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The 2020 Finalists for the OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction CIBAs
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, will be put to the test and the best selected as winners of the prestigious CIBAs.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2020 SHORTLIST to the SEMI-FINALIST POSITION and have now progressed to the 2020 FINALISTS.

The 2020 Finalists for the Ozma Book Awards
- Christopher Russell – Divinity’s Twilight: Rebirth
- T. Cook – Shin
- Michelle Rene – The Canyon Cathedral: The Witches of Tanglewood, Book Two
- Robert C. Feol – A Journey to Mouseling Hollow
- J. Nell Brown – Orphan Tree and the Vanishing Skeleton Key
- Gordon Preston – Zendragon
- H.J. Ramsay – Ever Alice
- Alison Levy – Gatekeeper: Book One in the Daemon Collecting Series
- Jeny Heckman – The Warrior’s Progeny
- LaVerne Thompson – Wild Child
- D.L. Jennings – Awaken the Three
- KC Cowan & Sara Cole – Everfire
- Dr. Anay Ayarovu – STAZR The World Of Z: The Dawn Of Athir
- Glenn Searfoss – Cycles of Norse Mythology: Tales of the AEsir Gods
Click here to see the 2020 OZMA Semi-Finalists.

Good Luck to all as your manuscripts and novels compete for the First Place Winner rounds of the CIBAs!

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

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We are now accepting entries into the 2021 OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards. Please click here for more information and to enter.

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April 28, 2021
The 2020 Finalists for the CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction CIBAs
The Cygnus Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Science Fiction, Steampunk, Alternative History, and Speculative Fiction. The Cygnus Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring space, time travel, life on other planets, parallel universes, alternate reality, and all the science, technology, major social or environmental changes of the future that author imaginations can dream up for the CYGNUS Book Awards division. Hard Science Fiction, Soft Science Fiction, Apocalyptic Fiction, Cyberpunk, Time Travel, Genetic Modification, Aliens, Super Humans, Interplanetary Travel, and Settlers on the Galactic Frontier, Dystopian, our judges from across North America and the U.K. will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

The Finalists works will compete for the First Place Winner positions. First Place Winners will be announced and recognized at the 2020 CIBA Banquet June 5th, 2021.

Congratulations to the 2020 Cygnus Book Awards FINALISTS!

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2020 SHORT LIST to the SEMI-FINALIST POSITION and have now progressed to the 2020 FINALISTS.
- Mark T. Sneed – Bully Nation
- Brooke Skipstone – Some Laneys Died
- B.T. Keaton – Transference
- JL Morin – Loveoid
- Bryan K. Prosek – Paradoxical
- Timothy S. Johnston – The Savage Deeps
- Mike Meier – JoinWith.Me
- Palmer Pickering – Moon Deeds
- Ted Neill – Reaper Moon: Race War in the Post Apocalypse
- Dr. Anay Ayarovu – STAZR the World Of Z: The Dawn of Athir
- PA Vasey – Trinity’s Fall
- Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle – The Luna Missile Crisis
- Russ Colson – The Arasmith Certainty Principle
- Zach Fortier – Volk: Book one of The Overseer series
- Susan Wingate – The Lesser Witness
- Dennis M. Clausen – The Accountant’s Apprentice
- Courtney Leigh Pahlke – Life Force Preserve
- Marc Corwin – The Optical Lasso
Good luck to all as your works compete on the next rounds of judging.

The next round of judging will decide which books move on to the Finalist positions for the 2020 CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction novels.

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

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

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April 28, 2021
The 2020 Finalists for the GOETHE Book Awards for post-1750s Historical Fiction CIBAs
The Goethe Book Awards recognize emerging new talent in post-1750s Historical Fiction. The Goethe Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

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

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

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2020 SHORT LIST to the SEMI-FINALIST POSITION and have now progressed to the 2020 FINALISTS.

The 2020 Finalists for the Goethe Book Awards

Congratulations to these works that advanced to the Premier Finalists Level of the CIBA judging rounds:
- Helena P. Schrader – Where Eagles Never Flew: A Battle of Britain Novel
- Conor Bender – Jubilee
- Linda Ulleseit – The Aloha Spirit
- Eileen O’Finlan – Erin’s Children
- Jon Duncan – Heart of the Few
- Grahame Shannon – Bay of Devils
- Leslie K. Barry – Newark Minutemen
- Richard Alan Schwartz – Wind Chimes, War and Consequence A Novel of the Vietnam War Era
- Liza Nash Taylor – Etiquette for Runaways
- Kari Bovee – Folly at the Fair
- Betty Bolte – Becoming Lady Washington
- J.L.Oakley – The Quisling Factor
- Brigitte Goldstein – Babylon Laid Waste-A Journey in the Twilight of the Idols
- Nancy H. Wynen – We Did What We Could
- Gail Noble-Sanderson – The Lavender Bees of Meuse
- Michelle Cameron – Beyond the Ghetto Gates
- Kathryn Gauci – The Poseidon Network
- Dorothea Hubble Bonneau – Once in a Blood Moon
- Pamela Jonas – Beneath a Radiant Moon
- Donna Scott – The London Monster
- Jule Selbo – Breaking Barriers: A Novel Based on the Life of Laura Bassi
- Theo Czuk – Hastings Street: Boulevard of Blues
- Ben Wyckoff Shore – Terribilita
- Carmela Cattuti – Between the Cracks: one woman’s journey from Sicily to America
- Wendy Long Stanley – The Power to Deny
These titles are in the running for the First Place Winners of the 2020 Goethe Book Awards for post-1750s Historical Fiction.
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

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

Register today!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2021 Goethe Book Awards for post-1750s Historical Fiction. The deadline for submissions is July 30, 2021. The 2021 winners will be announced in April 2022.

Please click here for more information.

Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
April 26, 2021
The 2020 Finalists for the 2020 CHAUCER Book Awards for pre-1750s Historical Fiction CIBAs
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 the 2020 SHORT LIST to the SEMI-FINALIST POSITION and have now progressed to the 2020 FINALISTS.

These titles are in the running for the Finalist positions of the 2020 CHAUCER Book Awards for pre-1750s Historical Fiction. Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.
- James Hutson-Wiley – The Travels of ibn Thomas
- Regan Walker – Summer Warrior
- N.L. Holmes – Bird in a Snare
- Thoren Syndergaard – Ripley of Valor
- Seven Jane – The Isle of Gold
- Edward Rickford – The Bend of the River: Book Two in the Tenochtitlan Trilogy
- Leah Angstman – Out Front the Following Sea
- Helena P. Schrader – The Emperor Strikes Back
- B.L. Smith – The Fall of the Axe
- Brook Allen – Antonius: Son of Rome
- Sherry V. Ostroff – Caledonia
- Amy Wolf – A Woman of the Road and Sea
- Wendy J. Dunn – Falling Pomegranate Seeds: The Duty of Daughters
- Denis Olasehinde Akinmolasire – The Mission to End Slavery
- Janet Wertman – The Path to Somerset
Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 Chaucer Book Awards for pre-1750s Historical Fiction?

Good Luck to ALL!

The 2020 CIBA FINALISTS were announced at VCAC21 – April 21 – 24, 2021.

The Chaucer Book Awards 2020 First Place and Grand Prize Winner will be announced at the hybrid CIBA Ceremony that will take place on Saturday, June 5th, 2021 at the Hotel Bellwether. More details will be posted in early May.

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

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

Register today!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2021 CHAUCER Book Awards for pre-1750s Historical Fiction. The deadline for submissions is July 31, 2021. The 2021 winners will be announced in April 2022.

As always, please contact us at Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions!
April 26, 2021
NEW CIBA Division | 2020 HEARTEN Book Awards for Uplifting & Inspiring Non-Fiction – the Semi-Finalists for the NEW HEARTEN Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The Hearten Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Uplifting & Inspiring Non-Fiction and Memoir. The Hearten Book Awards is a NEW genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).

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

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 Inspiration and Happiness
New in Non-fiction Book Awards in 2021 will be the Military Veterans Non-Fiction works.

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

The following works have advanced in the 2020 Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting & Inspiring Non-Fiction
- Terry A. Repak – What You Learn By Living Elsewhere
- Annerose D. Watts – Blue Plate Journey
- Mendek Rubin & Myra Goodman – Quest for Eternal Sunshine
- Katherine Snow Smith – Rules for the Southern Rulebreaker, Missteps and Lessons Learned
- Cerridwen Fallingstar – Broth from the Cauldron; A Wisdom Journey through Everyday Magic
- Judy Gaman – Love, Life, and Lucille
- Keturah Kendrick – No Thanks: Black, Female, And Living in the Martyr-Free Zone
- Evelyn Kohl LaTorre – Between Inca Walls
- Cindy Rasicot – Finding Venerable Mother: A Daughter’s Spiritual Quest to Thailand
- Nan Sanders Pokerwinski – Mango Rash: Coming of Age in the Land of Frangipani and Fanta
- Bill Pullen – It Started at The Savoy
- Deborah Tobola – Hummingbird in Underworld: Teaching in a Men’s Prison
- Suzanne Kamata – Squeaky Wheels: Travels with My Daughter by Train, Plane, Metro, Tuk-tuk and Wheelchair
- T.D. Arkenberg – Trials & Truffles: Expats in Brussels
- Frank Ball – Ball of Yarns
- Carole Bumpus – Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, Book One, Savoring the Olde Ways Series
- Michael M. Van Ness – GENERAL IN COMMAND: The Life of Major General John B. Anderson from Iowa Farm to Command of the Largest Combat Corps in World War II
- Jennifer B. Monahan – Where To? How I Shed My Baggage and Learned to Live Free
- Betty Theiler – Beyond Borders
- Julie Tate Libby – The Good Way, a Himalayan Journey
- Miguel A. Aguilo – Pencils in the Hand of God: Two Heavenly Adoption Stories
These titles are in the running for the First Prize Winners of the 2020 Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting & Inspiring Non-Fiction.

Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting & Inspiring Non-Fiction?

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

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

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

Register today!
Keep checking back for more information about when you can submit for next the 2021 Hearten Awards. The winners will be announced in April 2022.

Please click here for our full list of Book Awards.

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As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
April 14, 2021
The 2020 MIND & SPIRIT Book Awards for Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-fiction – the Semi-Finalists for the MIND & SPIRIT Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The MIND & SPIRIT Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Enlightenment and Self-help Non-fiction. The Mind & Body Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring enlightenment, motivational/self-help, spirituality, mindfulness, well-being, meditation, and energy. These books have advanced to the next judging rounds. The best will advance.

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

FINALISTS will be announced at VCAC 21, April 21 – 24, 2021.

The 22 divisions of the 2020 CIBAs’ Grand Prize Winners and the Five First Place Category Position award winners will be announced on June 6, 2021 at the Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Ceremony that will be held in virtually (FREE) and LIVE in Bellingham, Wash.

The following works have advanced to the 2020 Semi-Finalists in the Mind & Spirit Book Awards for Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-fiction
- Nina Nordstrom – Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall . . . Where Does My Self-Love Fall? A Journey Through Toxic Relationships
- Cindy Rasicot – Finding Venerable Mother: A Daughter’s Spiritual Quest to Thailand
- Nancy Pickard – Bigger Better Braver
- Cathy Lynn Gregory – Into the Garden: Lessons on a Spiritual Journey
- Dr. Donna Marks – Exit the Maze: One Addiction, One Cause, One Cure
- Jennifer Ankele – Death Less: A Guide Through Grief
- Andy Chaleff – The Wounded Healer – A journey in radical self-love
- Jennie Lee – Spark Change: 108 Provocative Questions for Spiritual Evolution
- Krista Nerestant – Indestructible: The Hidden Gifts of Trauma
- Nina Norstrom – Not a Blueprint It’s the Shoe Prints that Matter
- Esta G. Bernstein – Changing Horses
- Mendek Rubin & Myra Goodman – Quest for Eternal Sunshine
- Cindy Rasicot – Finding Venerable Mother: A Daughter’s Spiritual Quest to Thailand
- Phoebe Walker – My Freedom Central
- Thomas Wise – Why Can’t We Trust God?
- Tracee Dunblazier – Heal Your Soul History- Activate the True Power of Your Shadow
- Tracee Dunblazier – Master Your Inner World- Embrace Your Power with Joy
- Paula Forget – Guided to the Higher Realms: a Personal Journey of Ascension through Meditation
- Marianne Ingheim – Out of Love: Finding Your Way Back to Self-Compassion
- Jill Sherer Murray – Big Wild Love: The Unstoppable Power of Letting Go
These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 Mind & Spirit Book Awards for Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-fiction.

Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 Mind & Spirit Book Awards for Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-fiction?

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

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

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

Register today!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2021 Mind & Spirit Book Awards. The deadline for submissions is November 30th, 2020. The winners will be announced in April 2022.

Please click here for more information.

Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
April 14, 2021
The 2020 I & I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight – the Semi-Finalists for the I & I Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The I & I Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in non-fiction that are self-help, how-to, guides, or instructional. In non-fiction works, the author assumes responsibility (in good faith) for the truth, accuracy, people, places, or information presented. The I & I Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring How-To, Guidance, Travel Guides, Cookbooks, Instruction, Insight, Self-Help, and more. This books have been put to the test and the best will advance to be declared winners of the prestigious I & I Book Awards.

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

The 22 divisions of the 2020 CIBAs’ Grand Prize Winners and the Five First Place Category Position award winners will be announced on Saturday & Sunday, June 5th and 6th at the ONLINE and FREE VIRTUAL Event for the 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Ceremony, will be held in virtually and LIVE Bellingham, Wash.

The 2020 Instruction & Insight Book Awards Semi-Finalists:
- Nancy Pickard – Bigger Better Braver
- Dr. Donna Marks – Exit the Maze: One Addiction, One Cause, One Cure
- Jennifer Ankele – Death Less: A Guide Through Grief
- Krista Nerestant – Indestructible: The Hidden Gifts of Trauma
- Nina Norstrom – Not a Blueprint It’s the Shoe Prints that Matter with guidebook
- Tamra McAnally Bolton – The Art of Story Keeping
- Wendela Whitcomb Marsh and Siobhan Marsh – Homeschooling, Autism Style: Reset for Success
- Elmore, William “Mecca” & Simone, Susan – Prison From The Inside Out: One Man’s Journey from a Life Sentence to Freedom
- Judy Taylor – Save That Rug! A How-To Guide for Repairing Hooked Rugs
- Dennis J Kotchmar – The Joy Of Searching, Buying and Selling, Antiques and Home Decor from France and England
- Kate Farrell – Story Power: Secrets to Creating, Crafting, and Telling Memorable Stories
- Peggy Sullivan – Blissfully Single, A Single’s Guide to Finding Happiness
- Wendela Whitcomb Marsh – Independent Living with Autism: Your Roadmap to Success
- Carole Bumpus – Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, Book Two
- Dr. Margit Gabriele Muller – Your Pet, Your Pill
- Gigi Berardi – FoodWISE: A Whole Systems Guide to Sustainable and Delicious Food Choices
- Leslie Bains – Let’s Take A Hike: 7 Family-Friendly Trails of Nantucket
- Marianne Ingheim – Out of Love: Finding Your Way Back to Self-Compassion
- Jill Sherer Murray – Big Wild Love: The Unstoppable Power of Letting Go
- Carole Bumpus – Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, Book One, Savoring the Olde Ways
These titles are in the running for the Semi-Finalists of the 2020 I & I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight.

Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 I & I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight?

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

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

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

Register today!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2021 I & I Awards Book Awards. The deadline for submissions is November 30thth, 2020. The winners will be announced in April 2022.

Please click here for more information.

Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
April 14, 2021
The 2020 JOURNEY Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction – the Semi-Finalists for the JOURNEY Division of the 2020 CIBAs
The Journey Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Narrative Non-Fiction and Memoir. The Journey Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books for our Journey Awards featuring true stories about survival, overcoming issues, trauma, and threatening life events, along with turbulent personal journeys.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Please click here for more information.

Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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We are now accepting entries into the 2021 Chatelaine Book Awards. Winners to be announced April 7-10 2022.
April 8, 2021
The 2020 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction – the Semi-Finalists, 2020 CIBAs
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 we will put them to the test and choose the best Middle-Grade Books among them. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Children’s Literature see our Little Peeps Awards.)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2020 Chatelaine Book Awards LONG LIST to the 2020 SHORT LIST and now have progressed to the 2020 Semi-finalists.

These titles have reached the Semi-Finalists for the 2020 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle-Grade Fiction
- Catherine Grangaard – A Fairy’s Tails
- Poem Schway – The Infinity Pendant
- Ruthy Ballard – Frankie and the Gift of Fantasy
- Laura Gerhardt Schonberg – Joker
- Ben Gartner – The Eye of Ra
- Gregory Saur – Best Shot Forward
- Wendy Leighton-Porter – The Shadow of the Witchfinder
- Ian C Douglas – The Particle Beast
- Carolina Ugaz-Moran – Aline and the Blue Bottle
- Jay Spenser – The Barn Owl Mystery
- Jay Spenser –The Phantom Airplane Mystery
- Tricia L McDonald – The Sally Squad: Pals to the Rescue
- Carmela Dutra – Little Katie and the STEAM Team
- Carmela Dutra – Little Katie Goes to the Moon
- John Middleton – Dillion and The Skeleton Hall
- William X. Adams – Alien Body
- Catherine M. O’Connor – Throwing the World
- Alison Rice – Chasing Snow
- Frank Saraco – Life in the Grand Pause
- Richard Groseclose – Henry Castlewaite and the Portrait of Doom
- Kelly Oliver – Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter
These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2020 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction.

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

Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers?

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

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

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

Register today!

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

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As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
April 8, 2021