to the 2021 Hearten Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Hearten Short List. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25h, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2021 Hearten Book Awards novel competition for Uplifting and Inspirational Non-Fiction!

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

    • Rick Avery with Tom Bleecker – A Life at Risk
    • Mark Allen – Based on a True (Traumatic) Brain History: a Short Memoir
    • Bruce Rowe, MD – Everything Under the Sun: A Family Doctor’s Reflections on Life, Love, Loss and Renewed Hope in Medicine
    • Lisa Smith Molinari – The Meat and Potatoes of Life: My True Lit Com  
    • Cheryl Troxel – The Inexplicable Gypsy
    • Jean-Philippe Soule – I, Tarzan: Against All Odds
    • Wendy Sanford – These Walls Between Us: A Memoir of Friendship across Race and Class
    • Richard Jespers – That I Do Not Lose You: One Man’s Family Roots
    • Heather Haldeman – Kids and Cocktails Don’t Mix: A Memoir
    • Burl Harmon – Combat Missions
    • Jeremy Rhyne – His Name is Cwiz
    • Frederick Douglass Reynolds – Black, White, and Gray All Over; a Black Man’s Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement
    • Meredith Wargo – DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them 
    • George Farag – Unbecoming My Father’s Son: A Memoir
    • Carolyn Lee Arnold – Fifty First Dates After Fifty: A Memoir
    • Leah Witman Moore – Loving You Big: Embracing the Unexpected
    • Shelby Wagner – Learning to Dance in the Rain II
    • Cheng Wang – From Tea to Coffee 
    • Rod Baker – Unexpected Treasures – Running a Mental Health Nonprofit
    • Linda Jamsen – Odyssey of Love: A Memoir of Seeking and Finding 
    • Evelyn LaTorre – Love in Any Language
    • Meg Nocero – Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief
    • Jim Enderle – Fight, Flight, or Freeze: A Love Story
    • Richard Jespers – That I Do Not Lose You: One Man’s Family Roots
    • Robert E. Lofthouse – Honor Through Sacrifice
    • Judith Briles – When God Says NO – Revealing the YES When Adversity and Loss Are Present
    • David Soh Poh Huat – Care Giving Gift of Unconditional Love
    • Jane Eden – Nail Soup
    • Allison Hong Merrill – Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops
    • Julie Ryan McGue – Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging
    • C.L. Olsen – The Home for Friendless Children
    • Fred Guttenberg – Find the Helpers
    • Meghan Caughey – Mud Flower
    • Kim Fairley – Shooting Out the Lights: A Memoir
    • George Kohn – Vector to Destiny: Journey of a Vietnam F-4 Fighter Pilot
    • Sara Easterly – Searching for Mom: A Memoir
    • Linda Morrow – Heart of This Family – Lessons in Down Syndrome and Love 
    • Lisa Dailey – Square Up: 50,000 miles in search of a way home 
    • Betty Jean Craige – Ruminations on a Parrot Named Cosmo
    • Audrey Stelzig and Norman L. Johnson, MD – Grandpa, Were You Ever a Kid
    • Judy Taylor – The Boy Who Wrote Poetry
    • Abe Streep – Brothers on Three: A True Story of Family, Resistance, and Hope on a Reservation in Montana #2
    • Dr Kate Dolan – Beating Drug Addiction in Tehran: a Women’s clinic
    • Colonel Van H. Slayden, USAF, with Patrecia Slayden Hollis – Normandy to Nazi Surrender, Firsthand Account of a P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot
    • Richard Lui – Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness
    • Labar Laskie – Above the Din: Diary of the HepC Wonder Drugs 
    • Bedri Cag Cetin Ph.D. – Sacred Life: Healing from the Virus in Consciousness
    • Carole Bumpus – Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, Book Three
    • Marcus A. Nannini – Midnight Flight to Nuremberg: Capture of the Nazi Who Put Adolph Hitler into Power  
    • Rosemary Keevil – The Art of Losing It: A Memoir of Grief and Addiction
    • Gerri Almand – Running from Covid in our RV Cocoon

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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

    The Grand Prize Winner for the 2020 HEARTEN Awards is Judy Gaman for Love, Life, and Lucille

    Cover of Love, Life, and Lucille by Judy Gaman

    Blue and Gold Badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Hearten Awards Love, Life, and Lucille by Judy Gaman

    Click here to see the 2020 Hearten Book Award Winners for Uplifting Non-Fiction

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction & Memoir. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

    Please click here for more information.

    See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

    Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

    FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

    Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

    Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

     

     

  • The 2021 I&I Book Awards for Instructional and Insightful Non-Fiction – CIBAs Long List 2021

    The 2021 I&I Book Awards for Instructional and Insightful Non-Fiction – CIBAs Long List 2021

    I&I or Instruction & Insight Awards CIBA Badge

    The I & I Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Instruction and Insight non-fiction that are self-help, how-to, guides, or explanatory. In non-fiction works, the author assumes responsibility (in good faith) for the truth, accuracy, people, places, or information presented.  The I & I Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best Instruction and Insight books featuring How-To, Guidance, Travel Guides, Cookbooks, Self-Help, and more. We will put books about true and inspiring stories to the test and choose the best among them. See our full list of Non-Fiction Divisions here. 

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 I&I Non-Fiction entries to the 2021 I&I Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 I&I Short List. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25h, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2021 I&I Book Awards novel competition for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction!

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

    • Aaron Taylor – Stretching Your Way to a Pain-Free Life: Illustrated Stretches for Sports, Medical Conditions and Specific Muscle Groups
    • Angela Quijada-Banks – The Black Foster Youth Handbook
    • Brad Borkan and David Hirzel (co-authors) – Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results: How an Explorer, an Engineer and a Statesman Shaped our Modern World
    • Brian Dillon – From Ex To Excellence  
    • David Perlmutter – The Encyclopedia Of American Animated Television Shows 
    • David Soh Poh Huat – Nature Gifts of the Soursop Leaves
    • Dr Kate Dolan – Beating Drug Addiction in Tehran: a Women’s clinic
    • Eleanor K. Smith and Margaret Pastor – One School’s Journey – Further Down the Path
    • George Marino, CPA, CFP – Beyond Balancing the Books: Sheer Mindfulness for Professionals in Work and Life
    • Geraldine Clouston and Susan Weintrob – indieBRAG Eat, Read & Dream Cookbook
    • Jennifer George – Communication is Care: 9 Empowering Strategies to Guide Patient Healing 
    • Jim & Jessica Braz – Baby Out of Wedlock  
    • Judy Taylor – Breaking the Boundaries: The Rug Hooking Artistry of Sharon Johnston 
    • Kaitlyn Jain – Passports and Pacifiers? Traveling the World, One Tantrum at a Time 
    • Kelly Tan Peterson, Dan Peterson, MD. – KETO BAKED
    • M. J. Simms-Maddox, Ph.D. – A Handbook for Emerging and Seasoned Authors
    • Mary M. Clare and Gary Ferguson – Full Ecology: Repairing Our Relationship with the Natural World
    • Phoebe Walker – Freedom Found – Productive and Joyful Living In Spite of Chronic Pain
    • Rob White – The Maestro Monologue
    • Cheryl Troxel – The Inexplicable Gypsy
    • Sabbithry Persad – What Is Coronavirus? How It Infects, How It Spreads, and How to Stay Safe
    • Stan Bernard, MD, MBa – BRANDS DON’T WIN: How Transcenders Change the Game
    • Susan Marie Conrad – Wildly Inside: A Visual Journey Through the Inside Passage  
    • Wendela Whitcomb Marsh – Recognizing Autism in Women and Girls   
    • Bedri Cag Cetin Ph.D. – Sacred Life: Healing from the Virus in Consciousness
    • Ben R Teeter – Falling Into All
    • Carole Bumpus – Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, Book Two 
    • Jan Kaa Kristensen – Splitting Up Without Falling to Pieces
    • Melanie Choukas-Bradley – Finding Solace at Theodore Roosevelt Island
    • Vindy Teja – YOLO: Essential Life Hacks for Happiness

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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

    The Grand Prize Winner for the 2020 I&I Awards is Wendela Whitcomb Marsh for Independent Living with Autism: Your Roadmap to Success

    Cover for Independent Living with Autism by Wendela Whitcomb Marsh

    Blue and Gold I & I 2020 Grand Prize Winner Badge for

    Click here to see the 2020 I&I Book Award Winners for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 I&I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

    Please click here for more information.

    See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

    Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

     

    VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

    FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

    Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

    Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

  • The 2021 NELLIE BLY Book Awards for Journalistic Non-Fiction – CIBAs Short List 2021

    Nellie Bly Awards

    The Nellie Bly Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Long Form Journalistic and Investigative Non-Fiction and Memoir. The Nellie Bly Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards  (CIBAs).

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Social Science, Data Driven Reporting, Equality and Justice, Ethics, Human Rights, and Activists Groups. We will put books about true and inspiring stories to the test and choose the best among them. See our full list of Non-Fiction Divisions here. 

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Nellie Bly Non-Fiction entries to the 2021 Nellie Bly Book Awards SHORT LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Nellie Bly Finalists. Finalists will be selected from the Short List. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS position of the 2021 Nellie Bly Book Awards  for Journalistic Non-Fiction!

    Short Listed for the 2021 CIBAs

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

    • Azim H. Jiwani, MD – Humanizing Medicine: Making Health Tangible
    • Betty Jean Craige – Ruminations on a Parrot Named Cosmo
    • Burl Harmon – Combat Missions
    • Dori Jones Yang – When the Red Gates Opened
    • Dr Kate Dolan – Beating Drug Addiction in Tehran: a Women’s clinic
    • Jim Lichtman – Trust and Confidence
    • Julie Ryan McGue – Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging
    • Martha Bolton with Linda Hope – Dear Bob… Bob Hope’s Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of WW2
    • Daisy Hernandez – The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease
    • Nicole Evelina – America’s Forgotten Suffragists: Virginia and Francis Minor
    • Richard Jespers – That I Do Not Lose You: One Man’s Family Roots
    • Richard Lui – Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness
    • Abe Streep – Brothers on Three: A True Story of Family, Resistance, and Hope on a Reservation in Montana
    • Janice S. Ellis, Ph.D. – Advancing the Good Society:  Real Advocacy Journalism in Action
    • Cheng Wang – From Tea to Coffee
    • Grover Nicodemus Street RN, Sandra de Abreu Guidry-Street MD, & Ja-ne de Abreu – Chasing the Surge: Life as a Travel Nurse in a Global Pandemic
    • Hafiz Sheriff – History As I see It And Others

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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

    The Grand Prize Winner for the 2020 NELLIE BLY Awards is William “Mecca” Elmore & Susan Simone for Prison from the Inside Out: One Man’s Journey from a Life Sentence to Freedom

    Cover of Prison from the Inside out by William "Mecca" Elmore & Susan Simone

    Blue and Gold Badge for the Nellie Bly 2020 Grand Prize Winner William "Mecca" Elmore  & Susan Simone PRISON FROM the INSIDE OUT

    Click here to see the 2020 Nellie Bly Book Award Winners for Journalistic Non-Fiction

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Nellie Bly Book Awards for Overcoming Adversity in Non-Fiction & Memoir. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

    Please click here for more information.

    See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

    Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

    FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

    Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

    Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

     

  • The 2021 MIND and SPIRIT Book Awards for Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction – CIBAs Long List 2021

    Mind and Spirit Non-Fiction Awards CIBA Badge
    Mind and Spirit Non-Fiction

    The Mind and Spirit Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction and Memoir. The Mind and Spirit Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring enlightenment, motivational/self-help, spirituality, mindfulness, well-being, meditation, and energy. We will put books about true and inspiring stories to the test and choose the best among them. See our full list of Non-Fiction Divisions here. 

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Mind and Spirit Non-Fiction entries to the 2021 Mind and Spirit Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Mind and Spirit Short List. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2021 Mind and Spirit Book Awards novel competition for Enlightenment, Spirituality, and Mindfulness Non-Fiction!

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

    • Ramzi Najjar – The Ultimate Human Secrets 
    • Mike Lutz – Jesus Speaking
    • Tammy Green – Living Without Skin: Everything I Never Knew About Fierce Vulnerability
    • Michael Vincent Moore – Mastering your Emotional Heart-Print
    • Beth Gibbs – Enlighten Up!
    • Rosemary A. Schmidt – The Happy Clam
    • Carolyn Lee Arnold – Fifty First Dates After Fifty: A Memoir
    • Starr Regan DiCiurcio – Divine Sparks: Interfaith Wisdom for a Postmodern World
    • Ben R Teeter – Falling Into All
    • Randi Benator – Awaken to Your Calling
    • Richard Lui – Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness
    • George Marino , CPA, CFP – Beyond Balancing the Books: Sheer Mindfulness for Professionals in Work and Life
    • David Soh Poh Huat – Care Giving Gift of Unconditional Live 
    • David Soh Poh Huat – Nature Gifts of the Soursop Leaves
    • Bedri Cag Cetin Ph.D. – Sacred Life: Healing from the Virus in Consciousness
    • Reagan J. Pasternak – Griffin’s Heart: Mourning Your Pet With No Apologies
    • Carlo Pietro Sanfilippo – AfterLIFE, Waking up from My American Dream
    • Dr. BethAnne K.W. – Revelations of The Sky: 133 passages on the alchemy of grief
    • Ramzi Najjar – The YOU beyond you: The knowledge of the willing
    • Judith Briles – When God Says NO – Revealing the YES When Adversity and Loss Are Present 
    • Labar Laskie – Above the Din: Diary of the HepC Wonder Drugs
    • Meg Nocero – Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief
    • Angela Quijada-Banks – The Black Foster Youth Handbook
    • James Martin – Revelation Through Science

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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    The Grand Prize Winner for the 2020 Mind and Spirit Awards is Dr. Donna Marks for Exit the Maze: One Addiction, One Cause, One Cure

    Cover for Exit the Maze

    Blue and Gold badge for the Mind and Spirit 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Dr. Donna Marks' EXIT the MAZE: One Addiction, One Cause, One Cure 

    Click here to see the 2020 Mind and Spirit Book Award Winners

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Mind and Spirit Book Awards for Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction & Memoir. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

    Please click here for more information.

    See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

    Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

    FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

    Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

    Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

  • The HARVEY CHUTE Book Awards for Business and Enterprise Non-fiction – the Short List for the 2021 CIBAs

    Business, Technology, and Enterprise Non-Fiction Guides and How-To Book Awards | Chanticleer Book Reviews

    The HARVEY CHUTE Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Business and Enterprise Non-fiction. The Harvey Chute Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring motivational, strategy, technology guides, social media, finance, investing & money, communications, marketing, business, and economics. These books have advanced to the next judging rounds. The best will advance. Which titles will be declared as winners of the prestigious Harvey Chute Book Awards? We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremonies April 21-25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person. Looking for our other Non-fiction categories? Keep an eye out for our long lists for The Nellie Bly Awards focusing on journalism, The I & I Awards focusing on business, The Journey Awards focusing on Narrative Non-fiction, and Mind & Spirit Awards.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Harvey Chute Non-Fiction entries to the 2021 Harvey Chute Book Awards SHORT LIST.  Finalists will be selected from the Short List. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the Finalists Level of Achievement for the 2021 Harvey Chute Book Awards novel competition for Business, Finance, and Enterprise Non-Fiction!

    Congratulations to the 2021 Harvey Chute Short Listers!

    Short Listed for the 2021 CIBAsJoin us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.

    • Stan Bernard, MD, MBA – Brands Don’t Win: How Transcenders Change the Game
    • Ross Brand – 100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions: Top Content Creators Help You Succeed in an Era of Rapid Change
    • Thomas Wideman – Welfare Cheese to Fine Caviar: How to Achieve Your Dreams Despite Your Upbringing
    • Anthony C. Delauney – Owning the Dash: The No Regrets Retirement Roadmap
    • Bruce Graham – Unemployment and You 
    • David Cutler – The Game of Innovation: Conquer Challenges. Level Up Your Team. Play to Win.
    • George Marino CPA – Beyond Balancing the Books: Sheer Mindfulness for Professionals in Work and Life
    • Gustavo J. Gomez, Ph.D. – Private Money Lending: Learn How to Consistently Generate a Passive Income Stream 2nd Edition
    • Heather Wilde – Birth of a Unicorn: Six Basic Steps to Success
    • Howard Tiersky – Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance
    • Kate Dixon – Pay Up! Unlocking Insider Secrets of Salary Negotiation
    • Max James – Harder I Fall, the Higher I Bounce
    • Nayana Williams – The Lifespan Movement
    • Cash Nickerson – Negotiating As a Martial Art
    • Dori Jones Yang – When the Red Gates Opened

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    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 Harvey Chute Awards is Laura Huang for Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage

    Cover of Edge by Laura Huang

    Blue and Gold Grand Prize Winner Badge for Havey Chute Awards for Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage by Laura Huang

    Click here to see the 2020 Harvey Chute Book Award Winners for Business & Finance Non-Fiction

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Nellie Bly Book Awards for Overcoming Adversity in Non-Fiction & Memoir. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

    Please click here for more information.

    See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

    Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

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    Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

  • The 2021 LARAMIE Book Awards for Americana Fiction Short List – CIBAs 2021

    The 2021 LARAMIE Book Awards for Americana Fiction Short List – CIBAs 2021

    Laramie Americana, Western Pioneer, Civil War Fiction Award

    The Laramie Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Americana and Westerns fiction genre. The Laramie Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring Americana themes, First Nation stories, early North American History, cowboys & cowgirls in the Wild West, pioneering, and Civil War, and we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Laramie Americana Long List to the 2021 Laramie Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions. FINALISTS will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

    The 2021 Laramie Finalists will be selected from the Laramie Semi-Finalists.

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person. 

    These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALS of the 2021 Laramie Book Awards novel competition for Americana Fiction!

    Short Listed for the 2021 CIBAs

    Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!

    • David Fitz-Gerald – Waking Up Lost
    • Chase Pletts – The Loving Wrath of Eldon Quint
    • E.E. Burke – Tom Sawyer Returns
    • Kimberly Burns – The Mrs. Tabor
    • Leah Angstman – The Only Way to Cheat a Hangman
    • E. Alan Fleischauer – Tommies
    • Kalen Vaughan Johnson – Raid of Souls 
    • Catherine M. O’Connor – Dust Covered Lies
    • Michael Eisenhut – Brothers of War, The Iron Brigade at Gettysburg
    • Pamela Nowak – Never Let Go
    • Forest B. Dunning – Death at Lame Deer
    • Will Astrike – The Knack and The Skills of Ezra Lacey – Series
    • Samantha Specks – Dovetails in Tall Grass
    • Kenneth Arbogast – Sorrow Ledge
    • E. Alan Fleischauer – Kidnapped
    • Deborah Swenson – Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy
    • T.K. Conklin – Outlaw’s Redemption
    • Betty Willis – Texas Quest
    • Glen Craney – The Cotillion Brigade: A Novel of the Civil War and the Most Famous Female Militia in American History
    • David Fitz-Gerald – The Curse of Conchobar: A Prequel to the Adirondack Spirit Series
    • George T. Arnold – Wyandotte Bound
    • Michael R. Frontani – Dante’s Forge
    • Chris Bennett – Road to the Breaking
    • Michael L. Ross – Across the Great Divide: Book 2 The Search
    • Daniel Greene – Northern Hunt (Northern Wolf Series Book 2)
    • Bryan Ney – Absaroka War Chief

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

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        The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LARAMIE Awards is Rebecca Dwight Bruff for Trouble the Water, a Novel

        Cover of Trouble The Water by Rebecca Dwight BruffA blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Laramie Westerns for Trouble the Water, a novel by Rebecca Dwight BruffClick here to see the 2020 Laramie Book Award Winners for Americana Fiction.

        We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Laramie Book Awards for Americana and Western Fiction.

        Please click here for more information.

        For our other Historical Fiction Awards, please see the following:

        Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

        VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

        FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

        Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

        Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

      • The 2021 Paranormal Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction – CIBAs Short List 2021

        The 2021 Paranormal Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction – CIBAs Short List 2021

        Paranormal Fiction Awards

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

        Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books Paranormal books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, magical systems and elements. These books have advanced to the Long List  Level of Achievement in the 2021 CIBAs.

        These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Paranormal Supernatural Fiction Long List to the 2021 Paranormal Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

        The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

        We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

        These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2021 Paranormal Book Awards novel competition for Supernatural Fiction!

        Short Listed for the 2021 CIBAs

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

        • Avanti Centrae – The Doomsday Medallion
        • Robert Herold – Moonlight Becomes You
        • Rebecca Kightlinger – Megge of Bury Down: The Bury Down Chronicles, Book One
        • Catori Sarmiento – But the Wicked Shall Perish
        • Elizabeth Crowens – The Time Traveler Professor – Book Three: A War in Too Many Worlds
        • J. W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls The Strings
        • Kaylin McFarren – Annihilation
        • K.T. Anglehart – The Wise One
        • AJ Thibault – Ghost Town
        • JP McLean – Blood Mark
        • J.G. Schwartz – The Curious Spell of Madam Genova
        • Henry Anderson – Cape Misfortune
        • Miki Mitayn – The Conscious Virus
        • John Stafford – A Hand of Vengeance
        • Daniela Valenti – Sentinel 10: The Crystal Skull
        • PJ Devlin – The Chamber
        • Susan Lynn Solomon – What’s Past is Prologue
        • T.K. Conklin – Outlaw’s Redemption
        • D. J. Adamson – Into the Storm
        • Jonathan Floyd – Lost on the Edge of Eternity
        • David Fitz-Gerald – The Curse of Conchobar
        • Nola Nash – Crescent City Sin
        • Nola Nash – Crescent City Moon

        These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2021 Paranormal Book Awards novel Supernatural  Fiction!

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        The Grand Prize Winner for the 2020 PARANORMAL Awards was Kaylin McFarren for Soul Seeker

         

        Blue and gold badge for the 2020 Paranormal Grand Prize Winner, Kaylin McFarren for Soul Seeker

        Click here to see the 2020 Paranormal Book Award Winners for Supernatural Fiction.

        We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Paranormal Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

        Please click here for more information.

        Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

        VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

        FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

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        Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

      • The 2021 CLUE Book Awards for Suspense/Thrillers – CIBAs Short List 2021

        The 2021 CLUE Book Awards for Suspense/Thrillers – CIBAs Short List 2021

        Thriller Suspense Fiction Award

        The Clue Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Suspense and Thriller Mysteries. The Clue Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

        Chanticleer International Book Awards is seeking the best books featuring suspense, thrilling adventure, detective work, private eye, police procedural, and crime-solving, we will put them to the test to discover the best! (For lighter-hearted Mystery and Classic Cozy Mysteries please check out our Mystery & Mayhem Awards, and for High Stakes Suspense Novels please check out our Global Thriller Awards).

        These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Clue Suspense/Thriller Fiction Long List to the 2021 Clue Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

        The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

        We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

        Congratulations to the 2021 CLUE Book Awards Short Listers! Short Listed for the 2021 CIBAs

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

        • Tom Galvin – The Auction
        • Steph Mullin and Nicole Mabry – The Family Tree
        • Lynn Yvonne Moon – The Agency – Tablet of Destiny
        • Alicia Dill – Beyond Sacrifice
        • Tony Ollivier – The Amsterdam Deception
        • J. Luke Bennecke – Waterborne
        • Jane Rosenthal – Del Rio
        • Chuck Morgan – Crime Exploded, A Buck Taylor Novel
        • James A. Ross – Coldwater Revenge
        • John Stafford – Call of Vengeance Series, Book 4: A Hand of Vengeance
        • T.L. Bequette – Good Lookin’: A Joe Turner Mystery
        • Ernesto H Lee – Flawed Beauty
        • Amy S. Peele – Match: A Medical Murder Mystery
        • Leah Angstman – Falcon in the Dive
        • Erik Foge – We Know Your Name
        • Kevin G. Chapman – Fatal Infraction (Mike Stoneman Thriller #4)
        • Rip Converse – Callie Awakens
        • Emily A. Myers – The Truth About Unspeakable Things
        • D. J. Adamson – Into The Storm
        • Roberta Seret – Gift of Diamonds
        • Mary Keliikoa – Denied
        • Lyle Howard – An Eye For An Eye
        • Laurie Buchanan – Indelible: A Sean McPherson Novel, Book One
        • Robert Honor – Bogart’s Hat
        • Valerie J. Brooks – Tainted Times 2
        • Shelley Nolden – The Vines
        • Chuck Morgan – Crime Conspiracy: A Buck Taylor Novel

        These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2021 Clue Book Awards novel competition for Thriller/Suspense Fiction!

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        Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging for the Semi-Finalist Level. 

        The Grand Prize Winner for the 2020 CLUE Awards was Chris Karlsen for A Venomous Love

        Cover of A Venemous Love by Chris Karlsen

         

        Blue and Gold Grand Prize 2020 Clue Awards Badge for Chris Karlsen's A Venomous Love

        Click here to see the 2020 Clue Book Award Winners for Suspense/Thriller Mysteries.

        We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Clue Book Awards for Suspense/Thriller Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

        Please click here for more information.

        For lighter-hearted Mystery and Classic Cozy Mysteries please check out our Mystery & Mayhem Awards, and for High Stakes Suspense Novels please check out our Global Thriller Awards

        Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

        VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

        FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

        Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

        Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

         

      • The 2021 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – CIBAs Short List

        The 2021 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – CIBAs Short List

        Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction

        The Dante Rossetti Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Young Adult Fiction. The Dante Rossetti Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

        Named in honor of the British poet & painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti who founded the Pre-Ralphaelite Brotherhood in 1848.

        Chanticleer International Book Awards 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 (imaginary or real). 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 for the winners of the Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction. Looking for middle grade contests? Check out our Gertrude Warner Awards.

        These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Dante Rossetti Young Adult Fiction Long List to the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalist. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

        The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

        We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

        These titles are in the running for the Semi-FInalists of the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards novel competition for Young Adult Fiction!

        Short Listed for the 2021 CIBAs

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

        • P.H.C. Marchesi – Florissant
        • Angela Yeh – A Phoenix Rises
        • Shadow Bleak – Riot Shield
        • B.L. Smith – The Last Golden Light
        • M.J. Evans – The Sand Pounder: Love and Drama on Horseback in WWII
        • Dan Rice – Dragons Walk Among Us
        • Blue Spruell – TARO: Legendary Boy Hero of Japan
        • Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
        • E.A. Allen – Percy St. John and the Chronicle of Secrets
        • J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
        • Susan Faw – Bone Dragon
        • Mark Wakely – A Friend Like Filby
        • Rick Duffy – The Sigil Masters
        • Glen Dahlgren – The Game of War: The Trials of Dantess, Warrior Priest
        • Strider K – Stone (former title: You Rock my Life)
        • Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
        • Jon Robinson – Sunshine and the Full Moon
        • Rektok Ross – Ski Weekend
        • Nancy Thorne – The Somewhere I See You Again
        • Dennis D. Skirvin – The Treasure of Nonsense Woods
        • Kourtney Spadoni – In The Underwood
        • Rebecca Danzenbaker – The Color of My Soul
        • John Thomas Everett – Aesop’s Fox
        • L. A. Thompson – Isle of Dragons
        • Shay Siegel – Fractured

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

        The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 DANTE ROSSETTI Awards is Dallas Woodburn for The Best Week That Never Happened

        Cover of The Best Week That Never Happened by Dallas Woodburn

        Blue and Gold Grand Prize 2020 Winner Badge for the Dante Rossetti Awards for The best week that never happened by Dallas Woodburn

        Click here to see the 2020 Dante Rossetti Book Award Winners for Young Adult Fiction.

        We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

        Please click here for more information.

        For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

        Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

        VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

        FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

        Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

        Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.