The game is afoot! It’s years before Sherlock Holmes’ ponderings from 221B Baker Street. Sherlock is a teenager when challenged to solve his first case, The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife by Liese Sherwood-Fabre.
The stakes are among the highest. Sherlock’s beloved mother is the accused killer when he and his infamous brother Mycroft are summoned home from their boarding schools. The family reunites to a single purpose. They must prove Violette Holmes’s innocence. They soon discover that proving her innocence will not be enough to restore her standing in the court of public opinion. They can only clear her name by also finding the actual killer. That investigation involves a dangerous pursuit that requires detailed observation, logic, and action. Young Sherlock Holmes will also need to watch his back.
The adventure begins with a brief glimpse into Sherlock’s school days.
It’s an illuminating peek into his growing personality. As the men of the family come together, nerves fray with their mother and wife jailed. Sherlock’s Uncle Ernest is also anxious to help free his sister. Ernest and Sherlock visit Violette in jail, and together the three of them create a plan they hope will bring her home. If successful, they may catch the killer, an endeavor that may be an even more significant threat to them all. The determined Holmes family will need all the help they can get along the way. The killer is watching their every move.
During his analysis of the case, Sherlock encounters a most intriguing teenage girl who has perfected the execution of the enviable skill of sleight of hand.
Her name is Constance, and she is the most talented pickpocket he’s ever met. A handy tool to have on your team if you can, but there’s more about this girl that attracts Sherlock. He wants to strike up a friendship. Is this the start of young love, a first crush? Of course, there are complications. If Sherlock can save his mother from conviction and the gallows, then someone very close to Constance risks becoming the main suspect in the murder of the unfortunate midwife.
Author Liese Sherwood-Fabre paints a lively, historical setting that draws the reader immediately into a curiosity about the social conventions and people of the story.
Crafted to perfection, the Sherwood-Fabre offers several suspects and a crime scene clever enough to engage the reader at every step of the investigation. The investigation takes unexpected twists and turns that will keep a reader guessing until the end. The most outstanding achievement is the author’s skill in creating her characters, including one of the most famous mystery characters of all time. She paints the most credible portrait of him in his youth. The characters’ motivations and family dynamics are revealed in due time, throughout the adventure, with some surprises. Situational and character humor delights as they race to solve the mystery. And so, the adventure begins.
The Chaucer Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in pre-1750s Historical Fiction. The Chaucer Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
The Chaucer Book Awards competition is named for Geoffrey Chaucer the author of the legendary Canterbury Tales. The work is considered to be one of the greatest works in the English language. It was among the first non-secular books written in Middle English to be printed in 1483.
Chanticleer International Book Awards is seeking for the best books featuring Pre-1750s Historical Fiction, including pre-history, ancient history, Classical, world history (non-western culture), Dark Ages and Medieval Europe, Renaissance, Elizabethan, Tudor, 1600s, 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 Chaucer Early Historical Fiction entries to the 2021 Chaucer Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Chaucer 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 17 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 Chaucer Book Awards novel competition for Pre-1750s Early Historical Fiction!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
John A. Martino and Michael P. O’Kane – Olympia: The Birth of the Games
B.L. Smith – The Last Golden Light
Alana White – Medici Man: The Hearts of All on Fire
Griffin Brady – The Heart of a Hussar
Leah Angstman – Out Front the Following Sea
James Conroyd Martin – Too Soon the Night: A Novel of Empress Theodora(The Theodora Duology Book 2)
David Martyn – The Epistle a Story of the Early Church
Vivienne Brereton – The House of the Red Duke. Book One: A Phoenix Rising
PJ Devlin – The Chamber
Virginia Crow – The Year We Lived
David Fitz-Gerald – The Curse of Conchobar: A Prequel to the Adirondack Spirit Series
Seven Jane – The Isle of Gold
Janet Wertman – The Boy King
Wendy J. Dunn – Falling Pomegranate Seeds: All Manner of Things
Edward Rickford – The Bend of the River: Book Two in the Tenochtitlan Trilogy
Sherry V. Ostroff – Mannahatta, The Sequel
James Hutson-Wiley – The Travels of ibn Thomas
Tim Schooley – The Wool Translator
Patricia Bracewell – The Steel Beneath the Silk
Gail Meath – Countess Jacqueline
Ron Destro – The Starre, the Moone, the Sunne
Rebecca D’Harlingue – The Lines Between Us: A Novel
Amy Wolf – A Woman of the Road and Sea
Toni Kief – Saints, Strangers and Rosehip Tea
Kelly Nichols and Alyn Rockwood – Beyond the Dragonhead
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We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Chaucer Book Awards for Pre-1750s Early Historical Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.
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The Laramie Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Americana and Westerns fiction genre. The Laramie Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring Americana themes, First Nation stories, early North American History, cowboys & cowgirls in the Wild West, pioneering, and Civil War, and 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 Laramie Americana entries to the 2021 Laramie Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Laramie Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions.FINALISTS will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).
The 2021 Laramie Finalists will be selected from the Laramie Semi-Finalists.
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 Laramie Book Awards novel competition for Americana Fiction!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
Kimberly Burns – The Mrs. Tabor
E.E. Burke – Tom Sawyer Returns
David Fitz-Gerald – Waking Up Lost
Chase Pletts – The Loving Wrath of Eldon Quint
E.E. Burke – Tom Sawyer Returns
Kimberly Burns – The Mrs. Tabor
Leah Angstman – The Only Way to Cheat a Hangman
E. Alan Fleischauer – Tommies
Kalen Vaughan Johnson – Raid of Souls
Catherine M. O’Connor – Dust Covered Lies
Michael Eisenhut – Brothers of War, The Iron Brigade at Gettysburg
Pamela Nowak – Never Let Go
Forest B. Dunning – Death at Lame Deer
Will Astrike – The Knack and The Skills of Ezra Lacey – Series
Samantha Specks – Dovetails in Tall Grass
Kenneth Arbogast – Sorrow Ledge
E. Alan Fleischauer – Kidnapped
EM Abner – Hollow Eyes on Tennessee: From Shiloh to Perryville
Deborah Swenson – Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy
T.K. Conklin – Outlaw’s Redemption
Bryan Ney – Absaroka War Chief
Betty Willis – Texas Quest
Glen Craney – The Cotillion Brigade: A Novel of the Civil War and the Most Famous Female Militia in American History
David Fitz-Gerald – The Curse of Conchobar: A Prequel to the Adirondack Spirit Series
Michael L. Ross – Across the Great Divide: Book 2 The Search
Daniel Herman – The Feudist: A Novel of the Pleasant Valley War
Daniel Greene – Northern Hunt(Northern Wolf Series Book 2)
Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging.
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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 Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring Mystery and Mayhem, amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British 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 High Stakes Thrillers and Lab Lit, 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 LONG LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2021 M&M Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions.FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).
The 2021 M&M FINALISTS will be selected from the M&M Semi-Finalists.
The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 17 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 M&M Book Awards novel competition for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
Craig Allen Heath – Where You Will Die
Andrew Hunkins – Evil Alive
Michael Scott Garvin – Ophelia’s Room
J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
Joy Ann Ribar – Deep Green Envy
Codi Schneider – Cold Snap: A Viking Cat Mystery
David Martyn – Called Into Service: A Robert Curtis 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 – Shopping Can Be Deadly
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
Steve Lindahl – Chasing Margie
Chuck Morgan – Crime Unknown, A Buck Taylor Novel
Casey Cook – Homebodies
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
Joann Keder – Welcome to Piney Falls
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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.
We are deeply honored and excited to continue to announce the 2020 Winners of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs) with our third of three official postings.
The winners were recognized at a special CIBAs ceremony held on June 5th, 2021 in-person and by ZOOM webinars based at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.
The CIBA announcements were made LIVE with Chanticleerians participating and interacting from around the globe and North America.
We cheered on the CIBA Premier Finalists with our bubbly of choice from wherever we were Zooming!
Raising our glasses to cheer the CIBA Winners!
We want to thank all of the CIBA judges who read each and every entry and then comment, rate, and rank within each of the 24 CIBA Divisions. Without your labors of love for books, the Chanticleer International Book Awards would not exist. THANK YOU!
We want to thank all of the authors and publishers who participated in the 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs). Each year, we find the quality of the entries and the competitiveness of the division competitions increasing exponentially. We added a new level to the judging rounds in 2019—the premier Level of FINALIST per each CIBA Division. The CIBA judges wanted to add the Finalist Level of Achievement as a way to recognize and validate the entries that had outstanding merit but were not selected for the very few First Place Award positions within each genre division.
This post will recognize the First Place and Grand Prize Winners for the
Six Non-Fiction Divisions:
Journey, Hearten, Harvey Chute, Mind and Spirit, I & I, and Nellie Bly
Leslie Bains – Let’s Take A Hike: 7 Family-Friendly Trails of Nantucket
Carole Bumpus – Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, Book Two
Jill Sherer Murray – Big Wild Love: The Unstoppable Power of Letting Go
The NELLIE BLY Book Awards
for Investigative and Long Form Journalism Non-Fiction
Grand Prize Winner is
PRISON FROM THE INSIDE OUT by William ‘Mecca’ Elmore & Susan Simone
The Nellie Bly First Place Category Winners are:
Ashley Conner and Cierra Camper – Memoirs of Michael: The Hurricane Project
Kris Newby – BITTEN: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons
Janice S. Ellis, Ph.D. – Cause and Civility: Imploring Reason and Respect From An Advocate Journalist, Book I (now, Advancing the Good Society: Real Advocacy Journalism™ in Action, Book I Ethics and Values)
Patricia Martin Holt – EMPOWER A REFUGEE, Peace of Thread and the Backyard Humanity Movement
Gigi Berardi – FoodWISE: A Whole Systems Guide to Sustainable and Delicious Food Choices
Ted Neill – Two Years of Wonder
The HARVEY CHUTE Book Awards
for Business & Enterprise Non-Fiction
Grand Prize Winner is
EDGE: TURNING ADVERSITY INTO ADVANTAGE by Laura Huang
The Harvey Chute First Place Category Winners are:
Gary M. Shiffman – The Economics of Violence: How Behavioral Science Can Transform our View of Crime, Insurgency, and Terrorism
Susanne Tedrick – Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators
Rachel Thompson – The BadRedhead Media 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge
Marcus Kirsch – The Wicked Company
Anthony Delauney – Owning the Dash
Tikiri Herath – Your Rebel Dreams: Discover Your Purpose and Passions to Power Up Your Life
Mike D. Kinney – Navigating Your Safety Culture Journey
The MIND & SPIRIT Book Awards
for Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-Fiction
Grand Prize Winner is
EXIT THE MAZE: ONE ADDICTION, ONE CAUSE, ONE CURE by Dr. Donna Marks
The Mind and Spirit First Place Category Winners are:
Cindy Rasicot – Finding Venerable Mother: A Daughter’s Spiritual Quest to Thailand
Nancy Pickard – Bigger Better Braver
Jennie Lee – Spark Change: 108 Provocative Questions for Spiritual Evolution
Anna Carner – Blossom – The Wild Ambassador of Tewksbury
Marianne Ingheim – Out of Love: Finding Your Way Back to Self-Compassion
Jill Sherer Murray – Big Wild Love: The Unstoppable Power of Letting Go
The HEARTEN Book Awards
for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction
Grand Prize Winner is
LOVE, LIFE, AND LUCILLE by Judy Gaman
The Hearten First Place Category Winners are:
Annerose D. Watts – Blue Plate Journey
Katherine Snow Smith – Rules for the Southern Rulebreaker, Missteps, and Lessons Learned
Rebecca Dwight Bruff will also be awarded $1,000 USD in recognition of her 2020 BEST BOOK of the YEAR – Chanticleer International Book Awards – Sponsored by Chanticleer Reviews & Media.
A Chanticleer Review ofTrouble the Waterwill be featured in the in the SPRING 2022 quarterly edition of the Chanticleer Reviews Magazine (print and epub) along with other promotional and marketing opportunities along with an interview with the author, Rebecca Dwight Bruff.
Thank you Rebecca Dwight Bruff for participating in the 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards. We look forward to receiving future work in our CIBAs.
We look forward to toasting Rebecca in person at our next gathering–hopefully in 2022. We are so happy that she joined us virtually for the CIBA announcements at our special ceremony on June 5th, 2021.
CONGRATULATIONS REBECCA DWIGHT BRUFF!
From all of us at Chanticleer International Book Awards and Chanticleer Reviews.
THANK YOU to VCAC21 SPONSORS and FRIENDS
And to FRIENDS of CHANTICLEER REVIEWS:
Cathy Ace, J.D. Barker, Robert Dugoni, Chris Humphreys, Bradley Metrock, Jessica Morrell, Scott Steindorff, and Paul Hanson of Village Books
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The video recordings of VCAC21 will be available on VIMEO. More information to come.
We have exciting news for the Chanticleer Community on the horizon so do stay tuned!
You know you want a coveted Chanticleer Reviews Blue Ribbon!
Be sure to register early for the 10th Anniversary 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference that will start on April 7th, 2021 with the 2022 CIBA banquet and ceremony scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 10th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. If we cannot move forward with CAC22 due to the coronavirus, we will host another LIVE and HYBRID Chanticleer Authors Conference and 2021 Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards ceremony.
Pivot and Oscillate are the Words for Today’s Challenging Times.
An email will go out to all 2020 CIBA award winners prior to October 30, 2021, with instructions, links, and more information about the awards packages. We appreciate your patience. As stated many times before “One does not need to be present at the CIBA ceremony and banquet to win. But it sure is a lot more fun!” –even if it is virtual!
As always, please contact us at Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions!
We are deeply honored and excited to continue to announce the 2020 Winners of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs) with our second of three official postings.
The winners were recognized at a special CIBAs ceremony held on June 5th, 2021 in-person and by ZOOM webinars based at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.
The CIBA announcements were made LIVE with Chanticleerians participating and interacting from around the globe and North America.
We cheered on the CIBA Premier Finalists with our bubbly of choice from wherever we were Zooming!
Btw, Kiffer’s favorite Champagne!
We want to thank all of the CIBA judges who read each and every entry and then comment, rate, and rank within each of the 24 CIBA Divisions. Without your labors of love for books, the Chanticleer International Book Awards would not exist. THANK YOU!
We want to thank all of the authors and publishers who participated in the 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs). Each year, we find the quality of the entries and the competitiveness of the division competitions increasing exponentially. We added a new level to the judging rounds in 2020—the premier Level of FINALIST per each CIBA Division. The CIBA judges wanted to add the Finalist Level of Achievement as a way to recognize and validate the entries that had outstanding merit but were not selected for the very few First Place Award positions within each genre division.
This post will recognize the First Place and Grand Prize Winners for the Laramie, Chaucer, Goethe, Hemingway, Chatelaine, Mark Twain, and Somerset Awards.
Coveted Chanticleer Blue Ribbons!
We are honored to present the
2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards
Grand Prize Winners
The 2020 CIBA Winners!
The LARAMIE Book Awards for
American, Western, Pioneer, Civil War, and First Nation Novels
The Grand Prize Winner is
TROUBLE THE WATER, A NOVEL by Rebecca Dwight Bruff
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Thank you for joining us in celebrating the 2020 CIBA Winners! – The Chanticleer Team
We are deeply honored and excited to announce the 2020 Winners of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs). The Finalists were recognized at the Virtual Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Ceremonies, and the First Place Category and Grand Prize Winners were announced June 5th, 2021 by ZOOM webinars based at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.
The 2021 Chanticleer Authors Conference and the 2020 Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards Banquet and Ceremony was originally scheduled for April 21 – 25, 2021. Each year, Chanticleerians from around the globe come together to celebrate and cheer each other on at the annual CIBA banquet and awards evening at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether that is situated on beautiful Bellingham Bay, Washington State.
However, in order to celebrate being able to meet in person in even a limited capacity (due to the fact that we all able to be vacinated in time), we postponed the First Place Winner and Grand Prize Ceremonies to June 5th, 2021 at the Hotel Bellwether with local Chanticleerians attending cheering each other on along with cheering on the virtual attendees. Champagne was poured and shared as the 2020 CIBA Grand Prize Division Award Winners were announced. After the event the small gathering of Chanticleerians were able to dine together immediately after in the Admiral Room of the Hotel Bellwether.
CIBA Grand Prize Winners in Before Covid Times
We’ve now hosted two virtual events and are pivoting to yet another new normal where events will now be expected to be in person and virtual! We were glad to still host VCAC21 on schedule with inimitable presenters like Cathy Ace, J.D. Barker, Bradley Metrock, Dr. Janice Ellis, Jessica Morrell, Paul Hanson, and more! Many of our presenters have already contacted us about the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference currently scheduled for April 7-10, 2022, and we are optimistic that we will be able to host that one in person as vaccinations continue to sweep the US.
At the June 5th, 2021 Ceremonies, we are excited to recognize the 18 Fiction and 6 Non-Fiction CIBA Divisions for the First Place Category and Grand Prize Winners!
First of all, we want to thank all of the CIBA judges who read each and every entry and then comment, rate, and rank within each of the 23 CIBA Divisions. Without your labors of love for books, the Chanticleer International Book Awards would not exist. THANK YOU!
We want to thank all of the authors and publishers who participated in the 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs). Each year, we find the quality of the entries and the competitiveness of the division competitions increases exponentially. We added a new level to the judging rounds in 2019—the premier Level of FINALIST per each CIBA Division.
The CIBA judges wanted to add the Finalist Level of Achievement as a way to recognize and validate the entries that had outstanding merit but were not selected for the very few First Place Award positions within each genre division. You can order promotional stickers and such here.
A Recap of the CIBA Selection Process
The 2020 CIBAs have 18 Fiction Divisions and 6 Non-fiction Divisions.
First Place Category award winners were selected for each one of the 24 divisions from an overall field of titles that progressed to the Premier FINALIST Division Level from the Division Semi-Finalists positions from the Shortlists, the Long List, and the infamous beginning slush pile rounds.
One Grand Prize award winner was selected from the First Place Category Award Winners for the 23 CIBA divisions.
One Overall Grand Prize award winner was selected from the 24 divisions of Grand Prize Award Winners
All 2020 CIBA FINALISTS were recognized with their respective division at the CIBA awards ceremony that was held each evening of VCAC21.
This post will recognize the First Place and Grand Prize Winners for Cygnus, Ozma, Paranormal, Global Thrillers, M&M, Clue, Little Peeps, Gertrude Warner, and Dante Rossetti Book Awards.
THANK YOU to VCAC21 SPONSORS and FRIENDS
CIBA Grand Prize Ribbons!
We are honored to present the
2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards
Grand Prize Winners
The 2020 CIBA Winners!
The CYGNUS Book Awards
for Science Fiction Novels
Grand Prize Winner is
THE LUNA MISSILE CRISIS by Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle
Mark T. Sneed – Bully Nation
JL Morin – Loveoid
Timothy S. Johnston – The Savage Deeps
PA Vasey – Trinity’s Fall
Russ Colson – The Arasmith Certainty Principle
Zach Fortier – Volk: Book one of The Overseer series
The OZMA Book Awards
for Fantasy Fiction
Grand Prize Winner is
DIVINITY’S TWILIGHT: REBIRTH BY Christopher Russell
T. Cook – Shin
Michelle Rene – The Canyon Cathedral: The Witches of Tanglewood, Book Two ( YA)
Gordon Preston – Zendragon
H.J. Ramsay – Ever Alice
Alison Levy – Gatekeeper: Book One in the Daemon Collecting Series
Jeny Heckman –The Warrior’s Progeny
Glenn Searfoss – Cycles of Norse Mythology: Tales of the AEsir Gods
As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please email us at Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com We will try to respond within 3 business days.
Thank you for joining us in celebrating the 2020 CIBA Winners! – The Chanticleer Team
The CIBA FICTION SERIES Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in any of our 18 Divisions where the author has written a series. The Fiction Series Book Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).
Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs) is seeking for the best book series in all of its fifteen fiction divisions: Mysteries, Suspense Thrillers, Espionage/High Stakes, Young Adult, Middle-Grade Readers, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Supernatural and Paranormal, Romance, Historical Fiction
Congratulations to the First Place Category Winners
for the CIBAs New Division for Fiction Series Book Awards!
CHATELAINE Book Series Awards for Romantic Fiction
Multi-cultural/Inter-racial Romance Series:
The Prodigy Slaveby Londyn Skye
The Prodigy Slave: Journey to Winter Garden
The Prodigy Slave: The Old World
The Prodigy Slave: The Ultimate Grand Finale
Regency/Georgian Romance Series:
The Donet Trilogyby Regan Walker
To Tame the Wind
Echo in the Wind
A Fierce Wind
Historical Romance Series:
The Lavender Meuse Trilogy by Gail Noble-Sanderson
The Lavender House in Meuse
The Passage Home to Meuse
The Lavender Bees of Meuse
HEMINGWAY Book Series Awards for Wartime Historical Fiction
The Devil’s Bookkeepers – Three Books by Mark Newhouse
The Noose
The Noose Tightens
The Noose Closes
CLUE Awards Series for Mystery & Suspense
The Annie Oakley Mystery Series– Three Books by Kari Bovee
Girl with a Gun
Peccadillo at the Palace
Folly at the Fair
LARAMIE Series Awards Western, Americana, Civil War Fiction
Americana Fiction
An American JourneyNovel Series – Four Books by Richard Alan Schwartz
The Emigrant
The Pioneer
The Surgeon
The Soldier
GOETHE for Historical Fiction Series, post-1750s
The Poland Trilogy– Eastern European Literature -Three Books by James Conroyd Martin
Push Not the River
Against a Crimson Sky
The Warsaw Conspiracy
DANTE ROSSETTI Book Series Awards for Young Adult Fiction
The Adventures of Jonathan Moore Book Series– Three Books by Peter Greene
Warship Poseidon
Castle of Fire
Paladin’s War
M & M Book Series Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries
The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Mystery Series – Five Books by Michelle Cox
A Girl Like You
A Ring of Truth
A Promise Given
A Veil Removed
A Child Lost
OZMA Book Series Awards for Fantasy Fiction
Terribly Serious DarknessGaslamp Fantasy Book Series – Three Books by Sam Hooker
Peril in the Old Country
Soul Remains
Now Before the Dark
PARANORMAL Book Series Awards for Supernatural Fiction
The Winters Sisters– a Paranormal Romantic Suspense Series – Four Books by Joanne Jaytanie
Chasing Victory
Payton’s Pursuit
Willow’s Discovery
Corralling Kenzie
SOMERSET Book Series Awards for Contemporary, Literary, & Mainstream Fiction
The Anne McFarland Book Series – American Literature – Three Books by Jill G. Hall
The Black Velvet Coat
The Silver Shoes
The Green Lace Corset
The GRAND PRIZE Winner of the 2020 CIBA New Division in BOOK SERIES:
is Proudly Awarded to
The Devil’s Bookkeepers – Three Books by Mark Newhouse
The Short Story Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in Short Stories, Novelettes, Novellas, and Short Story Collections and Anthologies. The Short Story Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards program.
The Chanticleer International Book Awards program discovers today’s best works. The Short Stories Awards discovers the Best New Shorts in Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction.
After several years of requests, the Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards program now offers a division for Short Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction in 2020. Since it is a new division, we are still ironing out the proverbial wrinkles. However, it has proven to be quite popular, so we will continue to offer it in our book awards program. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.
The 2020 SHORTS Book Awards Finalists and the SHORTS Grand Prize Winner were announced by Sharon Anderson on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar and Facebook Live.
Joanne Jaytanie – Christmas Chemistry, Forever Christmas in Glenville, Book 3
Vicki Batman – Raving Beauty
Gail Meath – Fire Blossom
Joanne Jaytanie – P.I. I LOVE YOU, Miss Demeanor, P.I. Book I
The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 SHORTS Awards for Short Stories is:
Robin Lee Lovelace for
Savonne, Not Vonny
FINALISTS for SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS are:
Pierce Koslosky Jr. – A Week at Surfside Beach
Lindy Ryan – Dead of Winter
Janet Oakley – Hilo Bay Mystery Collection
Sean Thomas Dwyer – Voices I Hear
Susan Lynn Solomon – T’was the Season
Abbe Rolnick – Tattle Tales: Essays and Stories Along the Way
The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 SHORTS Awards for Short Story Collections is:
Pierce Koslosky Jr. for
A Week at Surfside Beach
The 2021 SHORTS Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC22 on April 10, 2022. Save the date for CAC22, scheduled April 7-10, 2022, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!
Submissions for the 2021 SHORTS Book Awards are open until the end of December. Enter here!
A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in July. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
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 life events, unique experiences, personal journeys, overcoming adversity, and more. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.
We also are now offering the following CIBA Non-Fiction Divisions:
The Journey Awards for Narrative Nonfiction
The Mind & Spirit Book Awards for Mindfulness and Well-being
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 Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring
New in 2021 will be the Military Veterans and First Responders Non-Fiction works.
The 2020 JOURNEY Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the JOURNEY Grand Prize Winner were announced by Janet Oakley on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar and Facebook Live.
It is our privilege and profound honor to announce the 1st in Category winners of the 2020 JOURNEY Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.
This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the JOURNEY BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the JOURNEY Grand Prize Winner.
Congratulations to all!
Karen Keilt –The Parrot’s Perch: A Memoir of Torture and Corrupti0n in Brazil
Susan E Casey –Rock On: Mining for Joy in the Deep River of Sibling Grief
Laila Tarraf –Strong Like Water: How I Found the Courage to Lead with Love in Business and in Life
Steve Mariotti –Goodbye Homeboy
Steve Rochinski –A Man of His Time: Secrets from a Halfway World
Susan E. Greisen –In Search of Pink Flamingos: A Woman’s Quest for Forgiveness & Unconditional Love
Renee Hodges –Saving Bobby: Heroes and Heroin in One Small Community
Barbara Clarke –The Red Kitchen
The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 JOURNEY Awards is:
Karen Keilt for
The Parrot’s Perch:
A Memoir of Torture and Corrupti0n in Brazil
The 2021 JOURNEY Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC22 on April 10, 2022. Save the date for CAC22, scheduled April 7-10, 2022, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!
Submissions for the 2022 JOURNEY Book Awards are open until the end of August. Enter here!
A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in July. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
The game is afoot! It’s years before Sherlock Holmes’ ponderings from 221B Baker Street. Sherlock is a teenager when challenged to solve his first case, The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife by Liese Sherwood-Fabre.
