Tag: Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards

  • The 2022 Paranormal CIBAs Finalists for Supernatural Fiction

    The 2022 Paranormal CIBAs Finalists for Supernatural Fiction

    Paranormal Fiction AwardsThe 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, 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 Semi-Finalists to the 2022 Paranormal 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 Paranormal Book Awards novel competition for Supernatural Fiction!

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

    • Daniela Valenti – The Ghosts of Evil (Book 3 of the Sentinel 10 series)
    • Brooke Maddaleni – Let Me Go
    • 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
    • Cass Kay – Legacy Witches
    • Jenny Allen – Blood Lily
    • Anika Savoy – The Ghost in Her
    • Stu Jones – S.H.R.E.D. Gorgon Rising
    • Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle – Cold As Hell
    • Nola Nash – Crescent City Sin

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

    Blue and Gold Badge for the Paranormal Finalists in the CIBAs

     

    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 Devil Pulls the Strings Book Cover

    Paranormal Grand Prize Winner 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! 

  • The 2022 Ozma CIBAs FINALISTS for Fantasy Fiction

    The 2022 Ozma CIBAs FINALISTS for Fantasy Fiction

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

    Chanticleer International Book Awards discovers the best books in the Ozma Awards featuring magic, the supernatural, imaginary worlds, fantastical creatures, legendary beasts, mythical beings, or inventions of fancy that author imaginations dream up without a basis in science as we know it. Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Dragons, Unicorns, Steampunk, Dieselpunk, Gaslight Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, or other out-of-this-world fiction. These books have advanced to the Long List in the 2022 CIBAs OZMA division.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Ozma Fantasy Fiction Semi-Finalists to the 2022 Ozma Book Awards 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 First Place and Grand Prize Winners of the 2022 Ozma Book Awards novel competition for Fantasy Fiction!

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

    • Linnea Tanner – Skull’s Vengeance
    • Eva Doherty Gremmert – The Fairy Fort
    • Philip Carlisle – Surviving Eros
    • Glen Dahlgren – The House of Prophecy (the Chronicles of Chaos book 2)
    • KC Cowan – Raeka’s Story
    • J. L. Sullivan – From Brick & Darkness
    • M. K. Wiseman – Magical Intelligence
    • K.L. Kolarich – House of Bastiion
    • Stavros Saristavros – Tome of Styx
    • Steven Michael Beck – Soar a Burning Sky
    • AG Flitcher – Boone and Jacque: Cytrus Moonlight
    • Helen Garraway – Sentinals Across Time
    • J.L. Delavega – Smoke and Other Storms
    • S.G. Blaise – The Last Lumenian
    • Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle – Cold as Hell
    • C.D. Allen – Seagrass Maggie
    • Grayson W. Hooper – Shadebringer

    Blue and Gold Ozma Finalist Badge

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 OZMA Awards is:

    Plague of Flies: Revolt of the Spirits, 1846

    by Laurel Anne Hill

    Plague of Flies Cover

     

    Ozma Grand Prize Badge for Plague of Flies by Laurel Anne Hill

    The 2022 OZMA 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 OZMA Book Awards are open until the end of October. Enter here!

    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!

    A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

  • The 2022 Global Thriller CIBAs Finalists for High Stakes Suspense

    The 2022 Global Thriller CIBAs Finalists for High Stakes Suspense

    Global ThrillerThe 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

    Blue and Gold badge for the finalists of the Global Thriller award

     

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

    This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews.

    Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

    Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

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

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 GLOBAL THRILLER Awards is:

    The Chameleon

    Ron McManus

    Global Thriller Badge for Ron McManus's book The Chameleon, the 2021 Grand Prize Winner

    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!

        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!

        A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

      • The 2022 LITTLE PEEPS CIBAs Finalists for Early Readers & Picture Books

        Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

        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

        Blue and Gold badge for the finalists of the Little Peeps awards for early readers

        PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

        This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews.

        Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

        Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

        Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

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

        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!

        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!

        A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

         

      • The 2022 Paranormal CIBAs Semi-Finalists for Supernatural Fiction

        The 2022 Paranormal CIBAs Semi-Finalists for Supernatural Fiction

        Paranormal Fiction AwardsThe 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.

        Chanticleer Int'l Book Awards Semi-Finalist Badge with Blue Laurels

        PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

        This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews.

        Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

        Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

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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 Devil Pulls the Strings Book Cover

        Paranormal Grand Prize Winner 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! 

      • The 2022 I&I CIBAs Short List for Instructional and Insightful Non-Fiction

        The 2022 I&I CIBAs Short List for Instructional and Insightful Non-Fiction

        I&I or Instruction & Insight Awards CIBA BadgeThe I & I Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Instruction and Insight non-fiction that are self-help, how-to, guides, or explanatory. In non-fiction works, the author assumes responsibility (in good faith) for the truth, accuracy, people, places, or information presented. The I & I Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

        Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best Instruction and Insight books featuring How-To, Guidance, Travel Guides, Cookbooks, Self-Help, and more. We will put books about true and inspiring stories to the test and choose the best among them. See our full list of Non-Fiction Divisions here. 

        These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2022 I&I Non-Fiction Long List to the 2022 I&I Book Awards SHORT LIST. Entries below are now in competition for the 2022 I&I Semi-Finals. 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-Finals of the 2022 I&I Book Awards novel competition for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction!

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

        • Tana Hope – Healthy Habits for Desk Potatoes
        • Kenneth Nixon Jr. – Born Into Crisis
        • John W. Feist – Pocket Japan: a concise guidebook for business travelers to Japan
        • Deborah Vinall, PsyD, LMFT – Trauma Recovery Workbook for Teens
        • Kip and Pam Rosser – Vegetarian Tales From the Mushroom Rooms
        • Natalie Dale, MD – A Writer’s Guide to Medicine. Volume 2: Illness & Injury
        • Kerrin Margiano – Enjoy the Gift of Childhood
        • Simran Sadana & Meena Iyer – Ramayana Through Ikebana
        • Michael J. Freeman Ph.D. – Freeman Explains! The Things That Can Change That Should Be Changed
        • Matthew J. Louis – Mission Transition: Navigating the Opportunities and Obstacles to Your Post-Military Career
        • Gene Berardelli – Schnooks, Crooks, Liars & Scoundrels: A Field Guide to Identifying Political Buffoons
        • Wendela Whitcomb Marsh – Dating While Autistic: Cut Through the Social Quagmire and Find Your Person
        • Mitzi Perdue – Mark Victor Hansen, Relentless: Wisdom Behind the Incomparable Chicken Soup for the Soul
        • Christopher H. Volk – The Value Equation: A Business Guide to Wealth Creation for Entrepreneurs, Leaders and Investors
        • Daniel Shyti – American Gaslighting: How America Is Being Systematically Taught to Hate Itself
        • Ellen Notbohm – Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew
        • Gustavo J. Gomez, Ph.D. – Hair Loss: Options for Restoration & Reversal 2nd Edition
        • Ann E Feldman – Building Communities of Trust: Creative Work for Social Change
        • Margaret Tran – The Actions
        • E. Alan Fleischauer – Reconfigurement
        • D. Terrence Foster, MD – The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life
        • Tracy Cram Perkins – Dementia Home Care, How to Prepare Before, During, and After
        • Sandy Gerber – Emotional Magnetism – How to Communicate to Ignite Connection in Your Relationships
        • Donna McCart Welser – Rue’s Butterfly
        • Jocelyn Jones – Artist: Awakening the Spirit Within
        • Benjamin Plumb – The Satisfied Introvert: A Memoir About Finding Safety in an Extroverted World
        • Daryl Potter – Even the Monsters. Living with Grief, Loss, and Depression

        PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

        This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

        This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post.

        Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

        Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

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

        The Grand Prize Winner for the 2021 I&I Awards is
        Ángela Quijada-Banks for The Black Foster Youth Handbook

        Black Foster Youth Handbook Cover

        Click here to see the 2021 I&I Book Award Winners for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction

        We are now accepting submissions to the 2023 I&I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2024. 

        Please click here for more information.

        See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

        Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

        a Wreath surrounds CAC 2023 for the 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!

        A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

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

      • 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

        PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

        This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

        Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

        Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

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

        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

        Cover of DAWGS, the 2021 Grand Prize Winner for the Hearten Awards

        Blue and Gold Grand Prize Badge for the 2021 Hearten Awards, won by DAWGs

        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!

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        Featuring: Book to Screen expert and attorney Maggie Marr

        A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

      • The 2022 JOURNEY CIBAs Finalists for Overcoming Adversity in Narrative Non-Fiction

        The 2022 JOURNEY CIBAs Finalists for Overcoming Adversity in Narrative Non-Fiction

        Journey Narrative Non-Fiction CIBA BadgeThe 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

        Blue and Gold Badge for the finalists of the Journey non-fiction awards

         

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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.

        A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

        Join us for our 11th annual conference and discover why!

      • 2022 GERTRUDE WARNER CIBAs Finalists for Middle Grade Fiction

        The Boxcar Children from the famed series by Gertrude Warner

        The Gertrude Warner Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Middle Grade Fiction. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

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

        Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Contemporary Middle Grade, SFF & Paranormal Middle Grade, Mystery Middle Grade, Historical Middle Grade, Adventure Middle Grade, and Graphic Novels. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards here and for Children’s Literature see our Little Peeps Awards here.

        These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from 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

        Blue and Gold badge for finalists of Gertrude Warner Awards for Middle Grade fiction

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

        The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards was:

        Fishing for Luck

        by Murray Richter

        Fishing for Luck Cover

        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!

        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!

         

        A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

      • The 2022 CIBAs Paranormal Book Awards Short List for Supernatural Fiction

        The 2022 CIBAs Paranormal Book Awards Short List for Supernatural Fiction

        Paranormal Fiction AwardsThe 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.

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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 Devil Pulls the Strings Book Cover

        Paranormal Grand Prize Winner 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!