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The 2021 I&I Book Awards for Instructional and Insightful Non-Fiction – CIBAs Finalists
The 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 2021 I&I Non-Fiction Short List to the 2021 I&I Book Awards 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.

Congratulations to the I & I Finalists

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Aaron Taylor – Stretching Your Way to a Pain-Free Life: Illustrated Stretches for Sports, Medical Conditions and Specific Muscle Groups
- Angela Quijada-Banks – The Black Foster Youth Handbook
- Eleanor K. Smith and Margaret Pastor – One School’s Journey – Further Down the Path
- George Marino, CPA, CFP – Beyond Balancing the Books: Sheer Mindfulness for Professionals in Work and Life
- Brad Borkan and David Hirzel – Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results: How an Explorer, an Engineer and a Statesman Shaped our Modern World
- Geraldine Clouston and Susan Weintrob – indieBRAG Eat, Read & Dream Cookbook
- Jim & Jessica Braz – Baby Out of Wedlock
- Judy Taylor – Breaking the Boundaries: The Rug Hooking Artistry of Sharon Johnston
- Kaitlyn Jain – Passports and Pacifiers? Traveling the World, One Tantrum at a Time
- Kelly Tan Peterson, Dan Peterson, MD. – KETO BAKED
- M. J. Simms-Maddox, Ph.D. – A Handbook for Emerging and Seasoned Authors
- Phoebe Walker – Freedom Found – Productive and Joyful Living In Spite of Chronic Pain
- Sabbithry Persad – What Is Coronavirus? How It Infects, How It Spreads, and How to Stay Safe
- Wendela Whitcomb Marsh – Recognizing Autism in Women and Girls
- Carole Bumpus – Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, Book Two
- Jan Kaa Kristensen – Splitting Up Without Falling to Pieces
- Melanie Choukas-Bradley – Finding Solace at Theodore Roosevelt Island
- Vindy Teja – YOLO: Essential Life Hacks for Happiness
Good Luck to All!

These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 2021 I&I Book Awards novel competition for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction!

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The Grand Prize Winner for the 2020 I&I Awards is Wendela Whitcomb Marsh for Independent Living with Autism: Your Roadmap to Success

Click here to see the 2020 I&I Book Award Winners for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 I&I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

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 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.
May 7, 2022
The 2021 MIND and SPIRIT Book Awards for Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction – CIBAs Finalist List 2021
Mind and Spirit Non-Fiction

The Mind and Spirit Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction and Memoir. The Mind and Spirit 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 enlightenment, motivational/self-help, spirituality, mindfulness, well-being, meditation, and energy. 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 2021 Mind and Spirit Non-Fiction Short List to the 2021 Mind and Spirit Book Awards 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 FINALISTS of the 2021 Mind and Spirit Book Awards novel competition for Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Mike Lutz – Jesus Speaking
- Tammy Green – Living Without Skin: Everything I Never Knew About Fierce Vulnerability
- Beth Gibbs – Enlighten Up!
- Starr Regan DiCiurcio – Divine Sparks: Interfaith Wisdom for a Postmodern World
- Randi Benator – Awaken to Your Calling
- George Marino , CPA, CFP – Beyond Balancing the Books: Sheer Mindfulness for Professionals in Work and Life
- Bedri Cag Cetin Ph.D. – Sacred Life: Healing from the Virus in Consciousness
- Reagan J. Pasternak – Griffin’s Heart: Mourning Your Pet With No Apologies
- Carlo Pietro Sanfilippo – AfterLIFE, Waking up from My American Dream
- Ramzi Najjar – The YOU beyond you: The knowledge of the willing
- Judith Briles – When God Says NO – Revealing the YES When Adversity and Loss Are Present
- Meg Nocero – Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief
- Richard Lui – Enough About Me
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The Grand Prize Winner for the 2020 Mind and Spirit Awards is Dr. Donna Marks for Exit the Maze: One Addiction, One Cause, One Cure

Click here to see the 2020 Mind and Spirit Book Award Winners

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Mind and Spirit Book Awards for Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction & Memoir. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

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 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.
May 7, 2022
The 2021 SOMERSET Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction – The Finalists – CIBAs 2021
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. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Somerset Literary and Contemporary Fiction Semi-Finalists to the 2021 Somerset Book Awards 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 FINALISTS of the 2021 Somerset Book Awards program for Literary and Contemporary Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Ben Sharpton – The Awakening of Jim Bishop: This Changes Things
- M. J. Simms-Maddox – The Mysterious Affair at the Met
- Anne Pfeffer – Binge
- E. A. Coe – The Other Side Of Good
- Margaret Ann Spence – Joyous Lies
- Kent Politsch – Beebe and Bostelmann, a historical novel
- Teng Rong – Brilliant White Peaks
- Natalie Symons – Lies in Bone
- Dan Schorr – Final Table: A Novel
- Dawn Newton – The Remnants of Summer
- Douglas Green – A Dog of Many Names
- Robert Gwaltney – The Cicada Tree
- Richard C. Brusca – In the Land of the Feathered Serpent
- Judy Keeslar Santamaria – Jetty Cat Palace Café
- Charlie Suisman – Hot Air
- Suzanne Simonetti – The Sound of Wings
- Alex Sirotkin – The Long Desert Road
- John Hansen – Badger Creek
- Sue Phillips – You Oughta Know
- Cara Sue Achterberg – Blind Turn
- Gene Helfman – Beyond the Human Realm
- Barbara Linn Probst – The Sound Between the Notes
These titles and their authors will compete to advance to the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE Positions of the 2021 Somerset Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction. Good Luck to All!

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 Somerset Awards is

Gregory Erich Phillips

for A Season in Lights

Click here to see the 2020 Somerset Book Award Winners for Literary and Contemporary Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Somerset Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

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.
May 5, 2022
The 2021 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction – The Semi-Finalists – The CIBAs
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!

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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

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:
- The Dante Rossetti Awards for Young Adult Fiction
- The Little Peeps Awards for Children’s Literature
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.
May 5, 2022
The 2021 CHATELAINE Book Awards for Romantic Fiction – The Finalists – CIBAs 2021
The Chatelaine Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Romantic Fiction. The Chatelaine Book Awards is a division of the 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). We will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Chatelaine Romantic Fiction Semi-Finalists to the 2021 Chatelaine Book Awards Finalist Positions.

All Finalists will be recognized at CAC22.

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

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

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Valerie Taylor – What’s Not Said — A Novel
- Anna Gomez and Kristoffer Polaha – Moments Like This
- Lindy Miller – Aloha With Love
- Alex Sirotkin – The Long Desert Road
- Evie Alexander – Highland Games
- A.D. Brazeau – Love Between the Lines
- Bobbi Groover – Inside the Grey
- Elizabeth St. Michel – Surrender the Storm
- Kana Wu – No Secrets Allowed
- Chris Karlsen – The Ack Ack Girl
- John W. Feist – The Color of Rain
- Edie Cay – The Boxer and the Blacksmith
- Emily A. Myers – The Truth About Unspeakable Things
- Deborah Swenson – Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy
- Phillip Vega – Searching for Sarah
- Emma Lombard – Discerning Grace
- F. E. Greene – In the Sweet Midwinter
These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRZIE WINNERS of the 2021 Chatelaine Book Awards novel competition for Romantic Fiction!

Good Luck to All!

All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 CHATELAINE Awards is Mary Ting for When the Wind Chimes

Click here to see the 2020 Chatelaine Book Award Winners for Romantic Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Chatelaine Book Awards for Romance Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

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.
May 1, 2022
The 2021 MARK TWAIN Book Awards for Humor and Satire – The Finalists – CIBAs 2021
The Mark Twain Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Humor and Satire. The Mark Twain Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring satire, humor, political ideology, parody, fantasy, and allegory or fable. These books have advanced to the next judging rounds. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Mark Twain Humor and Satire Fiction Short List to the 2021 Mark Twain Book Awards FINALIST. 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–which will be VIRTUAL and IN-person.

These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE WINNERS of the 2021 Mark Twain Book Awards novel competition for Humor and Satire!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Linda Stewart Henley – Waterbury Winter
- Anne Pfeffer – Binge
- Chief John J. Mandeville – The Admiral of Bolivia
- Charlie Suisman – Hot Air
- Roger Wilson-Crane – Certified
- Barry Robbins – Oh Daddy Chronicles
- Pamela Hamilton – Lady Be Good: The Life and Times of Dorothy Hale
- Andy Becker – The Kissing Rabbi: Lust, Betrayal, and a Community Turned Inside Out
- Elizabeth Crowens – Babs and Basil, and the Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles
- Lou Dischler – My Only Sunshine: Getting Straight with the Bomb
- David Perlmutter – Orthicon
- John Prather – The Jesus Nut
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging for the 2021 Mark Twain Book Awards First Place and Grand Prize Winner positions.

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 Mark Twain Awards is Charlie Suisman for Arnold Falls

Click here to see the 2020 Mark Twain Book Award Winners for Humor and Satire.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Mark Twain Book Awards for Humor and Satire Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

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.
April 26, 2022
The 2021 MIND and SPIRIT Book Awards for Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction – CIBAs Short List 2021
Mind and Spirit Non-Fiction

The Mind and Spirit Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction and Memoir. The Mind and Spirit 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 enlightenment, motivational/self-help, spirituality, mindfulness, well-being, meditation, and energy. 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 2021 Mind and Spirit Non-Fiction Long List to the 2021 Mind and Spirit Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Finalist 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.

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2021 Mind and Spirit Book Awards novel competition for Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Ramzi Najjar – The Ultimate Human Secrets
- Mike Lutz – Jesus Speaking
- Tammy Green – Living Without Skin: Everything I Never Knew About Fierce Vulnerability
- Beth Gibbs – Enlighten Up!
- Rosemary A. Schmidt – The Happy Clam
- Carolyn Lee Arnold – Fifty First Dates After Fifty: A Memoir
- Starr Regan DiCiurcio – Divine Sparks: Interfaith Wisdom for a Postmodern World
- Randi Benator – Awaken to Your Calling
- Richard Lui – Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness
- George Marino , CPA, CFP – Beyond Balancing the Books: Sheer Mindfulness for Professionals in Work and Life
- Bedri Cag Cetin Ph.D. – Sacred Life: Healing from the Virus in Consciousness
- Reagan J. Pasternak – Griffin’s Heart: Mourning Your Pet With No Apologies
- Carlo Pietro Sanfilippo – AfterLIFE, Waking up from My American Dream
- Ramzi Najjar – The YOU beyond you: The knowledge of the willing
- Judith Briles – When God Says NO – Revealing the YES When Adversity and Loss Are Present
- Labar Laskie – Above the Din: Diary of the HepC Wonder Drugs
- Meg Nocero – Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief
- Angela Quijada-Banks – The Black Foster Youth Handbook
- James Martin – Revelation Through Science
- David Soh Poh Huat – Nature Gifts of the Soursop Leaves
Good Luck to All!
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 2020 Mind and Spirit Awards is Dr. Donna Marks for Exit the Maze: One Addiction, One Cause, One Cure

Click here to see the 2020 Mind and Spirit Book Award Winners

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Mind and Spirit Book Awards for Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction & Memoir. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

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 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.
April 19, 2022
The 2021 SOMERSET Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction – The Semi-Finalists – CIBAs 2021
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. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Somerset Literary and Contemporary Fiction Short List to the 2021 Somerset Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. The 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.

These titles are the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2021 Somerset Book Awards program for Literary and Contemporary Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Ben Sharpton – The Awakening of Jim Bishop: This Changes Things
- Adrian Spratt – Caroline
- Linda Stewart Henley – Waterbury Winter
- M. J. Simms-Maddox – The Mysterious Affair at the Met
- Anne Pfeffer – Binge
- E. A. Coe – The Other Side Of Good
- Margaret Ann Spence – Joyous Lies
- Suzanne Kamata – The Baseball Widow
- Vicki Volden – All the After
- Kent Politsch – Beebe and Bostelmann, a historical novel
- Ruthie Stevens – You Can’t Blame the Flower
- V.N. Writer – Who Stole My Hula Hoop?
- Teng Rong – Brilliant White Peaks
- Natalie Symons – Lies in Bone
- Ruth Hull Chatlien – Katie, Bar the Door
- Dawn Newton – The Remnants of Summer
- Douglas Green – A Dog of Many Names
- Robert Gwaltney – The Cicada Tree
- Sarah E Zilkowski – Beasts of War
- Vanessa Carlisle – Take Me With You
- Richard C. Brusca – In the Land of the Feathered Serpent
- Natalie Symons – Lies in Bone
- Judy Keeslar Santamaria – Jetty Cat Palace Café
- Charlie Suisman – Hot Air
- Sandra Vasoli – The Masterpiece Pursuit
- Suzanne Simonetti – The Sound of Wings
- John Hansen – Old Water
- Alex Sirotkin – The Long Desert Road
- John Hansen – Badger Creek
- Pamela Hamilton – Lady Be Good: The Life and Times of Dorothy Hale
- Sue Phillips – You Oughta Know
- Chera Thompson & NF Johnson – A Time to Wander
- Cara Sue Achterberg – Blind Turn
- Susan Lynn Solomon – Dancing Backwards
- Debra Whiting Alexander – A River for Gemma
- Anne Moose – House of Fragile Dreams
- Jane Ward – In the Aftermath
- Drema Drudge – Victorine
- Malcolm Spicer – Freedom from Privilege
- Rick Lenz – Hello, Rest of My Life
- Gene Helfman – Beyond the Human Realm
- Emily A. Myers – The Truth About Unspeakable Things
- Roberta Seret – Love Odyssey
- Barbara Linn Probst – The Sound Between the Notes
- Florence Reiss Kraut – How to Make a Life: a novel
- Susannah Marren – A Palm Beach Scandal
- Mekiya Walters – Ashes, Ashes
These titles and their authors will compete to advance to the FINALISTS Positions of the 2021 Somerset Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction. Good Luck to All!

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 Somerset Awards is

Gregory Erich Phillips

for A Season in Lights

Click here to see the 2020 Somerset Book Award Winners for Literary and Contemporary Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Somerset Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

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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.
April 18, 2022
The 2021 MYSTERY & MAYHEM Finalist Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries
The M&M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem fiction genre. The M&M Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

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

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 M&M Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Semi-Finalists to the 2021 M&M Book Awards FINALISTS. FINALISTS will be announced and then 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 FIRST PLACE WINNERS of the 2021 M&M Book Awards novel competition for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries!

Congratulations to the Mystery & Mayhem 2021 Finalists!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
- Michael Scott Garvin – Ophelia’s Room
- Codi Schneider – Cold Snap: A Viking Cat Mystery
- Lori Roberts Herbst – Double Exposure
- Mally Becker – The Turncoat’s Widow
- Tina deBellegarde – Winter Witness
- Alexander Mukte – The Recruiter
- B.L. Smith – The Irritating Misadventures of Bert Mintenko
- Arlene McFarlane – Murder, Curlers & Kilts
- Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
- Elizabeth Crowens – Babs and Basil, and the Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles
- Charlotte Stuart – Who Me? Fog Bows, Fraud and Aphrodite
- Jolie Tunnell – Loveda Brown Sings the Blues
- Lori Robbins – Murder In First Position
- Patricia C. Lee – First Gear : a Sadie Hawkins Mystery
- Cam Lang – The Concrete Vineyard
- Susan McCormick – The Fog Ladies: Family Matters
- Diane Weiner – An Ear for Murder
- Darryl Wimberley – A Star in her Crown
- Kelly Miller – Accusing Mr. Darcy
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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Click here to see the 2020 M&M Book Award Winners for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries.

The M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries 2020

Grand Prize Winner is

THE DISCOVERY by Patrick M. Garry

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 M&M Awards writing competition.

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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.
April 1, 2022
The 2021 CHATELAINE Book Awards for Romantic Fiction – The Semi-Finalists – CIBAs 2021
The Chatelaine Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Romantic Fiction. The Chatelaine Book Awards is a division of the 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). We will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Chatelaine Romantic Fiction Short List List to the 2021 Chatelaine Book Awards Semi-Finalist Positions. Finalists are selected from the Semi-Finalist titles.

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

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

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Jayne Castel – Highlander Deceived
- Anna Gomez and Kristoffer Polaha – Moments Like This
- Valerie Taylor – What’s Not Said — A Novel
- Lindy Miller – Aloha With Love
- Alex Sirotkin – The Long Desert Road
- Evie Alexander – Highland Games
- M. C. Bunn – Where Your Treasure Is
- A.D. Brazeau – Love Between the Lines
- Brooke Skipstone – Crystal’s House of Queers
- Bobbi Groover – Inside the Grey
- Pierre G. Porter – 49 So Fine
- Elizabeth St. Michel – Surrender the Storm
- Susan Faw – Bone Dragon
- Kana Wu – No Secrets Allowed
- Chris Karlsen – The Ack Ack Girl
- John W. Feist – The Color of Rain
- Edie Cay – The Boxer and the Blacksmith
- Emily A. Myers – The Truth About Unspeakable Things
- Frannie James – The Sylvan Hotel, A Seattle Story
- Deborah Swenson – Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy
- Adriana Girolami – The Zamindar’s Bride
- Phillip Vega – Searching for Sarah
- Emma Lombard – Discerning Grace
- F. E. Greene – In the Sweet Midwinter
These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2021 Chatelaine Book Awards novel competition for Romantic Fiction!

Good Luck to All!

All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 CHATELAINE Awards is Mary Ting for When the Wind Chimes

Click here to see the 2020 Chatelaine Book Award Winners for Romantic Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Chatelaine Book Awards for Romance Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

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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.
April 1, 2022