Tag: CAC22

  • The 2021 CIBAs Finalists for Non-Fiction!

    The 2021 CIBAs Finalists for Non-Fiction!

    A Huge Congratulations to all of the Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards (CIBAs)

    2021 Non-Fiction Book Awards Finalists!

    CIBAs Badge general

    Every tier of the CIBAs is an important one, though few manage to rise this far in the ranks.

    For our Non-Fiction Authors, this post has links to all of the Finalist Awards for the 7 CIBA Divisions we have for Non-Fiction. We will have a separate post for Fiction and one more post for the Shorts Awards for both Individual Works and Collected Works, as well as the Series Book Awards.

    All Finalists in attendance will be recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference, and we will announce the Winners at the CIBAs Ceremonies on Saturday, June 25th at the Chanticleer Banquet. We can’t express how excited we are to be able to do this in person with our fully vaccinated and boosted staff in a healthy metro area.

    Now let’s take a step back and look at where we came from to make this happen.

    A pyramid showing the different levels of CIBA Achievement

    The remaining tiers are the First Place Winner, the Grand Prize Winners, and finally, the coveted Overall Grand Prize Winners. The Overall Grand Prize Winner takes home the $1000 and more! See the Book Award details here.

    Now, presenting the links to the Non-Fiction Awards Finalists

    The Official 2021 CIBA Lists of the First Place and Grand Prize Winners for all Divisions of the CIBAs will start to be posted June 29th, 2022.

    Now Accepting Entries into the 2022 CIBAs.
    If you don’t submit, you can’t win!

    We have badges available starting with the Short List. If you need a digital badge reflecting your tier level, please email info@ChantiReviews.com with your division and rank, and we will send you one as soon as possible.

    The 10th Anniversary Chanticleer Authors Conference is June 23-26, 2022

    Don’t Delay, Register Today!


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    Make sure your Award gets the attention it deserves on Goodreads.com 

    In the Librarian Manual on Goodreads, you can go to your Book Edit Page — Literary Awards.

    You want to list the Award for Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) Winners, and be sure to include the year and what place you received. For example:

    The year Long List, Short List, Semi-Finalist, or Finalist.

    Note from Goodreads: “To add a new award or edit an existing award, you’ll need help from one of our volunteer librarians or a staff member.” For assistance, post in the Goodreads Librarians Group.

    Always double check that you’ve written everything correctly before posting it. The search function for Awards on Goodreads is both case and punctuation sensitive.


    The Overall Grand Prize Winner for the 2020 CIBAs was Rebeca Dwight Bruff’s book Trouble the Water

    Cover of Trouble The Water by Rebecca Dwight Bruff

    The 202 Best Book Grand Prize Badge for Trouble the Water by Rebecca Dwight Bruff

    This year  we introduced the Non-Fiction Division for Military and Front Line Book Awards. These books focus on Narrative Non-Fiction that highlights the lives of service members, medical workers, and generally those who engage in public service. This is a division we’ve been waiting to launch for years, and we felt this was the year to make it happen. While we still are updating our site for this division, all 24 of our other CIBAs are now accepting entries for 2022.

    The competition is already heating up!

    Submit today!

    Remember, you don’t have to be present to win, but it sure is a lot more fun! The CIBAs Ceremonies will also be livestreamed for those who can’t attend in person. Information about how to watch will be sent out by the week of the Conference to all finalists.

    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 experts in the business and marketing and promotion for authors from Kickstarter to Hindenburg.

  • The 2021 SHORTS Awards for Short Story Collections, Essay Collections, and Anthologies – The FINALISTS – CIBAs 2021

    The Short Story Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in Collected Works such as Short Story Collections, Essay Collections, and Anthologies. The Short Story Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards program.

    The Chanticleer International Book Awards program discovers today’s best works. The Short Stories Awards discovers the Best New Shorts in Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction. These books have advanced to the next judging rounds. 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 Shorts Book Awards Short List to the 2021 Shorts Book Awards 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 or in-person. 

    NOTE: We are posting the Individual Short Stories, Essays, and Novellas in a different post. These are Collected Works

    These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE WINNERS of the 2021 Shorts Book Awards novel competition for Short Story Collections, Essay Collections, and Anthologies!

     

     

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

    These titles have advanced to the FINALIST stage of the 2021 Shorts Book Awards competition!

    • Grendolyn Peach Soleil – The Mermaids Melt at Dawn for Fantasy and Myth
    • Russ Colson – Kernels of Mind – for Philosophical SciFi
    • Leah Angstman – Shoot the Horses First for Americana Fiction
    • Helena P. Schrader – Grounded Eagles for 20th c. Wartime Fiction
    • Susannah Dawn – I’m Not What I Used To Be, Yet I Am Who I’ve Always Been – Excerpts From My Journey for Personal Journey Non-Fiction
    • K. – Resistance, Revolution and Other Love Stories for Literary Love Stories
    • Domenick Venezia – The Edwerd Chronicles for Magical Realism
    • Elizabeth Crowens – New York: Give Me Your Best or Your Worst for Anthologies and Mixed Media
    • Jeff Richards – Everyone Worth Knowing for Literary
    • Maria Rybakova – Quaternity: Four Novellas From The Carpathians for Contemporary Themes
    • Frances Howard-Snyder – Through a Glass Darkly for Contemporary Themes
    • Judy Taylor – The Boy Who Wrote Poetry for Family Stories

       


      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 CIBA 2020 SHORTS Awards for Short Story Collections is Pierce Koslosky Jr. for A Week at Surfside Beach

      The cover of A Week at Surfside Beach by Pierce Koslosky Jr

      Click here to see the 2020 Shorts Book Award Winners and Finalists.

      We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Shorts Book Awards. 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.

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

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

    • The 2021 SHORTS Awards for Short Stories, Essays, and Novellas (Individual Works) – The FINALISTS – CIBAs 2021

      The Short Story Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in Short Stories, Essays, Novelettes, and Novellas. The Short Story Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards program.

      The Chanticleer International Book Awards program discovers today’s best works. The Short Stories Awards discovers the Best New Shorts in Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction. These books have advanced to the next judging rounds. 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 Shorts Book Awards Short List to the 2021 Shorts Book Awards 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

      NOTE: We are posting the Collected Works such as Short Story or Essay Collections and Anthologies in a different post.
      These are Individual Works

      These titles are the FINALISTS of the 2021 Shorts Book Awards  for Short Stories, Essays, Novelettes, Novellas!

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

      Out of This World Fiction  (Cygnus, OZMA, Paranormal)

      • Susannah Dawn – Command of the Butterfly
      • Gina Detwiler – Before: Jared’s Story
      • Susan Faw – The Wizard of Bastion

        Mysteries and Suspense  (Mystery/Thriller/CLUE)

        • Dalton Mire – A Chance to Serve
        • M. K. Wiseman – Sherlock Holmes & the Ripper of Whitechapel

          The Historicals (Chaucer/Goethe/Hemingway)

          • Kristie Clark – Dragon of the Sea
          • Elizabeth Wolf – The Royal Foetus: A very short novel based on the very short life of King Louis XVII
          • Breakfield and Burkey – Out of Poland
          • Joy Ross Davis – The Sutler of Petersburg
          • Nicole Evelina – Consequences

            Somerset – Literary & Contemporary Fiction

            • Toni Ann Johnson – Homegoing
            • Mekiya Walters – Bathwater (or, The Miseducation of Ness Chairmonte)
            • Frances Howard-Snyder – Face to Face
            • Dalton Mire – A Minefield of Memories
            • Grace Sikorski – How To Become a Mother

            Box of Chocolates Assortment

            • Lindy Miller – Sleigh Bells on Bread Loaf Mountain
            • Jean-Jacques Jura – Acadian Chronicles: When Ancestors Look Down
            • Barry Robbins – Oh Daddy Chronicles: The Tasting

            Narrative Non-Fiction

            • Lisa Lynn Veith – Gold Medal
            • J. L. Oakley – Putting Things Away
            • Vicky Oliver – A Valentine to my Mothers and Other Dubious Role Models

            Graphic Stories

            • Kourtney Spadoni – In The Underwood
            • Clayton Marshall Adams – The Mask

            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 CIBA 2020 Shorts Awards for Short Stories is Robin Lee Lovelace for Savonne, Not Vonny

            Cover of Savonne, Not Vonny by Robin Lee Lovelace

            Click here to see the 2020 Shorts Book Award Winners and Finalists.

            We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Shorts Book Awards. 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.

            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 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction – The Finalists – The CIBAs

            The Boxcar Children from the famed series by Gertrude Warner

            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).

            The Gertrude Warner Book Awards competition is named for Gertrude Chandler Warner, the wonderful author of The Boxcar Children.

            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 the 2021 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction Book Awards to the Finalists 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 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

            Announcing the 2021 Gertrude Warner Finalists for Middle-Grade Readers

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

            • Mary K. Savarese – The Girl in the Toile Wallpaper
            • Didem Saracel – Story of Carbon
            • Murray Richter – Fishing for Luck
            • J. B. Spector – The Sunlit Curse, Book 1 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
            • Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
            • Ben Gartner – Sol Invictus
            • KS Mitchell – The Mystery of the Golden Ball: Pen & Quin International Agents of Intrigue
            • Jay Spenser – The Phantom Airplane Mystery
            • Gloria Two-Feathers – Buck: Keeper of the Meadow
            • Susan McCormick – The Antidote
            • B.L. Smith – Serious Business on Albatross Lane
            • Moira Siobhan – Dilly Cooper Hat-astrophe
            • Emmett J Hall – RUNAWAY
            • Dane S. Skorup – Kid Kingmaker

            Good luck to All! 

            These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards novel competition for Middle Grade Fiction!

            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 CIBA 2020 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards is Kelly Oliver for Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter

            Cover of Kassy O'Roarke Cub Reporter by Kelly Oliver

            A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Readers Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter by Kelly Oliver
            Click here to see the 2020 Gertrude Warner Book Award Winners for Middle Grade Fiction.

            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. 

            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.

             

          • The 2021 JOURNEY Book Awards for Overcoming Adversity in Narrative Non-Fiction – CIBAs Finalists 2021

            The 2021 JOURNEY Book Awards for Overcoming Adversity in Narrative Non-Fiction – CIBAs Finalists 2021

            Journey Narrative Non-Fiction CIBA Badge

            The Journey Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Overcoming Adversity in Narrative Non-Fiction and Memoir. The Journey 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 the 2021 Journey Non-Fiction Short List to the 2021 Journey Book Awards 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  the FINALISTS of the 2021 Journey Book Awards novel competition for Overcoming Adversity in Narrative Non-Fiction!

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

            • Sherry Chapman – How Much Big Is the Sky: A Memoir of a Mother’s Love and Unfathomable Loss
            • Tracie White with Ronald W. Davis – The Puzzle Solver: A Scientist’s Desperate Quest to Cure the Illness that Stole His Son
            • Rosie McMahan – Fortunate Daughter: A Memoir of Reconciliation
            • William Johnson – Snow Blind: Recovering After the Random Shooting
            • Kathleen Lockyer – The Broken Wing Dance — Love, loss, trauma and how nature led me back to my wild self
            • George Farag – Unbecoming My Father’s Son: A Memoir
            • Renee K. Nicholson – Fierce and Delicate: Essays on Dance and Illness
            • Sylvie Heyman – Beyond the Holocaust: An Immigrant’s Search for Identity
            • Faith Fuller Wilcox – Hope Is a Bright Star: A Mother’s Memoir of Love, Loss, and Learning to Live Again
            • Rosemary Keevil – The Art of Losing It: A Memoir of Grief and Addiction
            • Andrea Wilson Woods – Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days
            • Krista Nerestant – Indestructible: The Hidden Gifts of Trauma 
            • Jean-Philippe Soule – I, Tarzan: Against All Odds
            • Meghan Caughey – Mud Flower
            • C.L. Olsen – The Home for Friendless Children
            • Heather Haldeman – Kids and Cocktails Don’t Mix: A Memoir

            If you entered your work into the 2021 Journey Book Awards and do not see it on the list, please check our other non-fiction divisions, as the judges may have deemed that the work belongs in a different division. The many works that have been entered into the Journey Book Awards should have trigger warnings. This is why the judges requested the new division of the Hearten Book Awards for inspirational/uplifting works that overcome adversity. Other works may have moved to other divisions such as Nellie Bly Book Awards for Long Form Journalism or Essay, or our newest division Military and Front Lines Service Non-Fiction Awards. A few were moved the Shorts Division because they did not meet word count requirements.

            These Works are now in the Running for the First Place and Grand Prize WINNERS of the Journey Awards!

            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 JOURNEY Awards is Karen Keilt for The Parrot’s Perch: A Memoir of  Torture and Corrupti0n in Brazil 

            The cover for The Parrot's Perch by Karen Keilt

            Blue and Gold Journey Grand Prize Winner Badge for The Parrot's Perch by Karen Keilt

            Click here to see the 2020 Journey Book Award Winners for Narrative Non-Fiction

            We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Journey 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.

             

             

          • The 2021 HEARTEN Book Awards for Inspiring & Uplifting Non-Fiction – CIBAs Finalists 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 the 2021 Hearten Non-Fiction Short List to the 2021 Hearten Book Awards 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

            Announcing the FINALISTS of the 2021 Hearten Book Awards novel competition for Uplifting and Inspirational Non-Fiction!

            Hearten Finalist Badge

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

            • Wendy Sanford – These Walls Between Us: A Memoir of Friendship across Race and Class
            • Meredith Wargo – DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them
            • Carolyn Lee Arnold – Fifty First Dates After Fifty: A Memoir
            • Leah Witman Moore – Loving You Big: Embracing the Unexpected
            • Rod Baker – Unexpected Treasures – Running a Mental Health Nonprofit
            • Linda Jamsen – Odyssey of Love: A Memoir of Seeking and Finding
            • Meg Nocero – Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief
            • Jane Eden – Nail Soup
            • Allison Hong Merrill – Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops
            • Dennis J Kotchmar – The Joy of Searching, Buying, and Selling Antiques and Home Decor from France and England
            • Fred Guttenberg – Find the Helpers
            • 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  
            • Abe Streep – Brothers on Three: A True Story of Family, Resistance, and Hope on a Reservation in Montana 
            • Labar Laskie – Above the Din: Diary of the HepC Wonder Drugs
            • Gerri Almand – Running from Covid in our RV Cocoon

            These titles are in the running to be the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 2021 Hearten Book Awards novel competition for Uplifting and Inspirational Non-Fiction!

            Good Luck to All! 

            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.

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

            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

             

             

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

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

            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 the 2021 I&I Non-Fiction Short List to the 2021 I&I Book Awards 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 I & I Finalists

            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
            • 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
            • Brad Borkan and David Hirzel – Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results: How an Explorer, an Engineer and a Statesman Shaped our Modern World
            • Geraldine Clouston and Susan Weintrob – indieBRAG Eat, Read & Dream Cookbook
            • 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
            • Phoebe Walker – Freedom FoundProductive and Joyful Living In Spite of Chronic Pain
            • Sabbithry Persad – What Is Coronavirus? How It Infects, How It Spreads, and How to Stay Safe
            • Wendela Whitcomb Marsh – Recognizing Autism in Women and Girls   
            • 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

            Good Luck to All! 

            These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 2021 I&I Book Awards novel competition for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction!

            PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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            Instruction & Instight Blue and Gold 1st Place Badge

             

            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 MIND and SPIRIT Book Awards for Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction – CIBAs Finalist 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 the 2021 Mind and Spirit Non-Fiction Short List to the 2021 Mind and Spirit Book Awards 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 Mind and Spirit Book Awards novel competition for Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction!

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

            • Mike Lutz – Jesus Speaking
            • Tammy Green – Living Without Skin: Everything I Never Knew About Fierce Vulnerability
            • Beth Gibbs – Enlighten Up!
            • Starr Regan DiCiurcio – Divine Sparks: Interfaith Wisdom for a Postmodern World
            • Randi Benator – Awaken to Your Calling
            • George Marino , CPA, CFP – Beyond Balancing the Books: Sheer Mindfulness for Professionals in Work and Life
            • 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
            • 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 
            • Meg Nocero – Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief
            • Richard Lui – Enough About Me

              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 2021 SOMERSET Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction – The Finalists – CIBAs 2021

              The 2021 SOMERSET Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction – The Finalists – CIBAs 2021

              The SOMERSET Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Literary and Contemporary Fiction. The Somerset 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 contemporary stories, literary themes, adventure, magical realism, or women and family themes. These books have advanced to the next judging rounds. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

              These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Somerset Literary and Contemporary Fiction Semi-Finalists to the 2021 Somerset Book Awards 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 the FINALISTS of the 2021 Somerset Book Awards program for Literary and Contemporary Fiction!

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

              • Ben Sharpton – The Awakening of Jim Bishop: This Changes Things
              • M. J. Simms-Maddox – The Mysterious Affair at the Met
              • Anne Pfeffer – Binge
              • E. A. Coe – The Other Side Of Good
              • Margaret Ann Spence – Joyous Lies
              • Kent Politsch – Beebe and Bostelmann, a historical novel
              • Teng Rong – Brilliant White Peaks
              • Natalie Symons – Lies in Bone
              • Dan Schorr – Final Table: A Novel
              • Dawn Newton – The Remnants of Summer
              • Douglas Green – A Dog of Many Names
              • Robert Gwaltney – The Cicada Tree
              • Richard C. Brusca – In the Land of the Feathered Serpent
              • Judy Keeslar Santamaria – Jetty Cat Palace Café
              • Charlie Suisman – Hot Air
              • Suzanne Simonetti – The Sound of Wings
              • Alex Sirotkin – The Long Desert Road
              • John Hansen – Badger Creek
              • Sue Phillips – You Oughta Know
              • Cara Sue Achterberg – Blind Turn
              • Gene Helfman – Beyond the Human Realm
              • Barbara Linn Probst – The Sound Between the Notes

              These titles and their authors will compete to advance to the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE Positions of the 2021 Somerset Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction. Good Luck to All!

              PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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              The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 Somerset Awards is

              Gregory Erich Phillips

              for A Season in Lights

              Cover for A Season in Lights by Gregory Erich Phillips

              Blue and Gold Grand Prize 2020 Somerset Winner Badge for A Season in LIghts by Gregory Erich Phillips

              Click here to see the 2020 Somerset Book Award Winners for Literary and Contemporary Fiction.

              We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Somerset Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary 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.

              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 GOETHE Book Awards for Post-1750s Historical Fiction – The Finalists – CIBAs 2021

              The 2021 GOETHE Book Awards for Post-1750s Historical Fiction – The Finalists – CIBAs 2021

              Goethe Post 1750s Historical Fiction Award

              The Goethe Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in post-1750s Historical Fiction.  The Goethe Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

              The Goethe Book Awards competition is named for Johann Wolfgang von Goethe who was born at the dawn of the new era of enlightenment on August 28, 1749.

              Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Late Period Historical Fiction. Regency, Victorian, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, World and other wars before the 20th century, history of non-western cultures, set after the 1750s, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. For 20th century Wartime Fiction, see our new Hemingway Awards here. 

              These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Goethe Late Historical Fiction Semi-Finalists to the 2021 Goethe Book Awards 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 the Finalists of the 2021 Goethe Book Awards novel competition for Post-1750s Historical Fiction!

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

              • Andrew Schafer, M.D. – Unclean Hands
              • Margaret Rodenberg – Finding Napoleon: A Novel
              • Margaret Porter – The Limits of Limelight
              • Paula Butterfield – The Goddesses of Tenth Street
              • Adele Holmes, M.D. – Winter’s Reckoning
              • Tammy Pasterick – Beneath the Veil of Smoke and Ash
              • Ron Singerton – The Refused
              • Alice McVeigh – Susan: A Jane Austen Prequel
              • Jodi Lea Stewart – Triumph, a Novel of the Human Spirit
              • Drema Drudge – Victorine
              • Lorelei Brush – Chasing the American Dream
              • Lee Hutch – Molly’s Song
              • Orna Ross – After the Rising 
              • Glen Craney – The Cotillion Brigade: A Novel of the Civil War and the Most Famous Female Militia in American History
              • Pamela Hamilton – Lady Be Good
              • Lori McMullen – Among the Beautiful Beasts
              • Mike Jordan – The Freedom Song
              • Florence Reiss Kraut – How to Make a Life: a novel
              • Kathleen Williams Renk – Vindicated: A Novel of Mary Shelley
              • Michelle Rene – Maud’s Circus

                Good Luck to All in the next rounds that will determine the which titles advance to the FINALISTS Level. 

                A few entries have been moved to the 2021 Laramie Book Awards as per judges recommendations for Americana, Prairie, and Western literature division.

                  MORE PROMOTION! 

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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 Goethe Awards is Linda Ulleseit for The Aloha Spirit

                  Cover of The Aloha Spirit by Linda Ulleseit
                  Click here to see the 2020 Goethe Book Award Winners for Late Historical Fiction.

                  We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Goethe Book Awards for Post-1750s Historical Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

                  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.