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The SEMI-FINALISTS for the GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards – the 2018 CIBAs
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 Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is searching for today’s 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 titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2018 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors) to the SHORTLIST and have competed for the 2018 GLOBAL THRILLER SEMIFINALISTS positions.

All Semi-Finalists will receive official notification by email and will be tagged in a Facebook Announcement and promotion—if they are following Chanticleer Reviews on Facebook. Facebook will only allow us to tag those who follow CR on FB. Click on this Semi-Finalist badge link to the downloadable digital badge and for information about Semi-Finalists book stickers.

Congratulations to the 2018 Global Thriller Book Awards Semi-Finalists, a division of the CIBAs:
- Richard Garis – Magenta is Missing
- Randall Krzak – Dangerous Alliance
- Timothy S. Johnston – The War Beneath
- R. Barber Anderson – The Sunken Forest
- John W. Howell & Gwen M. Plano – The Contract Between Heaven and Earth
- E.M. Kelly – Addiction & Pestilence
- Rachael Sparks – Resistant
- Michael Pronko – The Moving Blade
- Randall Krzak – The Kurdish Connection
- Lawrence Verigin – Beyond Control
- Harvey A. Schwartz – Never Again
- Elena Mikalsen – All the Silent Voices
- Paul McHugh – The Blind Pool
All SemiFinalists will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

These titles are in the running for the First Place Category Winner positions of the 2018 Global Thriller Book Awards novel competition. Good Luck to All!

Grand Prize Ribbons!

The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony. The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the GLOBAL THRILLER GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The 16 CBR Grand Prize Divisions 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 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
January 21, 2019
The SHORTLIST for the I & I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Non-fiction – 2018 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).

These titles have moved forward in the judging slush rounds to the 2018 I & I Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for the limited 2018 I & I Semi-Finalists from which the First Place Category Positions will be chosen. The I & I Book Awards Semi-Finalists and First Place Positions along with I & I Grand Prize Award Winner will be announced at the Awards Gala on Saturday, April 27th, 2019.

Good luck to the 2018 I & I Short Listers as they compete for the Semi-Finalists positions.

The 2018 Instruction & Insight Book Awards Shortlist:
- Andrew Safer – Anxiety, Stress & Mindfulness: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Wellness
- Eleanor K. Smith and Margaret Pastor – One School’s Journey
- Gustavo J. Gomez, Ph.D. – HAIR LOSS: Options for Restoration & Reversal
- Liana Goffman – How to Let it Go: An Inspirational Journey to Eliminate Negative Emotions and Limiting Beliefs
- Cassandra Overby – Explore Europe on Foot
- Sheree K. Nielsen – Ocean Rhythms, Kindred Spirits
- Samantha Bowick – Living with Endometriosis: The Complete Guide to Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
- Amy Stross – The Suburban Micro-Farm: Modern Solutions for Busy People
- R. Scott Decker – Recounting the Anthrax Attacks – Terror, the Amerithrax Task Force, and the Evolution of Forensics in the FBI
- Gary W. Driver – God Answers Science
- Donna LeClair – Inch by Inch
- Nancy J. Cohen – Writing the Cozy Mystery
- Barb Drozdowich – How to Self-Publish a Book: For the Technology Challenged Author
- Julie Jason – Retire Securely: Insights on Money Management from an Award-Winning Financial Columnist
- Robert W Lucas – The Survivor’s Family Guide: A Resource for Loved Ones After Your Passing
- Jennie Lee – Breathing Love: Meditation in Action
- Rajeev Kurapati – Physician: How Science Transformed the Art of Medicine
- Kathleen Kaska – Do You Have a Catharsis Handy? Five-Minute Writing Tips
- Reanne Hemingway-Douglass – Baidarka Diaries: Voyages and Explorations: British Columbia and Alaska, 1992 – 2003
- Rachel Thompson – The BadRedhead Media 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge
- Karen A. Anderson – The Amazing Afterlife of Animals; Messages and Signs From Our Pets on the Other Side
- Kevin Howard – The Evolution of a Man
- Cheryl Aguiar – Great Horned Owlets Rescue: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way…
- Carolyn Porter – Marcel’s Letters: A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate
- Jacqui Olliver – Doing This ONE Thing Will Change Your Life Forever! — The Self Help Guide to Personal Growth & Healthy Relationships
- Nick Delmedico – Memoir (manuscript)
- Lou McKee – Klee wyck Journal
Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up to the Short List from the slush pile. These novels will now compete for the (Semi-Finalists) Positions!

The I & I Short Listers will compete for the SemiFinalists positions that will compete for the I & I First-In-Category Positions. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the Dante Rossetti GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CIBA Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 I & I Book Awards writing competition. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
January 21, 2019
The SEMI-FINALISTS for the OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction – the 2018 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 is seeking today’s 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, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2018 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors) to the SHORTLIST and have competed for the 2018 OZMA SEMIFINALISTS positions.

All Semi-Finalists will receive official notification by email and will be tagged in a Facebook Announcement and promotion—if they are following Chanticleer Reviews on Facebook. Facebook will only allow us to tag those who follow CR on FB. Click on this Semi-Finalist badge link to the downloadable digital badge and for information about Semi-Finalists book stickers.

The 2018 OZMA SEMIFINALISTs – CIBA
- Pamela LePage – Virtuous Souls
- J.V. Rutz – The Illusion Killer
- Ea Bishop – RAGNAROK: Demon Seed
- Kim Gjersoe – Rogue’s Law
- Paul E. Vaughn – Luminess Legends: Dragon Ascendants
- Kathleen Neeley – Master None
- Jennifer Allis Provost – Gallowglass
- Allan Batchelder – Steel, Blood & Fire
- T.K. Riggins – Money Jane
- Susan Faw – Heart Of Shadra
- Nancy Guild Bendall – Nethermost Regained
- M. K. Wiseman – The Kithseeker
- Anthony Nordvik-Nash – Hedda Stein-Sun’s UnRemembered Islands
- Elana A. Mugdan – Dragon Speaker
- Lindsay Schopfer – Into the North: A Keltin Moore Adventure
- Chris Dews – Antler Jinny and the Raven
- D.M. Cain – A Chronicle of Chaos
All SemiFinalists will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

Grand Prize Ribbons!

These titles are in the running for the First Place Category Winner positions of the 2018 OZMA Book Awards novel competition for Fantasy Fiction. Good Luck to All!

The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony. The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the OZMA 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 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 OZMA Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
January 21, 2019
The SEMI-FINALISTS for the LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers – 2018 CIBAs
The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works of Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer Reviews International Book Awards – the CIBAs.

Chanticleer Book Reviews 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 we will put them to the test and choose the best Children’s Books among them.

Good Luck to the Semi-Finalists as Your Works Compete for the 2018 First Place Category Positions!

Please click here for the awarded digital badge and for more information on book stickers.

The 2018 Little Peeps Book Awards Semi-Finalists:
- Carolyn Watkins – The Knock...a collection of childhood memories
- Pamela Tomlin – My Truly Most Favorite Fluffy Friend
- Ashley Davidson-Fisher – La Petite Josette en Provence Going To Les Baux-de-Provence (Voyage aux Baux-de-Provence)
- A. & C. Kruspe – I’m Car 55, But I Want to Be Number 1
- Leea Baltes – Goodnight Wishes!
- Sylva Fae – Yoga Fox
- Sylva Fae – Mindful Monsters
- Carolyn Leeper – My Stars!
- Lauren Mosback – Braving the Bully
- Eva Newermann – The Universe: A Work of Art
- Denise Ditto – The Tooth Collector Fairies: Home from Decay Valley
- Stephanie Warner – Mopsey and the Diverse Dog Show
- Stacy Einfalt – Go Team!
- Peggy Sullivan – Tevye the Magical Theater Cat
- Sheree K. Nielsen & Pat Wahler – Midnight The One-Eyed Cat
- Lauren Mosback – My Sister’s Super Skills
- Veronica Ruth Fischer – Oscar’s Christmas Wish
The 2018 Little Peeps Shortlisters will compete for the Semi-finalists positions. First-In-Category Positions will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the Little Peeps GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book.

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

The Little Peeps Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Position award winners along with all Semi-Finalists in attendance will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

To compete in the 2019 Little Peeps Book Awards or for more information, please click here.
January 13, 2019
OZMA Book Awards 2018 SHORTLIST for Fantasy Fiction – 2018 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).

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 2018 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors) to the Shortlist. We incorporate the Long List when the judges request an additional round of judging to accommodate the number and/or quality of entries received. These entries are now Shortlisted and are in competition for the 2018 OZMA SemiFinalist positions. The Semi-Finalists positions will compete for the coveted First Place Category Winners of the 2018 OZMA Book Awards.

The 2018 First Place Category Winners and Grand Prize winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony that will be held during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and CIBA Ceremony and Banquet.

The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the OZMA 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 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

The following works have made it to the 2018 OZMA Book Awards Shortlist Long List:
- Pamela LePage – Virtuous Souls
- J.V. Rutz – The Illusion Killer
- Megan Wong – Island Whispers
- Allan Batchelder – Steel, Blood & Fire
- EA Bishop – RAGNAROK: Demon Seed
- Daryl Ellerbe – The Amazons
- Kristin Secorsky – Dragon Chosen: The Dragon Riders of Eryieth
- Paul E. Vaughn – Luminess Legends: Dragon Ascendants
- Kathleen Neeley – Master None
- Paul E. Vaughn – Luminess Legends: Dragon Ascendants
- Jennifer Allis Provost – Gallowglass
- T.K. Riggins – Money Jane
- Susan Faw – Heart Of Shadra
- Franklin Posner – Suburban Vampire Ragnarok
- Nancy Guild Bendall – Nethermost Regained
- M. K. Wiseman – The Kithseeker
- Anthony Nordvik-Nash – Hedda Stein-Sun’s UnRemembered Islands
- Nancy Guild Bendall – Nethermost Regained
- Elana A. Mugdan – Dragon Speaker
- Elizabeth Crowens – Silent Meridian
- Lindsay Schopfer – Into the North: A Keltin Moore Adventure
- Miriam Cumming – Namesakes
- Chris Dews – Antler Jinny and the Raven
- D.M. Cain – A Chronicle of Chaos
To view the 2017 OZMA Book Awards winners, please click here.

To view the 2018 OZMA Book Awards Long List, please click here.

Grand Prize Ribbons!

The OZMA Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer 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 2019 OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction. For more information, please click here.
January 2, 2019
The SEMI-FINALISTS for the CHATELAINE Book Awards for Romantic Fiction – 2018 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 and Novel Competitions ( The #CIBAs).

These titles have moved forward in the judging from the 2018 Chatelaine Book Awards SHORT LIST the limited 2018 Chatelaine Semi-Finalists positions. The First Place Category Positions will be chosen from the Semi-Finalists. The 2018 Chatelaine Book Awards Semi-Finalists and First Place Positions along with Chatelaine Grand Prize Award Winner will be recognized at the Annual Chanticleer Authors Conference, Book Fair, and CIBA Awards Gala that will take place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 26th, 27th, & 28th, 2019.

We are 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 women.

Visit this link to download the digital badge!

Congratulations to the 2018 Chatelaine Book Awards Semi-Finalists!
- L.E. Rico – Blame It on the Bet
- Trent Meunier – Flowers and Milkshakes
- Pamela LePage – Virtuous Souls
- Gail Noble-Sanderson – The Lavender House in Meuse
- J.P. Kenna – Allurement Westward
- Mona Sedrak – Six Months
- Cerella Sechrist – The Way Back to Erin
- Rebekah N. Bryan – Brit with the Pink Hair
- Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Mr. Hitchcock
- F. E. Greene – The Next Forever
- Elena Mikalsen – Wrapped in the Stars
- Diane Shute – Midnight Crossing
- Lucinda Brant – Satyr’s Son: A Georgian Historical Romance
- Alix Nichols – The Traitor’s Bride
- Nicola Slade – The House at Ladywell
- Michelle Cox – A Promise Given
- Tammy Mannersly – Persuading Lucy
Stickers are available for order.

The Chatelaine Semi-Finalists will compete for the limited Chatelaine First-In-Category Positions. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the Chatelaine GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CIBA Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. 2018 First Place Category winners will be announced at the CIBA Banquet and Ceremony that will be held on Saturday, April 27th, 2019 at the Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 Chatelaine Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions into the 2019 Chatelaine Book Awards is August 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
December 27, 2018
The SOMERSET Book Awards (CIBAs) for Literary, Contemporary, & Satirical Fiction – the 2018 Long List
The SOMERSET Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Literary, Contemporary, & Satirical Fiction. The Somerset Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The #CIBAs).

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring contemporary stories, literary themes, adventure, satire, humor, magic realism or women and family themes, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

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 2018 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors).

These entries are now in competition for the 2018 SOMERSET SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions. Semi-Finalists will receive an email confirmation.

The coveted First Place Category Winners of the 2018 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.

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 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2018 SOMERSET Book Awards novel competition for Literary, Contemporary, and Satirical Fiction.

The Official 2018 SOMERSET Book Awards Long List:
- Nanette Littlestone – Bella Toscana
- R. J. Hershberger – Kicked by a Sparrow
- Scott M. Madden – The Specter
- J.P. Kenna – Allurement Westward
- Heidi M. Thomas – Finding True Home
- Lee Kaiser – Fairytales of the Unborn/Patna’s Ratcatcher
- Debu Majumdar – Night Jasmine Tree
- Chief John J. Mandeville – Bar Tales
- V. & D. POVALL – Jackal in the Mirror
- V. & D. POVALL – Secrets of Innocence
- Tom Edwards – Undercover: A Jason Franklin Novel
- Patricia Striar Rohner – Shari’s Secret
- T. J. Tanksley – Tainted Visions
- Bob Holt – Cowboy
- Patrick M. Garry – In the Shadow of War
- Chynna Laird – Passing Loop
- Tim Gingras – RVN
- Barbara Stark-Nemon – Hard Cider- a novel
- Joe English – A Place Called Schugara
- Donna LeClair – Inch By Inch
- J. L. Skirvin – Epitome Place
- Patricia Sands – Drawing Lessons
- Edythe Anstey Hanen – Nine Birds Singing
- Michelle Rene – Maud’s Circus
- Ellen Notbohm – The River by Starlight
- June N. Foster – The Girl and the Golden Leaf
- PJ Devlin – Wishes, Sins and the Wissahickon Creek
- Beth Burgmeyer – Silent Echo
- Megan A. Clancy – The Burden of a Daughter
- Helen Bea Kirk – Done Running
- Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Bernie, I’m Glad You’re Dead
- Priscilla Audette – Lost
- John Stafford – Prayer of Vengeance
- Conon Parks – Some Kind of Ending
- Donna LeClair – Fan Fiction Women
- Lenore Rowntree – Cluck
- Tikiri – Disowned
- Claire Fullerton – Little Tea
- Yorker Keith – Awakening of the Summer
- Linda Watkins – Summer Girl, A Novel
- John Hansen – Unfortunate Words
- Lorenzo Petruzziello – The Love Fool
- Bob Holt – The Cowboy
- Diane B. Saxton – Peregrine Island
- Tom Edwards – If I Should Die
- Susan St. John – Mad Mischief, A Novel
- Petra March – A Different Kind of Lovely: A Novel
- Claire Fullerton – Mourning Dove
- Markus McDowell – To and Fro Upon the Earth: A Novel
- Chad Boles – Blinded Authority
To view the 2017 Somerset Book Award Winners, please click here.

The submission deadline for the 2018 Somerset Book Awards was Nov. 30, 2018.

We are now accepting entries to the 2019 Somerset Book Awards. Please click here for more information and to enter.
December 26, 2018
GLOBAL THRILLERS Book Awards 2018 SHORTLIST for Lab Lit and World Power – The CIBAs
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.

Examples from www.LabLit.com:

Enigma by Robert Harris; A brilliant mathematician struggles to crack German codes in the second world war. Historical Fiction
The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch; A budding marine biologist has an unforgettable summer.
Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis; A scientist/medic leans the hard way that pure research is nobler – and cures plague in the process.

GLOBAL Thriller examples:

Best examples of these are James Bond books, X-Men, Tom Clancy novels, and Star Wars/Star Trek where humankind is at stake or the planet is doomed.

(For light-hearted, cozy, or classic Mystery and Suspense entries see our Mystery & Mayhem Awards and for Thriller/Suspense/Hardboiled-Detective series, please see the CLUE Awards)

More than $30,000.00 dollars worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to Chanticleer Book Reviews 2018 writing competition winners at the Chanticleer Authors Conference April 21st, 2018!

This is the Official announcement of the Authors and Titles of Works that have been SHORT-LISTED for the GLOBAL THRILLERS 2018 Book Awards. These titles will now compete for the First In Category positions.

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 SHORTLIST. These entries are now in competition for the 2018 GLOBAL THRILLERS SEMIFINALISTS positions. The coveted First Place Category Winners of the 2018 GLOBAL THRILLERS 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. The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the GLOBAL THRILLER 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 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

The Official 2018 GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards SHORTLIST:
- Richard Garis – Magenta is Missing
- Randall Krzak – Dangerous Alliance
- Timothy S. Johnston – The War Beneath
- R. Barber Anderson – The Sunken Forest
- John W. Howell & Gwen M. Plano – The Contract Between Heaven and Earth
- E.M. Kelly – Addiction & Pestilence
- Rachael Sparks – Resistant
- Michael Pronko – The Moving Blade
- L M Hedrick – The Rigel Affair
- Michelle Bryan – Strain of Defiance
- W. A. Holdsworth – Novum Orbis Regium
- Randall Krzak – The Kurdish Connection
- Paul McHugh – The Blind Pool
- Stephen Martino – The Final Reality
- Lawrence Verigin – Beyond Control
- Kamalendu Malaker – The Plasma
- Elena Mikalsen – All the Silent Voices
Good Luck to all of the 2018 GLOBAL THRILLERS Short-Listers as they compete for the Semi-Finalists positions.

Grand Prize Ribbons!

Sara Stamey, Global Thrillers Grand Prize Winner

First In Category announcements will be made at the Awards Ceremony. The GLOBAL THRILLERS Grand Prize Winner and First Place Category Winners will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is November 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
December 18, 2018
The SEMI-FINALISTS for the LARAMIE Book Awards for Western Fiction – 2018 CIBAs
The LARAMIE Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Western Fiction. The Laramie Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions ( The #CIBAs).

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the SHORTLIST to the 2018 Laramie Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTs. These entries are now in competition for the limited 2018 Laramie First Place Category Positions. The Laramie Book Awards First Place Positions along with Laramie Grand Prize Award Winner will be announced at the Awards Gala on Saturday, April 27th, 2019.

We are looking for the best books featuring cowboys & cowgirls, the Wild West, pioneering, Civil War, contemporary American West, and early North American and Central American History.

These titles are the SEMI-FINALISTS the 2018 LARAMIE Book Awards novel competition for Western Fiction. Good Luck to All!

Brenda Stanley – The Treasure of Cedar Creek

J.L Oakley – Mist-chi-mas: A Novel of Captivity

J.R. Collins – Living Where the Rabbits Dance

TK Conklin – Promise of Tomorrow

John Hansen –Chasing Demons

Curt Locklear – Splintered

Richard Alan – A Female Doctor in the Civil War

Ronald E. Yates – The Lost Years of Billy Battles (Book 3 in the Finding Billy Battles Trilogy)

Pat Wahler – I am Mrs. Jesse James

Ruth Hull Chatlien – Blood Moon: A Captive’s Tale

Mari Anne Christie – Blind Tribute

Jayme H. Mansfield – RUSH

Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up to the Semi-Finalists from the Shortlist. These novels will now compete for the First Place Category Positions!

Click here for links to SemiFinalist Digital Badges and Book Stickers.

The LARAMIE SemiFinalists will compete for the LARAMIE First-In-Category Positions. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the LARAMIE GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CIBA Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse.

Michele Rene, Laramie Grand Prize Winner and Overall Best Book Grand Prize Winner for HOUR GLASS

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 Laramie Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions into the 2019 Laramie Book Awards is July 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
December 14, 2018
The SEMI-FINALISTS for the 2018 CHAUCER Book Awards for Pre-1750s Historical Fiction (CIBAs)
- The CHAUCER Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Historical Fiction set before the 1750s. The Chaucer Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBA).
Chanticleer Book Reviews 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. (Looking for Goethe Post 1750 contest or Laramie Western/Pioneer/Civil War contest?)

These Semi-Finalists will compete for the coveted five positions of the First Place Category Winners of the 2018 CHAUCER Book Awards in the final rounds of judging. The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the CHAUCER 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 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

These titles are in the running for the limited First Place positions of the 2018 CHAUCER Book Awards novel competition for pre-1750s Post Historical Novels.

Good luck to all in these next final rounds of judging to see which titles will move forward.

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2018 CHAUCER Book Awards SemiFinalists:
- Nicole Evelina – Mistress of Legend (Guinevere’s Tale Book 3)
- Jehan d’Elleby – Lanz & Gwenhevre: Love Against the Tide
- Prue Batten – Michael – Book 3 of the Triptych Chronicle
- Edward Rickford – The Serpent and the Eagle
- Bernard Mann – David & Avshalom — Life and Death in the Forest of Angels
- Gregory Hansen – Pelsaert’s Nightmare
- P.K. Adams – The Greenest Branch, a Novel of Germany’s First Female Physician
- Helena P. Schrader – Rebels against Tyranny: Civil War in the Crusader States
- Eileen Stephenson – Imperial Passions – The Porta Aurea
- Robert Wright – King David’s Lost Crown, first of the Before They Awaken Trilogy
- Anna Belfrage – Under the Approaching Dark
- Kate Murdoch – Stone Circle
All Short Listers and SemiFinalists will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

Good Luck to each of you as your work competes for the 2018 CHAUCER Book Awards First Place positions and the CHAUCER 2018 Grand Prize.

To view the 2017 CHAUCER Book Awards winners, please click here.

The CHAUCER Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

CHAUCER Grand Prize Award Winners Catherine T. Wilson & Catherine A. Wilson

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 CHAUCER Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is June 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
December 11, 2018