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  • SPOTLIGHT on M&Ms – Mystery & Mayhem AWARDS CIBAs – Cozy Mysteries, Amateur Sleuths, and more!

    SPOTLIGHT on M&Ms – Mystery & Mayhem AWARDS CIBAs – Cozy Mysteries, Amateur Sleuths, and more!

    Welcome to our SPOTLIGHT on the CHANTICLEER INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS (the CIBAs): the MYSTERY & MAYHEM Awards Deadline is upon us!

    We are seeking the best novels featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, romantic suspense, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery. We will put them to the test and discover the best among them. (For thrillers, action suspense, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards)

    The APRIL 30th deadline for the Chanticleer Mystery & Mayhem Awards (aka M&Ms) has been extended until May 31, 2020 due to many requests for an extension due to these unprecedented times of the Covid-19 pandemic.

    In just a few short days, we go to work to uncover the hidden secrets, the lost key, the answer to the question, Whodunit?

    The 2019 Mystery and Mayhem FINALISTS were posted on April 30, 2020.

    Congratulations to these authors whose works have advanced to this new achievement level of the  Chanticleer International Book Awards in the Mystery and Mayhem Book Awards division.

     

    Michelle Cox won the 2018 GRAND PRIZE for Murder and Mystery for A Promise Given (A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Series, Book 3)

     

    The First in Category, First Place Winners for 2018 are:


     

     

    Carl & Jane Bock are the M&M Grand Prize winners in 2017 for Coronado’s Trail: An Arizona Borderlands Mystery

    The First in Category, First Place Winners for 2017 are:

     

    Alice K. Boatwright is the MYSTERY & MAYHEM Grand Prize winner in 2016 for Under an English Heaven!

    The First in Category, First Place Winners for 2016 are:

     

     

    Wendy Delaney is the  2015’s M&M Grand Prize Winner for There’s Something About Marty

    The First in Category, First Place Winners for 2015 are:

     

     

     

     

    Bernadette Pajer of the Professor Bradshaw Series — Fatal Induction took home the 2013 M&M Grand Prize

     

     

    Pamela Beason won GRAND PRIZE in 2012 for The Only Witness 

     

     

     

    Is your amateur sleuth suspicious of the little old lady who lives next door? Is there something wrong in Mayberry and your hero is going to find out what it is – no matter the cost? Are the stakes so high for your heroine, she succumbs to the hot, sexy delivery man who happens to be the guy with forty bodies buried in his basement? Is your character’s cat helping him solve the latest crime?

    If so, have we got the contest for you!

    Mystery & Mayhem

    Your book could earn a place in our M&M hall of fame for 2020!

    All you have to do is enter.

    And due to these unprecedented times, we have extended the deadline from April 30, 2020 to May 31, 2020.

    Unpublished Manuscripts and recently Published (Indie, Traditional, Hybrid) Novels (after Jan. 1, 2018) are accepted.

    Our Mystery & Mayhem Awards are the Chanticleer International Book Awards search for today’s best cozy mystery fiction books!

    Cozy Mystery Fiction Award

    Do not hesitate – or stop to solve a crime –

    the M&M Awards extended deadline is MAY, 31, 2020!

    Click here to enter – and good luck!

     

     

     

  • The FINALISTS Announcement for the M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem Fiction – a division of the 2019 CIBAs

    The FINALISTS Announcement for the M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem Fiction – a division of the 2019 CIBAs

    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 Mystery & Mayhem 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, our judges will read them to discover the best!  (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction, and more intense mysteries, please visit our Clue Awards page)

    The 2019 CIBAs received an unprecedented number of entries making this book awards program even more competitive. More entries along with more competitive works make the final rounds of judging even more demanding. The judges have requested a new level of achievement to be added to the rounds to acknowledge the entries that they deemed should receive a high level of recognition.

    We decided that this was the time to incorporate the new level – The FINALISTS – as requested by the CIBA judges. This new level will be incorporated into the 2019 CIBAs Levels of Achievement.  The FINALISTS were selected from the entries that advanced to the 2019 M&M Semi-Finalists level. 

    Congratulations to the 2019 Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries FINALISTS!

    • Susan Z. Ritz –A Dream to Die For     
    • Michelle Cox –A Veil Removed     
    • Lucy Carol –Hit That, Madison Cruz – Mystery 4    
    • MJ O’Neill –The Corpse Wore Stilettos   
    • JL Oakley –Hilo Bay Mystery Collection   
    • Henry G. Brinton –City of Peace    
    • Kaylin McFarren –High Flying   
    • Janet K. Shawgo –Legacy of Lies 
    • Kari Bovee –Peccadillo at the Palace   
    • Kari Bovee –Girl with a Gun – An Annie Oakley Mystery 
    • M. J. Simms-Maddox –Mystery in Harare   
    • Wally Duff –bada-BOOM!   
    • Arlene McFarlane –Murder, Curlers & Cruises   
    • Toni Kief –Mildred In Disguise With Diamonds     
    • Vee Kumari –Dharma, A Rekha Rao Mystery    
    • Jane Willan –The Hour of Death    
    • Gerard Shirar –When the Rules Don’t Apply  
    • Susan Lynn Solomon –Writing is Murder  
    • Tina Sloan –  Chasing Cleopatra

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

    The Finalists and the Semi-Finalists will be recognized at the 2020 Chanticleer Authors Conference and  at the 2019 CIBA banquet and ceremony.

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 16 CIBA divisions FINALISTS. We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, September 5th,  2020 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

    The M&M Grand Prize Winner and the  First Place Category Positions award- winners along with the previously announced Semi-Finalists will be recognized at the September 5th, 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala,which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash. 

    Grand Prize Ribbons!

     

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2020 Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards. 

  • The FINALISTS Announcement for the JOURNEY Book Awards for Narrative Non-fiction – a division of the 2019 CIBAs

    The FINALISTS Announcement for the JOURNEY Book Awards for Narrative Non-fiction – a division of the 2019 CIBAs

    Journey Narrative Non-FictionThe 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 featuring true stories about adventures, life events, unique experiences, travel, personal journeys, global enlightenment, and more. Our judges will put books about true and inspiring stories to the test and choose the best among them. 

    Editor’s Note: Some works have been moved to the new non-fiction division titled the Nellie Bly Book Awards. This new division is in response to the request from the Chanticleer International Book Awards judges to acknowledge the many outstanding works that were entered into the Instruction & Insight Book Awards and the Journey Book Awards for Narrative Non-fiction. The Nellie Bly Book Awards recognize outstanding journalistic works and investigative pieces.  After reviewing the comments from the judges along with their suggestions, we decided to recognize these works and create a more fitting division in the CIBAs — the Nellie Bly Book Awards

    The 2019 CIBAs received an unprecedented number of entries making this book awards program even more competitive. More entries along with more competitive works makes the final rounds of judging even more demanding. The judges have requested a new level of achievement to be added to the rounds to acknowledge the entries that they deemed should receive a high level of recognition.

    We decided that this was the time to incorporate the new level – The FINALISTS – as requested by the CIBA judges. This new level will be incorporated into the 2019 CIBAs Levels of Achievement.  The FINALISTS were selected from the entries that advanced to the 2019 JOURNEY Semi-Finalists level. 

    The following works have advanced to the FINALIST position of the 2019 Journey Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction & Memoirs!

    Congratulations to:

    • Anna Carner – Blossom ~ The Wild Ambassador of Tewksbury
    • Linda Gartz – Redlined: A Memoir of Race, Change, and Fractured Community in 1960s Chicago
    • Julie MacNeil – The 50-Year Secret
    • Steffanie Strathdee and Thomas Patterson – The Perfect Predator: A Scientist’s Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug
    • Lance Brewer – Back Story Alaska
    • Eva Doherty Gremmert – Our Time To Dance
    • John Hoyte – Persistence of Light
    • Nikki West – The Odyssey of the Chameleon
    • Nancy Canyon – STRUCK: A Memoir
    • Rebecca Faye Smith Galli – Rethinking Possible: A Memoir of Resilience
    • J. Bronson Haley – The Depth of Grace: Finding Hope at Rock Bottom    
    • Julie L. Seely – Skinny House -A Memoir of Family 

    Congratulations to all whose works have advanced to the FINALISTS level. 

    All Semi-Finalists and Finalists will be recognized at the 2020 Chanticleer Authors Conference and the 2019 CIBA banquet and ceremony.

    Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging for the limited 2019 1st Place Category Positions and the 2019 Journey Book Awards Grand Prize.

    The 2019 JOURNEY Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Position award winners along with the Finalists and  Semi-Finalists will be recognized at the Sept 5, 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference,  Bellingham, Wash. 

    Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, CAC20 has been rescheduled from the original date in April to September 4 – 6, 2020 with Master Classes to be held on Thursday, September 3. The CIBA Banquet and Ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, September 5, 2020.

    You know that you want one–A CIBA Blue Ribbon!

    Journey Narrative Non-FictionWe are now accepting submissions into the 2020 JOURNEY Book  Awards Narrative Non-fiction competition. The deadline for submissions is April 30th, 2020. The winners will be announced April 2021.

    Please click here for more information.  

  • The FINALISTS Announcement for the CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction – a division of the 2019 CIBAs

    The FINALISTS Announcement for the CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction – a division of the 2019 CIBAs

    Cygnus Award for Science FictionThe 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 2019 CIBAs received an unprecedented number of entries making this book awards program even more competitive. More entries along with more competitive works makes the final rounds of judging even more demanding. The judges have requested a new level of achievement to be added to the rounds to acknowledge the entries that they deemed should receive a high level of recognition.

    We decided that this was the time to incorporate the new level – The FINALISTS – as requested by the CIBA judges. This new level will be incorporated into the 2019 CIBAs Levels of Achievement.  The FINALISTS were selected from the entries that advanced to the 2019 CYGNUS Semi-Finalists level. 

    Congratulations to the 2019 CYGNUS Book Awards FINALISTS!

    • David C. Crowther – City of Drowned Angels
    • William X. Adams – Intelligent Things  
    • J. I. Rogers – The Korpes Agenda    
    • Erick Mars & Mike Wood – A Legacy of Wrath
    • Rey Clark – Titan Code: Dawn of Genesis 
    • Trever Bierschbach – Embers of Liberty  
    • Tim Cole – Insynnium  
    • Shami Stovall – Star Marque Rising  
    • Sandra J. Jackson – Playing in the Rain  
    • Samuel Winburn – Ten Directions   
    • Andrew Lucas McIlroy – Earthling  
    • Paul Werner – Mustang Bettie    
    • Jacques St-Malo – Cognition  
    • Timothy S. Johnston – The War Beneath  
    • Robert M. Kerns – It Ain’t Over…
    • Paul Ian Cross – The Lights of Time   
    • Lawrence Brown – David: Savakerrva, Vol. 1      

    Congratulations to all whose works have advanced to the FINALISTS level. 

    All Semi-Finalists and Finalists will be recognized at the 2020 Chanticleer Authors Conference and the 2019 CIBA banquet and ceremony.

    Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging for the limited 2019 1st Place Category Positions and the 2019 CYGNUS Book Awards Grand Prize.

     

    The 2019 CYGNUS Grand Prize Winner and the Five First Place Category Position award winners along with the FINALISTS and Semi-Finalists will be recognized at the Sept 5, 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference,  Bellingham, Wash. 

    Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, CAC20 has been rescheduled from the original date in April to September 4 – 6, 2020 with Master Classes to be held on Thursday, September 3. The CIBA Banquet and Ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, September 5, 2020.

    Cygnus Award for Science Fiction

     

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2020 CYGNUS  Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is April 30th, 2020. The winners will be announced April 2021.

    Please click here for more information. 

  • Announcing the FINALISTS for the 2019 Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards

    Announcing the FINALISTS for the 2019 Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards

    As many of you know, we announce the coveted First Place Category Winners and Division Grand Prize Winners of the Chanticleer International Book Awards on the Saturday evening of the annual Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC). CAC  hosts the CIBA banquet and ceremony at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether, located on Bellingham Bay, Washington state. Attendees hail from around the globe and across North America.

    CAC20 was scheduled to happen the weekend of April 17-19, 2020 with the Master Classes scheduled for Thursday, April 16.

    Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, CAC20 has been rescheduled to September 4 – 6, 2020 with Master Classes to be held on Thursday, September 3. The CIBA Banquet and Ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, September 5, 2020.

    Alas, now with the highest spikes in new COVID-19 confirmed cases, we have decided to go VIRTUAL with ZOOM

    NEW DATES: Tuesday, Sept. 8th daily through Sunday, Sept. 13th, 2020.

    This post was updated on July 14, 2020. Kiffer Brown

     

    We rescheduled the conference on March 11, 2020 and notified registered attendees by email. We then announced the postponement on the Chanticleer website, social media, and with a direct email blast.

    If you have ever attended a CIBA banquet and ceremony, then you know already just what a special evening of celebration it is. Many of you are looking forward to this evening and want to experience the anticipation that the gala affair brings to the Chanticleer Writing Community.

    CIBA Grand Prize Winners

    We have received many emails and messages requesting that we wait to announce the CIBA winners until the planned September gala evening on scheduled for Saturday, Sept. . We have also received a few emails requesting that we announce the winners closer to the originally scheduled event.  DATES HAVE BEEN CHANGED as of July 9, 2020. The conference and ceremonies will be held VIRTUALLY due to the recent high spike levels in the new confirmed cases of the coronavirus.  New DATES are: Tuesday, Sept. 8th daily through Sunday, Sept. 13th, 2020. 

    This is what we decided to do:

    All CIBA Semi-Finalists are recognized at CAC and at the CIBA banquet and awards ceremony. This year we have added to their recognition by promoting the Semi-Finalists in the Spring Issue of the Chanticleer Reviews magazine that will feature international bestselling thriller author Robert Dugoni and  Dr. Janice S. Ellis, Journey Grand Prize Winner and Civil Rights Journalist.   (Available for purchase in print and digital on Wed. April 20th) – visit this page on the website for more info if you have not already subscribed.) We will also recognize any 2019 Semi-Finalists in attendance at CAC20 in September at the CIBA banquet and ceremony.

    Read the New Information Below about the 2019 and 2020 CIBAs!

    The 2019 CIBAs received an unprecedented number of entries making this book awards program even more competitive. More entries along with more competitive works makes the final rounds of judging even more demanding. The judges have requested a new level of achievement to be added to the rounds to acknowledge the entries that they deemed should receive a high level of recognition.

    New Information: We decided that this was the time to incorporate the new level – The FINALISTS – as requested by the CIBA judges. This new level will be incorporated into the 2019 CIBAs Levels of Achievement. (See the info-graphic below.)

    The 2019 CIBA Finalists for each division will be announced over the next few weeks. The CIBA First Place Category Winners, Division Grand Prize Winners, and Overall Grand Prize Winner will be determined from the CIBA Finalists and announced from n September 5, 2020 at the CIBA Banquet and Ceremony scheduled for Sept. 5, 2020 during CAC20.  DATES HAVE BEEN CHANGED as of July 9, 2020. The conference and ceremonies will be held VIRTUALLY due to the recent high spike levels in the new confirmed cases of the coronavirus.  New DATES are: Tuesday, Sept. 8th daily through Sunday, Sept. 13th, 2020. 

    Each CIBA Division will have its own digital badge and badges for print! Links to badges will be available in the FINALISTS official notification email. An example of the badge is below for the CYGNUS Book Awards division.

     

    New Information: The New Deadline Dates for Submissions into the 2020 CIBA Divisions have been changed to give the judges more time to work through the entries and allow more time for tabulation. We hope that this will give the 2020 CIBA participants more time to consider attending the awards banquet and ceremony. (CAC21 is scheduled for April 16-18, 2021)

    New Information:  New CIBA Divisions have been added!

    • New Division for Fiction: The Mark Twain Book Awards for Satire and Allegory Fiction.
    • New BOOK AWARDS for FICTION BOOK SERIES:  As requested, the CIBAs now included the Fiction Series Book Awards.
    • And   Three New Non-Fiction Divisions have been added for the 2020 CIBAs. Be sure to visit the web page with the new divisions.

    We are accepting entries into the 2020 CIBAs!  Don’t Delay! Enter Today! 

    So without further ado, we are honored to announce the next round in the 2019 Chanticleer International Book Awards – The CIBA FINALISTS!

    Below is an info-graphic of the CIBAs Levels of Achievement

    There are 17 divisions in the 2019 CIBAs. We will announce each division’s FINALISTS during the next few weeks starting this weekend – April 18, 2020.

    Be sure to stay tuned for the 2019 FINALISTS Announcements!

    A note from Kiffer and Sharon

    It seems to us that everyone is and has been overwhelmed with the general scrambling around to try to batten down the hatches for the storm named COVID-19 while trying to make sense of what is happening on different fronts, taking care of loved ones, along with trying to procure supplies for self-isolation. Many of us are working remotely, some of us have to home school children, and if you are like me you find yourself cooking and cleaning up more than e-v-e-r. Sheltering-in-place takes a lot of energy and focus, wouldn’t you agree?

    We thank you for patience and understanding during these unprecedented times. It is much appreciated by Sharon and me and the entire Chanticleer Team of Editors, Reviewers, CIBA Judges, Contributors, Graphic Designers,  Student Interns, Admin Assistants, and Andy – the wizard who heads up all of the “under the hood technology.”

    We encourage you to stay in contact with each other and with us  during this stint of practicing physical distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

    Let us know how you are doing, what is going on where you live, how are you progressing on your writing projects.

    I invite each of you to join us at The Roost – a private online Chanticleer Community for writers and authors and publishing professionals.

    We are active on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can find us by using our social media handle @ChantiReviews

    Minimize physical contact! Maximize social connecting!

    Here are our contact emails:  

    General information:  Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com

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    Me:  KBrown@ChantiReviews.com

    Take care, be safe.

    Keep writing and creating magic! 

    Kiffer and Sharon & Entire Team Chanticleer 

  • Links to All 17 Divisions of the Chanticleer International Book Awards 2019 Semi-Finalists

    Links to All 17 Divisions of the Chanticleer International Book Awards 2019 Semi-Finalists

    Official Announcement of the Chanticleer International Book Awards 2019 Semi-Finalists (the 2019 #CIBAs)

    We have just completed the final sweep of all seventeen divisions of the 2019 Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards submissions. All of the divisions’ Semi-Finalists have been announced.

    Each one of the Semi-Finalists has been notified by email from the president of Chanticleer Reviews, Kathryn “Kiffer” Brown at  KBrown@ChantiReviews.com.

    Additionally, all 17 divisions’ Semi-Finalists have been posted on the Chanticleer Reviews website (see links below), have been sent out in  e-newsletters to our entire subscriber list, and have been announced on Chanticleer’s Facebook page and on Twitter social media platforms.

    We always check for stragglers, the inevitable stray, and late ratings coming in from judges (they do this as a labor of love for books and authors), and other anomalies that are just the nature of tracking the thousands of entries that we receive despite our state of the art integrated software program for tracking, DRM, and interactions with the judges.

    The works that made it to the 2019 SEMI-FINALIST are currently in the final rounds of judging to determine which ones will move forward to the limited First Place Categories and the coveted grand prize position for each division. The Overall Grand Prize for Best Book will be determined from the 17 divisions’ grand prize winners.

    An Important Announcement from KIFFER – the Chanticleer Authors Conference has been postponed until September 3 -6, 2020 (from the original date of April 16-19, 2020) due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) situation. This postponement was decided on March 12, 2020.  Thank you for your patience and understanding as we are scrambling with the rescheduling and the logistics. All registrants have been notified by individual emails. We will post updates as we know more.

    We are currently working on the schedule of CAC events and CIBA announcements for the new dates. Thank you for our patience and understanding during this  unique event that is presenting new challenges on many  fronts for everyone. 

    All Semi-Finalists in attendance at the 2020 Chanticleer Authors Conference that is scheduled to take place April 16 -19, 2020 will be recognized. CAC 20 is the sponsor of the Chanticleer International Book Awards banquet and ceremony. The First Place Category Winners and Grand Prize winners for all seventeen divisions will be announced at the banquet and ceremony that will take place the evening of Saturday, April 18, 2020. The Overall Grand Prize Winner will be announced and presented with the cash prize of $1,000 USD on that exciting evening.

    (We’ve added a division, so standby for the new graphic — thanks!).

    Levels of Achievements for Book Awards

    Here are the links to the 2019 Chanticleer International Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS for All 17 Divisions.

    These are the OFFICIAL and FINAL LISTINGS for the 2019 CIBAs SEMI-FINALISTS. 

     

     

    The CYGNUS Book Award for Science Fiction Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

     

    The JOURNEY Book Award for Narrative Non-Fiction Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

     

    The M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

     

    The GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

    The DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

     

     

    The CHAUCER Book Awards for Pre-1750s Historical Fiction Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

     

    The GOETHE Book Awards for Post-1750s Historical Fiction Semi-Finalist

     

     

     

     

    The LARAMIE Book Awards for Americana Fiction Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

     

    The CHATELAINE Book Awards for Romantic Fiction Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

    The CLUE Book Awards for Suspense & Thriller Fiction Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

     

     

    The LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers and Picture Books Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

     

    The OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

     

    The PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

    The GLOBAL THRILLERS Book Awards for High Stakes Suspense Novels Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

     

     

    The SOMERSET Book Awards for Literary, Contemporary, and Satire Fiction Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

    The I & I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

     

    The NELLIE BLY Book Awards for Journalistic Non-Fiction Semi-Finalists

     

     

     

    INFORMATION

    Each of the Semi-Finalists has been notified by email from the president of Chanticleer Reviews, Kathryn “Kiffer” Brown at  KBrown@ChantiReviews.com.

    Additionally, all 17 divisions’ Semi-Finalists have been posted on the Chanticleer Reviews website (see above links), sent out in  e-newsletters to our subscriber list, announced on Chanticleer’s Facebook page and on Twitter social media platforms.

    We will send the second and final round of email notifications to the 2019 Semi-Finalists starting before Wednesday, March 11, 2020.

    The email includes links to Semi-Finalists Digital Badges, Semi-Finalists Book Stickers, a discount code for CAC20, and other information along with a significant discount code for CAC20 registration packets.

    The 2020 Chanticleer Authors Conference is scheduled to take place on April 17, 18, & 19, 2020.

    The Master Classes taught by Jessica Page Morrell and Robert Dugoni will take place on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Registration is required. 

    There are five different registration packages available for CAC20.  Don’t delay. Register today! 

    The 2019 CIBA Banquet and Ceremony will take place on the evening of April 18th, 2020. For more information, please visit the latest web post for the latest information, status, and updates about timing, photo opportunities, etc.

    Registration is required to attend the CAC20 and the CIBA Banquet and Awards Ceremony* and tickets are required for admittance.

    Good luck to all of the 2019 CIBA Semi-Finalists as their works compete in the final rounds of judging.

    Each of the authors whose works made it into the CIBA Semi-Finalists should be very proud!  Congratulations! You definitely have something to crow about! 

    *And, finally, you do not have to be present at the conference or the awards ceremony to win, but it sure is a lot more fun!

    Btw, the Submissions Deadline for the 2020 CYGNUS, JOURNEY, and M&M Book Awards is April 30, 2020! Don’t delay. Enter today!

  • The Semi-Finalists Announcement for the OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction – a division of the 2019 CIBAs

    The Semi-Finalists Announcement for the OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction – a division of the 2019 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, they 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 SLUSH pile, to the LONG LIST, to the Shortlist and now have progressed to the 2019 OZMA Book Awards Semi-Finalists positions.

    Congratulations to the following 2109 OZMA Book Awards Semi-Finalists.

    • Timothy Vincent – Tower, Sword, Stone and Spell
    • Porter Huddleston – EL on Earth
    • Benjamin Keyworth – Superworld
    • Susannah Dawn – Search for the Armor of God
    • T. L. Augury – Witches Brew
    • Elana A. Mugdan – Dragon Blood
    • Alex Tremari  – Dragoncast
    • Dan Zangari & Robert Zangari – A Prince’s Errand
    • Anne M. Curtis – Where Acorns Landed
    • Tim Westover – The Winter Sisters: A Novel
    • Catherine Grangaard – A Fairy’s Tails
    • KC Cowan & Sara Cole – The Hunt for Winter
    • Monique Snyman – The Night Weaver
    • Elizabeth Isaacs – The Scythian Trials
    • M. L. Doyle – The Bonding Blade
    • S.J. Hartland – The 19th Bladesman
    • Joy Ross Davis – The Singer Sisters
    • Noah Lemelson – The Sightless City
    • Alexandra Rushe – A Muddle of Magic
    • Suzie Plakson – The Return of King Lillian
    • Alex Paul – The Valley of Death, Arken Freeth and the Adventure of the Neanderthals, Book 5
    • Zoe Tasia – Kilts and Catnip
    • Mark S. Moore – Rise: Birth of a Revolution
    • Michelle Rene – Manufactured Witches
    • Susan Faw – Heart of Bastion

    These titles are in the running for the First Place positions of the 2019 OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction

    Semi-Finalists will be recognized at the 2020 Chanticleer Authors Conference and the 2019 CIBA banquet and ceremony. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 16 CIBA divisions Semi-Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 18th, 2020 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

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

    We are now accepting entries into the 2020 OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards. Please click here for more information and to enter.

    Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

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

  • The Semi-Finalists Announcement for the Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers and Picture Books – a division of the 2019 CIBAs

    Early Readers and Picture booksThe Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers and Children’s Picture Books. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Storybooks, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books & Educational Books that appeal to children to compete in the Little Peeps Awards that discover today’s best children’s books.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2019 LONG LIST to the Little Peeps Shortlist and have now advanced to the Little Peeps Semi-Finalists positions.

    Congratulations to all of these 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers and Picture Books Semi-Finalists

    • Sylva Fae and Katie Weaver – Elfabet
    • Lauren Mosback – In Grandpaw’s Pawprints
    • Lauren Mosback – My Sister’s Super Skills
    • Dawn Marie Thompson – Double Trouble
    • Trevor Young & Eleanor Long – Galdo’s Gift: The Boovie
    • Norma Lewis – Let All Things Now Living
    • Norma Lewis – Totem Pole
    • Kizzie Jones – A Tall Tale About Dachshunds in Costumes: How MORE Dogs Came to Be
    • Robert Wright Jr – Mummy in the Museum
    • Marianne Andresen Magin – The Legend of Santa’s Sleighbells
    • Angie McPherson – My Mom Is Sick and It’s Okay
    • Justine Avery – What Wonders Do You See… When You Dream?
    • Lucy Patterson Murray – Dream Island
    • Shana Hollowell – When the Squirrel Sings 
    • Oleg Kush – 1 & 0, Lion & Mouse, Aries the Sheep and Other Fairy-Tales
    • Kasey J. Claytor – Pinky and The Magical Secret He Kept Inside
    • Juliette Douglas – We Are Awesome Possums
    • Johnny Ray Moore – Anthill for Sale
    • Melodie Tegay – Hannah’s Two Homes: life in a “blended” family; a 5-year-old’s perspective

    These titles are now in the running for the First Place positions of the 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers and Picture Books.

    Semi-Finalists will be recognized at the 2020 Chanticleer Authors Conference and the 2019 CIBA banquet and ceremony. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 16 CIBA divisions Semi-Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 18th, 2020 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

     

    The 16 divisions of the 2019 CIBAs’ Grand Prize Winners and the Five First Place Category Position award winners along with recognizing the Semi-Finalists will be announced at the April 18th, 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

    We are now accepting entries into the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards.

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

  • The SOMERSET Book Awards for Literary, Contemporary, and Satire Fiction – the SHORTLIST for the 2019 CIBAs

    The SOMERSET Book Awards for Literary, Contemporary, and Satire Fiction – the SHORTLIST for the 2019 CIBAs

    The SOMERSET Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Literary, Contemporary, and Satire Fiction. The Somerset Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring contemporary stories, literary themes, adventure, satire, humor, magic realism or women and family themes. These books have advanced to the next judging rounds. The best will advance. Which titles will be declared as winners of the prestigious Somerset Book Awards?

    Congratulations to the following titles who have advanced to the 2019 SOMERSET Book Awards SHORTLIST!

    • Susan Dobson – The Sea Glass Road 
    • Stephen F. Frost – The Alaskan Alibi
    • Joanne Jaytanie – Salvaging Truth, Hunters & Seekers, Book 1
    • Beth Burgmeyer – The Broken Road
    • Judith Kirscht – End of the Race
    • Leonide Martin – The Prophetic Mayan Queen: K’inuuw Mat of Palenque
    • John Herman – The Counting of Coup
    • R. Barber Anderson – The Sunken Forest, Where the Forest Came out of the Earth
    • Domenick Venezia – Liberator Legacy
    • Larry Brill – Deja vu All Over Again
    • Domenick Venezia – Suriname Legacy
    • Alexandrea Weis with Lucas Astor – Damned (A Magnus Blackwell Novel Book 1)
    • Donna LeClair – The Proprietor of the Theatre of Life 
    • Bob Holt – Firebird
    • Gail Avery Halverson – The Skeptical Physick
    • Lis Anna-Langston – Crucifix Built for Two
    • Alison Ragsdale – The Art of Remembering
    • Dd Jaseron – Wheelboys
    • Janet K Shawgo – Legacy of Lies
    • Santiago Xaman – After Olympus
    • Sara Stamey – Pause
    • Patricia Averbach – Resurrecting Rain
    • Hannah Edington Tekle – Conflict
    • C. E. Porch – From the Halls of Cuba
    • Leanne Treese – The Language of Divorce
    • Maggie St. Claire – Martha
    • Ted Neill – Reaper Moon: Race War in the Post Apocalypse
    • Alexandrea Weis & Lucas Astor – Death by the River
    • Lisa Reddick – The Same River
    • Nick Mancuso – Fever
    • David Pearson – Upon a Peak in Darien
    • Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg – The Nine
    • Claire Fullerton – Little Tea
    • Theo Czuk – The Black Bottom: The Measure Of Man
    • Hy Brett – The Hitman of Avenue U
    • Mitchell Allen – Count It All Joy
    • Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Bernie, I’m Glad You’re Dead
    • Linda Bledsoe – Through the Needle’s Eye
    • Carl Roberts – The Trial of Connor Padget
    • Patrick Finegan – Cooperative Lives
    • Mike Murphey – Section Roads
    • Jamie Zerndt – Jerkwater
    • Prue Batten – Passage
    • Nagihan Os – Hilda and Nadin: Dry Leaves in the Wind
    • Tikiri Herath – Abducted – A Red-Heeled Rebels novel
    • Kay Bell – Ella’s Secret Family Recipes
    • Patricia Suprenant – Journey to the Isle of Devils
    • St John Karp – Quake City
    • Michael Bowe – The Weight of a Moment
    • Lynn Brentnall – Hope
    • David B. Seaburn – Gavin Goode
    • Gary Driver – God Answers Science
    • Michael T. Tusa Jr – Chasing Charles Bukowski
    • James M Roberts – The Crossroads of Logan Michaels
    • Jarvis Cutter – Speak Loudly and Carry a Flamethrower
    • Adam Cliff – Exposure 

    These entries are now in competition for the 2019 SOMERSET Semi-Finalists Positions. Good Luck to all!

    Information about the #CIBAs Long Lists and Short Lists and Announcement Rounds.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2019 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors) and have now advanced to the SHORTLIST. These entries are now in competition for the 2019 SOMERSET Semi-Finalists positions.

    The coveted First Place Category Winners of the 2019 SOMERSET Book Awards will be selected from the Semi-Finalists in the final rounds of judging. The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony, which is hosted by the Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the SOMERSET GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The 16 CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. First Place Category and Grand Prize Awards will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 18th, 2020, Bellingham, Washington. Hosted by the Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    We are now accepting entries into the 2020 CIBAs. https://www.chantireviews.com/contests/

    Don’t delay. Enter today!

  • The Semi-Finalists Announcement for the PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction – a division of the 2019 CIBAs

    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. They will be put to the test and the best will be declared winners of the prestigious CIBAs.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile, to the LONG LIST, to the Shortlist and now have progressed to the 2019 PARANORMAL Book Awards Semi-Finalists positions.

    Presenting the 2019 Paranormal Book Awards for Paranormal and Supernatural Fiction Semi-Finalists:

    • Kaylin McFarren – High Flying
    • Porter Huddleston – El on Earth
    • Mack Little – Progenie
    • Karen Glista – Chasing the Red Queen
    • Joy Ross Davis – The Witch of Blacklion
    • D. J. Adamson – At The Edge of No Return 
    • D. D. Wolf – Orchids Ablaze
    • Michael Ray Laemmle – Atomic City Terror: Curse of the Murderous Dummy
    • Diane Moat – Hand of Magic
    • Joy Ross Davis – The Singer Sisters
    • Linda Watkins – The Tao of the Viper, A Kate Pomeroy Mystery 
    • Jack Cullen – Runes of Steel
    • Palmer Pickering – Moon Deeds
    • Susan Lynn Solomon – Abigail’s Window
    • Robert Herold – The Eidola Project
    • Janet K. Shawgo – Legacy of Lies
    • E. V. Svetova – Over The Hills Of Green
    • London Clarke – Whickering Place
    • Joey Rodriguez – Below
    • Jerry Gundersheimer – El Coronel: Book Two of The Medium Series
    • Ryan J. Lyons – Drums and Dragons
    • Avanti Centrae – VanOps: The Solstice Countdown
    • Lori Roberts – Where the Sweetgrass Grows
    • T. L. Augury – Witches Brew

    These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS positions of the 2019 PARANORMAL Book Awards for Paranormal and Supernatural Fiction.

    Semi-Finalists will be recognized at the 2020 Chanticleer Authors Conference and the 2019 CIBA banquet and ceremony. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 16 CIBA divisions Semi-Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 18th, 2020 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

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

     

    The 16 divisions of the 2019 CIBAs’Grand Prize Winners and the Five First Place Category Position award winners along with recognizing the Semi-Finalists will be announced at the April 18th, 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

    Grand Prize Ribbons!

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2020 Paranormal Book Awards.

    Don’t delay! Enter Today!

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