Tag: CIBAs

  • GOETHE Book Awards for post-1750s Historical Novels – a division of the 2020 CIBA Awards

    GOETHE Book Awards for post-1750s Historical Novels – a division of the 2020 CIBA Awards

    Post 1750s Historical Goethe Fiction AwardThe Goethe Book Awards recognize emerging new talent in post-1750s Historical Fiction. The Goethe Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

     

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

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Late Period Historical Fiction. Regency, Victorian,18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, World and other wars, history of non-western cultures, set after the 1750s. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

    We have received a large number of Historical Fiction in the last years to the point that we need a new division! See Hemingway Awards for our new division!

    The 2020 GOETHE Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the GOETHE Grand Prize Winner were announced by Gregory Erich Phillips on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar and Facebook Live.

    NOTE: We received so many wonderful historical novels that we decided that another division was needed—the Hemingway Book Awards for 20-century Wartime Novels—to recognized these important works. If you entered the Goethe Book Awards with a wartime novel (WWI, WWII, Vietnam Conflict, etc), please check the Hemingway Book Awards post.

    It is our privilege and profound honor to announce the 1st in Category winners of the 2020 GOETHE Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

    This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the GOETHE BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the GOETHE Grand Prize Winner.

    Congratulations to all!

    Congratulations to the 2020 1st Place Winners in the GOETHE Book Awards! 

    • Linda Ulleseit – The Aloha Spirit     
    • Wendy Long Stanley – The Power to Deny       
    • Ben Wyckoff Shore – Terribilita      
    • Donna Scott – The London Monster   
    • Michelle Cameron – Beyond the Ghetto Gates    
    • Pamela Jonas – Beneath a Radiant Moon   
    • Dorothea Hubble Bonneau – Once in a Blood Moon  
    • Jule Selbo – Breaking Barriers: A Novel Based on the Life of Laura Bassi

         

        The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 Goethe Awards is:

        Linda Ulleseit for

        The Aloha Spirit

        Cover of The Aloha Spirit by Linda Ulleseit

         

        The 2021 GOETHE 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 GOETHE Book Awards are open. Enter here!

        Don’t delay! Enter today! 

        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.

      • CHAUCER Book Awards for Pre-1750s Historical Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

        CHAUCER Book Awards for Pre-1750s Historical Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

        The Chaucer Awards for Historical NovelsThe 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.

        These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

        The 2020 CHAUCER Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the CHAUCER Grand Prize Winner were announced by Gregory Erich Phillips 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 CHAUCER Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

        This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the CHAUCER BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the CHAUCER Grand Prize Winner.

        Congratulations to all!

        • Ancient Historical Fiction: B.L. Smith – The Fall of the Axe
        • Bronze Age – Pre-Historic: N.L. Holmes – Bird in a Snare 
        • Dark Ages/Medieval: Helena P. Schrader – The Emperor Strikes Back
        • World History:  Denis Olasehinde Akinmolasire – The Mission to End Slavery
        • Legend Based Historical Fiction:  Thoren Syndergaard – Ripley of Valor
        • Classical Roman/Greek:  Brook Allen – Antonius: Son of Rome
        • Elizabethan/Tudor: Janet Wertman – The Path to Somerset
        • Norse/Celtic Historical Fiction:  Regan Walker – Summer Warrior

        The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 CHAUCER Awards is:

        N.L. Holmes for

        Bird in a Snare

        Cover of Bird in a Snare by N.L. Holmes

        Gold and blue Grand Prize badge for the 2020 Chaucer Awards won by N.L. Holmes' Bird in a Snare

        The 2021 CHAUCER 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 CHAUCER Book Awards are open until the end of July. Enter here!

        Don’t delay! Enter today! 

        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.

      • DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

        DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

        Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction

        The Dante Rossetti Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Young Adult Fiction. The Dante Rossetti Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs).

        Named in honor of the British poet & painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti who founded the Pre-Ralphaelite Brotherhood in 1848.

        Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about twelve to eighteen (imaginary or real). Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical, Romance, Literary. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

        (For Middle-Grade Fiction see our Gertrude Warner Awards, and for Early Readers and Picture Books, pleases visit our Little Peeps Awards page.)

        The 2020 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the DANTE ROSSETTI Grand Prize Winner were announced by Peggy Sullivan 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 DANTE ROSSETTI Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

        This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the DANTE ROSSETTI BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the DANTE ROSSETTI Grand Prize Winner.

        Congratulations to all!

        • Michelle Rene – The Canyon Cathedral: The Witches of Tanglewood, Book Two
        • Sara Hosey – Iphigenia Murphy     
        • Felicia Farber – Ice Queen      
        • Susanne Dunlap – The Paris Affair    
        • Dallas Woodburn – The Best Week That Never Happened
        • Chynna Laird – Just Shut Up and Drive     
        • L.L. Eadie – Yearning for the Unattainable    
        • Jodi Lea Stewart – Blackberry Road      
        • Strider S. R. Klusman – Within Reach      
        • Ivy Cayden – Everything All At Once (Book 1, Chorduroys and Too Many Boys™)    

         

          The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 DANTE ROSSETTI Awards is:

          Dallas Woodburn for

          The Best Week That Never Happened

          Cover of The Best Week That Never Happened by Dallas Woodburn

          Blue and Gold Grand Prize 2020 Winner Badge for the Dante Rossetti Awards for The best week that never happened by Dallas Woodburn

          The 2021 DANTE ROSSETTI 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 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards are open until the end of June. Enter here!

          Don’t delay! Enter today! 

          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.

          • GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

            GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

            Gertrude Warner Children's Chapter Books

            The GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of middle-grade readers, fiction and non-fiction, that compel children to read and explore. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs).

            Named in honor of the author of the quintessential children’s series – The Boxcar Children, Gertrude Warner.

            Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about eight to twelve. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical, Adventure. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

            (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Children’s Literature see our Little Peeps Awards.)

            The 2020 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the GERTRUDE WARNER Grand Prize Winner were announced by Peggy Sullivan 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 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

            This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the GERTRUDE WARNER BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the GERTRUDE WARNER Grand Prize Winner.

            Congratulations to all!

            • Robert C. Feol – A Journey to Mouseling Hollow   
            • Kelly Oliver – Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter
            • Catherine Grangaard – A Fairy’s Tails    
            • Poem Schway – The Infinity Pendant
            • Ruthy Ballard – Frankie and the Gift of Fantasy
            • Ben Gartner – The Eye of Ra
            • Jay Spenser – The Barn Owl Mystery
            • Carmela Dutra – Little Katie Goes to the Moon

            The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards is:

            Kelly Oliver for

            Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter

            Cover of Kassy O'Roarke Cub Reporter by Kelly Oliver

            Blue and Gold badge for the Gertrude Warner Grand Prize Winner in Middle Grade Fiction, Kelly Oliver for Kassy O'Roarke, Cub Reporter

            The 2021 GERTRUDE WARNER 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 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards are open until the end of June. Enter here!

            Don’t delay! Enter today! 

            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.

          • LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

            LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

            Early Readers and Picture for Little Peeps Book Awards

            The LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Early Readers that invites children to read and explore. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs).

            Chanticleer International Book Awards Reviews is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books & Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

            The 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the LITTLE PEEPS Grand Prize Winner were announced by Peggy Sullivan 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 LITTLE PEEPS Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

            This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the LITTLE PEEPS BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the LITTLE PEEPS Grand Prize Winner.

            Congratulations to all!

            • Educational Book: Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer: Journey Through the Alphabet 
            • Division Grand Prize Winner: Masoud Malekyari – Great As A Button 
            • Picture Book: D.K. Brantley – Every Mummy Has a Mommy              
            • Self-Esteem: Dr. Justine Green – Completely Me
            • Exploring: Courtney Shannon Strand – Ella’s Umbrella
            • Holidays/Traditions: Lindy Ryan – Trick or Treat, Alistair Gray
            • Story Book: Johnny Ray Moore – ANTHILL FOR SALE 
            • Early Reader: Raven Howell – So You Want a Puppy?
            • Experiences: PJ McIlvaine – Little Lena and The Big Table

             

            The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is:

            Masoud Malekyari for

            Great As A Button

            Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

            Blue and Gold Grand Prize Badge for Little Peeps for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

            The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS 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 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

            Don’t delay! Enter today! 

            A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in July. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for your patience and understanding.

             

          • M & M Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy MYSTERY & MAYHEM fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

            M & M Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy MYSTERY & MAYHEM fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

            Cozy Mystery Fiction Award

            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. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

            (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards, and for international intrigue see our Global Thriller Awards)

            The 2020 M & M Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the MYSTERY & MAYHEM Grand Prize Winner were announced by Jessica Stone 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 M & M Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

            This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the MYSTERY & MAYHEM BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the M & M Grand Prize Winner.

            Congratulations to all!

            • Patrick M. Garry – The Discovery
            • Lori Roberts Herbst – Suitable for Framing
            • Michelle Cox – A Child Lost
            • Ana T. Drew – The Murderous Macaron
            • Lina Hansen – In My Attic – A Magical Misfits Mystery        
            • Perry Miller – Lethal Injection
            • Tina Sloan – Chasing Cleopatra  

            The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 M & M Awards is:

            Patrick M. Garry for

            The Discovery

            Cover of The Discovery by Patrick M. GarryGold and Blue Badge for the 2020 M & M Awards won by Patrick M. Garry for The Discovery

            The 2021 M & M 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!

            Click here to enter the M & M Book Awards! 

            Don’t delay! Enter today! 

            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.

          • CLUE Book Awards for Suspense and Thriller Fiction – 2020 CIBA Award Winners

            CLUE Book Awards for Suspense and Thriller Fiction – 2020 CIBA Award Winners

            Clue Thriller Suspense Fiction AwardThe CLUE Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Suspense and Thriller Fiction. The Clue Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The #CIBAs).

             

             

            Chanticleer International Book Awards is seeking the best books featuring suspense, thrilling adventure, detective work, private eye, police procedural, and crime-solving. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

            (For lighter-hearted Mystery and Classic Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries please check out our Mystery & Mayhem Awards, and for High Stakes Suspense and Lab Lit Novels please check out our Global Thriller Awards).

            The 2020 CLUE Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the CLUE Grand Prize Winner were announced by Jessica Stone 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 CLUE Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

            This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the CLUE BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the CLUE Grand Prize Winner.

            Congratulations to all!

            • Chris Karlsen – A Venomous Love    
            • Toni Bird Jones – The Measure of Ella    
            • Kari Bovee – Folly at the Fair    
            • Ken Farmer – Three Creeks  
            • Shanessa Gluhm – Enemies of Doves     
            • Martin Roy Hill – The Fourth Rising  
            • J.J.  Clarke – Dared to Run     
            • Corey Lynn Fayman – Ballast Point Breakdown    
            • Chuck Morgan – Crime Denied, A Buck Taylor Novel   
            • Theo Czuk – Hastings Street: Boulevard of Blues

             

            The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 CLUE Awards is:

            Chris Karlsen for

            A Venomous Love

            Cover of A Venemous Love by Chris Karlsen

            Blue and Gold Grand Prize 2020 Clue Awards Badge for Chris Karlsen's A Venomous Love

            The 2021 CLUE 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 CLUE Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

            Don’t delay! Enter today! 

            A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in July. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for your patience and understanding.

          • Global Thriller Book Awards for High Stake Thrillers and Lab Lit Fiction – 2020 CIBA Award Winners

            Global Thriller Book Awards for High Stake Thrillers and Lab Lit Fiction – 2020 CIBA Award Winners

              The GLOBAL THRILLERS Book Awards recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of  Lab Lit and Global Thrillers. The GLOBAL  THRILLERS Book Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Novel Book Awards and Writing Competitions.  (The CIBAs)

              Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring suspense, thrilling stories that put the balance of world power or that will end the world as we know it. We include with Global Thrillers the Lab Lit genre. Lab Lit is when Fiction Meets Real Science and Research or stories that are based on real science and research up to a certain “what if” point. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

               

              The 2020 GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the GLOBAL THRILLER Grand Prize Winner were announced by Jessica Stone 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 GLOBAL THRILLER Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

              This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the GLOBAL THRILLER BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the GLOBAL THRILLER Grand Prize Winner.

              Congratulations to all!

              • Matt Andrus – UFO
              • Lynn Yvonne Moon – The Agency – Tablet of Destinies 
              • Avanti Centrae – Kiss of the Cobra – An M2 Action Thriller
              • Rafael Amadeus Hines – Bishop’s Law
              • William Maz – The Bucharest Dossier 
              • Erik Foge – One Way Roads  
              • Randall Krzak – Colombian Betrayal

              The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 GLOBAL THRILLER Awards is:

              William Maz for his manuscript

              The Bucharest Dossier

              Cover of William Maz's The Bucharest Dossier, Chanticleer Grand Prize Global Thrillers Winner 2020
              Pub Date: March 15, 2022

              Blue and Gold Grand Prize badge for William Maz's The Bucharest Dossier

                The 2021 GLOBAL THRILLER 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 GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards are open until the end of October. Enter here!

                Don’t delay! Enter today! 

                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.

              • PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

                PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

                Paranormal Fiction Awards

                The PARANORMAL  Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of  Paranormal and Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The #CIBAs).

                Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, magical systems and elements. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

                The 2020 PARANORMAL Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the PARANORMAL 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.

                It is our privilege and profound honor to announce the 1st in Category winners of the 2020 PARANORMAL Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

                This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the PARANORMAL BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the PARANORMAL Grand Prize Winner.

                Congratulations to all!

                Congratulations to the 2020 1st Place Winners in the PARANORMAL Book Awards! 

                Paranormal

                • T. K. Thorne – House of Rose
                • R.B. Woodstone – Chains of Time   
                • Ryan Young – The Shepherd’s Burden
                • Lydia Staggs – Azrael
                • Franklin Posner – Boston Betty      
                • Kaylin McFarren – Soul Seeker
                • Meg Evans – Enthrallment     
                • Neil Chase – Iron Dogs
                • E. Alan Fleischauer – Just Die

                The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 PARANORMAL Awards is:

                Kaylin McFarren for

                Soul Seeker

                Blue and gold badge for the 2020 Paranormal Grand Prize Winner, Kaylin McFarren for Soul Seeker

                The 2021 PARANORMAL 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 PARANORMAL Book Awards are open until the end of October. Enter here!

                Don’t delay! Enter today! 

                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.

                • OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

                  OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

                  The OZMA Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of  Fantasy Fiction. The OZMA Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The #CIBAs).

                  Chanticleer International Book Awards discovers the best books featuring magic, the supernatural, imaginary worlds, fantastical creatures, legendary beasts, mythical beings, or inventions of fancy that author imaginations dream up without a basis in science as we know it. Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Dragons, Unicorns, Steampunk, Dieselpunk, Gaslight Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, or other out-of-this-world fiction. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

                  The 2020 OZMA Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the OZMA Grand Prize Winner were announced by David Beaumier 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 OZMA Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

                  This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the OZMA BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the OZMA Grand Prize Winner.

                  Congratulations to all!

                  Congratulations to the 2020 1st Place Winners in the Ozma Book Awards! 

                  • Christopher Russell – Rebirth: Divinity’s Twilight
                  • 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 
                  •  KC Cowan & Sara Cole – Everfire     

                  The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 Ozma Awards is:

                  Christopher Russell for

                  Rebirth: Divinity’s Twilight

                  The 2021 OZMA 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 OZMA Book Awards are open until the end of October. Enter here!

                  Don’t delay! Enter today! 

                  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.