The Ozma Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Fantasy Fiction. The Ozma Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
Chanticleer International Book Awards discovers the best books in the Ozma Awards 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. These books have advanced to the Long List in the 2021 CIBAs OZMA division.
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Ozma Fantasy Fiction entries to the 2021 Ozma Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Ozma Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the FINALIST positions. 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–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person.
These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2021 Ozma Book Awards novel competition for Fantasy Fiction!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
Joseph Riddle – The Seventh Talent
Susannah Dawn – Battle for the Armor of God
Jenn Lees – The Crossing. Arlan’s Pledge Book 1
Susan Chapek – The Scarlet Mantle
Mario Chavez – The Continuous Loop
Kelly Brewer – Water Witch
P.H.C. Marchesi – Florissant
David Fitz-Gerald – Waking Up Lost
PJ Devlin – The Chamber
Laurel Anne Hill – Plague of Flies: Revolt of the Spirits, 1846
James Priest – Kirins: The Seer of Serone
Clayton Marshall Adams – The Mask
Mary K. Savarese – The Girl in the Toile Wallpaper
Allegra Pescatore – Where Shadows Lie
Anton Anderson – The Seekers: Soul Ties
KC Cowan – Asa’s Redemption
Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
J.P. Hostetler – Around Curiosity’s Edge: Hidden Meridians
L. A. Thompson – Isle of Dragons
G.L. Cramb – Druid Quest: Maegics Heir, Book 1
Adron J. Smitley – Jinn
Mark A. Alvarez II – Dutybound: Light Wings Epic Vol. 1
Susan Faw – Heart of Tunise
Taylor Fenner – Monsters & Mist
S.J. Hartland – The Last Seer King
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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 all 2021 Paranormal Supernatural Fiction entries to the 2021 Paranormal Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Paranormal Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the FINALIST positions. 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 SHORT LIST of the 2021 Paranormal Book Awards novel competition for Supernatural Fiction!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
Kaylin McFarren – Annihilation
Avanti Centrae – The Doomsday Medallion
Robert Herold – Moonlight Becomes You
Rebecca Kightlinger – Megge of Bury Down: The Bury Down Chronicles, Book One
Diamond Ligues – The Bird of Hermes Shall Get its Wings
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
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
Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
Ryan Young – The Shepherd’s Duty
Susan Lynn Solomon – What’s Past is Prologue
J.D. Belcher – The Inescapable Consequence
James G. Robertson – The Ripper
T.K. Conklin – Outlaw’s Redemption
D. J. Adamson – Into the Storm
Jim Gish – Snake Prayers
Juju – The Costly Wish
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
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Beware! Beware! Tis the season of the great All Hallow’s Read!
What if, instead of giving sugary sweets and candy to each other for Halloween, we gave each other a scary book? That’s what All Hallow’s Read is all about!
A Blank Page! The Writer’s Greatest Fear!
That was an idea Neil Gaiman came up with in 2010 to try and change the focus of Halloween a little bit more scary and a little less cavity-inducing.
Good Omens
Neil Gaiman is a wonderfully prolific author of the weird, spooky, and plain fun. Probably best known for his works, Stardust, Good Omens, and American Gods, all of which have been converted to the screen, Gaiman’s most frightening work is perhaps in his short story collections like Fragile Things and Trigger Warning. He also is the author of the Sandman Series, which was the inspiration for the TV show Lucifer.
For the first All Hallow’s Read, Gamain released an audio short story called “Click Clack the Rattle Bag” which you can listen to in the video below. IF YOU DARE…
Of course, when we heard of this, we couldn’t help but think of Jolabokaflod, the Icelandic tradition of the Yule Flood where books are given for Christmas that we celebrate every winter.
On the theme of spookiness, why do we like to be scared?
The Toys are inside the house!
There are many reasons for this, but it seems to come down to a few key things:
A quick fright can release dopamine, which feels good
Being scared with a group can be a bonding experience
Frightening media can be a way to critique the status quo
Now, one of the key elements to all the fear-inducing possibilities out there – books, movies, haunted corn mazes, and more – is that we know, on some level, that we are actually safe in these situations. That safety net is key in being able to enjoy fear.
That Feel Good Feeling
Honestly, we don’t know much about the exact science behind fear feeling good, so we’ll simply refer to this excerpt from a Psychology Today article:
When we get scared, we experience a rush of adrenaline and a release of endorphins and dopamine. The biochemical rush can result in a pleasure-filled, opioid-like sense of euphoria. Coupled with this, when we are reminded of our safety (i.e., the safety net), the experience of fear subsides, and we are left with a gratifying sense of relief and subsequent well-being.
Group Fright
Eek!
This one may seem counterintuitive but think about it: When you go to a haunted corn maze with a group, part of the joy is getting to overcome the challenges and hardships together.
There’s also the habit of taking a date to the movies. While it’s true your sweetie might clasp your arm for support and protection, that feeling of heightened intensity, coupled with safety and relief, can definitely help both people feel close.
Critiquing the Status Quo
“We need to talk about your behavior”
Thinking of ghosts and haunting, so often brings up the ideas of someone who has been wronged. Eve Tuck and C. Ree going into this beautifully in their piece “A Glossary of Haunting,” but for those who aren’t looking to get into intense academic discourse today, there’s a quicker version of this from USC News:
Stories of ghosts are prevalent in most societies and often carry cultural implications. In the United States, they feature prominently in connection with slavery and the mistreatment of native tribes, like the trope of the American Indian burial ground as an explanation for supernatural events.
Samhain – The History of Halloween
Origins of Halloween date back to the ancient (for about 2,000 years) Celts’ festival of Samhain (pronounced SAH-win). The Samhain pagan religious festival was observed on October 31st until for about 3 days to six days—mid-point between Fall equinox and Winter Solstice. Anyone committing a crime or used their weapons during the festival faced a death sentence. Mischief and mayhem that did occur (tricks) were blamed on fairies, imps, and other worldly beings.
It was believed that during this time that the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead blurred. The festival marked the beginning of the coming winter and the end of the harvest season. In the 7th century A.D., the Catholic Church tried to blend the ancient Celtic rites with All Saints Day. Again, in 1000 A.D., the church tried again to supplant the ancient festival with All Souls Day on November 2nd. But, ancient rites are hard to extinguish. Sources: History.com
Ancient Samhain — Keep those fires lit!
Now that we have a little primer on why we like being scared, let’s get into some book recommendations!
PLAGUE
By C.C. Humphreys
Captain William Coke lives as a thief with a conscience, in C.C. Humphrey’s historical thriller,Plague. Never loading his pistol with anything more than powder, he carefully selects his victims from the wealthy and the pompous. But he soon walks into crimes far more horrific than robbery.
Captain Coke and Dickon, a rescued street urchin, never expected to find their marks slaughtered on the road to London. Coke has never seen a killing like this, not even on the battlefield fighting to restore his king to the throne in the English Civil War. Pitman, a thief-taker, is likewise shocked by the brutality of the murders supposedly committed by the highwayman he has come to see as a gentleman bandit. Now, Pitman will stop at nothing to find Coke, who has become known as the Monstrous Cock after the notorious murder.
PULSE and PREJUDICE: The Confessions of Mr. Darcy, Vampire
By Colette L. Saucier
First Place Winner in Chatelaine Awards
As a wealthy member of the landed gentry, Fitzwilliam Darcy has obligations in Colette Saucier’s mashup,Pulse and Prejudice: The Confessions of Mr. Darcy, Vampire.
Darcy must secure a suitable match for his younger sister, maintain his cool facade of indifference, and live as quietly as possible. He refuses to consider marriage for himself due to his unusual “affliction.” Forced to live a shell of his former existence for the past six years, Darcy relies on his valet, Rivens, for his every need. He shuns most company because Darcy is a vampire. So, when his close friend, Charles Bingley, insists that Darcy accompany him to a country ball, Darcy is loath to accept. When Bingley meets and is immediately captivated with Jane Bennet, Darcy suspects the Bennets are fortune seekers, interested only in finding wealthy matches for the five Bennet daughters, including the fiery Elizabeth, Jane’s sister.
A frantic, distraught father pounds on a bolted chapel door in a small country hospital…. A tiny, two-day-old infant cries in peril…. A deranged grandfather sees demons in every shadowy corner.
The opening scene read like something out of a young parent’s nightmare. Will their child be healthy? Will they grow up to be successful? Will the child be safe in their grandparents’ arms? Questions that any new mother and father ask themselves. In Garvin’sOphelia’s Room, the answers are terrifying.
JUST DIE
By E. Alan Fleischauer
First Place in Paranormal Awards
E. Alan Fleischauer’s lead character holds the power of life and death in his fingertips in the new crime thriller, Just Die.
How would you react to holding the fate of the living in your bare hand? Recovering from his own near-death experience, retired financial advisor Jake Silver attempts to understand his new powers after a stint in the hospital. When he points his bare finger and utters well-worn words, the object of his attention instantly dies.
The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife
By Liese Sherwood-Fabre
First Place Winner in M&M Awards
The game is afoot! It’s years before Sherlock Holmes’ ponderings from 221B Baker Street. Sherlock is a teenager when challenged to solve his first case,The Adventure of the Murdered Midwifeby Liese Sherwood-Fabre.
The stakes are among the highest. Sherlock’s beloved mother is the accused killer when he and his infamous brother Mycroft are summoned home from their boarding schools. The family reunites to a single purpose. They must prove Violette Holmes’s innocence. They soon discover that proving her innocence will not be enough to restore her standing in the court of public opinion. They can only clear her name by also finding the actual killer. That investigation involves a dangerous pursuit that requires detailed observation, logic, and action. Young Sherlock Holmes will also need to watch his back.
The protagonist and all-around decent guy, Boone Daniels, is in a heap of hurt in JW Zarek’s new Young Adult novel,The Devil Pulls the Strings.
One would think being plagued by an evil spirit wendigo since age six would be enough inconvenience to last a lifetime, but when Boone jousts with his best bud at a Ren Faire and accidentally deals a mortal blow, the hurt he experiences suddenly lands on a sliding scale of 1 to 1 million. And Boone Daniels becomes a millionaire, so to speak.
WRITING IS MURDER: An Emlyn Goode Mystery
By Susan Lynn Solomon
First Place in M&M Awards
A perfect seasonal read, Susan L. Solomon’s mystery,Writing is Murder: An Emlyn Goode Mysterydelivers a witty, intuitive red-headed writer who has many connections in her community, a handsome police detective-maybe-lover, a mouthy cat who keeps her grounded, and a Wiccan BFF whom she can trust with her most profound concerns. And, of course, magical abilities inherited from her ancestor, Salem’s legendary accused witch Sarah Goode, adds layers of mystique.
When Roger Frey interrupts Emlyn Goode battling her recalcitrant muse, she can’t be upset. Roger, aka Police Detective Roger Frey, her next-door neighbor and sometimes sleep-over boyfriend, stumbles on the hunt for coffee, a good-morning kiss, and a sympathetic ear, in that order. He’s bored at work and wants to complain.
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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 entries to the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Dante Rossetti Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the FINALIST positions. 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–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person.
These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards novel competition for Young Adult Fiction!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
P.H.C. Marchesi – Florissant
K.C. Sprayberry – Sins of the Parents
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
Michael Tunison – The Shadow Kingdom
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
Glen Dahlgren – The Game of War: The Trials of Dantess, Warrior Priest
Mark Wakely – A Friend Like Filby
Rick Duffy – The Sigil Masters
Strider K – Stone (former title: You Rock my Life)
Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
Jon Robinson – Sunshine and the Full Moon
J W Nelson – Pentagon Pirate Gang: The Secret of the Orchard
Rektok Ross – Ski Weekend
Nancy Thorne – The Somewhere I See You Again
Dennis D. Skirvin – The Treasure of Nonsense Woods
Susan Faw – Bone Dragon
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
Thomas Corrigan – The Good Life
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The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
Chanticleer International Book Awards is 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, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Long List for the 2021 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers entries to the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Little Peeps Shortlist. 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–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person.
These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
M. Lisa Rinaca – Matt Needs A Werewolf
Avril van der Merwe – I Don’t Want To Be a Hyena
Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
Once Upon a Dance – Belluna’s Big Adventure in the Sky: A Dance-It-Out Creative Movement Story for Young Movers
Cynthia Kern OBrien – I Don’t Want to go to Preschool, the Fairy Queen calls
JL Morin & Stephan Theo – Tuck-a-tuck Dragon
Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
Kevin Brougher – Grandpa Kevin’s…Jack and the Bean Stalk
Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad
Vicky Wu – Patty Panda Gets a Potty!
Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas
Michael Ferrone – Frankenbots: Sunken City of Scraps
Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
Karen B. Kurtz – Sophia’s Gift
Amy Leaf – Harry and the Pelican
Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
Megan Herr – Lucas Takes His Food Allergies to Daycare
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The M&M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem fiction genre. The M&M Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, not-so-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, and for international intrigue see our Global Thriller Awards)
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 M&M Cozy and Not-So-Cozy entries to the 2021 M&M Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2021 M&M Semi-Finalists. The Semi-Finalists will compete for the Finalists positions.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–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person.
These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALS of the 2021 M&M Book Awards novel competition for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries!
Congratulations to the Mystery & Mayhem 2021 Short Listers!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
Andrew Hunkins –Evil Alive
Michael Scott Garvin –Ophelia’s Room
J.W. Zarek –The Devil Pulls the Strings
Codi Schneider– Cold Snap: A Viking Cat Mystery
Vicki Batman –Temporarily Out of Luck
Lori Roberts Herbst –Double Exposure
Mally Becker –The Turncoat’s Widow
Tina deBellegarde –Winter Witness
Alexander Mukte –The Recruiter
Traci Andrighetti –Marsala Maroon
B.L. Smith –Bert Mintenko and the Serious Business
B.L. Smith –The Irritating Misadventures of Bert Mintenko
Patricia Catacalos –Lurking in the Darkness (1832 Regency Book 4)
Arlene McFarlane –Murder, Curlers & Kilts
Eileen Charbonneau –Death at Little Mound
Elizabeth Crowens –Babs and Basil, and the Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles
Debbie De Louise –No Gravestone Unturned
Mary Gehlen Seifert –Titanic Trial
Charlotte Stuart –Who Me? Fog Bows, Fraud and Aphrodite
Jolie Tunnell –Loveda Brown Sings the Blues
Patrick M. Garry –Through the Waves a Steady Path
Lori Robbins –Murder In First Position
Tony Kelsey –Once A Man Indulges
Patricia C. Lee –First Gear : a Sadie Hawkins Mystery
Cam Lang –The Concrete Vineyard
Chuck Morgan –Crime Unknown, A Buck Taylor Novel
Susan McCormick –The Fog Ladies: Family Matters
Diane Weiner –An Ear for Murder
Darryl Wimberley –A Star in her Crown
Kelly Miller –Accusing Mr. Darcy
Phil Bayly –Loving Lucy
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The Gertrude Warner Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Middle Grade Fiction. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Contemporary Middle Grade, SFF & Paranormal Middle Grade, Mystery Middle Grade, Historical Middle Grade, Adventure Middle Grade, and Graphic Novels. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards here and for Children’s Literature see our Little Peeps Awards here.
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction entries to the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Gertrude Warner Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the FINALIST positions. 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–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person.
These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards novel competition for Middle Grade Fiction!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
Didem Saracel – Story of Carbon
Didem Saracel – Story of Oxygen
Ryan O’Connor – Ting Ting, the Girl Who Saved China
Clayton Marshall Adams – The Mask
Mary K. Savarese – The Girl in the Toile Wallpaper
Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
McKemie Huston – Return of the Last Prism
M.L. Smith – Serious Business on Albatross Lane
B.L. Smith – Irritating Adventures on Albatross Lane
K.P. Boardman – The Falling Sisters
Murray Richter – Fishing for Luck
J. B. Spector – The Sunlit Curse, Book 1 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
J. B. Spector – The Amethyst Tower, Book 2 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
Ronnie Swire Siegel – Displaced: A Story About Climate Change and How Displaced Animals Ring the Alarm
James Love – Max Voltage: Multiverse Mayhem
Ben Gartner – Sol Invictus
Esta Lemon – The Loser Blog
KS Mitchell – The Mystery of the Golden Ball: Pen & Quin International Agents of Intrigue
D. H. Timpko – The Firma Twins and the Flute of Enchantment
Susan McCormick – The Antidote
Raea Gragg – Mup
Gloria Two-Feathers – Buck Keeper of the Meadow
Barbara Glazier-Robinson – Grace from Space: A Race to Save Earth(Dream Catcher Series, Book One)
Jay Spencer – The Phantom Airplane Mystery
Laura Gerhardt Schonberg – Joker
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We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.
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.
The Chaucer Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in pre-1750s Historical Fiction. The Chaucer Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
The Chaucer Book Awards competition is named for Geoffrey Chaucer the author of the legendary Canterbury Tales. The work is considered to be one of the greatest works in the English language. It was among the first non-secular books written in Middle English to be printed in 1483.
Chanticleer International Book Awards 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.
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Chaucer Early Historical Fiction entries to the 2021 Chaucer Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Chaucer Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the Finalist positions. 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 17 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 SHORT LIST of the 2021 Chaucer Book Awards novel competition for Pre-1750s Early Historical Fiction!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
John A. Martino and Michael P. O’Kane – Olympia: The Birth of the Games
B.L. Smith – The Last Golden Light
Alana White – Medici Man: The Hearts of All on Fire
Griffin Brady – The Heart of a Hussar
Leah Angstman – Out Front the Following Sea
James Conroyd Martin – Too Soon the Night: A Novel of Empress Theodora(The Theodora Duology Book 2)
David Martyn – The Epistle a Story of the Early Church
Vivienne Brereton – The House of the Red Duke. Book One: A Phoenix Rising
PJ Devlin – The Chamber
Virginia Crow – The Year We Lived
David Fitz-Gerald – The Curse of Conchobar: A Prequel to the Adirondack Spirit Series
Seven Jane – The Isle of Gold
Janet Wertman – The Boy King
Wendy J. Dunn – Falling Pomegranate Seeds: All Manner of Things
Edward Rickford – The Bend of the River: Book Two in the Tenochtitlan Trilogy
Sherry V. Ostroff – Mannahatta, The Sequel
James Hutson-Wiley – The Travels of ibn Thomas
Tim Schooley – The Wool Translator
Patricia Bracewell – The Steel Beneath the Silk
Gail Meath – Countess Jacqueline
Ron Destro – The Starre, the Moone, the Sunne
Rebecca D’Harlingue – The Lines Between Us: A Novel
Amy Wolf – A Woman of the Road and Sea
Toni Kief – Saints, Strangers and Rosehip Tea
Kelly Nichols and Alyn Rockwood – Beyond the Dragonhead
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!
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We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Chaucer Book Awards for Pre-1750s Early Historical Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.
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.
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 entries to the 2021 Laramie Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Laramie Shortlist. 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 SHORT LIST of the 2021 Laramie Book Awards novel competition for Americana Fiction!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
Kimberly Burns – The Mrs. Tabor
E.E. Burke – Tom Sawyer Returns
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
EM Abner – Hollow Eyes on Tennessee: From Shiloh to Perryville
Deborah Swenson – Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy
T.K. Conklin – Outlaw’s Redemption
Bryan Ney – Absaroka War Chief
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
Michael L. Ross – Across the Great Divide: Book 2 The Search
Daniel Herman – The Feudist: A Novel of the Pleasant Valley War
Daniel Greene – Northern Hunt(Northern Wolf Series Book 2)
Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging.
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!
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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.
The M & M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem fiction genre. The M & M Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the 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 and for International High Stakes Thrillers and Lab Lit, see our Global Thriller Awards)
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 M&M Cozy and Not-So-Cozy entries to the 2021 M&M Book Awards LONG LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2021 M&M Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions.FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).
The 2021 M&M FINALISTS will be selected from the M&M Semi-Finalists.
The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 17 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 SHORT LIST of the 2021 M&M Book Awards novel competition for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
Craig Allen Heath – Where You Will Die
Andrew Hunkins – Evil Alive
Michael Scott Garvin – Ophelia’s Room
J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
Joy Ann Ribar – Deep Green Envy
Codi Schneider – Cold Snap: A Viking Cat Mystery
David Martyn – Called Into Service: A Robert Curtis Mystery
Vicki Batman – Temporarily Out of Luck
Lori Roberts Herbst – Double Exposure
Mally Becker – The Turncoat’s Widow
Tina deBellegarde – Winter Witness
Alexander Mukte – The Recruiter
Traci Andrighetti – Marsala Maroon
B.L. Smith – Bert Mintenko and the Serious Business
B.L. Smith – The Irritating Misadventures of Bert Mintenko
Patricia Catacalos – Lurking in the Darkness (1832 Regency Book 4)
Arlene McFarlane – Murder, Curlers & Kilts
Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
Elizabeth Crowens – Babs and Basil, and the Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles
Debbie De Louise – No Gravestone Unturned
Mary Gehlen Seifert – Titanic Trial
Charlotte Stuart – Shopping Can Be Deadly
Charlotte Stuart – Who Me? Fog Bows, Fraud and Aphrodite
Jolie Tunnell – Loveda Brown Sings the Blues
Patrick M. Garry – Through the Waves a Steady Path
Lori Robbins – Murder In First Position
Tony Kelsey – Once A Man Indulges
Patricia C. Lee – First Gear : a Sadie Hawkins Mystery
Cam Lang – The Concrete Vineyard
Steve Lindahl – Chasing Margie
Chuck Morgan – Crime Unknown, A Buck Taylor Novel
Casey Cook – Homebodies
Susan McCormick – The Fog Ladies: Family Matters
Diane Weiner – An Ear for Murder
Darryl Wimberley – A Star in her Crown
Kelly Miller – Accusing Mr. Darcy
Phil Bayly – Loving Lucy
Joann Keder – Welcome to Piney Falls
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!
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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.
