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Chanticleer Magazine featuring USA Today Bestselling Author Ann Charles is Available in Print and E-Zine
The latest issue features Ann Charles, USA Today Best-Selling Author.

Ann shares her amazing author journey and her secrets to success! She has five, count them, five book series that are filled with mystery, humor, romance, supernatural, and the paranormal. Ann has also been awarded the CIBA Grand Prize for Paranormal Fiction.
- - Five Tips for Building Relationships with Readers
    
    How to Refuel Your Creative Tank
    
    Charting Plot Structure
    
    Writing Life
    
    Secrets for Writing Series
All this and more in Sharon E. Anderson’s great interview with Ann!

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Writing Craft with Jessica Morrell, Top-Tiered Editor and one of Chanticleer’s exceptional Master Writing Class instructors, expands on the components of successful fiction.

Jessica Page Morrell

James Conroyd Martin, Chanticleer Overall Grand Prize Winning Author known for bringing historical fiction to life, 10 Question Interview.

James Conroyd Martin, Overall Chanticleer Grand Prize Winner!

Sweet Lavender Days with Gail Noble-Sanderson with her delicious lavender shortbread cookie recipe. Gail is a multi-award-winning author who weaves an epic tale of romance set against World War I and II, full of warmth, family, and the hope that love can indeed conquer all.

Award-Winning Author Gail Noble-Sanderson

What Will You Read Next? Discovery New Reads from this issue’s Chanticleer reviews of these authors’ works from Non-Fiction to Fiction and even an anthology! More than 80 Chanticleer Reviews on the following authors’ works.

Robert L. Slater, Ted Neill, G.R. Morris, Paul E. Vaughn, T. K. Riggins, JW Zarek, Joy Ross Davis, Jeny Heckman, Richard J. OBrien, Chris Karlsen, Corey Lynn Fayman, Kevin G. Chapman, Pamela Beason, Norman M. Jacobs, M.D., Marilyn Larew, Michael Pronko, Michelle Cox, Wally Duff, Ann Charles, Karen Musser Nortman, Anna Castle, James Conroyd Martin, Bruce Gardner, Blaine Beveridge, Joe Vitovec, Sandra Wagner-Wright, Andrea McKenzie Raine, Gerri Hilger, Michael L. Ross, Kari Bovee, David Fitz-Gerald, Sandra Rostirolla, L. A. Thompson, Susan Faw, Tiffany Brooks, Kay M. Bates, Robert D. Calkins, Aric Cushing, Sara Dahmen, Robert Scott Thayer, Simon Calcavecchia, L. E. Rico, Bronwen Evans, Elana Mikalsen, Claire Fullerton, Gene Helfman, Charlie Suisman, Lou Dischler, Eileen Charbonneau, Yorker Keith, Kris Kelso, Julie Jason, Lance Brewer, Franklin Ball, David Okerlund, Linda Jamsen, Cassandra Overby, Stevanne Auerbach, Bill W, Thomas Widman, Karen Keilt, Jill Anderson, Dan Juday, Ilene Birkwood, Dr. Rhona Epstein, Ramzi Najjar, K, Tanner T. Roberts, J. Nell Brown, Maya Castro, Janice S. Ellis, Ph.D, and The Red Wheelbarrow Writers.

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October 20, 2021
The 2021 MYSTERY & MAYHEM Short List 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 entries to the 2021 M&M Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2021 M&M Semi-Finalists. The Semi-Finalists will compete for the Finalists positions. 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 SEMI-FINALS of the 2021 M&M Book Awards novel competition for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries!

Congratulations to the Mystery & Mayhem 2021 Short Listers!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
- Andrew Hunkins – Evil Alive
- Michael Scott Garvin – Ophelia’s Room
- J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
- Codi Schneider – Cold Snap: A Viking Cat Mystery
- Vicki Batman – Temporarily Out of Luck
- Lori Roberts Herbst – Double Exposure
- Mally Becker – The Turncoat’s Widow
- Tina deBellegarde – Winter Witness
- Alexander Mukte – The Recruiter
- Traci Andrighetti – Marsala Maroon
- B.L. Smith – Bert Mintenko and the Serious Business
- B.L. Smith – The Irritating Misadventures of Bert Mintenko
- Patricia Catacalos – Lurking in the Darkness (1832 Regency Book 4)
- Arlene McFarlane – Murder, Curlers & Kilts
- Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
- Elizabeth Crowens – Babs and Basil, and the Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles
- Debbie De Louise – No Gravestone Unturned
- Mary Gehlen Seifert – Titanic Trial
- Charlotte Stuart – Who Me? Fog Bows, Fraud and Aphrodite
- Jolie Tunnell – Loveda Brown Sings the Blues
- Patrick M. Garry – Through the Waves a Steady Path
- Lori Robbins – Murder In First Position
- Tony Kelsey – Once A Man Indulges
- Patricia C. Lee – First Gear : a Sadie Hawkins Mystery
- Cam Lang – The Concrete Vineyard
- Chuck Morgan – Crime Unknown, A Buck Taylor Novel
- 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
- Phil Bayly – Loving Lucy
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The M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

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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!

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Featuring: International Best Selling Authors: Cathy Ace and Robert Dugoni along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
October 15, 2021
An October Spotlight on the 2021 Global Thriller Awards

Time is running out! The 2021 Global Thriller Awards are due in October!

You’re working the puzzle, the patterns you see that no one else pays attention to. You’ve been at it for days, your eyes are burning, your throat dry, when a message notification beeps on your smartphone. You tap to open:

“We know who you are and your time is running out.”

The smartphone beeps again. This time, the message reads:

“You have until October 31, 2021, 11.59 p.m. to turn in your Global Thriller, or you will have no chance of winning…”

Don’t let this happen to you!

Turn in your High-Stakes Thriller, your Chillers, your multiple Killers for a chance at the prize! But one thing is certain, if you don’t enter, you won’t have a chance of winning!

The Global Thriller Awards Spotlight

The clock is ticking… you’re working on a deadline while your spouse is across town, picking up the kids. You’ve taken the day off and gone to the cabin. You have to write that last chapter… the one that will get your work noticed, like J.D. Barker or Stephen King kind of noticed.

The Chanticleer Global Thriller Awards recognizes High Stake Thrillers on an International Scale, including Lab Lit. While Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series might be the first thing that comes to mind, there is a wide variety of espionage and mystery that can fit into the Global Thriller genre. One thing is for sure, it will keep you up late, and, if you can sleep, it’ll be with one eye open.

The only certainty is that the competition for this CIBA Division Awards is steep. Let’s take a look at some of our favorites.

The Bucharest Dossier, a Novel by William Maz

Chanticleer Review is forth coming.

Doubt and Debt
By John Feist

Pipelines—large industrial pipelines through which pour oil, gas, and other natural elements—are not the usual stuff that writers tackle for intelligent, sophisticated international high-stakes spy novels. But then again, most writers aren’t John Feist, whose lawyering background in, yes, global pipelines and related industries such as steel, coal, and shipping companies make him the perfect choice to turn these typically pedestrian subjects into absorbing books. His work introduces us to complex issues involving international trade at the highest level, greed, murder, and above all, the intricacies and rewards of multinational, prominent, and sometimes multiracial families.

Read More here!

The Kurdish Connection (Book 1 in the Bedlam Series)
By Randall Krzak
Semi-Finalist in Global Thrillers

International writer Randall Krzak addresses one of the world’s saddest ongoing tragedies in The Kurdish Connection, a thriller about the plight of the Kurdish people and a desperate plan to free them from their fate.

In a world awash with refugees, perhaps no greater tragedy exists than the ongoing fate of the Kurds of the Middle East, roughly 30 million sect members spread between Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. Connected by language, religion, and history, this group has no country to call their own. The Kurds have been the subject of several attempts by international agreements to help them create a haven, the most recent in northern Iraq’s no-fly zone. Meanwhile, all four host countries have ruthlessly suppressed Kurdish hopes and dreams politically and especially militarily.

Read More here!

Execute Order
By Jett Ward
First Place Winner in Global Thrillers

On a military base outside Las Vegas, Lieutenant Brent Parker sits in a bunker in a darkened room looking to an outsider to be playing a sophisticated aerial combat video game. But this is no game. People live and die with Parker in control of a lethal drone nicknamed the Reaper flying over forbidden Syrian air space in 2011, striking American enemies on the ground with killer missiles from several miles in the air.

Enemies are one issue, but collateral damage—men, women, children, whole families who die in a missile attack as a side effect of bringing down a terrorist—weighs heavily on Parker’s conscience. It doesn’t help when his ultra-sensitive cameras see the face of a woman who his missile will obliterate as a side effect of bringing down a military-mandated target, a face that haunts him as he leaves the bunker for the clean, and safe, American desert air of Nevada.

Read More here!

The Kafir Project
By Lee Burvine
First Place Winner in Global Thriller Awards

From page one, things are not going as planned on The Kafir Project, and author Lee Burvine has many more surprises in store before this undertaking ends. The action leaps off the page from beginning to the grand finale in this thought-provoking thriller. The villains are well-organized and highly motivated to stop the Project dead, as well as anyone who gets in their way.

Gevin Rees is a television science communicator, a celebrity who explains complex scientific discoveries and theories to television audiences. He interviews guests on specific topics and is surprised the world’s most celebrated and reclusive physicist, Edward Fischer, wants to meet with him. It’s even more curious because Fischer’s death in an explosion had been broadly reported. However, he stands before Gevin Rees and begins to tell a story of intrigue about a secret project on a pier along San Francisco Bay. The story is interrupted with gunfire. This time there is no doubt that Fischer is dead. Now on the run, Gevin Rees is a new target.

Read More here!

Hong Kong Central (Book 3)
By Marilyn Larew

Former CIA agent and all around badass, Lee Carruthers, returns for the thrilling third book in the series, Hong Kong Central by Marilynn Larew.

Lee is looking forward to some well-earned downtime, so when her ex-boss and mentor, Sidney Worthington calls with another job, Lee is not amused. During her previous mission, people tried to kill her—multiple times. All she really wants right now is some serious R&R. However, she is the gal who will never say “no” to a job. And besides, Worthington swears it’s an easy gig.

Read More here!

Bishop’s Law
By Rafael Amadeus Hines
First Place Winner in Global Thriller Awards

Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast. This is the code that John Bishop, one of America’s most decorated military heroes, teaches his men to follow whether they’re on a mission in the heat of the Middle East or in the jungle that is New York’s Lower East Side in Rafael Amadeus Hines’ novel, Bishop’s Law.

To say his life is complicated is putting it mildly. In this second volume of the John Bishop series, several high-level assassins are hell-bent on killing him for his actions as a soldier. At the same time, he’s deep in his crime family’s military-style battles against various opponents’ groups. All these forces are closing in on him simultaneously, even as the United States government had hired him and his family to protect the country from bad guys using whatever means necessary.

Read More here!

Have a great Global Thriller? Submit before the end of October for the 2021 CIBAs!

When you’re ready, did you know that Chanticleer offers editorial services? We do and have been doing so since 2011.

Our professional editors are top-notch and are experts in the Chicago Manual of Style. They have and are working for the top publishing houses (TOR, McMillian, Thomas Mercer, Penguin Random House, Simon Schuster, etc.).

If you would like more information, we invite you to email Kiffer or Sharon at KBrown@ChantiReviews.com or SAnderson@ChantiReviews.com for more information, testimonials, and fees.

We work with a small number of exclusive clients who want to collaborate with our team of top-editors on an on-going basis. Contact us today!

Chanticleer Editorial Services also offers writing craft sessions and masterclasses. Sign up to find out where, when, and how sessions being held.

A great way to get started is with our manuscript evaluation service, with more information available here.

And we do editorial consultations for $75. Learn more here.

If you’re confident in your book, consider submitting it for a Editorial Book Review here or to one of our Chanticleer International Awards here.

Also remember! Our 10th Anniversary Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22) will be April 7-10, 2022, where our 2021 CIBA winners will be announced. Space is limited and seats are already filling up, so sign up today! CAC22 and the CIBA Ceremonies will be hosted at the Hotel Bellwether in Beautiful Bellingham, Wash. Sign up and see the latest updates here!

October 14, 2021
The 2021 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction – The Long List – CIBAs 2021
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 2021 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction entries to the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 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 (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 Gertrude Warner Book Awards novel competition for Middle Grade Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Didem Saracel – Story of Carbon
- Didem Saracel – Story of Oxygen
- Ryan O’Connor – Ting Ting, the Girl Who Saved China
- 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
- McKemie Huston – Return of the Last Prism
- M.L. Smith – Serious Business on Albatross Lane
- B.L. Smith – Irritating Adventures 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
- J. B. Spector – The Amethyst Tower, Book 2 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
- Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
- Ronnie Swire Siegel – Displaced: A Story About Climate Change and How Displaced Animals Ring the Alarm
- James Love – Max Voltage: Multiverse Mayhem
- Ben Gartner – Sol Invictus
- Esta Lemon – The Loser Blog
- KS Mitchell – The Mystery of the Golden Ball: Pen & Quin International Agents of Intrigue
- Emmett J Hall – RUNAWAY
- Norman L. Johnson, MD – TR Tommy to the Rescue
- Dane S. Skorup – Kid Kingmaker
- 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
- Raea Gragg – Mup
- Gloria Two-Feathers – Buck Keeper of the Meadow
- Barbara Glazier-Robinson – Grace from Space: A Race to Save Earth(Dream Catcher Series, Book One)
- Jay Spencer – The Phantom Airplane Mystery
- Laura Gerhardt Schonberg – Joker
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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.

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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 Authors: Cathy Ace and Robert Dugoni along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
October 11, 2021
WISHES and KISSES by Heather Pallotta – Heartwarming Children’s Books, Children’s Literature, Stories in Verse
A triumphant treasure in the bustling world of children’s literature, Heather Pallotta’s Wishes and Kisses is a work of art that will let every child who experiences it know that they are greatly loved and how magical they make the lives of the people around them.

In the world of Wishes and Kisses, we are all made of sunshine and love, wishes and kisses, and how our uniqueness makes us perfectly us. Children will learn that some days will bring warmth and wiggles and others they may feel down and not quite themselves, but that all of these feelings are okay. The story reminds children (and adults) to fly high and follow their dreams to the stars.

Heather Pallotta has been an artist since 1999 and was inspired to create children’s books by her children. She aims to teach confidence, love, uniqueness, and endless possibilities through her highly imaginative books.

It is beyond doubt that Wishes and Kisses was written with an abundance of love for her children by watching their growing imaginations and exploration of themselves and the world around them.

The illustrations, also drawn by the author, are simply stunning, beautifully reflecting the thoughts and feelings of the story itself. Parents and children will love these beautiful drawings and the uplifting message that will surely inspire the next generation of readers and artists.

Pallotta has other stories within the world of Wishes and Kisses to come, the first being Ruler of Daffodils.

Wishes and Kisses won 1^st Place in the CIBA 2017 Little Peeps Awards for Children’s Literature and may be downloaded for free here.
October 11, 2021
The MOON and STAR: Lessons From a Cat by Peggy Sullivan – Children’s Literature, Children’s Cat Books,

In Peggy Sullivan’s award-winning book, The Moon and Star: Lessons From a Cat, readers learn how a charming, tiny white cat finds solace in her connection with the Moon as she goes through life’s challenges and changes.

Star lives happily with a tall girl and two other cats. She runs, dances, and hunts for goldfish in a backyard pond. But this mindful cat soon realizes that life is full of unpredictable circumstances. Though she moves to a college town and has new and fun experiences, Star feels sad when she loses a feline friend, even more so when the tall girl goes off on her adventures.

Luckily Star is a cat with an attraction to the Moon. Its magical glow helps the little cat gain a sense of calm. The peacefulness Star feels stays with her, regardless of changes in her life or surroundings. Though Star and the tall girl move many more times, this sensitive cat realizes the light of the Moon offers a unique sense of serenity wherever her journey takes her.

In the first story, Midnight and Moonlight, Sullivan focuses on friendship and differences.

In this next adventure, the author shows us positive and relatable life lessons explored through the eyes of our furry friends and shares them in a gentle and entertaining format. While it can be challenging to write for a young audience and tell a well-crafted story with little words, humor, and grace, all while relating a universal message, Sullivan has the knack. Her background and experience as a mental health counselor and child advocate make for a rich and holistic reading experience.

As in all of Sullivan’s Children’s books, the images match magnificently with the story.

Here the text is easily followed, and accompanying drawings feature the colorful antics of an adorable, big blue-eyed Star. Several images of this gentle little cat pondering a quiet respite beneath the night’s starry, moonlit sky are sure to help deliver an essential message to youngsters. Ultimately the Moon serves as Star’s sanctuary and ideally reveals to readers that small moments of comfort and joy surround us if we just take the time to look.

The Moon and Star: Lessons From a Cat by Peggy Sullivan won the GRAND PRIZE in the 2017 CIBAs for the LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Children’s Literature.

October 1, 2021
GIRL with a GUN: An Annie Oakley Mystery (Annie Oakley Mystery Series Book 1) by Kari Bovée – Historical Biographical Fiction, Traditional Detective Mysteries, Historical Mystery

From humble beginnings in rural Ohio, fifteen-year-old Annie Oakley becomes a household name when she competes in a sharpshooting competition against the renowned marksman Frank Butler. Her life changes wildly from that day on in Kari Bovée’s mystery novel, Girl With a Gun: An Annie Oakley Mystery.

Colonel Cody, also known as Buffalo Bill, asks Annie Oakley to join the Wild West Show after the event. While reluctant to leave her family – who need her support – she can help them a lot more with an impressive salary. Annie becomes the new star of the traveling show.

Along with her beloved horse Buck, Annie settles into the Wild West Show lifestyle. She immediately befriends her tent-mate Kimi and her infant daughter Winona. When Kimi turns up dead soon after, Annie suspects that something more sinister than a tragic accident killed her. She begins investigating the matter herself when no one else will. As she looks into the murder, her horse Buck and others around the camp fall ill, and it seems like someone is trying to hurt Annie and her standing in the Wild West Show. Can she figure out who wants her gone and what happened to Kimi before the murderer can strike again?

Girl with a Gun brings readers right into its historical setting, with memorable figures like Buffalo Bill, Frank Butler, and of course the protagonist Annie Oakley. The real-life facts and chronology of Annie’s life change and move around for the sake of the story, as Kari Bovée adds to the historical fiction genre with a fun mystery series that reimagines the life of the talented sharpshooter.

Annie first appears as a loveable and relatable character, and her depth becomes clear as the story continues.

Fictional news headlines reflect the story’s events in exciting tones. These headlines add flavor to the drama and underlining mystery the characters face, and reflect the public’s opinion of the conflicts within the traveling Wild West Show.

Annie’s character defines the story around her. She cares deeply for her family and friends, and strives to protect them. Readers will get wrapped up in the trials and tribulations she faces at every turn, including a whirlwind romance.

Girl with a Gun: An Annie Oakley Mystery is the first in a trilogy of mysteries based on the exciting life of a prolific female sharpshooter. This story will excite both the casual mystery fan and historical fiction reader. This book won 1st Place in the Mystery and Mayhem Book Awards for Cozys and Not-So-Cozy Books in the 2018 CIBAs.

September 30, 2021
The 2021 GOETHE Book Awards for Post-1750s Historical Fiction – The Long List – CIBAs 2021
The Goethe Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works 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 before the 20th century, history of non-western cultures, set after the 1750s, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. For 20th century Wartime Fiction, see our new Hemingway Awards here.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Goethe Late Historical Fiction entries to the 2021 Goethe Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Goethe 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 Goethe Book Awards novel competition for Post-1750s Historical Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Sandra Vasoli – The Masterpiece Pursuit
- J.G. Schwartz – The Curious Spell of Madam Genova
- Andrew Schafer, M.D. – Unclean Hands
- Leah Angstman – Falcon in the Dive
- Margaret Rodenberg – Finding Napoleon: A Novel
- Anna Bullock – The Companion
- Margaret Porter – The Limits of Limelight
- Pamela Nowak – Never Let Go
- Michael J. Coffino – Truth Is in the House
- Georgia Nicolle – Maiden Scars
- Paula Butterfield – The Goddesses of Tenth Street
- Adele Holmes, M.D. – Winter’s Reckoning
- Tammy Pasterick – Beneath the Veil of Smoke and Ash
- Ron Singerton – The Refused
- Alice McVeigh – Susan: A Jane Austen Prequel
- Jodi Lea Stewart – Triumph, a Novel of the Human Spirit
- S. Lee Fisher – Becoming Olive W. – The Women of Campbell County: Family Saga: Book 1
- Victoria Laurienzo – Toolie
- Drema Drudge – Victorine
- Sophia Alexander – Silk: Caroline’s Story
- Lorelei Brush – Chasing the American Dream
- Lee Hutch – Molly’s Song
- Julie Weary – Skeleton World
- Orna Ross – After the Rising & Before the Fall
- Alfred Nicols – Lost Love’s Return
- Glen Craney – The Cotillion Brigade: A Novel of the Civil War and the Most Famous Female Militia in American History
- Bryan Ney – Absaroka War Chief
- Emmett J Hall – Runaway
- Jenni L. Walsh – A Betting Woman: A Novel of Madame Moustache
- Dana Mack – All Things That Deserve to Perish
- Pamela Hamilton – Lady Be Good
- Adriana Girolami – The Zamindar’s Bride
- Lori McMullen – Among the Beautiful Beasts
- Mike Jordan – The Freedom Song
- Florence Reiss Kraut – How to Make a Life: a novel
- Kathleen Williams Renk – Vindicated: A Novel of Mary Shelley
- Michelle Rene – Maud’s Circus
- J. E. Dyer – Barons
- Judith Berlowitz – Home So Far Away
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Click here to see the 2020 Goethe Book Award Winners for Late Historical Fiction.

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September 18, 2021
The 2021 CHATELAINE Book Awards for Romantic Fiction – The Long List – 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 all 2021 Chatelaine Romantic Fiction entries to the 2021 Chatelaine Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Chatelaine Shortlist. 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–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2021 Chatelaine Book Awards novel competition for Romantic Fiction!

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
- Jared Morrison – Of Dreams and Angels
- M. C. Bunn – Where Your Treasure Is
- A.D. Brazeau – Love Between the Lines
- Chera Thompson & NF Johnson – A Time to Wander
- A. L. Cleven – Running Into Mountains
- Meredith Pechta – Political Theatre
- Brooke Skipstone – Crystal’s House of Queers
- Bobbi Groover – Inside the Grey
- Pierre G. Porter – 49 So Fine
- Liz Whitehurst – Messenger
- Elizabeth St. Michel – Surrender the Storm
- Susan Faw – Bone Dragon
- Kelle Z. Riley – Read My Lips
- Kana Wu – No Secrets Allowed
- John W. Feist – The Color of Rain
- Chris Karlsen – The Ack Ack Girl
- 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
- HK Jacobs – Wilde Type
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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.

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Featuring: International Best Selling Authors: Cathy Ace and Robert Dugoni along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
September 18, 2021
MIDNIGHT and MOONLIGHT: A Children’s Picture Book by Peggy Sullivan – Children’s Cat Stories, Children’s Picture Books, Children’s Books about Friendship

Peggy Sullivan’s Midnight and Moonlight: A Children’s Picture Book is a delightful and inspiring book about a friendship that develops between two very different four-footed felines.

Midnight and Moonlight are two well-named cats on opposite sides of the spectrum. Like night and day, Midnight is small, sleek, and black, while Moonlight is big, white, and fluffy. They first meet at a pet store, then they are taken to the same home where they quickly become friends, even though their differences are many.

Moonlight appears the quieter and more passive one; Midnight is a more active and curious type with a sweet tooth and penchant for doughnuts. When the furry pair and their human owners move to a new house, the cats settle in quite nicely, still maintaining their individuality. Midnight does make friends on the outside with an orange Tabby, but Moonlight remains his best friend.

Sullivan’s clear and concise text and whimsical illustrations work in perfect harmony to attract early readers.

While the solid and direct narrative of Midnight and Moonlight flows easily, the charming visual accents like a shared yellow food dish, a bright blue moving van, and a lime green tuna can, add a colorful and complementary touch.

With the story’s relatable message about friendships beyond differences and personal likes and dislikes, the book lends itself well for an ideal read between a parent and child, or perhaps a teacher and young students in a classroom setting. Here a fun and entertaining animal tale offers an opportunity for further discussion about unlikely friendships that can form in all walks of life, whether in the human or animal realm.

The book’s final words prove a true testament to the story’s heartfelt sentiment about friendships.

Ultimately, Sullivan’s well-crafted picture book delivers a positive, thought-provoking, and enlightening message for all ages. A message perfect for today. Midnight and Moonlight: A Children’s Picture Book by Peggy Sullivan won the CIBA Little Peeps Grand Prize for Children’s Literature – and comes highly recommended!

September 17, 2021