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The 2023 Goethe Book Awards Finalists for Late Historical Fiction
The Goethe Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works 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 before the 20th century, history of non-western cultures, set after the 1750s, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

The other three Historical Fiction Genres are the Laramie Awards for Americana Fiction, the Chaucer Awards for Early Historical Fiction, and the Hemingway Awards for 20th c. Wartime Fiction.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2023 Goethe Late Historical Fiction Semi-Finalists to the 2023 Goethe Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at the Four Points by Sheraton in beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are the 2023 Goethe Book Awards FINALISTS for Post-1750s Historical Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the Goethe 2023 CIBAs.
- Pat Wahler – The Rose of Washington Square: A Novel of Rose O’Neill, Creator of the Kewpie Doll
- J. Stanion – My Place Among Them: A Novel
- Sandra Wagner-Wright – Ambition, Arrogance & Pride: Families & Rivals in 18th Century Salem
- Janis Robinson Daly – The Unlocked Path, A Novel
- Lindsey S. Fera – Muskets and Masquerades
- Jerena Tobiasen – Tsarina’s Crown
- Mitzi Zilka – Water Fire Steam
- Jeff Schnader – The Serpent Papers
- Miriam Polli – Birds Of Passage
- Lisa Voelker – The Spoon
- Susanne Dunlap – The Courtesan’s Daughter
- Gary Born – The File
- Robert W Smith – A Long Way from Clare
- David Calloway – If Someday Comes
- Susanne Dunlap – The Adored One
- Alexandru Czimbor – The Soul Machines
- Wendy Long Stanley – The Treason of Betsy Ross
- Linda Ulleseit – The River Remembers
- Dean Cycon – Finding Home (Hungary, 1945)
- William Maz – Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs
- Linda Rosen – The Emerald Necklace
- Nicole Evelina – Catherine’s Mercy
- J.L Oakley – The Brisling Code
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 GOETHE Awards is:

Eleonora and Joseph:

Passion, Tragedy, and Revolution in the Age of Enlightenment

by Julieta Almeida Rodrigues

Click here to see the 2022 Goethe Book Award Winners for Late Historical Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2024 Goethe Book Awards for Post-1750s Historical Fiction. The 2024 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2025.

Please click here for more information.

For our other Historical Fiction Awards, please see the following:
Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference April 18-21, 2024! Register Today!

The Chanticleer Authors Conference

Featuring authors like D.D. Black, Kim Hornsby, book doctor Christine Fairchild, and Mark Berridge, our twelfth annual conference is shaping up to be excellent! You won’t want to miss out on the best tips around the business of being an author!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 12th annual conference and discover why!
February 28, 2024
The 2023 Goethe Book Awards Semi-Finalists for Late Historical Fiction
The Goethe Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works 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 before the 20th century, history of non-western cultures, set after the 1750s, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

The other three Historical Fiction Genres are the Laramie Awards for Americana Fiction, the Chaucer Awards for Early Historical Fiction, and the Hemingway Awards for 20th c. Wartime Fiction.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2023 Goethe Late Historical Fiction Short List to the 2023 Goethe Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at the Four Points by Sheraton in beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2023 Goethe Book Awards novel competition for Post-1750s Historical Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the Goethe 2023 CIBAs.
- Pat Wahler – The Rose of Washington Square: A Novel of Rose O’Neill, Creator of the Kewpie Doll
- J. Stanion – My Place Among Them: A Novel
- Sandra Wagner-Wright – Ambition, Arrogance & Pride: Families & Rivals in 18th Century Salem
- Janis Robinson Daly – The Unlocked Path, A Novel
- Lindsey S. Fera – Muskets and Masquerades
- Jerena Tobiasen – Tsarina’s Crown
- Mitzi Zilka – Water Fire Steam
- Jeff Schnader – The Serpent Papers
- Miriam Polli – Birds Of Passage
- Jodi Lea Stewart – The Gold Rose
- Chris Black – Chameleon
- Lisa Voelker – The Spoon
- Nichole Louise – Raven Rock
- Susanne Dunlap – The Courtesan’s Daughter
- Robert Brighton – The Unsealing
- Gary Born – The File
- Robert W Smith – A Long Way from Clare
- David Calloway – If Someday Comes
- Michael Miller – High Bridge – Matilda and Grover Battle Learned Ignorance
- Susanne Dunlap – The Portraitist: A Novel of Adelaide Labille-Guiard
- Susanne Dunlap – The Adored One
- Alexandru Czimbor – The Soul Machines
- Wendy Long Stanley – The Treason of Betsy Ross
- Linda Ulleseit – The River Remembers
- Ed Davis – Last Professional
- Loretta Miles Tollefson – There Will Be Consequences
- Don Jacobson – The Sailor’s Rest
- Dean Cycon – Finding Home (Hungary, 1945)
- William Maz – Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs
- Linda Rosen – The Emerald Necklace
- T. M. Brown – The Last Laird of Sapelo
- Nicole Evelina – Catherine’s Mercy
- J.L Oakley – The Brisling Code
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews.

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Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 GOETHE Awards is:

Eleonora and Joseph:

Passion, Tragedy, and Revolution in the Age of Enlightenment

by Julieta Almeida Rodrigues

Click here to see the 2022 Goethe Book Award Winners for Late Historical Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2024 Goethe Book Awards for Post-1750s Historical Fiction. The 2024 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2025.

Please click here for more information.

For our other Historical Fiction Awards, please see the following:
Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference April 18-21, 2024! Register Today!

The Chanticleer Authors Conference

Featuring authors like D.D. Black, Kim Hornsby, book doctor Christine Fairchild, and Mark Berridge, our twelfth annual conference is shaping up to be excellent! You won’t want to miss out on the best tips around the business of being an author!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

Join us for our 12th annual conference and discover why!
January 11, 2024
The Goethe 2023 Short List for Late Historical Fiction
The Goethe Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works 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 before the 20th century, history of non-western cultures, set after the 1750s, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

The other three Historical Fiction Genres are the Laramie Awards for Americana Fiction, the Chaucer Awards for Early Historical Fiction, and the Hemingway Awards for 20th c. Wartime Fiction.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2023 Goethe Late Historical Fiction Long List to the 2023 Goethe Book Awards SHORT LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2023 Goethe Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2023 Goethe Book Awards novel competition for Post-1750s Historical Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the Goethe 2023 CIBAs.
- Pat Wahler – The Rose of Washington Square: A Novel of Rose O’Neill, Creator of the Kewpie Doll
- J. Stanion – My Place Among Them: A Novel
- Sandra Wagner-Wright – Ambition, Arrogance & Pride: Families & Rivals in 18th Century Salem
- Janis Robinson Daly – The Unlocked Path, A Novel
- Lindsey S. Fera – Muskets and Masquerades
- Jerena Tobiasen – Tsarina’s Crown
- Colleen Coyne – The Unintended Heiress
- Mitzi Zilka – Water Fire Steam
- Jeff Schnader – The Serpent Papers
- Miriam Polli – Birds Of Passage
- Patrick Greenwood – Sunrise in Saigon
- Jodi Lea Stewart – The Gold Rose
- Chris Black – Chameleon
- Lisa Voelker – The Spoon
- Nichole Louise – Raven Rock
- Susanne Dunlap – The Courtesan’s Daughter
- Robert Brighton – The Unsealing
- Gary Born – The File
- Robert W Smith – A Long Way from Clare
- Carrie Hayes – Naked Truth or Equality, the Forbidden Fruit
- David Calloway – If Someday Comes
- Michael Miller – High Bridge – Matilda and Grover Battle Learned Ignorance
- Susanne Dunlap – The Portraitist: A Novel of Adelaide Labille-Guiard
- Nina Romano – Dark Eyes
- Susanne Dunlap – The Adored One
- Alexandru Czimbor – The Soul Machines
- Wendy Long Stanley – The Treason of Betsy Ross
- Linda Ulleseit – The River Remembers
- Ed Davis – Last Professional
- Loretta Miles Tollefson – There Will Be Consequences
- Don Jacobson – The Sailor’s Rest
- Dean Cycon – Finding Home (Hungary, 1945)
- Leslie K Simmons – Red Clay, Running Waters
- William Maz – Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs
- Linda Rosen – The Emerald Necklace
- T. M. Brown – The Last Laird of Sapelo
- Nicole Evelina – Catherine’s Mercy
- Jeanette Watts – My Dearest Miss Fairfax
- J.L Oakley – The Brisling Code
- Joan Koster – Censored Angel: Anthony Comstock’s Nemesis
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews.

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Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 GOETHE Awards is:

Eleonora and Joseph:

Passion, Tragedy, and Revolution in the Age of Enlightenment

by Julieta Almeida Rodrigues

Click here to see the 2022 Goethe Book Award Winners for Late Historical Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2024 Goethe Book Awards for Post-1750s Historical Fiction. The 2024 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2025.

Please click here for more information.

For our other Historical Fiction Awards, please see the following:
Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 18 – 21, 2024! Register Today!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to participate in and attend in North America.

Join us for our 12th annual conference and discover why!
October 27, 2023
The 2020 M&M Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries – the Long List – The CIBAs
The M&M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Cozy and not-so-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem. The M&M Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem”, amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2020 M&M entries to the 2020 M&M Book Awards LONG LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2020 M&M Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the next level of achievement in the CIBAs. Semi-Finalists will be announced and recognized at the CAC21 banquet and ceremony. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 17 CIBA divisions’ Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremonies on April, 21 – 25, 2021 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. at the 2021 Chanticleer Authors Conference–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2020 M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging.
- Chris Karlsen – A Venomous Love
- Susan McCormick – The Fog Ladies
- Patrick M. Garry – The Discovery
- Sigrid Vansandt – Murder On The Caledonian Queen
- Sigrid Vansandt – A Ghost’s Tale
- Karen Steur – Miner Pines
- Lori Roberts Herbst – Suitable for Framing
- Cindy Sample – Dying for a Double
- Christine A Brady – Don’t leave, Miss Riley
- Sharon Clark – The Murder Cat
- Elaine Orr – Demise of a Devious Suspect
- D.R. Ransdell – Substitute Soloist
- CB Wilson – Cavaliered to Death
- P.K. Adams – Silent Water
- Kari Bovee – Bones of the Redeemed
- Sarah Yarwood-Lovett – A Murder of Crowes
- Kate Vale – Unanswered Questions
- Michelle Cox – A Child Lost
- Maria Ostrowski – Yet From Those Flames No Light
- Prudence Ambergast – The Mystery at Fig Tree Hall
- Ana T. Drew – The Murderous Macaron
- Pat Camalliere –The Mystery at Mount Forest Island
- Mary Seifert – Titanic Tea
- Lina Hansen – In My Attic – A Magical Misfits Mystery
- J.L. Anderson – Secrets of Willow Lane
- F. Della Notte – Catwalk Dead
- Kim Davis – Sprinkles of Suspicion
- Shelby Chase – Devil’s Kiss
- Debbie De Louise – Love on the Rocks
- Chuck Morgan – Crime Denied, A Buck Taylor Novel
- Traci Andrighetti – Galliano Gold
- Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Mom, The Killer is Among Us
- Arlene McFarlane – Murder, Curlers & Kegs
- Rita M Boehm – Missing on Maple Street
- Mark Daniel Seiler – Shave Ice Paradise
- Nellie H. Steele – The Secret of Dunhaven Castle
- Nicole Asselin – Murder at First Pitch
- Elizabeth Tschurr – Wrongs Hushed Up
- Perry Miller – Lethal Injection
- Mary Alice Kressler – Not So Silent Night
- Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Bernie, I’m Glad You’re Dead
- Lucinda Brant – Deadly Kin: A Georgian Historical Mystery
- Nancy Blaha – Finding James
- Nancy Good – Killer Calories, A Melanie Deming Manhattan Mystery
- Carl and Jane Bock – The White Heron
- Molly Flewharty – Short Line to Death
- Betty Jean Craige – Saxxons in Witherston
- Jane Ritzenthaler – Green Ice
Good Luck to All as Your Works Compete to Advance to the Next Level of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

Congratulations to Vee Kumari whose work Dharma, a Rekha Rao Mystery took home the Grand Prize for the 2019 M&M Book Awards

“A murder mystery set against an intriguing backdrop of Indian mysticism and archaeology make this a very good pick.” – Chanticleer Reviews

Here is the link to the 2019 M&M Book Award Winners!

Our next Chanticleer International Book Awards Ceremony will be held during VCAC21 April 21 – 25, 2021 for the 2020 CIBA winners.

We are thrilled to announce that the 2021 Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards will feature international bestselling cozy mystery and crime author CATHY ACE author of the Cait Morgan mystery series.

Enter your book or manuscript in a contest today!

We are now accepting entries into the 2021 M&M Book Awards, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at info@ChantiReviews.com.
November 30, 2020
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:
- B.L. Smith – Bert Mintenko and the Minor Misdemeanors
- Becky Clark – Fiction Can be Murder
- Traci Andrighetti – Campari Crimson: Franki Amato Mysteries, Book 4
- C. A. Larmer – Evil Under the Stars: The Agatha Christie Book Club (Book 3)
- Nancy J. Cohen – Hair Brained
- Stone Winkler/Jessica H. Stone – Blood on a Blue Moon: A Sheaffer Blue Mystery
- Anna Castle – A Professor and Mrs. Moriarty Mystery: Moriarty Takes His Medicine, Book 2
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:
- Michelle Cox – A Ring of Truth: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Mystery, Book 2
- Amy Peele – Cut: A Medical Murder Mystery
- D.J. Adamson – Suppose: A Lillian Dove Mystery
- M. Louisa Locke – Deadly Proof: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery
- Betty Jean Craige – Fairfield’s Auction
- Kim Hunt Harris – Unsightly Bulges (A Trailer Park Princess Cozy Mystery, Book 2)
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:
- Lucy Carol – Hot Scheming Mess, Madison Cruz, Book 1
- Kate Vale – Secrets Revealed, Cedar Islands Tales, Book 4
- Barbara Venkataraman – Engaged in Danger: A Jamie Quinn Mystery
- Michelle Cox – A Girl Like You: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard series
- Jennifer Kincheloe – The Secret Life of Anna Blanc
- Gay Yellen – The Body Next Door
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:
- Leighann Dobbs – Ghostly Paws (Mystic Notch, Book 1)
- Cherie O’Boyle – Iced Tee
- M. L. Rowland – Murder Off the Beaten Path (A Search and Rescue Mystery)
- Lonna Enox – Blood Relations
- Nancy G. West – Fit to be Dead
- Michele Lynn Seigfried – Community Affairs, Jersey Shore Mystery
- Jennifer Mueller – Murder Beside the Salish Sea
- Michael Scheffel – St. Louis Affair: The Adventures of Herbert Falken
- Mark Vilela – The Long December
- Kate Vale – Crossing Paths
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!

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!
May 2, 2020
The Semi-Finalists Announcement for the M&M Book Awards for MYSTERIES – a division of the 2019 CIBAs
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, we will put them to the test to discover the best! (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards)

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

Congratulations to the 2019 Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries Semi-Finalists
- Susan Z. Ritz – A Dream to Die For
- Michelle Cox – A Veil Removed
- Lucy Carol – Hit That, Madison Cruz – Mystery 4
- Mollie Hunt – Cat Cafe
- MJ O’Neill – The Corpse Wore Stilettos
- JL Oakley – Hilo Bay Mystery Collection
- Kate Vale – Fateful Days
- 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
- Carolyn Haley – Killer Heart
- Wally Duff – bada-BOOM!
- Arlene McFarlane – Murder, Curlers & Cruises
- Jean Rover – Ready or Not
- Mary Seifert – Titanic Cocktail
- M. K. Graff – Death at the Dakota: A Trudy Genova Manhattan Mystery
- Toni Kief – Mildred In Disguise With Diamonds
- Anna Castle – Moriarty Brings Down the House
- Vee Kumari – Dharma, A Rekha Rao Mystery
- Lori Roberts Herbst – An Instant Out of Time
- Alexandrea Weis with Lucas Astor – Blackwell
- Anna Castle – Moriarty Brings Down the House
- D. J. Adamson – Let Her Go
- Linda Hughes – Secrets of the Island
- Jane Willan – The Hour of Death
- Gerard Shirar – When the Rules Don’t Apply
- Susan Lynn Solomon – Writing is Murder
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

The M&M Grand Prize Winner and the Five First Place Category Position award winners along with the previously announced Semi-Finalists will be recognized 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 submissions into the 2020 Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards.
October 24, 2019
The MYSTERY & MAYHEM Book Awards for Cozy and Not So Cozy Mystery Novels – the SHORTLIST for the 2019 CIBAs
The M & M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem fiction genre. The M & M Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, not-so-cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards)

Congratulations to the M&M 2019 Shortlisters!
- Lesley A. Diehl – Scream Muddy Murder
- Susan Z. Ritz – A Dream to Die For
- Michelle Cox – A Veil Removed
- Chief John J. Mandeville – Sherlockito vs. The Trio From Hell
- Alan Chaput – Savannah Secrets
- Lucy Carol – Hit That, Madison Cruz – Mystery 4
- B. L. Smith – Bert Mintenko and the Serious Business
- Mollie Hunt – Cat Cafe
- MJ O’Neill – The Corpse Wore Stilettos
- JL Oakley – Hilo Bay Mystery Collection
- Kate Vale – Fateful Days
- Cindy Sample – Dying for a Diamond
- Henry G. Brinton – City of Peace
- Kaylin McFarren – High Flying
- Virginia V. Kidd – Artifacts of Murder
- 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
- Carolyn Haley – Killer Heart
- Wally Duff – bada-BOOM!
- Arlene McFarlane – Murder, Curlers & Cruises
- Kirk Millson – Serpents of Old
- Mary Seifert – Titanic Cocktail
- JG Murphy – Flipping Rich Bastard
- M. K. Graff – Death at the Dakota: A Trudy Genova Manhattan Mystery
- Toni Kief – Mildred In Disguise With Diamonds
- Vee Kumari – DHARMA, A Rekha Rao Mystery
- Lori Roberts Herbst – An Instant Out of Time
- Alexandrea Weis with Lucas Astor – BLACKWELL
- D. J. Adamson – Let Her Go
- Jean Rover – Ready or Not
- Linda Hughes – Secrets of the Island
- Jane Willan – The Hour of Death
- Dr. Sandra Tanner – Sacks of Murder
- Gerard Shirar – When the Rules Don’t Apply
- Susan Lynn Solomon – Writing is Murder
Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2019 M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem?

These titles are in the running for the Semi-Finalists of the 2019 M&M Book Awards novel competition for Mystery & Mayhem Novels!

Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging for the Semi-Finalists positions.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2019 M&M Book Awards LONG LIST and have advanced to the M&M Shortlist! These entries are now in competition for 2019 M&M Semi-Finalists positions. Semi-Finalists will be announced and will be recognized at the CAC20 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 M&M Grand Prize Winner and the Five First Place Category Position award winners along with the previously announced Semi-Finalists will be recogized 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 submissions into the 2020 Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards.
September 17, 2019
The M&M Awards 2013 – Finalists for Mystery & Mayhem Fiction
Once again, the FINALISTS of the M&Ms Awards, 2013!

It is our pleasure to post the official list of the FINALISTS Round of The Mystery & Mayhem Awards (M&Ms) 2013.

Finalists will compete for 1st Place Category positions. First Place Category winners will compete for Overall Best of M&M Genre 2013.

The M&Ms Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Cozy Mystery Fiction. It is a division of Chanticleer Book Reviews Blue Ribbon Awards Writing Competitions.

Finalists for the Mystery & Mayhem Awards 2013 are:
- Murder in the Round by Patricia Rockwell
- Blue Virgin by Marni Graff
- Fatal Induction by Bernadette Pajer
- Body in the Bus Barn by Judith Pettibone
- Trudy, Madly, Deeply by Wendy Delaney
- Rules of Lying by Stephie Smith
- Mrs. Kaplan in the Soup by Mark Reutlinger
- Murder Actually by Stephanie McCarthy
- Tea Leafing by Weezie Macdonald
- Murder Strikes a Pose by Tracy Weber
- The Last Dance by Lonna Enox
- Small Town Storm by Elise Ackers
- Parchman Preacher by Michael Thompson
- Package Deal by Kate Vale
- Bayview by Penny Page
- Her Boyfriend’s Bones by Jeanne Matthews
Now this is something to CROW about!

Congratulations to the Mystery & Mayhem Awards Finalists!

Good luck to all in the next two rounds! 1st Place Category winners will be announced before Oct. 15, 2013.

Note from the Editor-in-Chief: We are re-announcing the Finalists for the Mystery & Mayhem Awards because the first time (July 2013) that we published the announcement our entire website system was down ( due to a system-wide failure on Amazon’s server which had “multiple failures of the underlying hardware components and we (Amazon) we were unable to recover it….(which also caused) concurrent hardware failures of multiple components.”

Moral to the story:
Always back-up your back-up and then do an in-house back-up even if you were promised redundant system wide back-ups. – Chanticleer
September 2, 2013