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The 2020 Laramie Book Awards for Western/Pioneer Fiction – the Semi-Finalists for the LARAMIE Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The Laramie Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Western, Pioneer, & Civil War Historical Fiction and First Nation Novels. The Laramie 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, the wild west, pioneering, Civil War, North American History, and First Nation Novels. These books have advanced to the next judging rounds. The best will advance. Which titles will be declared as winners of the prestigious Laramie Book Awards?

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2020 Chatelaine Book Awards LONG LIST to the 2020 SHORT LIST and now have progressed to the 2020 Semi-finalists.

Congratulations to the following titles who have advanced to the 2020 Laramie Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS!
- Fred Dickey – Days of Hope, Miles of Misery
- David Fitz-Gerald – She Sees Ghosts? The Story of a Woman Who Rescues Lost Souls
- DL Fowler – The Turn
- JR Collins – Legend of Swell Branch
- Eileen Charbonneau – Mercies of the Fallen
- James Kahn – Matamoros
- Gerry Robinson – The Cheyenne Story
- J. Palma – The Chaffee Sisters
- J.C. Graves – Death is a Sharpshooter
- J.B. Richard – Jesse
- Terry D. Heflin – Scarlet Hem
- Mike Shellenbergar – Quail Creek Ranch
- Mike Shellenbergar – Refuge
- T.K. Conklin – Promise of Spring
- Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Trouble the Water, a Novel
- E. Alan Fleischauer – Hunted
- Daniel Greene – Northern Wolf
- Barbara Salvatore – Magghie
These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 Laramie Book Awards for Western, Pioneer, & Civil War Historical Fiction and First Nation Novels Fiction.

All CIBA Finalists will be announced at VCAC 21 April 21 – 24, 2021.

Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 Laramie Book Awards for Western/Pioneer Fiction Fiction?

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

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the First Place Winner positions, and then all will be recognized in the evenings at VCAC21 April 22-24th from 6-8 p.m. PST.

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 23 CIBA divisions Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Division Winners the CIBAs Ceremonies June 5th, 2021 virtually (Free) and LIVE at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

Register today!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2021 Laramie Book Awards. The deadline for submissions is July 31st, 2021. The winners will be announced in April 2022.

Please click here for more information.

Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
April 7, 2021
The 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers and Picture Books – the Semi-Finalists for the LITTLE PEEPS Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Early Readers that invites children to read and explore. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards Reviews 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 & Educational Books we will put them to the test to discovery today’s best children’s books. (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 the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards LONG LIST to the SHORT LIST and have now progressed to the 2020 SEMI-FINALISTS.

These titles are now Semi-Finalists for the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers
- Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through the Alphabet
- M. Lisa Rinaca – P Mind Your Q’s
- M. Lisa Rinaca – The Missing Punctuation Box
- Courtney Shannon Strand – Hollyhock Hill
- Masoud Malekyari – Great As A Button
- Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
- Carmela Dutra – Little Katie and the STEAM Team
- D.K. Brantley – Every Mummy Has a Mommy
- Dr. Justine Green – Completely Me
- Courtney Shannon Strand – Ella’s Umbrella
- Lindy Ryan – Trick or Treat, Alistair Gray
- Dawn Marie Thompson – Sedwick the Seagull
- Mercy Hansen Mize – Samson’s Tail
- Alycyn Culbertson – Look What Happened While I Was Sleeping
- Johnny Ray Moore – ANTHILL FOR SALE
- Raven Howell – So You Want a Puppy?
- Pj McIlvaine – Little Lena and The Big Table
- Dianne Moritz – Hey Little Beachcomber
- Savannah Hendricks – The Book Who Lost Its Title
- Teal Blake – J is for Jackalope
- Melodie Tegay – Hannah’s Two Homes: life in a “blended” family; a 5 year old’s perspective
These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers.

Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers?

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

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the First Place Winner positions, and then all will be recognized in the evenings at VCAC21 April 22-24th from 6-8 p.m. PST.

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 23 CIBA divisions Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Division Winners the CIBAs Ceremonies June 5th, 2021 virtually (Free) and LIVE at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

Register today!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2021 Little Peep Awards Book Awards. The deadline for submissions is September 30th, 2021. The winners will be announced in April 2022.

Please click here for more information.

Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
April 5, 2021
The 2020 OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction – the Semi-Finalists for the OZMA Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The OZMA Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Fantasy Fiction. The OZMA Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The #CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards discovers 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, they will be put to the test and the best selected as winners of the prestigious CIBAs.

The following fantasy fiction works have advanced from the Short List to the Semi-Finalists of the 2020 OZMA Book Awards:
- Susannah Dawn – Battle for the Armor of God
- Christopher Russell – Divinity’s Twilight: Rebirth
- T. Cook – Shin
- David Fitz-Gerald – She Sees Ghosts: The Story of a Woman Who Rescues Lost Souls
- Michelle Rene – The Canyon Cathedral: The Witches of Tanglewood, Book Two
- Robert C. Feol – A Journey to Mouseling Hollow
- MG Wilson and Phil Elmore – Ninja Girl Adventures
- J. Nell Brown – Orphan Tree and the Vanishing Skeleton Key
- Gordon Preston – Zendragon
- H.J. Ramsay – Ever Alice
- Jeny Heckman – The Warrior’s Progeny
- Sandra A. Hunter – Daughter of Earth & Fire, The Fledgling
- Jacob Andrew Emrey – Inferno Dawn
- LaVerne Thompson – Wild Child
- D.L. Jennings – Awaken the Three
- Derrick Smythe – The Other Magic
- KC Cowan & Sara Cole – Everfire
- Dr. Anay Ayarovu – STAZR The World Of Z: The Dawn Of Athir
- Alison Levy – Gatekeeper: Book One in the Daemon Collecting Series
- Glenn Searfoss – Cycles of Norse Mythology: Tales of the AEsir Gods
- T. K. Thorne – House of Rose
- Lee Hunt – Dynamicist
Good Luck to All as your works compete for the FINALIST rounds of the CIBAs!

We will announce the Finalists of the 2020 CIBA divisions April 22, 23, & 24, 2021.

The 22 divisions of the 2020 CIBAs’ Grand Prize Winners and the Five First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 25th, 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in virtually Bellingham, Wash.

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the First Place Winner positions, and then all will be recognized each evening at VCAC21 April 22-24th from 6-8 p.m. PST.

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 23 CIBA divisions Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Division Winners the CIBAs Ceremonies June 5th, 2021 virtually (Free) and LIVE at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

Register today!

We are now accepting entries into the 2021 OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards. Please click here for more information and to enter.
April 4, 2021
The 2020 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – the Semi-Finalists for the Rossetti Book Awards Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The Dante Rossetti Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Young Adult Fiction. The Dante Rossetti Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs).

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

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about twelve to eighteen (imaginary or real). Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical, Romance, Literary, we will put them to the test to discover the best. (For Middle Grade Fiction see our Gertrude Warner Awards, and for Children’s Literature see our Little Peeps Awards.)

These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction.
- Michelle Rene – The Canyon Cathedral: The Witches of Tanglewood, Book Two
- Strider S. R. Klusman – Within Reach
- Sue C Dugan – Suppressed
- B. L. Smith – The Fall of the Axe
- Liana Gardner – Speak No Evil
- Sara Hosey – Iphigenia Murphy
- Susanne Dunlap – The Paris Affair
- Susan Wingate – How the Deer Moon Hungers
- Felicia Farber – Ice Queen
- PJ Devlin – The Chamber — A Wissahickon Monsters Story
- Dallas Woodburn – The Best Week That Never Happened
- Kelly Vincent – Finding Frances
- Chynna Laird – Just Shut Up and Drive
- L.L. Eadie – Yearning for the Unattainable
- Jodi Lea Stewart – Blackberry Road
- Denis Olasehinde Akinmolasire – The Mission to End Slavery
- Tory Gates – Searching for Roy Buchanan
- Cris Harding – Red Wing
- Brooke Skipstone – Someone To Kiss My Scars
Good Luck to All as your works compete for the FINALIST rounds of the CIBAs!

We will announce the Finalists of the 2020 CIBA divisions April 22, 23, & 24, 2021.

The 22 divisions of the 2020 CIBAs’ Grand Prize Winners and the Five First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 25th, 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in virtually Bellingham, Wash.
The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the First Place Winner positions, and then all will be recognized in the evenings at VCAC21 April 22-24th from 6-8 p.m. PST.

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 23 CIBA divisions Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Division Winners the CIBAs Ceremonies June 5th, 2021 virtually (Free) and LIVE at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

Register today!

We are now accepting entries into the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for YA Fiction.

As always, please contact us at Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions!
April 4, 2021
The 2020 Paranormal Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction – the Semi-Finalists for the Paranormal Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The PARANORMAL Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Paranormal and Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The #CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, magical systems and elements. They will be put to the test and the best will be declared winners of the prestigious CIBAs.

The following paranormal fiction works have advanced to the Semi-Finalist List from the Short List of the 2020 Paranormal Book Awards:

The Semi-Finalists for the Paranormal Book Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs
- Christopher Leibig – Almost Damned
- K.A. Banks – Seven Sisters Road
- E. Alan Fleischauer – Just Die
- Lydia Staggs – Azrael
- Brooke Skipstone – Someone To Kiss My Scars
- James Kirst – Magic Once Removed
- Meg Evans – Enthrallment
- Blaise Ramsay – Blood Law
- Kaylin McFarren – Soul Seeker
- Joy Ross Davis – The Magnificent Celestine
- Stephanie Alexander – Charleston Green
- Franklin Posner – Boston Betty
- R.B. Woodstone – Chains of Time
- Ryan Young – The Shepherd’s Burden
- David W. Thompson – ‘Possum Stew
- Carissa Andrews – Secret Legacy
- Neil Chase – Iron Dogs
- S.K. Andrews – Bay of Darkness
- Matt Tompkins – Odsburg
Good Luck to All as your works compete for the FINALIST rounds of the CIBAs!

We will announce the Finalists of the 2020 CIBA divisions April 22, 23, & 24, 2021.

The 22 divisions of the 2020 CIBAs’ Grand Prize Winners and the Five First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 25th, 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in virtually Bellingham, Wash.

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the First Place Winner positions, and then all will be recognized in the evenings at VCAC21 April 22-24th from 6-8 p.m. PST.

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 23 CIBA divisions Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Division Winners the CIBAs Ceremonies June 5th, 2021 virtually (Free) and LIVE at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

Register today!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2021 Paranormal Book Awards.

Don’t delay! Enter Today!
April 4, 2021
The 2020 Clue Book Awards for Thriller and Suspense Novels – the Semi-Finalists for the Clue Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The CLUE Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Suspense and Thriller Fiction. 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).

The 22 divisions of the 2020 CIBAs’ Grand Prize Winners and the Five First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 25th, 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in virtually Bellingham, Wash.

Congratulations to these authors whose works have advanced to the Semi-Finalists!
- - Chuck Morgan – Crime Denied, A Buck Taylor Novel
  - Toni Bird Jones – The Measure of Ella
  - Grahame Shannon – Bay of Devils
  - Hal Malchow – 42 Million to One
  - Kari Bovee – Folly at the Fair
  - Dana J. Summers – Downhill Fast
  - Rafael Amadeus Hines – Bishop’s Law
  - Ken Farmer – Three Creeks
  - Elizabeth Lewes – Little Falls
  - Sheila McGraw – The Knife Thrower’s Wife
  - Martin Roy Hill – The Fourth Rising
  - Chris Karlsen – A Venomous Love
  - Christopher Leibig – Almost Damned
  - Brooke Skipstone – Some Laneys Died
  - J.J. Clarke – Dared to Run
  - Laura Wolfe – Top Producer
  - Megan Allen – The Meat Hunter
  - Michelle Cox – A Child Lost
  - Valerie J. Brooks – Revenge in 3 Parts
  - Corey Lynn Fayman – Ballast Point Breakdown
  - Kevin G. Chapman – Lethal Voyage (Mike Stoneman Thriller)
  - Shanessa Gluhm – Enemies of Doves
  - Suanne Schafer – Hunting the Devil
  - John DeDakis – Fake
  Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 CLUE Book Awards? Stay tune
These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 Clue Book Awards for Thriller and Suspense Novels.

The 22 divisions of the 2020 CIBAs’ Grand Prize Winners and the Five First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 25th, 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in virtually Bellingham, Wash.

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the First Place Winner positions, and then all will be recognized in the evenings at VCAC21 April 22-24th from 6-8 p.m. PST.

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 23 CIBA divisions Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Division Winners the CIBAs Ceremonies June 5th, 2021 virtually (Free) and LIVE at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

Register today!
April 3, 2021
The MYSTERY & MAYHEM Book Awards for Cozy and Not So Cozy Mystery novels – the Semi-Finalists for the M & Ms Division of the 2020 CIBAs

The M & M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem fiction genre. The M & M Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, not-so-cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards, and for international intrigue see our Global Thriller Awards)

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the Finalists positions. Finalists will be announced and recognized at the CAC21 banquet and ceremony. The Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists.

Congratulations to the M&M 2020 Semi-Finalists!

Congratulations to these authors for their works that advanced from the 2020 M & M Book Awards Short List!
- Chris Karlsen – A Venomous Love
- Susan McCormick – The Fog Ladies
- Patrick M. Garry – The Discovery
- Sigrid Vansandt – A Ghost’s Tale
- Lori Roberts Herbst – Suitable for Framing
- Cindy Sample – Dying for a Double
- Elaine Orr – Demise of a Devious Suspect
- D.R. Ransdell – Substitute Soloist
- P.K. Adams – Silent Water
- Kari Bovee – Bones of the Redeemed
- Kate Vale – Unanswered Questions
- Michelle Cox – A Child Lost
- Maria Ostrowski – Yet From Those Flames No Light
- Prudence Ambergast – The Mystery at Fig Tree Hall
- Ana T. Drew – The Murderous Macaron
- Lina Hansen – In My Attic – A Magical Misfits Mystery
- Traci Andrighetti – Galliano Gold
- Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Mom, The Killer is Among Us
- Arlene McFarlane – Murder, Curlers & Kegs
- Rita M Boehm – Missing on Maple Street
- Mark Daniel Seiler – Shave Ice Paradise
- Nicole Asselin – Murder at First Pitch
- Perry Miller – Lethal Injection
- Mary Alice Kressler – Not So Silent Night
- Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Bernie, I’m Glad You’re Dead
- Lucinda Brant – Deadly Kin: A Georgian Historical Mystery
- Carl and Jane Bock – The White Heron
- Molly Flewharty – Short Line to Death
- Betty Jean Craige – Saxxons in Witherston
Good Luck to All as Your Works Compete to Advance to the Next Level of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 M&M Book Awards for Cozy and Not So Cozy Mystery Novels.
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the First Place Winner positions, and then all will be recognized in the evenings at VCAC21 April 22-24th from 6-8 p.m. PST.

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 23 CIBA divisions Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Division Winners the CIBAs Ceremonies June 5th, 2021 virtually (Free) and LIVE at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

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We are now accepting submissions into the 2021 Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards. The deadline for submissions is April 30th, 2021. The winners will be announced in April 2022.
April 3, 2021

Cathy Ace | VCAC21 Headliner Crime and Mystery

Cathy Ace | VCAC21 HEADLINERS

Crime and Mystery Writer

Cathy Ace is an entertaining speaker; over the years she’s chatted engagingly, made complex Powerpoint presentations, and read her work or hosted and been Master of Ceremony for various events and conferences. She’s done this at venues as diverse as a plant nursery in Canada, a dazzling Livery Hall in the City of London, and a grade 12 schoolroom.

Having run her own post-graduate marketing communications training company in the UK for a decade, and having traveled the world as a management trainer, she’s now able to take all that experience and be an “edu-taining” speaker who is funny, insightful, knows her stuff and can speak about topics ranging from the broad base of The History of Mystery, to more intimate and personal topics such as how she plans, plots and writes her bestselling mysteries.

BIG NEWS FOR CATHY…Her Cait Morgan Mysteries have been optioned for TV by the UK production company Free@Last TV, which is responsible for the hit TV series based on MC Beaton’s Agatha Raisin books (Hamish MacBeth series). The same company has optioned The Wrong Boy, with plans for it to be broadcast as a three-part miniseries, in Welsh and English.

Below are the titles for the Cait Morgan Mysteries in all their glory! A fraction of the books Cathy Ace has written!

And forthcoming from Cathy Ace: Book 10 of the Cait Morgan Mysteries, The Corpse with the Iron Will

From the website of Cathy Ace:

Welsh criminal psychologist and globetrotting sleuth, Cait Morgan, and her retired-cop husband Bud Anderson, are enjoying some well-deserved peace and quiet at home, in moody, mountainous British Columbia. The sudden death of a neighbor is a significant loss for them both, so Cait’s honored when Gordy Krantz’s “unusual” will requests that she eulogize him at his memorial.

However, delving into the dead man’s background becomes a pressing priority when a puzzling theft, and some surprising discoveries, put our favourite sleuths on high alert. Might someone living in their seemingly tight-knit – and certainly off-beat – rural community have wanted their neighbor dead? And if so, are more people they know at risk?

The tenth Cait Morgan Mystery from Bony Blithe Award-winning author Cathy Ace, The Corpse with the Iron Will, forces Cait and Bud to use the skills they’ve honed tackling cases around the world to unmask a killer who’s too close to home for comfort!

ISBN print: 9781999223076 (will be available for pre-order from your local bookstore or library from mid-May 2021)

ISBN e-book (all platforms): 9781999223083 (will be available for pre-order for platforms other than amazon from late-March 2021)

Click here for more information about the 2021 Chanticleer Authors Conference and Int’l Book Awards Banquet and Ceremony.

March 26, 2021

LEARN FROM THE BEST at VCAC 20 – J.D.Barker, Bob Dugoni, Chris Humphreys, Don Maass, Jessica Morrell

Learn from the Best at VCAC 20

Join us at the Virtual Chanticleer Authors Conference

Tuesday – Sunday, Sept 8 – 13, 2020

9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST

VIRTUAL LIVE SESSIONS via ZOOM

The New ERA of Content Creation in All Its Forms

J.D. Barker, Robert Dugoni, Chris Humphreys,

Donald Maass, Jessica Morrell,

Scott Steindorff

Read more about the VCAC faculty, by clicking here.

Sessions will be recorded and available later viewing through VIMEO exclusively to all registered participants.

Only one session will be presented at a time so YOU select which ones you want to see LIVE and which ones you will want to view later via VIMEO or revisit the session. Master Classes and Workshops will be held the following week starting on Wednesday, Sept 16, 2020.

Tuesday – Sunday, Sept 8 – 13, 2020 – VCAC Sessions

9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST

Click here for the VCAC Schedule

Headliners Include:

Technical Workshops with Hindenburg Systems Experts

Wed. Sept 16, 2020

Audiobook Creation with Jonathan Hurley

Podcast Nuts and Bolts with Anita Michalski

Click here to learn more about the Hindenburg Workshops

Master Writing Classes to Take Your Works to the Next Level

with Donald Maass

Sunday, Sept 20, 2020 (9:30 – 4:30 PST with breaks, lunch breaks and Q & A)

and Jessica Morrell

Thursday and Friday mornings, Sept 17 & 18, 2020 (9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PST with breaks)

Click here to learn more about the Master Writing Classes

Don’t Delay! Register Today! You may register for Workshops and Master Classes separately

Click here for the VCAC Schedule of Sessions

Topics at VCAC 20

Virtual Author Events: How To Pivot from LIVE to VIRTUAL for Book Launches, Book Clubs, and Book Events with Janet Oakley, Sean Dwyer, & Gail Noble Sanderson
Book to Film Panel Discussion with Scott Steindorff, Robert Dugoni, and J.D. Barker. Moderator is Chris Leibig
It Takes a Village to Make a Film – Authors, Actors, Screenwriters, Producers, & Directors a Discussion with Tina Sloan, Scott Steindorff, & Kaylin McFarren, and Talk to Crows Production Company
The Critical Role Authors Play in Fostering a Better Society – Janice S. Ellis, Ph.D.
Exploration of New and Revolutionary Ways of Storytelling including Delving into Immersive, Mixed Reality, and Digital Art – Scott Steindorff
How to Have 1,048 Readers Requesting Your Book in the 1st Day of a 100 Book Giveaway – Kaylin McFarren shares her Goodreads and Amazon Secrets to increasing book sales.
Writing and Selling Children’s Books – Children’s Book Authors Share Their Tips & Tools – Denise Ditto Satterfield, Barbara Jean Hicks, M.J. Evans,
Voice Driven Technology and the Future of Publishing – Paul Cutsinger
Why Amazon Alexa Should Be Telling Your Story – 3 Sessions– Amy Stapleton and Wayne Richard
How to Create a Sustainable and Compelling Series – Panel : Diane Garland, Wendy Delaney, Pamela Beason, J.D. Barker
5 Reasons Why You Should Publish Your Epubs on Bookchain – Simon-Pierre Marion
Your Story World: Beyond Eye Color and the Weather – Diane Garland
Don’t be Left OUT and OFF the Airwaves – Intro to Podcasting with Hindenburg Systems’ expert Anita Michalski
Historical Fiction–Chris Humphreys will examine how to both fictionalize real characters and realize fictional ones.
Just Call Out My Name – Collaborating with Other Authors – Janet Shawgo & Sean Dwyer
Writers: Improve Your Productivity and Your Health by Correcting Posture with Tana Hope
5 Reasons Why You Should Publish Your Epubs on Bookchain – Simon-Pierre Marion

And more …

Click here to read more about the VCAC presenters and panelists!

Don’t Delay. Register Today for these LIVE ZOOM SESSIONS!

Sessions Start in just 7 Days! Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020!

The 2019 CIBA Awards First Place Awards Winners will be announced every day (Tuesday – Saturday, Sept 8 -12, 2020) starting at 5 p.m. PST at the CIBA Virtual Ceremonies. All 2019 CIBA Finalists will be recognized during VCAC!

The 2019 CIBA Grand Prize Division Winners and the Overall Grand Prize for Best Book will be announced and recognized on Sunday, Sept 13, 2020 starting at 5: 30 p.m. PST ceremony.

All announcements are LIVE and we will have a Virtual Celebration Party after each day!

Have your favorite bubbly ready to cheer on your favorite authors! LIVE and INTERACTIVE!

See YOU at VCAC 20!

August 31, 2020

The Last Official Announcement for the 2019 CIBAs Awards until After the CIBA Ceremonies

Announcement and Recognition of the Chanticleer International Book Awards Winners will take place at the 2019 CIBA Ceremonies as hosted by the Virtual Chanticleer Authors Conference. #VCAC20

2018 Chanticleer Grand Prize Winners at CAC19

Virtual Chanticleer Authors Conference

Learn from the Best at VCAC!

Featuring:

Robert Dugoni, J.D. Barker, Chris Humphreys, Scott Steindorff, and Paul Cutsinger

Tuesday – Sunday, September 8 – 13, 2020

Hindenburg Workshops

Audiobook Creation and Podcasting

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Master Writing Classes

with

Top Development Editor – Jessica Morrell

and Top Literary Agent – Donald Maass

Thursday, Friday, and Sunday September 17 & 18, and 20, 2020

The 2019 CIBA Ceremonies

All 2019 CIBA Finalists will be recognized at the daily CIBA ceremonies that will announce 3 or 4 of the seventeen CIBA Divisions each day on Tuesday – Saturday at 5:00 p.m. PST.

The First Place Category Awards Winners whose works have advanced from the premier Finalists Level of Achievement will be announced the daily ceremonies.

The 2019 Grand Prize Winners for all 17 Divisions of the CIBAs plus the Overall Best Book will be announced on Sunday, September 13, 2020. The Sunday CIBA Ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. PST.

The CIBA Ceremonies will be ZOOMed Live and recorded at the Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.

The CIBA Ceremony Schedule of Announcements is at the end of this post along with a downloadable WORD Doc file that may be printed for your convenience.

The Links to the 2019 CIBA Finalists –

This will be the LAST ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE THE 2019 CIBA CEREMONIES that will take place at VCAC 20.

We have tried to email each author/publisher whose works have advanced to the Premier FINALISTS LEVEL in the 2019 Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards – at least twice. This is final notification before the 2019 CIBA Ceremonies.

Congratulations to ALL!

CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction

OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction

PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction

DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction

GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers

Little PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers and Picture Books

LARAMIE Book Awards for Americana and Western Fiction

CHAUCER Book Awards for Pre-1750s Historical Fiction

GOETHE Book Awards for Post-1750s Historical Fiction

NELLIE BLY Book Awards for Investigative and Long Piece Journalism

M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem Classic and Not-So Cozy Mysteries

CLUE Book Awards for Suspense Thrillers

GLOBAL THRILLERS for High Stakes Thrillers & Lab Lit

CHATELAINE Book Awards for Romantic Novels

SOMERSET Book Awards for Contemporary and Literary Fiction

JOURNEY Book Awards for Narrative Nonfiction – Memoirs/Biographies

I & I Book Awards for Insight and Instruction, How-To, and Guide Books

Grand Prize Ribbons! Whose works will one?

The CIBA Ceremony Schedule of Announcements

Hashtags #CIBAs #CYGNUSawards #OZMAawards etc.

FIRST PLACE CATEGORY ROUNDS of the 2019 CIBAs

Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 5 p.m. PST LIVE –

CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction – Presenter: Elana Mugdan – OZMA Grand Prize Winner
OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction – Presenter: Sara Stamey – Global Thriller Grand Prize Winner 2017
PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction – Presenter: Chris Leibig – Paranormal Grand Prize Winner

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 5 p.m. PST LIVE

DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for YA Fiction – Presenter:
GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle-Grade – Presenter: Peter Greene – Goethe Grand Prize 2017
LITTLE PEEPS for Early Readers – Presenter: Denise Ditto Satterfield – Little Peeps Grand Prize Winner 2018

Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 5 p.m. PST LIVE

LARAMIE Book Awards for Americana Fiction – Presenter: Jacquie Rogers – Laramie Grand Prize Winner 2016
CHAUCER Book Awards for pre-1750s Historical Fiction – Presenter: TBD
GOETHE Book Awards for post-1750s Historical Fiction – Presenter: TBD
NELLIE BLY Book Awards for Investigative and Long Form Journalism Non-Fiction: TBD

Friday, September 11, 2020 at 5 p.m. PST LIVE

M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem Novels – Presenter: Wendy Delaney
CLUE Book Awards for Suspense & Thrillers Novels – Presenter: Pamela Beason
GLOBAL THRILLERS for High Stakes Suspense Thrillers – Presenter: TBD

Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 5 p.m. PST LIVE

CHATELAINE Book Awards for Romantic Fiction – Presenter: TBD
SOMERSET BOOK Awards for Contemporary, Literary, and Satire Fiction – Presenter: TBD
JOURNEY Book Awards for Memoir and Narrative Non-Fiction – Presenter: Janice Ellis -Journey Grand Prize Winner 2018
I & I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction – Presenter: TBD

The CIBAs GRAND PRIZE ROUNDS (Dress to Impress!)

Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. PST LIVE

CYGNUS
OZMA
PARANORMAL
DANTE ROSSETTI
GERTRUDE WARNER
LITTLE PEEPS
LARAMIE
CHAUCER
GOETHE
NELLIE BLY
MYSTERY & MAYHEM
CLUE
GLOBAL THRILLER
CHATELAINE
SOMERSET
JOURNEY
INSTRUCTION and INSIGHT

And we will culminate the 2019 CIBA Ceremonies with announcing the 2019 OVERALL GRAND PRIZE for Best Book!

Have your favorite bubbly and appetizers ready!

Cheer your favorites on!

Please check back often in thee crazy times! We keep posting updates!

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The OFFICIAL POSTING of the 2019 CIBA announcements of the 17 Divisions’ award winners will start on Wed. Sept 16, 2020.

DOWNLOAD and PRINT the 2019 CIBA Awards Ceremonies ScheduleThe-CHANTICLEER-INTERNATIONAL-BOOK-AWARDS (4)

You will see it download. Then open the Word Doc and then print it.

August 24, 2020

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The Laramie Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Western, Pioneer, & Civil War Historical Fiction and First Nation Novels. The Laramie Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2020 Chatelaine Book Awards LONG LIST to the 2020 SHORT LIST and now have progressed to the 2020 Semi-finalists.

Congratulations to the following titles who have advanced to the 2020 Laramie Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS!

These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 Laramie Book Awards for Western, Pioneer, & Civil War Historical Fiction and First Nation Novels Fiction.

Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 Laramie Book Awards for Western/Pioneer Fiction Fiction?

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

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the First Place Winner positions, and then all will be recognized in the evenings at VCAC21 April 22-24th from 6-8 p.m. PST.

The LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Early Readers that invites children to read and explore. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs).

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards LONG LIST to the SHORT LIST and have now progressed to the 2020 SEMI-FINALISTS.

These titles are now Semi-Finalists for the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers

These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers.

Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers?

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

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the First Place Winner positions, and then all will be recognized in the evenings at VCAC21 April 22-24th from 6-8 p.m. PST.

The OZMA Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Fantasy Fiction. The OZMA Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The #CIBAs).

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the First Place Winner positions, and then all will be recognized each evening at VCAC21 April 22-24th from 6-8 p.m. PST.

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

These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction.

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the First Place Winner positions, and then all will be recognized in the evenings at VCAC21 April 22-24th from 6-8 p.m. PST.

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

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the First Place Winner positions, and then all will be recognized in the evenings at VCAC21 April 22-24th from 6-8 p.m. PST.

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

Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 CLUE Book Awards? Stay tune

These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 Clue Book Awards for Thriller and Suspense Novels.

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the First Place Winner positions, and then all will be recognized in the evenings at VCAC21 April 22-24th from 6-8 p.m. PST.

The M & M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem fiction genre. The M & M Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Congratulations to the M&M 2020 Semi-Finalists!

These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 M&M Book Awards for Cozy and Not So Cozy Mystery Novels.

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

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the First Place Winner positions, and then all will be recognized in the evenings at VCAC21 April 22-24th from 6-8 p.m. PST.

Cathy Ace | VCAC21 HEADLINERS

Crime and Mystery Writer

And forthcoming from Cathy Ace: Book 10 of the Cait Morgan Mysteries, The Corpse with the Iron Will

Learn from the Best at VCAC 20

The New ERA of Content Creation in All Its Forms

J.D. Barker, Robert Dugoni, Chris Humphreys,

Donald Maass, Jessica Morrell,

Scott Steindorff

Tuesday – Sunday, Sept 8 – 13, 2020 – VCAC Sessions

Technical Workshops with Hindenburg Systems Experts

Audiobook Creation with Jonathan Hurley

Podcast Nuts and Bolts with Anita Michalski

Master Writing Classes to Take Your Works to the Next Level

with Donald Maass

and Jessica Morrell

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See YOU at VCAC 20!

Announcement and Recognition of the Chanticleer International Book Awards Winners will take place at the 2019 CIBA Ceremonies as hosted by the Virtual Chanticleer Authors Conference. #VCAC20

Learn from the Best at VCAC!

The 2019 CIBA Ceremonies

The Links to the 2019 CIBA Finalists –

This will be the LAST ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE THE 2019 CIBA CEREMONIES that will take place at VCAC 20.

The CIBA Ceremony Schedule of Announcements

FIRST PLACE CATEGORY ROUNDS of the 2019 CIBAs

The CIBAs GRAND PRIZE ROUNDS (Dress to Impress!)