Tag: Children’s Book Awards

  • The CIBAs 2022 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction – The Long List

    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 entries to the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for the 2022 Gertrude Warner Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the FINALIST positions. Finalists will be selected from the Short List.  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 SHORT LIST 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 Long List

    • Tanya Volkova – The Enchanted Wind
    • Joy A. Burke – Surviving Christmas
    • J. Bruno – The Amazing Flight of Aaron William Hawk
    • Cicek Bricault – KyRose Takes A Leap
    • Ketevan Alexander – Two Days with Zio
    • Sam Hooker & Lindy Ryan – Hemlock N Glitter
    • S.P. O’Farrell – Simone LaFray and the Red Wolves of London
    • J.K.Pinsel – KAZI
    • L.K. Keenan – Seb Artigas Gone Wrong
    • Barbara Hills – The Sun and the Starlings
    • Alex Paul – The King’s Armada: Arken Freeth and the Adventure of the Neanderthals, Book 6
    • John Pliska – The Secret of the Park Street Dragon Warriors
    • Elizabeth M. Grieco – Paws in Paris: The Adventures of Tenny and Bella
    • Alan Frost – Time Travelers of the Caribbean
    • Bo Gannon – Rabbit Tracks – The Trail to Gettysburg
    • Ana Cortes – Marco, Pablo, & Olivia: Fútbol Tryouts
    • Anthony Feinman – I’M FAT! A Critters Adventure
    • Ben Gartner – People of the Sun
    • Robert Cole – Squirrels Going Nuts
    • PJ McIlvaine – Violet Yorke, Gilded Girl: Ghosts in the Closet
    • Jon & Di Nelson – Spooky Stuff – Back Pocket Summer Camp Tales
    • Charlotte Stuart – Not Me: Speluncaphobia, Secrets & Hidden Treasure
    • Charlotte Stuart – Moonlight Can Be Deadly (A Discount Detective Mystery)
    • Didem Saracel – Story of Universe
    • Christian A. Shane – Salmon Survivor
    • Andres Leopoldo Faza – Pomme’s Wondrous Journey
    • Jason Colpitts – Corrine and the Underground Province
    • 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)
    • Marc Remus – The Chocolate clouds
    • JK Noble – HALE: The Rise of the Griffins
    • Wilson Whitlow – Mystery of the Khar Chuluu
    • Didem Saracel – Story of Oxygen
    • J. B. Spector – The Amethyst Tower, Book 2 of The Mer-Prince Adventures

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

    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 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards was:

    Fishing for Luck

    by Murray Richter

    Fishing for Luck Cover

     

    The 2023=2 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! 

    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!

  • The GERTRUDE WARNER 2021 CIBA WINNERS 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.

    The 2021 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the GERTRUDE WARNER Grand Prize Winner were announced by Denise Ditto Satterfield on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar.

    This is the OFFICIAL 2021 LIST of the GERTRUDE WARNER BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the GERTRUDE WARNER Grand Prize Winner.

    Congratulations to all!

    • Didem Saracel – Story of Carbon
    • Murray Richter – Fishing for Luck
    • J. B. Spector – The Sunlit Curse, Book 1 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
    • Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
    • Ben Gartner – Sol Invictus
    • Jay Spenser – The Phantom Airplane Mystery
    • Gloria Two-Feathers – Buck: Keeper of the Meadow

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

    Fishing for Luck

    by Murray Richter

    Fishing for Luck Cover

    Fishing for Luck Grand Prize Badge

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

    Attn CIBA Winners: More goodies and prizes will be coming your way along with promotion in our magazine, website, and advertisements in Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards long-tail marketing strategy. Welcome to the CIBA Hall of Fame for Award Winners!

    This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the Facebook post. However, for Facebook 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 Facebook and Twitter handle is @ChantiReviews

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

    The 2022 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 10 year Conference Anniversary!

    Submissions for the 2022 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards are open until the end of August. Enter here!

    Don’t delay! Enter today! 

    A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in August. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for participating in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards!

  • The LITTLE PEEPS 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Early Readers and Children’s Fiction

    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 2021 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

    The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the LITTLE PEEPS Grand Prize Winner were announced by Janet Oakley on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar.

    This is the OFFICIAL 2021 LIST of the LITTLE PEEPS BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the LITTLE PEEPS Grand Prize Winner.

    Little Peeps 1st Place Best in Category Blue and Gold Badge Image

     

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

    • David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
    • Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
    • Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
    • Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
    • Denise Ditto Satterfield – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
    • Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is:

    Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath

    by Andrea Vaughan

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

    Attn CIBA Winners: More goodies and prizes will be coming your way along with promotion in our magazine, website, and advertisements in Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards long-tail marketing strategy. Welcome to the CIBA Hall of Fame for Award Winners!

    This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the Facebook post. However, for Facebook 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 Facebook and Twitter handle is @ChantiReviews

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

    The 2022 LITTLE PEEPS 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 2022 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

    Don’t delay! Enter today! 

    A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in August. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for participating in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards!

    • The 2021 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction – The Finalists – The CIBAs

      The Boxcar Children from the famed series by Gertrude Warner

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

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

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

      These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction Book Awards to the Finalists positions. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

      The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

      We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

      Announcing the 2021 Gertrude Warner Finalists for Middle-Grade Readers

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

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

      Good luck to All! 

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

      PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

      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

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

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

      The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards is Kelly Oliver for Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter

      Cover of Kassy O'Roarke Cub Reporter by Kelly Oliver

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

      We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

      Please click here for more information.

      For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

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

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

      FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

      Seating is Limited. The  esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

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

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

       

    • The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Finalists

      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 Finalists for the 2021 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 the 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers  Book Awards to the FINALISTS positions. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

      The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

      We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

      Announcing the Little Peeps FINALISTS of 2021!

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

      • David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
      • Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
      • Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
      • Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
      • Brenda Faatz & Peter Trimarco – Now What?
      • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through Our Solar System
      • Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
      • Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
      • Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas
      • Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad
      • Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
      • Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
      • Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
      • Dana Brackob – Molly: A Love Story
      • Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
      • Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo

      These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition 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. 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

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

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

          Little Peeps 1st Place Best in Category Blue and Gold Badge Image

          The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is Masoud Malekyari for Great As A Button

          Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

          A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Little Peeps Children’s Books Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

          Click here to see the 2020 Little Peeps Book Award Winners for Early Readers Fiction.

          We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Literature. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

          Please click here for more information.

          For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

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

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

          FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

          Seating is Limited. The  esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

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

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

             

          • The 2021 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction – The Semi-Finalists – The CIBAs

            The 2021 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction – The Semi-Finalists – The CIBAs

            The Boxcar Children from the famed series by Gertrude Warner

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

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

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

            These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction Short List to the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards Semi-Finalists. Finalists will be chosen from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

            The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

            We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

            Announcing the 2021 Gertrude Warner Semi-Finalists for Middle-Grade Readers

             

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

            • Mary K. Savarese – The Girl in the Toile Wallpaper
            • Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
            • B.L. Smith – Serious Business on Albatross Lane
            • Didem Saracel – Story of Carbon
            • K.P. Boardman – The Falling Sisters
            • Murray Richter – Fishing for Luck
            • J. B. Spector – The Sunlit Curse, Book 1 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
            • Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
            • Ben Gartner – Sol Invictus
            • Esta Lemon – The Loser Blog
            • KS Mitchell – The Mystery of the Golden Ball: Pen & Quin International Agents of Intrigue
            • McKemie Huston – Return of the Last Prism
            • Emmett J Hall – RUNAWAY
            • Raea Gragg – Mup
            • Moira Siobhan – Dilly Cooper Hat-astrophe
            • Laurie Calkhoven – Roosevelt Banks, Good-Kid-in-Training
            • Peter Solomon – The Stardust Mystery
            • Susan McCormick – The Antidote
            • Gloria Two-Feathers – Buck Keeper of the Meadow
            • Jay Spenser – The Phantom Airplane Mystery

            Good luck to All! 

            These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards novel competition for Middle Grade Fiction!

            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

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

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

             

            The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards is Kelly Oliver for Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter

            Cover of Kassy O'Roarke Cub Reporter by Kelly Oliver

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

            We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

            Please click here for more information.

            For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

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

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

            FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

            Seating is Limited. The  esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

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

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

          • The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Semi-Finalists

            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 2021 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 the 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers Short List to the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards Semi-Finalists.  Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

            The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

            We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

            These titles are the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

             

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

            • David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
            • Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
            • Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
            • M. Lisa Rinaca – Matt Needs A Werewolf
            • Dana Brackob – Molly: A Love Story
            • Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
            • Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
            • Brenda Faatz & Peter Trimarco – Now What?
            • Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
            • Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
            • Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
            • Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
            • Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
            • Avril van der Merwe – I Don’t Want To Be a Hyena
            • Stephanie Matolyak & Deborah Bailey – A Farm Animals’ Christmas – No Ordinary Farm
            • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through Our Solar System
            • Steven Haggard – There’s an Elephant in My Room!
            • Cindy A. Bell – I Love You, Fiorella, Flaws and All!
            • Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
            • Lauren Stockly – Be Mindful of Monsters & Mindful Monsters Therapeutic Workbook
            • Cynthia Kern O’Brien – I Don’t Want to go to Preschool, the Fairy Queen Calls
            • Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad
            • Zaynab Al-Yassiri – LunchBox Wisdom
            • Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas

                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

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

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

                The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is Masoud Malekyari for Great As A Button

                Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Little Peeps Children’s Books Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                Click here to see the 2020 Little Peeps Book Award Winners for Early Readers Fiction.

                We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Literature. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

                Please click here for more information.

                For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

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

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

                FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

                Seating is Limited. The  esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

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

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

              • The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Short List

                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 2021 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 the 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers Long List to the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

                The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

                We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

                These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

                Short Listed for the 2021 CIBAs

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

                •  David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
                • Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
                • Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
                • M. Lisa Rinaca – Matt Needs A Werewolf
                • Dana Brackob – Molly: A Love Story
                • Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath 
                • Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
                • Brenda Faatz & Peter Trimarco – Now What?
                • Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
                • Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
                • Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
                • Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
                • Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
                •  Avril van der Merwe – I Don’t Want To Be a Hyena
                • Stephanie Matolyak & Deborah Bailey – A Farm Animals’ Christmas – No Ordinary Farm
                • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through Our Solar System
                • Steven Haggard – There’s an Elephant in My Room!
                • Zaynab Al-Yassiri – LunchBox Wisdom
                • Cindy A. Bell – I Love You, Fiorella, Flaws and All!
                • Kevin Brougher – Grandpa Kevin’s…Jack and the Bean Stalk
                • Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
                • Lauren Stockly – Mindful Monsters Therapeutic Workbook
                • Lauren Stockly – Be Mindful of Monsters
                • Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas
                • Michael Ferrone – Frankenbots: Sunken City of Scraps
                • Karen B. Kurtz – Sophia’s Gift
                • M. Lisa Rinaca – Just James
                • Cynthia Kern O’Brien – I Don’t Want to go to Preschool, the Fairy Queen Call
                • Megan Herr – Lucas Takes His Food Allergies to Daycare
                • E. Alan Fleischauer – Charlie Lou Goes to the Rodeo
                • Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad

                 


                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

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

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

                 

                The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is Masoud Malekyari for Great As A Button

                Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Little Peeps Children’s Books Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                Click here to see the 2020 Little Peeps Book Award Winners for Early Readers Fiction.

                We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Literature. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

                Please click here for more information.

                For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

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

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

                FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

                Seating is Limited. The  esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

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

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

              • The 2021 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction – The Short List – CIBAs 2021

                The Boxcar Children from the famed series by Gertrude Warner

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

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

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

                These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction Long List to the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

                The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

                We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

                These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards novel competition for Middle Grade Fiction!

                Short Listed for the 2021 CIBAs

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

                • Didem Saracel – Story of Carbon
                • Clayton Marshall Adams – The Mask
                • Mary K. Savarese – The Girl in the Toile Wallpaper
                • Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
                • B.L. Smith – Serious Business on Albatross Lane
                • K.P. Boardman – The Falling Sisters
                • Murray Richter – Fishing for Luck
                • J. B. Spector – The Sunlit Curse, Book 1 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
                • Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
                • James Love – Max Voltage: Multiverse Mayhem
                • Ben Gartner – Sol Invictus
                • Ronnie Swire Siegel – Displaced: A Story About Climate Change and How Displaced Animals Ring the Alarm
                • Esta Lemon – The Loser Blog
                • KS Mitchell – The Mystery of the Golden Ball: Pen & Quin International Agents of Intrigue
                • McKemie Huston – Return of the Last Prism
                • Emmett J Hall – RUNAWAY
                • Dane S. Skorup – Kid Kingmaker
                • Raea Gragg – Mup
                • Moira Siobhan – Dilly Cooper Hat-astrophe
                • Laurie Calkhoven – Roosevelt Banks, Good-Kid-in-Training
                • Peter Solomon – The Stardust Mystery
                • D. H. Timpko – The Firma Twins and the Flute of Enchantment
                • Susan McCormick – The Antidote
                • Gloria Two-Feathers – Buck Keeper of the Meadow
                • Jay Spencer – The Phantom Airplane Mystery

                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

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

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

                The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards is Kelly Oliver for Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter

                Cover of Kassy O'Roarke Cub Reporter by Kelly Oliver

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

                We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

                Please click here for more information.

                For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

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

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

                FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

                Seating is Limited. The  esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

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

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

              • The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Long List

                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 2021 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 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers entries to the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Little Peeps Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists.  All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

                The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

                We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person. 

                These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

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

                • M. Lisa Rinaca – Matt Needs A Werewolf
                • Avril van der Merwe – I Don’t Want To Be a Hyena
                • Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
                • Once Upon a Dance – Belluna’s Big Adventure in the Sky: A Dance-It-Out Creative Movement Story for Young Movers
                • M. Lisa Rinaca – Just James
                • Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
                • Stephanie Matolyak & Deborah Bailey – A Farm Animals’ Christmas-No Ordinary Farm
                • Brenda Faatz & Peter Trimarco – Now What?
                • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through Our Solar System
                • Steven Haggard – There’s an Elephant in My Room!
                • Rita M Boehm – Bluebirds in the Garden
                • Zaynab Al-Yassiri – LunchBox Wisdom
                • Cindy A. Bell – I Love You, Fiorella, Flaws and All!
                • Dana Brackob – Molly: A Love Story
                • Carmela Dutra – A Lua
                • David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
                • Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
                • E. Alan Fleischauer – Charlie Lou Goes to the Rodeo
                • Lauren Stockly – Mindful Monsters Therapeutic Workbook
                • Lauren Stockly – Be Mindful of Monsters
                • Cynthia Kern OBrien – I Don’t Want to go to Preschool, the Fairy Queen calls
                • JL Morin & Stephan Theo – Tuck-a-tuck Dragon
                • Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
                • Kevin Brougher – Grandpa Kevin’s…Jack and the Bean Stalk
                • Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
                • Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
                • Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad
                • Vicky Wu – Patty Panda Gets a Potty!
                • Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
                • Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
                • Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas
                • Michael Ferrone – Frankenbots: Sunken City of Scraps
                • Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
                • Karen B. Kurtz – Sophia’s Gift
                • Amy Leaf – Harry and the Pelican
                • Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
                • Megan Herr – Lucas Takes His Food Allergies to Daycare

                 

                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

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

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

                Click here to see the 2020 Little Peeps Book Award Winners for Early Readers Fiction.

                Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                 

                A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Little Peeps Children’s Books Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Literature. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

                Please click here for more information.

                For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

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

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

                FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

                Seating is Limited. The  esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

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

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