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The 2022 Global Thriller CIBAs Finalists for High Stakes Suspense
The Global Thriller Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in High Stakes Thriller Fiction. The Global Thriller Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring suspense, thrilling stories that put the balance of world power or that will end the world as we know it. We include with Global Thrillers the Lab Lit genre. Lab Lit is when Fiction Meets Real Science and Research or stories that are based on real science and research up to a certain “what if” point.

For other Mystery Divisions see our Clue Awards for Suspense/Thriller Novels and our M&M Awards for Cozy-and-not-so-Cozy Novels.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Global Thriller High Stakes Fiction Semi-Finalists to the 2022 Global Thriller Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the First Place and Grand Prize Winners of the 2022 Global Thriller Book Awards novel competition for High Stakes Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

The Global Thriller Finalists:
- Lucien Telford – The Sequence
- Timothy S. Johnston – The Shadow of War
- Timothy S. Johnston – An Island of Light
- Kevin Kuhens – Terror’s Sword – A Kyle McEwan Novel
- RP Grant – Gray Matter
- J. Luke Bennecke – Waterborne
- Charlie Robinson – Hybrid Hysteria – A Novel of Corporate Intrigue Both Holy and Diabolical
- Gerard Shirar – The China Paradox
- Daniel Greene – Northern Shadows (Northern Wolf Series Book 5)
- William McGinnis – Slay the Dragon: An Adam Weldon Thriller
- Amy Sommers – Rumors From Shanghai
- Randall Krzak – Revenge
- Kristie Clark – Dragon Clan
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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 GLOBAL THRILLER Awards is:

The Chameleon

Ron McManus

See all the 2021 Global Thriller Winners here
The 2022 GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2023 GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today!

IN-Person – April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

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February 24, 2023
The 2022 LITTLE PEEPS CIBAs Finalists for Early Readers & Picture Books
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 2022 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 2022 Little Peeps Early Readers Semi-Finalists to the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the First Place and Grand Prize Winners of the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.
- Beth Bacon – The Panda Cub Swap
- Sara Tabibzadeh – Two Cherries
- Anthony C. Delauney – Lilly and May Learn Why Mom and Dad Work
- Travis D. Peterson – Ada and the Helpers
- Helen M. Waters – A Story About Sprout
- Richard Ceasor – Grandma I Don’t Want To Go To Sleep: A Forever Love Tale
- Susan Conrad – Inside my Sea of Dreams: The Adventures of Kami and Suz
- Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey to the Oceans
- Cynthia C. Huijgens – A Fish Called Andromeda
- C.L. Olsen – Old Crabby Turtle
- Valerie Ramer – Alastair McAllister Goes to School
- Peggy Sullivan – Montana Cats
- Danielle Diestl – Lily May and the Ruby Shoes Blues
- Maggie Bates – Ravens Roost
- Cheryl Denise Bannerman – The Gecko Without An Echo
- Anthony C. Delauney – Dash and Nikki and The Jellybean Game
- David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Lobster Tale
- Cindy L. Rodriguez – Three Pockets Full: A story of love, family, and tradition
- Abbe Rolnick – Bubbie’s Magical Hair
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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is:

Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath

by Andrea Vaughan

See the Full List of 2021 Winners here

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

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2022 CIBA Awards Ceremony sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

IN-Person – April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

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February 24, 2023
The 2022 Paranormal CIBAs Semi-Finalists for Supernatural Fiction
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, and magical systems.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Paranormal Supernatural Fiction Short List to the 2022 Paranormal Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. Entries below are now in competition for the Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2022 Paranormal Book Awards novel competition for Supernatural Fiction!

Join us in cheering on these Semi-Finalist authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.
- Eva Doherty Gremmert – The Fairy Fort
- Daniela Valenti – The Ghosts of Evil (Book 3 of the Sentinel 10 series)
- Nancy Canyon – Ghost Rocks
- Brooke Maddaleni – Let Me Go
- Jody Hadlock – The Lives of Diamond Bessie
- Daniela Valenti – Sentinel 10, The Edge of Destiny
- David Fitz-Gerald – Caught in a Trance
- J.D. Toepfer – Route 666: Highway to Hell
- Novella Jean – The Bell Lady of Blairmont Manor
- Michael J. Grasso – A Dark Age Resurgent
- Joe Lyon – Temple of Valor: Astar’s Blade: Part Three
- Lloyd Jeffries – A Portion of Malice (Ages of Malice, Book I)
- Rebecca Kightlinger – The Lady of the Cliffs: Book Two of The Bury Down Chronicles
- Kaylin McFarren – Requiem For A Queen
- Florence Tholozan – The Chinese Woman from the Painting
- Gina Detwiler – Forbidden
- T.K. Conklin – Guarded Hearts
- Cass Kay – Legacy Witches
- Jenny Allen – Blood Lily
- Anika Savoy – The Ghost in Her
- Gail Hertzog – Crossing the Ford
- Stu Jones – S.H.R.E.D. Gorgon Rising
- Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle – Cold As Hell
- Nola Nash – Traveler
- Nola Nash – Crescent City Sin
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 PARANORMAL Awards and OVERALL GRAND PRIZE WINNER of 2021 is:

The Devil Pulls The Strings

By J. W. Zarek

The 2022 PARANORMAL Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 11-year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2023 PARANORMAL Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today!

April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

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February 23, 2023
The 2022 HEARTEN CIBAs Short List for Inspiring & Uplifting Non-Fiction
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 2022 Hearten Non-Fiction Long List to the 2022 Hearten Book Awards SHORT LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2022 Hearten Semi-Finalists. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the Semi-Finalists of the 2022 Hearten Book Awards novel competition for Uplifting and Inspirational Non-Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following Short List authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.
- Kerrin Margiano – Enjoy the Gift of Childhood
- Ed Norwood – Be a Giant Killer: Overcoming Your Everyday Goliaths
- Mitzi Perdue – Mark Victor Hansen, RELENTLESS
- Megan Whitmer – Mom Life Versus the Everyday Apocalypse
- Laura Whitfield – Untethered: Faith, Failure, and Finding Solid Ground
- Ann E Feldman – Building Communities of Trust: Creative Work for Social Change
- Randi Benator – Awaken to Your Calling: A Guide to Discovering Your Career Path and Life Direction
- Beverly J. Armento – Seeing Eye Girl: A Memoir of Madness, Resilience, and Hope
- C.J. Hudson – Destiny Lives on Fairhaven Street
- Kim Fairley – Swimming for My Life
- Mark Berridge – A Fraction Stronger
- Kyomi O’Connor – A Sky of Infinite Blue- A Japanese Immigrant’s Search for Home and Self
- Mohan Ranga Rao – Inner Trek – Trek Himalayan
- Roselle Madrone – The Open Book: A Family Memoir of Adventure, Trauma, and Resilience
- Jocelyn Jones – Artist: Awakening the Spirit Within
- Jackie Haines – Pinball, the Stray I Needed
- Laura Bartnick – Being Creative
- Benjamin Plumb – The Satisfied Introvert: A Memoir About Finding Safety in an Extroverted World
- Mike Coleman – The Way from Me to Us
- Linda C Wright – A Bittersweet Goodnight
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The Grand Prize Winner for the 2021 HEARTEN Awards is
Diane Trull & Meredith Wargo for
DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them

Click here to see the 2021 Hearten Book Award Winners for Uplifting Non-Fiction

We are now accepting submissions into the 2023 Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction & Memoir. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC24.

Please click here for more information.

See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

Winners will be announced at the 2022 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference April 27-30, 2023! 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.

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Featuring: Book to Screen expert and attorney Maggie Marr
February 22, 2023
The 2022 JOURNEY CIBAs Finalists for Overcoming Adversity in Narrative Non-Fiction
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 Semi-Finalist Journey Non-Fiction entries to the 2022 Journey Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23). The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the First Place and Grand Prize Winners of the 2022 Journey Book Awards novel competition for Overcoming Adversity in Non-Fiction!

Join us in celebrating the Finalist authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.
- Sandi Paris – Catching Rain
- Michael Wohl – In Herschel’s Wake
- Ashe and Magdalena Stevens – Lost in Beirut: A True Story of Love, Loss and War
- Norris Comer – Salmon in the Seine: Alaskan Memories of Life, Death, & Everything In-Between
- Laura Whitfield – Untethered: Faith, Failure, and Finding Solid Ground
- Kyomi O’Connor – A Sky of Infinite Blue- A Japanese Immigrant’s Search for Home and Self
- Roselle Madrone – The Open Book: A Family Memoir of Adventure, Trauma, and Resilience
- D. Terrence Foster, MD – The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life
- Mark Berridge – A Fraction Stronger
- Joseph G. Krygier with Victor Breitburg – A Rage To Live: Surviving The Holocaust So Hitler Would Not Win
- Donna McCart Welser – Rue’s Butterfly
- Simone Yemm – Stalked by Demons, Guarded by Angels: The Girl with the Eating Disorder
- Philip Lister – A Short Good Life: Her Father Tells Liza’s Story of Facing Death
- M. E. Schuman – The Understory: A Female Environmentalist in the Land of the Midnight Sun
- Meredith O’Brien – Opening The Door: My Journey Through Anorexia To Full Recovery
- Susan Frances Morris – The Sensitive One
- Amelia Zachry – Enough – A Memoir of Mistakes, Mania, and Motherhood
- Carolyn DiPasquale – Reckless Grace: A Mother’s Crash Course in Mental Illness
- Mike Coleman – The Way from Me to Us
- Gabriel Bron – The Journey Home: Portraits of Healing
- Catherine Ehrlich – Irma’s Passport: One Woman, Two World Wars, and a Legacy of Courage
- Denise Collins – What Happened to John
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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 JOURNEY Awards is:

Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days

Andrea Wilson Woods

The 2022 JOURNEY Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2023 JOURNEY Book Awards are open until the end of July. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today!

IN-Person – April 27-30, 2023! 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 11th annual conference and discover why!
February 22, 2023
2022 GERTRUDE WARNER CIBAs Finalists for Middle Grade Fiction
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 all 2022 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction Semi-finalists to the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the First Place and Grand Winner of the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards novel competition for Middle Grade Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

The 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards Finalists
- Joy A. Burke – Surviving Christmas
- Cicek Bricault – KyRose Takes A Leap
- Sam Hooker & Lindy Ryan – Hemlock N Glitter
- S.P. O’Farrell – Simone LaFray and the Red Wolves of London
- J.K. Pinsel – KAZI
- Alex Paul – The King’s Armada: Arken Freeth and the Adventure of the Neanderthals, Book 6
- Bo Gannon – Rabbit Tracks – The Trail to Gettysburg
- Ana Cortes – Marco, Pablo, & Olivia: Fútbol Tryouts
- Ben Gartner – People of the Sun
- PJ McIlvaine – Violet Yorke, Gilded Girl: Ghosts in the Closet
- Jon & Di Nelson – Spooky Stuff – Back Pocket Summer Camp Tales
- Didem Saracel – Story of Universe
- Christian A. Shane – Salmon Survivor
- Ted Neill & Suzi Spooner – Mystery Force Volume 1: Books 1-3 of the Mystery Force Series
- Ellen Dee Davidson – WIND
- Tamra Andrews – Mirror Child: Book One: The Woolgatherer
- U.W. Leo – ARKO: The Dark Union (A Sci-fi Adventure Series)
- JK Noble – HALE: The Rise of the Griffins
- J. B. Spector – The Amethyst Tower, Book 2 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards was:

Fishing for Luck

by Murray Richter

See the full list of 2021 Gertrude Warner Winners here

The 2023 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 11-year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2023 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards are open until the end of August. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today!

April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

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Join us for our 11th annual conference and discover why!
February 22, 2023
The 2022 HEMINGWAY CIBAs Short List for 20th Century Wartime Fiction
The Hemingway Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works for 20th Century Wartime Fiction. The Hemingway Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

The Hemingway Book Awards competition is named for Ernest Hemingway who was born July 21, 1899

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring 20th Century Wartime Fiction in Historical Fiction; Romance and Romantic Fiction; Mysteries, Thrillers, and Suspense Fiction of the time; Literary works and Satire and anything else that author imaginations can dream up for the HEMINGWAY Book Awards division. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. For Post-1750s Historical Fiction, see our Goethe Awards here.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Hemingway 20th Century Wartime Fiction Long List to the 2022 Hemingway Book Awards SHORT LIST. Entries below are now in competition for the 2022 Hemingway Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2022 Hemingway Book Awards novel competition for 20th Century Wartime Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following Short List authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.
- Dennis D. Skirvin – The Short-timer: A Story of Love and War
- Nove Meyers – The O’Dell Cup
- Denise Frisino – Storms From A Clear Sky
- Iain Stewart – Knights of the Air: Book 4 EXILE
- Bob Van Laerhoven – The Shadow Of The Mole
- Sophie Neville – Love is for the Brave
- M.N. Snitz – The Price for Glory
- Robert W Smith – Running with Cannibals
- Kathryn Gauci – The Song of the Partisans: A Powerful and Unforgettable Novel of Resistance
- Kathryn Gauci – The Viennese Dressmaker: A Haunting Story of Wartime Vienna
- Teri M Brown – An Enemy Like Me
- Samrat Mitra – Laddie Roy
- Murray Pura & Patrick E. Craig – Men Who Strove With Gods
- Peter Curtis – Pavel’s War Book Three
- Elizabeth St. Michel – On Prevailing Winds
- Michael J Cooper – Wages of Empire
- John West – The Psychiatrist: Conscript, Prisoner, Interpreter, Healer
- D.V. Chernov – Commissar: A Novel of Civil War Russia
- Helena P. Schrader – Moral Fibre
- Helena P. Schrader – Grounded Eagles
- Murray Pura & Patrick E. Craig – The Scepter And The Isle
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The 2021 Grand Prize Winner for the Hemingway Awards is EO-N

by Dave Mason

Click here to see the 2021 Hemingway Book Award Winners for 20th c. WartimeFiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2023 Hemingway Book Awards for 20th c. Wartime Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2024.

Please click here for more information.

For our other Historical Fiction Awards, please see the following:
Winners will be announced at the 2022 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 27 – 30, 2023! 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 11th annual conference and discover why!
February 21, 2023
The 2022 CIBAs Paranormal Book Awards Short List for Supernatural Fiction
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, and magical systems.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Paranormal Supernatural Fiction Long List to the 2022 Paranormal Book Awards SHORT LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2022 Paranormal Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2022 Paranormal Book Awards novel competition for Supernatural Fiction!

Join us in cheering on these Short List authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.
- Eva Doherty Gremmert – The Fairy Fort
- Daniela Valenti – The Ghosts of Evil (Book 3 of the Sentinel 10 series)
- Nancy Canyon – Ghost Rocks
- Brooke Maddaleni – Let Me Go
- Jody Hadlock – The Lives of Diamond Bessie
- Daniela Valenti – Sentinel 10, The Edge of Destiny
- David Fitz-Gerald – Caught in a Trance
- J.D. Toepfer – Route 666: Highway to Hell
- Novella Jean – The Bell Lady of Blairmont Manor
- Xerkado – Planet Jerlexia: The Flamists
- Michael J. Grasso – A Dark Age Resurgent
- Joe Lyon – Temple of Valor: Astar’s Blade: Part Three
- Lloyd Jeffries – A Portion of Malice (Ages of Malice, Book I)
- Rebecca Kightlinger – The Lady of the Cliffs: Book Two of The Bury Down Chronicles
- Kaylin McFarren – Requiem For A Queen
- Florence Tholozan – The Chinese Woman from the Painting
- Gina Detwiler – Forbidden
- Sharon Shipley – The Wylder Ghost and Blossom Cherry
- D. Lieber – The Assassin’s Legacy
- T.K. Conklin – Guarded Hearts
- Cass Kay – Legacy Witches
- Sharon Sutila – The Stealing
- Jenny Allen – Blood Lily
- Anika Savoy – The Ghost in Her
- Gail Hertzog – Crossing the Ford
- Stu Jones – S.H.R.E.D. Gorgon Rising
- Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle – Cold As Hell
- Nola Nash – Traveler
- Nola Nash – Crescent City Sin
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 PARANORMAL Awards and OVERALL GRAND PRIZE WINNER of 2021 is:

The Devil Pulls The Strings

By J. W. Zarek

The 2022 PARANORMAL Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 11-year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2023 PARANORMAL Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today!

April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

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Join us for our 11th annual conference and discover why!
February 21, 2023
The 2022 CLUE CIBA Finalists for Suspense/Thrillers
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 all 2022 Clue Suspense/Thriller Fiction Semi-Finalists to the 2022 Clue Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the First Place and Grand Prize Winners of the 2022 Clue Book Awards novel competition for Thriller/Suspense Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following Finalists and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.
- Marie Sutro – Dark Obsessions
- J.J. Clarke – Dared to Dream
- Martin Roy Hill – Upriver
- Elizabeth Crowens – Hollywood Holmes, a Babs Norman Mystery
- Chuck Morgan – Crime Spree, A Buck Taylor Novel
- Kevin G. Chapman – Dead Winner
- Michael Stockham – Confessions of an Accidental Lawyer
- Michael Pronko – Azabu Getaway
- Saralyn Richard – Bad Blood Sisters
- Brenda Stanley – The Still Small Voice
- Bryan Cassiday – Knot of Fear
- Danielle M. Wong – Last Liar Standing
- Michelle Cox – A Spying Eye
- Arthur Herbert – The Bones of Amoret
- Britt Lind – Malevolence – A Hollywood Mystery
- D.V. Chernov – Severed Echoes
- Kenneth Arbogast – Coast Guard Blues
- Paul Attaway – Eli’s Redemption
- Paul Attaway – Blood in the Low Country
- Lisa Towles – Ninety-Five
- Leah Angstman – Falcon in the Dive
- Susan Wingate – When You Leave Me
- Alexandrea Weis – Have You Seen Me?
- Jodé Millman – Hooker Avenue
- Brian Cuban – The Ambulance Chaser
- Chuck Morgan – Crime Exploded, A Buck Taylor Novel
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 CLUE Awards was:

The Vines

by Shelley Nolden

See the full list of 2021 winners here!

The 2022 CLUE Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 11-year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2023 CLUE Book Awards are open until the end of July. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today!

IN-Person – April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

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February 20, 2023
The 2022 SHORTS CIBAs Short List for Collections and Novellas
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 the 2022 Entries to the Shorts Book Awards Short List. The Short Listers will compete for the Finalist Positions. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

NOTE: We are posting the Short Stories and Essays in a different post.

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2022 Shorts Book Awards novel competition for Collections and Novellas!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.
- Lori Lee Peters – God, the Mafia, My Dad, and Me
- Kelly Evans – Stubborn: A Greek Comedy
- Susan Lehmann – Southern Lies and Homicides, Tales of Betrayal and Murder
- Susannah Dawn – I Am Who I’ve Always Been: Journey Excerpts
- Virginia Crow – Haunting Whispers of Highland Waters
- Philip Derrick – Saigon Spring
- Dale L. Roberts – Infestate
- Walli Ann Wisniewski – Wanderings in Opera Shoes
- Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr. – A Colossal Injustice: A Griffin Knight Corporate Murder Mystery
- Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr. – Do Nothing: A Griffin Knight Murder Mystery Thriller
- Chris Bennett – Advent – A Road to the Breaking Short Story
- Sara Connell – Ghost House
- Don Daglow – The Last One on the Run
- Edward Morrow – Tree S.T.A.R.S: Dominion
- Barry Robbins – The Trump Diaries 2024
- Linnea Tanner – Two Faces of Janus
- Tessa Floreano – Slain Over Spumoni
- Jacek Waliszewski – Air Boat – Love is an Adventure
- Andrew Farkas – The Great Indoorsman
- W.A. Pepper – DoGoodR: A Tanto Thriller
- Pat Wahler – The Christmas Keepsake
- Britt Lind – A Fate Worse Than Death
- Arthur Herbert – Lockdown: A Collection of Dark Tales
- Mohan Ranga – Geetha Essay – Domestic Work
- Endy Wright – The Garden Plot Diaries
- Suzanne Smith – The Mortal Vampire
- S A Melia – Aliens in Windsor
- Tamar Anolic – The Lonely Spirit
- Mekiya Walters – Cassandra Says
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 SHORTS Awards for Short Story Collections is Elizabeth Crowens for
New York: Give Me Your Best or Your Worst

Click here to see the 2021 Shorts Book Award Winners and Finalists.

We are now accepting submissions for the 2023 Shorts Book Awards. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2024.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2022 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

Don’t Miss out! April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

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Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!
February 17, 2023