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  • What Goes Bump in the Night? October Spotlight on the PARANORMAL Awards, of course…by Sharon Anderson, Horror Writer

    What Goes Bump in the Night? October Spotlight on the PARANORMAL Awards, of course…by Sharon Anderson, Horror Writer

    October isn’t just for OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction

    … October helps us answer the burning questions, What’s under the bed? Who’s hiding in the closet? Is our house built on a graveyard? Is that a ghost or did you just poke holes in the new set of sheets? Did you just say ‘ALIEN’? 

    Paranormal Fiction Awards

     

    Here we settle in on my favorite time of the year.

    Every October, poor Ichabod Crane races through Sleepy Hollow, fearing for his head. We carve out Jack O’Lanterns and set them burning on our porches to light the way for trick or treaters. We decorate our homes in spider webs and skeletons and all sorts of creepy crawlies. Now is the time of year we binge on all things haunted, possessed, inexplicable, unseen.

    Why?

    Because we are thrilled by the experience of riding high on candied apples and candy corn and relish being frightened – just a little – especially when we know the thing we’re frightened of is just a story, some tale we tell over and over at this time of year. Because this is the season when it’s perfectly acceptable to scream.

    We’re ready. Are you?

    Welcome to the PARANORMAL Book Awards!

    Send us your stories of dark places, alien abductions, magic and magical beings, the supernatural, vampires & werewolves, angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, weird otherworldly tales… and gothic horror stories. We will put them to the test and discover the best among them for the 2018 Paranormal Book Awards, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards – the CIBAs.

    But don’t wait too long. The deadline for the Paranormal Awards is October 31, 2018. Enter here, and don’t say we didn’t warn you.

     

     

    Travel with me through the Paranormal Awards Hall of Fame…

    The 2017 PARANORMAL Book Awards Grand Prize for Supernatural Fiction is awarded to:

    Van Ops – The Lost Power is a story in which “Alexander the Great’s obscure Egyptian weapon has been lost for eons. Can Maddy Marshall and covert agent Bear Thorenson find the ancient weapon in time to stop fragile post-Cold War peace from being forever shattered?”

    Avanti Centrae is the author of the international award-winning VanOps thriller series. Her work has been compared to that of James Rollins, Steve Berry, Dan Brown, and Preston/Child’s Pendergast series.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    2017 Paranormal Book Awards First Place Winners for Supernatural Fiction Novels are:

    • Willow’s Discovery by Joanne Jaytanie
    • Virtuous Souls by Pamela LePage
    • Rea by Lydia Staggs
    • A Pocketful of Lodestones, Time Traveler Professor Book 2 by Elizabeth Crowens
    • Dark Water by Chynna Laird

     

    The 2016 PARANORMAL Book Awards Grand Prize:

    Almost Mortal “Blending the high-octane thrust of a contemporary legal thriller with the magical realism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, “Almost Mortal” cleaves a new, inventive niche in the legal thriller genre. This fast-paced legal thriller will leave the reader hungering for more. A terrific read!”

    Christopher Leibig is a novelist and a criminal defense attorney. He thinks about Fiction like this…”Fiction, while by its definition invented, need not tell that lie. In fiction, the devil is everywhere. And everyone has their story.”

     

     

     

    2016 Paranormal Book Awards First Place Winners for Supernatural Fiction Novels are:

     

    The 2015 PARANORMAL Book Awards Grand Prize:

    The Aurora Affair (retitled as Mobius) “… is a story about a skeptical heroine who discovers that her love affairs
    are the key to harnessing her own power to influence the world—for better if she does it right, or for worse if she fails.”

    Carolyn Haley “… is a freelance writer and editor who lives in rural Vermont. I write a mix of commercial copy, articles for regional and national publications, and edits diverse projects in fiction and nonfiction.” She writes award-winning novels in her spare time.

     

     

    2015 Paranormal Book Awards First Place Winners for Supernatural Fiction Novels are:

     

    The 2014 PARANORMAL Book Awards Grand Prize:

     An Ex to Grind in Deadwood is a wickedly funny paranormal mystery romance series that takes place in its namesake city in South Dakota.

     

    Ann Charles, USA Bestselling Author

    Ann Charles “…lives in the beautiful Northern Arizona mountains with her clever husband, charming kids, and an incredibly sassy cat. After many years and several colleges, she managed to obtain her Bachelor’s Degree in English with an emphasis on creative writing from the University of Washington.”

    2014 Paranormal Book Awards First Place Winners for Supernatural Fiction Novels are:

     

    The 2013 PARANORMAL Book Awards Grand Prize:

    The Watcher is a story where “…ancient history is only the beginning.”

     

     

    Lisa Voisin “… spent her childhood daydreaming and making up stories, but it was my love of reading and writing in her teens that drew her to Young Adult fiction.” 

     

     

    2013 Paranormal Book Awards First Place Winners for Supernatural Fiction Novels are:

    • Spirit Legacy by E.E. Holmes
    • Poe, Nevermore by Rachel M. Martens
    • The Immortal American by L. B. Joramo
    • The Dream Jumper’s Promise by Kim Hornsby
    • Montana Mustangs by Danica Winters
    • The Third Option by Ben A. Sharpton
    • Witch’s Malice by David Hutchison
    • Dancing on the Dark Side by Mairin Fisher-Fleming

     

    2012 1st Place Winner in the Paranormal Awards,

    Sacred Fires is a well written and crafted romantic paranormal novel with elements of intrigue and suspense along with a story set in a lush locale with mystic Aztec undercurrents. Greenfeder has succeeded in writing a fast-paced romantic suspense novel that is refreshingly different.

     

    Catherine Greenfeder “… continues to pursue her dream of getting her work published. To date, she has had five novels including a western historical, two adult paranormal novels, and two young adult paranormal novels published. She anticipates a few short stories and another young adult novel published in the near future.”

    Who will win the PARANORMAL Book Awards Blue Ribbons for 2018?

    Submit your works today!

    The last day for submissions into the 2018 Paranormal Book Awards is August 31, 2018.

    Click here for more information and submission form! 

    Don’t Delay! Enter Today! 

  • SHORTLIST for the 2018 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers

    SHORTLIST for the 2018 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers

    Early Readers and Picture books

    The Little Peeps  Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works of Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer Reviews International Book Awards – the CIBAs.

    Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Storybooks, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books & Educational Books we will put them to the test and choose the best Children’s Books among them.

    Congratulations to the following titles that made the 2018 Little Peeps Book Awards Shortlist. They are now competing for the SEMI-FINALISTS  Positions.  The Semi-Finalists will compete for the limited First Place Category Positions.

     

    Good Luck to All as Your Works Compete for the Semi-Finalists Positions!

    • Carolyn Watkins – The Knock...a collection of childhood memories
    • Pamela Tomlin – My Truly Most Favorite Fluffy Friend
    • Ashley Davidson-Fisher – La Petite Josette en Provence Going To Les Baux-de-Provence (Voyage aux Baux-de-Provence)
    • A. & C. Kruspe – I’m Car 55, But I Want to Be Number 1
    • Leea Baltes – Goodnight Wishes!
    • Lisa Rinaca – Kelsey’s Summer Kitchen
    • Sylva Fae – Yoga Fox
    • Sylva Fae – Mindful Monsters
    • Carolyn Leeper – My Stars! 
    • Lauren Mosback – Braving the Bully
    • Eva Newermann – The Universe: A Work of Art
    • Denise Ditto – The Tooth Collector Fairies: Home from Decay Valley
    • Cathy Venette – Silent Simon
    • Stephanie Warner – Mopsey and the Diverse Dog Show
    • Leah Venegas – Wobbles
    • Stacy Einfalt – Go Team!
    • Stacy Einfalt – Logan & The Lonesome Moose
    • Theresa A. O’Kane – Dragonfly Surprise
    • Peggy Sullivan – Tevye the Magical Theater Cat
    • Sheree K. Nielsen & Pat Wahler – Midnight The One-Eyed Cat
    • Lauren Mosback – My Sister’s Super Skills
    • Veronica Ruth Fischer – Oscar’s Christmas Wish
    • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer: Journey to Mars

    The 2018 Little Peeps  Shortlisters will compete for the Semi-finalists positions.   First-In-Category Positions will be selected from the Semi-Finalists.  First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the Little Peeps  GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition.  The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book.

    Little Peeps Awards Winners, Sara Dahmen, Denise Ditto, and Donna Washington

    All Semi-Finalists will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

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

    The Little Peeps Grand Prize Winner and the  First Place Category Position award winners along with all Short Listers in attendance will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash. 

    To compete in the 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards or for more information, please click here.

    Chanticleer Book Reviews & Media, L.L.C. retains the right to not declare “default winners.” Winning works are decided upon merit only. Please visit our Contest Details page for more information about our writing contest guidelines.

    CBR’s rigorous writing competition standards are why literary agencies seek out our winning manuscripts and self-published novels. Our high standards are also why our reviews are trusted among booksellers and book distributors.

    Please do not hesitate to contact Info@ChantiReviews.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions about CBR writing competitions. Your input and suggestions are important to us.

    Thank you for your interest in Chanticleer Book Reviews International Book Awards –the CIBAs.

  • The CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction Semi-Finalists for the 2018 CIBAs

    The CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction Semi-Finalists for the 2018 CIBAs

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

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from Long Listers (Slush Pile Survivors) to the SHORTLIST and have now moved on to the SEMI-FINALISTS list of the 2018 Cygnus Book Awards. These entries are now in competition for the limited  First Place Category Positions for the 2018 Cygnus Book Awards. The 2018 Cygnus Book Awards Semi-Finalists will be recognized at 2019 Chanticleer Authors Conference. The First Place Positions along with the CYGNUS Grand Prize Award Winner will be selected from this Semi-Finalist list and will be announced at the Awards Gala on Saturday, April 27th, 2019 

    We will make the SEMIFINALISTS Digital Badge and Book Stickers available before the end of November 2018 and will email the link and the Semi-Finalist notification to those whose works made the list.

    Deadline for 2018 CYGNUS Book Awards submissions was April 30, 2018. We are now accepting entries into the 2019 CYGNUS Awards.

    ENTER CYGNUS Book Awards for 2019 TODAY

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

    These titles are in the running for the top  2018 CYGNUS Book Awards novel competition for Science Fiction First Place Category positions! Good Luck to All!

    • Matthew D. Hunt – Solar Reboot
    • Sarah Katz – Apex Five
    • Paul A. Vasey – Trinity’s Legacy
    • Catori Sarmiento – The Fortune Follies
    • Stu Jones & Gareth Worthington – It Takes Death to Reach a Star
    • Timothy Vincent – Jack Out of the Box
    • Isadora Deese – Right of Capture
    • Jim Cronin – Recusant
    • Lou Dischler – Meet Me Under the Comet
    • Richard Mann – Zeus 25 – Jory and Zenobia
    • Justine Avery – The One Apart: A Novel 
    • Pamela LePage – Virtuous Souls
    • Denise Lammi – Lucid World
    • Mark Daniel Seiler – River’s Child
    • Samuel Winburn – Ten Directions
    • Rhett C Bruno – Titan’s Wrath
    • J. I. Rogers – The Korpes File
    • Ted Neill– The Selah Branch
    • Gareth Worthington – Children of the Fifth Sun
    • Alexander Edlund – Keelic and the Pathfinders of Midgarth

    Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up from the 2018 CYGNUS SHORTLIST  to the Semi-Finalists  List.  

    The CYGNUS  SemiFinalists positions will compete for the limited CYGNUS First-In-Category Positions.  First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the CYGNUS GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition.  The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CIBA Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse.

     

    John Yarrow, CYGNUS Grand Prize Award Winner for The FUTURE’S DARK PAST (2017)
    James R. Wells Awarded the Cygnus Grand Prize for THE GREAT SYMMETRY (2015)

    All SemiFinalists will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

    Congratulations to the Semi-Finalists in this fiercely competitive contest! 

    Good Luck to each of you as your work competes in the 2018 CYGNUS International Book Awards. 

     

     

     

     

    The CYGNUS Grand Prize Winner and the Five First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash. 

    Bennett Coles CYGNUS Grand Prize for VIRTUES of WAR (2013) The series was picked up by TITAN U.K.

     

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 CYGNUS  Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions into the 2019 CYGNUS Book Awards is April 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information. 

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

  • October Spotlight on OZMA – FANTASY NOVEL WRITING CONTEST

    October Spotlight on OZMA – FANTASY NOVEL WRITING CONTEST

    October Spotlight on the Ozma Awards for Fantasy FictionOZMA Awards – All things Fantasy, Magical Realms, Fantastical Creatures, Mythical Beings… you get the picture…

     

    In October there’s a bit of a nip in the morning air, the days begin with mist clinging to the grass, and the sun peeks out in the afternoons. We add an extra layer – sweaters, warm socks, down vests. Late crops are set in and some are ready for harvest, pumpkins in all shapes and colors, broccoli, cabbage. Gone are our vine-ripened tomatoes and sweet peppers. Coffee shops around town offer up all-things pumpkin. October is the month our family pulls out J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy and immerse ourselves in another world because, in October, anything can happen.

    A portion of Tiepolo Giambattista, Die Unbefleckte Empfängnis, 1767-1768-Drachen

    You may ask yourself, what is OZMA? Simply put, OZMA refers to L. Frank Baum’s book Ozma of Oz, the third book in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series, in which Dorothy and her uncle travel to Australia. On the way, poor Dorothy is swept overboard with her chicken and are rescued by Princess Ozma of the land of Ev. The story goes on and adventure abounds and at long last Dorothy is returned safely with her chicken to Oz. Fascinating story. 

    But, this is only the origin of the OZMA Awards.

    Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring magic, the supernatural, imaginary worlds, fantastical creatures, legendary beasts, mythical beings, or inventions of fancy that author imaginations dream up without a basis in science as we know it. Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Dragons, Unicorns, Steampunk, Dieselpunk, Gaslight Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, or other out of this world fiction, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

     

    The last day to submit your work is October 31, 2018. We invite you to join us, to tell us your stories, and to find out who will take home the prize at CAC19 on April 27th.

     

     As our deadline draws near, don’t pull a disappearing act and forget to enter your fantasy novel! We accept completed manuscripts and published works. Enter today!

    Ozma Awards for Fantasy Fiction

    We encourage everyone to attend our Awards Ceremony on April 27, 2019,  that will take place during the 2019 Chanticleer Authors Conference. First Place category winners will be whisked up on stage to receive their custom ribbon and wait to see who among them will take home the Grand Prize. It’s an exciting evening of dinner, networking, and celebrations! 

    First Place category winners and Grand Prize winners will each receive a stunning awards package well worth the price of entry into the OZMA Awards competition(VJ) Lakshman grew up in Bangkok, Thailand, where he first discovered his love of the martial arts, mythological heroes, and exotic lands, all of which influenced the development of characters and the world in his debut fantasy series, Mythborn – Fate of the Sovereign.s.

     

     

     

     

    The OZMA Hall of Fame

    2017 Grand Prize Winner:

    How to Set the  World on Fire by T.K. Riggins is a coming-of-age school of magic novel that readers will find hard to put down.

     

     

    “T.K. Riggins started writing because of a dare. His friend was searching for something new to read, and after coming up empty-handed, challenged Riggins to take action. Instead of recommending a book, he decided to pen a story of his own.”

     

     

     

     

    2017 First Place Winners include: 

    • Eva’s Soul by Sarah M. Morin
    • Daughter of Aithne by Karin Rita Gastreich
    • In Her World: The Dark-Winter War by John W. Lord
    • The One Apart: A Novel by Justine Avery
    • Runebinder by Alex R. Kahler
    • The Engine Woman’s Light by Laurel Anne Hill
    • The Bookminder by M. K. Wiseman   

     

    2016 Grand Prize Winner:

     

    “Set against the epic backdrop of myths and legends brought to life, Mythborn II continues the sweeping saga of Arek Winterthorn, wayward apprentice of the eldritch Way, as he struggles to survive in the demon realm of Arcadia.” Mythborn Media/Mythborn Books

     

    Vijay Lakshman

     

     

    “(VJ) Lakshman grew up in Bangkok, Thailand, where he first discovered his love of the martial arts, mythological heroes, and exotic lands, all of which influenced the development of characters and the world in his debut fantasy series, Mythborn – Fate of the Sovereign.”

     

     

     

    2016 First Place Winners:

     

     

     

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

    ~$1000 Overall Grand Prize Winner
    ~$2800 in Genre Grand Prizes
    ~$28,980 in reviews, prizes, and promotional opportunities awarded to Category Winners

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  • The DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for YA Fiction – the SHORTLIST for the 2018 CIBAs

    The DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for YA Fiction – the SHORTLIST for the 2018 CIBAs

    Dante Rossetti Awards for YA FictionThe DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of  Young Adult Fiction. The Dante Rossetti  Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions ( The #CIBAs).

     

    These titles have moved forward in the judging slush rounds to the 2018 Dante Rossetti Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for the limited 2018 Dante Rossetti Semi-Finalists from which the First Place Category Positions will be chosen. The Dante Rossetti Book Awards Semi-Finalists and First Place Positions along with  Dante Rossetti Grand Prize Award Winner will be announced at the Awards Gala on Saturday, April 27th, 2019. 

    Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best new works featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about twelve to eighteen (or those who are young at heart). 

     

    These titles are in the running for the next round – the SEMI-Finalist positions for the 2018  Rossetti  Book Awards novel competition for Young Adult Fiction. Good Luck to All!

    2018 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – The SHORTLIST

    • Mara Gan – Joined
    • Dan Morales – The Scouts of St. Michael Operation Archangel
    • Luke Jacket – Stuck-up Scumbags of the Eighth Grade 
    • Janeen Swart – The Hidden Truth
    • JoAnna Rowe – Flowers & Fire
    • Robert Wright Jr – Unwanted
    • Alexander Edlund – Keelic and the Pathfinders
    • KB Shaw – From the Shadows
    • Tom Edwards – The Honourable Catherine
    • Carmela A. Martino – Playing by Heart
    • Gina Detwiler  – Forlorn
    • Cheryl G. Bostrom – Climb, Run, Drown
    • Alex Paul – Tookan Attack
    • Lynn Yvonne Moon – Whispers
    • Anne Sweazy-Kulju – Grog Wars, Dos
    • C.A. Gray – Uncanny Valley
    • Molly Lazer – Owl Eyes: A Fairy Tale
    • Tiffany Brooks – Reality Gold
    • Andrea and William Vaughan – 2nd Gen
    • P. L. Hamilton – League of Potioneers  
    • Denise Lammi – Lucid World
    • Jacinta Jade – Change of Chaos
    • Chuck Vance – Sneaking Out
    • Andrea Murray – Something New
    • Julie Moffett – White Knights
    • Susan Faw – Soul Sacrifice
    • Sarah Mendivel – Sam’s Theory
    • Christy Nicholas – The Enchanted Swans   
    • Jennifer Alsever – Ember Burning: Trinity Forest Book 1

    Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up to the Short List from the slush pile.  These novels will now compete for the (Semi-Finalists) Positions!

    The Rossetti  Short Listers will compete for the SemiFinalists positions that will compete for the Rossetti First-In-Category Positions.  First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the Dante Rossetti GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition.  The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CIBA Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse.

    Click here for the link to the 2018 Rossetti Long List (Slushpile Survivors) 

    The deadline for submissions into the 2018 Rossetti Book Awards was May 30th, 2018

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 Rossetti Book Awards writing competition.  Please click here for more information. 

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

  • The CHATELAINE Book Awards for Romantic Fiction – The SHORTLIST for the 2018 CIBAs

    The CHATELAINE Book Awards for Romantic Fiction – The SHORTLIST for the 2018 CIBAs

    book award for Romance Novels The Chatelaine AwardsThe CHATELAINE Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of  Romantic Fiction and Women’s Fiction. The Chatelaine  Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions ( The #CIBAs).

    These titles have moved forward in the judging slush rounds to the 2018 Chatelaine Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for the limited 2018 Chatelaine  Semi-Finalists from which the First Place Category Positions will be chosen. The Chatelaine Book Awards Semi-Finalists and First Place Positions along with  Chatelaine Grand Prize Award Winner will be announced at the Awards Gala on Saturday, April 27th, 2019. 

    We are looking for the best new books featuring romantic themes and adventures of the heart, historical love affairs, perhaps a little steamy romance, and stories that appeal especially to women. 

    These titles are in the running for the next round – the SEMI-Finalist positions for the 2018  Chatelaine  Book Awards novel competition for Romantic Fiction and Women’s Fiction. Good Luck to All!

    • L.E. Rico – Mischief and Mayhem
    • L.E. Rico – Blame It on the Bet
    • Trent Meunier – Flowers and Milkshakes
    • Pamela LePage – Virtuous Souls
    • Gail Noble-Sanderson – The Lavender House in Meuse
    • J.P. Kenna – Allurement Westward
    • Mona Sedrak – Six Months
    • Cerella Sechrist – The Way Back to Erin
    • Kate Vale – Friends Forever
    • Malinda Andrews – The Irish Baker
    • Rebekah N. Bryan – Brit with the Pink Hair
    • Lauren E. Rico – Solo
    • Karen Fitzpatrick – Sincerely, Amelia
    • Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Bernie, I’m Glad You’re Dead
    • Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Mr. Hitchcock
    • F. E. Greene – The Next Forever
    • Elena Mikalsen – Wrapped in the Stars
    • Diane Shute – Midnight Crossing
    • Lucinda Brant – Satyr’s Son: A Georgian Historical Romance
    • Alix Nichols – Playing with Fire
    • Alix Nichols – The Traitor’s Bride
    • Nicola Slade – The House at Ladywell
    • Michelle Cox – A Promise Given
    • Diana A. Hicks – Love Over Lattes
    • Tammy Mannersly – Persuading Lucy

    Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up to the Short List from the slush pile.  These novels will now compete for the (Semi-Finalists) Positions!

    Chatelaine Grand Prize Winner M. A. Clarke Scott

    The Chatelaine  Short Listers will compete for the SemiFinalists positions that will compete for the Chatelaine First-In-Category Positions.  First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the Chatelaine GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition.  The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CIBA Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse.

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 Chatelaine Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions into the 2019 Chatelaine  Book Awards is August 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information. 

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

  • S is for September Spotlight on LITTLE PEEPS Awards – Children’s Literature, Picture Books, Educational Books, Beginning Chapter Books, Activity Books

    S is for September Spotlight on LITTLE PEEPS Awards – Children’s Literature, Picture Books, Educational Books, Beginning Chapter Books, Activity Books

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    In September we welcome rich and beautiful, inspiring and fascinating stories for our pre-readers, for those who are learning to read, and for those who love reading stories to the wee ones in their lives…

    S is for September, and
    September is for Little Peeps.

    What are the LITTLE PEEPS Awards? Here we have stories that help children look into lives and experiences different from their own, stories that spark the imagination, and drive discovery. These stories teach and comfort, entertain and inspire. These are the carefully crafted stories that open the doors of wonder and invite the children of the world to fall in love with reading. Welcome to the LITTLE PEEPS!

    Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Storybooks, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books & Educational Books we will put them to the test and choose the best Children’s Books among them.

    The very last day to submit your work is September 30, 2018. We invite you to join us, to tell us your stories, and to find out who will take home the prize at CAC19 on April 27th.

     As our deadline draws near, don’t miss this opportunity to earn distinction for your Children’s Book. Enter today!

    Early Readers and Picture books

    All category winners have the opportunity to attend our Awards Ceremony on April 27, 2019,  that will take place during the 2019 Chanticleer Authors Conference. First Place category winners will be whisked up on stage to receive their custom ribbon and wait to see who among them will take home the Grand Prize. It’s an exciting evening of dinner, networking, and celebrations! 

    First Place category winners and Grand Prize winners will each receive a stunning awards package well worth the price of entry into the LITTLE PEEPS Awards competitions.

    The LITTLE PEEPS Awards for the best Children’s Literature:

    The Grand Prize LITTLE PEEPS Winner in 2017:

    Midnight and Moonlight by Peggy Sullivan, M.Ed.“…is a heartwarming story about two different cats who find that friendship is what matters most.”

      

    Peggy Sullivan, M.Ed., Counseling, LMHC, NCC, CHT is dedicated to helping her clients, young and not so young, live their fullest lives. She had many books for all ages, but we are so thankful she submitted Midnight and Moonlight to the LITTLE PEEPS Awards! Grand Prize Winner sounds very nice!

    2017 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers First in Category Winners are: 

    Grand Prize LITTLE PEEPS Winner of 2016:

    The Tooth Collector Fairies: Batina’s Best First Day by Denise Ditto Satterfield is a story about trying new things and finding out that you can do a job you once believed was too big for you.

    Denise Ditto Satterfield says this about herself, “When I think about writing, I get happy.  My brain kicks into overdrive and the ideas flow freely like Niagara Falls!”  She is a busy author and loves what she does. For more on Denise, check out her 10 Question Author Interview right here. 

    1st Place Category Winners in 2016:

      Your Children’s Book could earn a place in our LITTLE PEEPS hall of fame for the CIBA 2018 Best Books.

      All you have to do is to enter your manuscript or published Children’s Book.

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      We are 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 & Educational Books we will put them to the test and choose the best Children’s Books among them. (For Middle-Grade entries see our Gertrude Warner Awards) [/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][fusion_builder_column type=”2_5″ layout=”2_5″ last=”yes” spacing=”yes” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” border_size=”1px” border_color=”#606060″ border_style=”solid” padding_top=”10px” padding_right=”10px” padding_bottom=”10px” padding_left=”10px” class=”” id=”” min_height=”” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all”][fusion_text]

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

      • All First in Category Winning Titles will be placed in the queue to receive a coveted Chanticleer Book Review Package (value $395) and go on to compete for the genre Grand Prize and the Overall Grand Prize.
      • The Overall Grand Prize Winner is named Chanticleer Reviews Best Book of the Year and awarded the $1000 prize
      • All Winners receive a Chanticleer Prize Package which includes a digital badge, a ribbon and a whole assortment of goodies

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    • The LARAMIE Book Awards for Western Fiction – The SHORTLIST for the 2018 CIBAs

      The LARAMIE Book Awards for Western Fiction – The SHORTLIST for the 2018 CIBAs

      Western Pioneeer Civil War Fiction AwardThe LARAMIE Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of  Western Fiction. The Laramie  Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions ( The #CIBAs).

      These titles have moved forward in the judging slush rounds to the 2018 Laramie Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for the limited 2018 Laramie  Semi-Finalists from which the First Place Category Positions will be chosen. The Laramie Book Awards Semi-Finalists and First Place Positions along with  Laramie Grand Prize Award Winner will be announced at the Awards Gala on Saturday, April 27th, 2019. 

      We are looking for the best books featuring cowboys & cowgirls, the Wild West, pioneering, Civil War, contemporary American West, and early North American and Central American History. 

      These titles are in the running for the next round – the SEMI-Finalist positions for the 2018  LARAMIE  Book Awards novel competition for pre-1750s Historical Fiction. Good Luck to All!

      • Brenda Stanley – The Treasure of Cedar Creek
      • Juliette Douglas – Miss Birgit: Mail Order Bride
      • J.L Oakley – Mist-chi-mas: A Novel of Captivity
      • J.R. Collins – Living Where the Rabbits Dance
      • TK Conklin – Promise of Tomorrow
      • Preston Shires – Life in a Casket
      • John Hansen – Chasing Demons
      • Curt Locklear – Splintered
      • Richard Alan – A Female Doctor in the Civil War
      • Ronald E. Yates – The Lost Years of Billy Battles (Book 3 in the Finding Billy Battles Trilogy)
      • Jenna Hestekin – Bicker and the Soolivans
      • Pat Wahler – I am Mrs. Jesse James
      • Jack E. Sanford – Relentless Pursuit: The Race of a Lifetime
      • Ruth Hull Chatlien – Blood Moon: A Captive’s Tale
      • Mari Anne Christie – Blind Tribute
      • Jayme H. Mansfield – RUSH

      Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up to the Short List from the slush pile.  These novels will now compete for the (Semi-Finalists) Positions!

      The LARAMIE  Short Listers will compete for the SemiFinalists positions that will compete for the LARAMIE First-In-Category Positions.  First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the LARAMIE GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition.  The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CIBA Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse.

       

      CIBA Overall Grand Prize Winner and Laramie Grand Prize Winner

       

      We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 Laramie Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions into the 2019 Laramie  Book Awards is July 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information. 

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

    • 2018 M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem – The Short List

      2018 M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem – The Short List

      Cozy Mystery Fiction AwardThe M&M  Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of  Mystery & Mayhem Fiction. The M&M Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions CIBA).

      These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from Long Listers (Slush Pile Survivors) to the 2018 M&M Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for the limited 2018 M&M  Semi-Finalists from which the First Place Category Positions will be chosen. The M&M Book Awards Semi-Finalists and First Place Positions along with the M&M Grand Prize Award Winner will be announced at the Awards Gala on Saturday, April 27th, 2019. 

      The M&M Book Awards competition discovers today’s  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)

       

      These titles are in the running for the next round – the SEMI-Finalist positions for the 2018 M&M Book Awards novel competition for Mystery & Mayhem Fiction! Good Luck to All!

      • B.L. Smith – Bert Mintenko and the Minor Misdemeanors
      • Mary Adler – Shadowed by Death: An Oliver Wright WW2 Mystery Novel
      • Charlotte Stuart – Why Me?
      • Becky Clark – Fiction Can Be Murder
      • Alan Chaput – Savannah Sleuth
      • Christine Evelyn Volker – Venetian Blood: Murder in a Sensuous City
      • Susan Lynn Solomon – Dead Again
      • Michelle Cox – A Promise Given
      • Chief John J. Mandeville – Old Dark and Dangerous
      • Traci Andrighetti – Campari Crimson
      • Mark W Stoub – The Fifth Trumpet: Fire in the Blood
      • M. Louisa Locke – Pilfered Promises: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery
      • C.A. Larmer – Do Not Go Gentle
      • C.A. Larmer – Evil Under The Stars: The Agatha Christie Book Club 3
      • James Musgrave – Chinawoman’s Chance
      • James Scott Byrnside – Prisoners of the Past
      • Kate Vale – Only You
      • Nancy J. Cohen – Hair Brained
      • Carl and Jane Bock – Death Rattle
      • C. C. Harrison – Death by G-String, a Coyote Canyon Ladies Ukulele Club Mystery
      • Stone Winkler – Blood on a Blue Moon: A Sheaffer Blue Mystery
      • Julie Chase – Cat Got Your Secrets
      • Lo Monaco – Lethal Relations
      • Donna Huston Murray – For Better or Worse
      • Anna Castle – Moriarty Takes His Medicine
      • Carl and Jane Bock – Death Rattle
      • Deborah Rich – Under the Radar
      • Kelly Oliver – FOX: A Jessica James Mystery
      • Susan Lynn Solomon – Dead Again

      Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up from the 2018 M&M Long List to the Short List.  These novels will now compete for the (Semi-Finalists) Positions!

      The M&M Short Listers will compete for the SemiFinalists positions that will compete for the M&M First-In-Category Positions.  First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the M&M GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition.  The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CIBA Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse.

      Good Luck to each of you as your work competes in the 2018 Mystery & Mayhem International Book Awards. 

      The M&M  Grand Prize Winner and the Five First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 28th, 2019 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash. 

      We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 M&M Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions into the 2019 M&M  Book Awards is April 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information. 

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

    • DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – 2018 Long List

      DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – 2018 Long List

      Dante Rossetti Awards for YA FictionThe Dante Rossetti Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Young Adult. The Dante Rossetti Book  Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBA).

       

      Rossetti Book Awards is looking for the new best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about twelve to eighteen. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical, Romance, and Literary.

      Information about  the #CIBA Long Lists and Short Lists

      These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2018 Rossetti  Book Awards LONG LIST (aka the Slush Pile Survivors). We incorporate the Long List when the judges request an additional round of judging to accommodate the number and/or quality of entries received.  These entries are now in competition for the 2018 ROSSETTI SHORT LIST. Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions. Semi-Finalists will compete for the coveted First  Place Category Winners of the 2018 Rossetti Book Awards in the final rounds of judging.  The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the Dante Rossetti GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition.  The 16 CBR Grand Prize Genre Divisions Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. First Place Category and Grand Prize Awards will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

      These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2018 ROSSETTI  Book Awards novel competition for Young Adult Fiction.

      2018 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – The LONG LIST

      • Andrea R. Smith – Ensnared
      • Janeen Swart – The Hidden Truth
      • JoAnna Rowe – Flowers & Fire
      • Olivia Bernard – The Balance and the Blade
      • Averil Drummond – Gloam
      • Jennifer Healey – Speak American
      • Alexander Edlund – Keelic and the Pathfinders
      • KB Shaw – From the Shadows
      • Dan Morales – The Scouts of St. Michael Operation Archangel
      • Carmela A. Martino – Playing by Heart
      • Robert Wright Jr – Unwanted
      • David L. Carter – From the Edge of the World
      • Gina Detwiler – Forlorn
      • Cheryl G. Bostrom – Climb, Run, Drown
      • Alex Paul – Tookan Attack
      • Annaliese Plowright – Bleeding Hearts
      • D.C. Carlisle – Surviving Eros: The Paradox of Jayne Le Faye
      • Susan Miura – Healer
      • Lynn Yvonne Moon – Whispers
      • Leslea Wahl – An Unexpected Role
      • Anne Sweazy-Kulju – Grog Wars, Dos
      • Tiffany Brooks – Reality Gold
      • C.A. Gray – Uncanny Valley
      • Molly Lazer – Owl Eyes: A Fairy Tale
      • Luke Jacket – Stuck-up Scumbags of the Eighth Grade
      • Tom Edwards – The Honourable Catherine
      • Andrea and William Vaughan – 2nd Gen
      • Denise Lammi – Lucid World
      • Mara Gan – Joined
      • P. L. Hamilton – League of Potioneers
      • Jacinta Jade – Change of Chaos
      • Chuck Vance – Sneaking Out
      • Andrea Murray – Something New
      • Andrea Murray – White Knight
      • Susan Faw – Soul Sacrifice
      • Sarah Mendivel – Sam’s Theory
      • Christy Nicholas – The Enchanted Swans
      • Jennifer Alsever – Ember Burning: Trinity Forest Book 1

      All Short Listers and SemiFinalists will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

      Good Luck to each of you as your works compete for the Dante Rossetti  Book  Awards Short List.

      To view the 2017 Rossetti  Book Awards winners, please click here.

      PJ Devlin, Deen Ferrell, Susan Faw, DJ Munro, Rebekah N. Bryan, 2017 Dante Rossetti Book Award Winners

      The Dante Rossetti Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash. 

      We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 Dante Rossetti Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is May 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information. 

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