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The 2020 JOURNEY Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction – the Semi-Finalists for the JOURNEY Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The Journey Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of 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 for our Journey Awards featuring true stories about survival, overcoming issues, trauma, and threatening life events, along with turbulent personal journeys.

Due to an unprecedented number of 2020 Journey Book Awards, we split off the Heartwarming, Inspirational, Heartwarming, Humorous, and Happiness. Think of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

We also are now offering the following CIBA Non-Fiction Divisions:
- The Mind & Spirit Book Awards
- The Nellie Bly Book Awards for Investigative and Long Form Journalism
- The I & I Book Awards for Insight and Instruction for How-To, Guide Books, Self-Help, Cook Books, etc.
- The Harvey Chute Book Awards for Business, Finance, and Enterprise
- The Heartening Book Awards
New in 2021 will be the Military Veterans Non-Fiction works.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2020 Journey Book Awards LONG LIST to the 2020 SHORT LIST and now have progressed to the 2020 SEMI-FINALISTS. The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the Finalists positions.

The following works have advanced in the 2020 Journey Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction
- Karen Keilt – The Parrot’s Perch
- Susan E Casey – Rock On: Mining for Joy in the Deep River of Sibling Grief
- Laila Tarraf – Strong Like Water: Lessons Learned from Leading with Love
- Ashley Conner and Cierra Camper – Memoirs of Michael: The Hurricane Project
- Patricia Eagle – Being Mean–A Memoir of Sexual Abuse and Survival
- Susan E. Greisen – In Search of Pink Flamingos: A Woman’s Quest for Forgiveness & Unconditional Love
- Mendek Rubin & Myra Goodman – Quest for Eternal Sunshine
- Janice Morgan – Suspended Sentence
- Marianne Ingheim – Out of Love: Finding Your Way Back to Self-Compassion
- Sharon Dukett – No Rules
- Judy Gaman – Love, Life, and Lucille
- David Crow – The Pale-Faced Lie: A True Story
- Christine Nicolette-Gonzalez – My Mother’s Curse: A Journey Beyond Childhood Trauma
- Scott Hunter – And the Monkey Lets Go: Memoirs Through Illusion and Doubt
- Mary Charity Kruger Stein – Fatherless, Fearless, Female: A Memoir
- Ilene English – Hippie Chick
- Barbara Clarke – The Red Kitchen
- Amy Byer Shainman – Resurrection Lily: The BRCA Gene, Hereditary Cancer & Lifesaving Whispers from the Grandmother I Never Knew
- Tamra McAnally Bolton – A Blessed Life: One World War II Seabee’s Story
- Steve Mariotti – Goodbye Homeboy
- Steve Rochinski – A Man of His Time: Secrets from a Halfway World
- Barbara Clarke – The Red Kitchen
- Tiffani Goff – Loving Tiara
- Kathleen Pooler – Just the Way He Walked: A Mother’s Story of Healing and Hope
- Isaac Alexis M.D. – The Seductive Pink Crystal
- Renee Hodges – Saving Bobby: Heroes and Heroin in One Small Community
- Ted Neill – Two Years of Wonder
- Deborah Burns – Saturday’s Child
- Stefanie Naumann – How Languages Saved Me: A Polish Story of Survival
- Lydia Ola Taiwo – A Broken Childhood: How To Overcome Abuse: A Recovery Guide
- Lilly A Gwilliam – Generations of Motherhood: A Changing Story
- Marilea C. Rabasa – Stepping Stones: A Memoir of Addiction, Loss, and Transformation
- Christine Ristaino – All the Silent Spaces
These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 Journey Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction.

Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 Journey Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction?

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

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

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

Register today!
We are now accepting submissions into the 2021 Journey Book Awards. The deadline for submissions is April 30th, 2021. The winners will be announced in April 2022.

Please click here for more information.

Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
April 12, 2021
The 2020 CHATELAINE Book Awards for Romantic Fiction – the Semi-Finalists for the CHATELAINE Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The CHATELAINE Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Romantic Fiction and Women’s Fiction. The Chatelaine Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards ( The #CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best new books featuring romantic themes and adventures of the heart, historical love affairs, perhaps a little steamy romance, and stories that appeal especially to fans of affairs of the heart to compete in the Chatelaine Book Awards (the CIBAs).

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the Finalists positions. Semi-Finalists will be announced and recognized at the CAC21 banquet and ceremony. We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremonies April 21-25th, 2021 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. at the 2021 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2020 Chatelaine Book Awards LONG LIST to the 2020 SHORT LIST and now have progressed to the 2020 Semi-finalists.
- Sara Stamey – Pause
- Linda Stewart Henley – Estelle: A Novel
- Lindy Miller – The Magic Ingredient
- Alexandrea Weis – The Christmas Spirit
- Mary Ting – When the Wind Chimes
- Linda Lee Graham – A Thimbleful of Honor
- F. E. Greene – Some Place Like Home
- Gayle Woodson – After Kilimanjaro
- Rebekah N. Bryan – Jenna with the Red Pen
- Michael Aloysius O’Reilly – Romeo and Juliet Are Alive and Well in California
- R.Harrington – Veronica
- R.A.R. Clouston – Cry Savage Tears
- Eileen Charbonneau – Mercies of the Fallen
- Tammy Mannersly – Drawn to Him
- Beverly Allie – Where the Monarchs Dance
- Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Mom, The Killer is Among Us
- Harper McDavid – Zapata
- Carol Van Den Hende – Goodbye, Orchid: To Love Her, He Had to Leave Her
- Gail Noble-Sanderson – The Lavender Bees of Meuse
- Holly Brandon – Life in the Chastity Zone
- Michelle Cox – A Child Lost
- Tina Sloan – Chasing Cleopatra
- Barb Warner Deane – The Whistle Stop Canteen
These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 Chatelaine Book Awards for Romantic Fiction.

Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 Chatelaine Book Awards for Romantic Fiction?

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

The 2020 CIBA FINALISTS will be announced at VCAC21, April 21 -24, 2021.

Which of these works will advance to the Finalists positions? The excitement continues to build!

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

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

Register today!

We are now accepting entries into the 2021 Chatelaine Book Awards. Winners to be announced April 7-10 2022.
April 8, 2021
The 2020 SOMERSET Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction – the Semi-Finalists for the SOMERSET Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The SOMERSET Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Literary and Contemporary Fiction. The Somerset Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring contemporary stories, literary themes, adventure, magical realism, or women and family themes. These books have advanced to the next judging rounds. The best will advance. Which titles will be declared as winners of the prestigious Somerset Book Awards?

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

Congratulations to the following titles who have advanced to the 2020 SOMERSET Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS!
- Susan Dobson – Boomerang
- Sara Stamey – Pause
- R Barber Anderson – Jumeau
- Gregory Erich Phillips – A Season in Lights
- Candi Sary – Magdalena
- Kathleen Reid – Sunrise in Florence
- T P Graf – As the Daisies Bloom
- Patrick M. Garry – The Donor
- Katherine Johnson – Grit & Granite
- Jennifer Gold – Keep Me Afloat
- Catherine Hamilton – Victoria’s War
- Pierce Koslosky Jr. – A Week at Surfside Beach
- John Danenbarger – Entanglement: Quantum and Otherwise
- Julie Weary – Knowing Marjorie Thane
- Dan V. Jackson – Rainbow Bridge
- Kathleen M. Rodgers – The Flying Cutterbucks
- Abbe Rolnick – Founding Stones
- Liana Gardner – Speak No Evil
- Susan Wingate – How the Deer Moon Hungers
- Lainey Cameron – The Exit Strategy
- Barbara Linn Probst – Queen of the Owls
- Judy Keeslar Santamaria – Jetty Cat Palace Cafe
- Joanne Kukanza Easley –Sweet Jane
NOTE: Some titles have been transferred to the Mark Twain Book Awards for Satire, Allegory, Humor, and Alternative Histories (non-SciFi).

These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 Somerset Book Awards for Contemporary and Literary Fiction.

The 2020 CIBA FINALISTS will be announced at VCAC 21, April 22 – 24, 2021.

Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 Somerset Book Awards for Contemporary and Literary Fiction?

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

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

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

Register today!

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

Please click here for more information.

Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
April 8, 2021
The 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers and Picture Books – the Semi-Finalists for the LITTLE PEEPS Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Early Readers that invites children to read and explore. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards Reviews is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books & Educational Books we will put them to the test to discovery today’s best children’s books. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Register today!

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

Please click here for more information.

Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
April 5, 2021
The 2020 GOETHE Book Awards for post 1750s Historical Fiction – the Semi-Finalists for the GOETHE Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The Goethe Book Awards recognize emerging new talent in post-1750s Historical Fiction. The Goethe Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

The Goethe Book Awards competition is named for Johann Wolfgang von Goethe who was born at the dawn of the new era of enlightenment on August 28, 1749.

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Late Period Historical Fiction. Regency, Victorian,18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, World and other wars, history of non-western cultures, set after the 1750s, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

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

The 2020 Semi-Finalists for the Goethe Book Awards
- James Hockenberry – Send The Word
- Helena P. Schrader – Where Eagles Never Flew: A Battle of Britain Novel
- Conor Bender – Jubilee
- Linda Ulleseit – The Aloha Spirit
- Eileen O’Finlan – Erin’s Children
- Jon Duncan – Heart of the Few
- Grahame Shannon – Bay of Devils
- Leslie K. Barry – Newark Minutemen
- Richard Alan Schwartz – Wind Chimes, War and Consequence A Novel of the Vietnam War Era
- Kari Bovee – Folly at the Fair
- Betty Bolte – Becoming Lady Washington
- Kit Sergeant – The Spark of Resistance: Women Spies in WWII
- Jomo Merritt – Sons of a Mauffen King
- J.L.Oakley – The Quisling Factor
- Brigitte Goldstein – Babylon Laid Waste-A Journey in the Twilight of the Idols
- D.V Chernov – Commissar
- Gail Noble-Sanderson – The Lavender Bees of Meuse
- Michelle Cameron – Beyond the Ghetto Gates
- Kathryn Gauci – The Poseidon Network
- Dorothea Hubble Bonneau – Once in a Blood Moon
- Nancy H. Wynen – We Did What We Could
- Pamela Jonas – Beneath a Radiant Moon
- John Hansen – Secrets of the Gros Ventre
- Donna Scott – The London Monster
- Jerena Tobiasen – The Crest, Book I of The Prophecy
- Jule Selbo – Breaking Barriers: A Novel Based on the Life of Laura Bassi
- Liza Nash Taylor – Etiquette For Runaways- A Novel
- Theo Czuk – Hastings Street: Boulevard of Blues
- Sandra Perez Gluschankoff – Thorns for Raisel
- Ben Wyckoff Shore – Terribilita
- Carmela Cattuti – Between the Cracks: one woman’s journey from Sicily to America
- Lucinda Brant – Deadly Kin: A Georgian Historical Mystery
- Wendy Long Stanley – The Power to Deny
- David Selcer – The Old Stories, a.k.a Da Alt Geshikhtem
- Pyram King – Destiny’s War – Part 1: Saladin’s Secret
These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 Goethe Book Awards for post-1750s Historical Fiction.

The Semi-Finalists’ works will compete for the Finalists positions, and then all Finalists will be announced at the VCAC21 ceremonies.

The 22 divisions of the 2020 CIBAs’ Grand Prize Winners and the Five First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 25th, 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in virtually Bellingham, Wash.
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

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

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

Register today!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2021 Goethe Book Awards for post-1750s Historical Fiction. The deadline for submissions is July 30, 2020. The 2021 winners will be announced in April 2022.
April 5, 2021
Links to All 16 Divisions of the Chanticleer International Book Awards 2018 Semi-Finalists

STATUS of the Judging Rounds for all Sixteen Divisions of the 2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards – the 2018 CIBAs – Official Notification to the CIBA 2018 Semi-Finalists

We have just completed the final sweep of all of the 2018 Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards submissions. All of the divisions have announced the authors and titles that have moved forward to the SEMI-FINALIST positions.

We always check for stragglers, the inevitable stray, and late ratings coming in from judges (they do this as a labor of love for books and authors), and other anomalies that are just the nature of tracking the thousands of entries that we receive despite our state of the art integrated software program for tracking, DRM, and interaction with the judges.

The works that made it to the 2018 SEMI-FINALIST are currently in the final rounds of judging to discover which ones will move forward to the limited First Place Categories and the coveted grand prize position for each division. The Overall Grand Prize for Best Book will be determined from the 16 divisions’ grand prize winners.

Here are the links to the 2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS for All 16 Divisions. The CIBA ceremony and banquet will take place on Saturday evening of the 2019 Chanticleer Authors Conference that will take place April 25 – 28, 2019 in Bellingham, Wash.

These are the OFFICIAL and FINAL LISTINGS for the 2018 CIBAs SEMI-FINALISTS. The next notification will announce the First Place Category Winners and the Grand Prize Winners and will go out on April 30, 2019.

The CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction Semi-Finalists

The JOURNEY Book Awards for Narrative Non-fiction Semi-Finalists

The M & M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem Semi-Finalists

The GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers Semi-Finalists

The DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction Semi-Finalists

The CHAUCER Book Awards for Pre-1750s Historical Fiction Semi-Finalists

The GOETHE Book Awards for Post-1750s Historical Fiction Semi-Finalists

The LARAMIE Book Awards for Western, Prairie, & Civil War Fiction Semi-finalists

The CHATELAINE Book Awards for Romantic Fiction Semi-Finalists

The CLUE Book Awards for Suspense and Thriller Fiction Semi-Finalists

The Little Peeps Book Awards for Picture Books and Early Readers Semi-Finalists

The OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction Semi-Finalists

The PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural and Paranormal Fiction Semi-Finalists

The GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards for Lit Lab and Global Thrillers Semi-Finalists

The SOMERSET Book Awards for Literary, Contemporary, and Satirical Fiction Semi-Finalists

The I & I Book Awards for Instructional and Insightful Non-Fiction Works Semi-Finalists

INFORMATION

Each of the Semi-Finalists has been notified individual by email from the president of Chanticleer Reviews, Kathryn “Kiffer” Brown at KBrown@ChantiReviews.com We will send the second and final round of email notifications to the 2018 Semi-Finalists starting on Monday, March 25, 2019.

The email includes links to Semi-Finalists Digital Badges, Semi-Finalists Book Stickers, a discount code for CAC19, and other information along with a significant discount code for CAC19 registration packets.

The 2019 Chanticleer Authors Conference will take place on April 26, 27, & 28, 2019.

The Master Classes taught by J.D. Barker and Jessica Morrell will take place on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Registration is required.

The Books By the Bay Book Room will be managed by Village Books and will be open to the general public on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday will be the Book Fair day with author signings.

There are six different registration packages available for CAC19.

The 2018 CIBA Banquet and Ceremony will take place on the evening of April 27, 2019. For more information, please visit the latest web post for the latest information, status, and updates about timing, photo opportunities, etc. Registration is required to attend the CAC19 and the CIBA Banquet and Awards Ceremony* and tickets are required for admittance.

Good luck to all of the 2018 CIBA Semi-Finalists as their works compete in the final rounds of judging.

Each of the authors whose works made it into the CIBA Semi-Finalists should be very proud! Congratulations! You definitely have something to crow about!

*And, finally, you do not have to be present at the conference or the awards ceremony to win, but it sure is a lot more fun!

Btw, the Submissions Deadline for the 2019 CYGNUS, JOURNEY, and M&M Book Awards is April 30, 2019! Don’t delay. Enter today!

March 23, 2019
The SEMI-FINALISTS for the CLUE Book Awards for Thriller/Suspense Fiction – 2018 CIBAs
The CLUE Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Suspense, Thriller, Crime, & Mystery Novels. The CLUE Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Information about the #CIBAs Long Lists, Short Lists, and Semi-Finalists Announcement Rounds.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2018 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors) to the SHORTLIST and have competed for the 2018 CLUE SEMIFINALISTS positions.

These titles are in the running for the First Place Category Winner positions of the 2018 CLUE Book Awards novel competition for Suspense, Thriller, Crime, and Mystery Novels. Good Luck to All!

The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony. The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the CLUE GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The 16 CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. First Place Category and Grand Prize Awards will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

All Semi-Finalists will receive official notification by email and will be tagged in a Facebook Announcement and promotion—if they are following Chanticleer Reviews on Facebook. Facebook will only allow us to tag those who follow CR on FB. Click on this Semi-Finalist badge link to the downloadable digital badge and for information about Semi-Finalists book stickers.

The Official 2018 CLUE Book Awards Semi-Finalists:
- Lauren E. Rico – Reverie (Reverie Trilogy, Book 1)
- Pamela Beason – The Only One Left
- Timothy Burgess – California Son
- Philip Derrick – Facing The Dragon
- Cheryl L. Reed – Poison Girls
- E. V. Stephens – Shortcuts
- Nick Airus – The Manifesto Murders
- Lawrence Verigin – Beyond Control
- Melodie Hernandez –Forgotten Rage
- Zach Fortier – Chakana
- Nicholas Kellum – Briar Falls
- Elaine Williams Crockett – Do Not Ask
- Carl and Jane Bock – Swamp Guide
- Timothy S. Johnston – The War Beneath
- Dan Portillo – The Lone Escapist
- Karen Dodd – Scare Away the Dark: A Stone Suspense
- Saralyn Richard – Murder in the One Percent
- John Stafford – Prayer of Vengeance
- Ernesto H Lee – Out of Time
- Paul McHugh – The Blind Pool
- Marilynn Larew – Hong Kong Central
- Ken Malovos – One Night In Amboise
- Lyle Howard – A Trace of Revenge
All SemiFinalists will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

Grand Prize Ribbons!

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

We are now accepting submissions into the 2018 CLUE Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is September 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
January 6, 2019
The SEMI-FINALISTS for the LARAMIE Book Awards for Western Fiction – 2018 CIBAs
The LARAMIE Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Western Fiction. The Laramie Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions ( The #CIBAs).

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

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

These titles are the SEMI-FINALISTS the 2018 LARAMIE Book Awards novel competition for Western Fiction. Good Luck to All!

Brenda Stanley – The Treasure of Cedar Creek

J.L Oakley – Mist-chi-mas: A Novel of Captivity

J.R. Collins – Living Where the Rabbits Dance

TK Conklin – Promise of Tomorrow

John Hansen –Chasing Demons

Curt Locklear – Splintered

Richard Alan – A Female Doctor in the Civil War

Ronald E. Yates – The Lost Years of Billy Battles (Book 3 in the Finding Billy Battles Trilogy)

Pat Wahler – I am Mrs. Jesse James

Ruth Hull Chatlien – Blood Moon: A Captive’s Tale

Mari Anne Christie – Blind Tribute

Jayme H. Mansfield – RUSH

Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up to the Semi-Finalists from the Shortlist. These novels will now compete for the First Place Category Positions!

Click here for links to SemiFinalist Digital Badges and Book Stickers.

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

Michele Rene, Laramie Grand Prize Winner and Overall Best Book Grand Prize Winner for HOUR GLASS

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

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
December 14, 2018