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  • Part Three of Three Official Postings of the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs) Overall Grand Prize and Division Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners

    We are deeply honored and excited to continue to announce the 2021 Winners of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs) with our third and final of three official postings.

    CIBA Grand Prize Ribbons!

    The winners were recognized at the CIBA ceremonies held on June 25th, 2022 in-person and by ZOOM webinars  at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.

     

    The CIBA announcements were made LIVE with Chanticleerians participating and interacting from around the globe and North America.

    Raising our glasses to cheer the CIBA Winners!

    We want to thank all of the CIBA judges who read each and every entry and then comment, rate, and rank within each of the 25 CIBA Divisions. Without your labors of love for books, the Chanticleer International Book Awards would not exist. THANK YOU!

    A pyramid showing the different levels of CIBA Achievement

     

    We want to thank all of the authors and publishers who participated in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs). Each year, we find the quality of the entries and the competitiveness of the division competitions increasing exponentially. We added a new level to the judging rounds in 2019—the premier Level of FINALIST per each CIBA Division. The CIBA judges wanted to add the Finalist Level of Achievement as a way to recognize and validate the entries that had outstanding merit but were not selected for the very few First Place Award positions within each genre division.

    This post will recognize the First Place and Grand Prize Winners for the

    Seven Non-Fiction Divisions:

    Journey, Hearten, Harvey Chute, Mind and Spirit, I & I, Military & Frontline and Nellie Bly

    along with the FIRST Winners for the 

    Short Story, and Book Series Awards,

    and concluding with the 

     OVERALL 2021 GRAND PRIZE WINNER 

    for the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards 

    For the Cygnus, Ozma, Paranormal, Global Thrillers, M&M, Clue, Little Peeps, Gertrude Warner, and Dante Rossetti Book Awards, please click here for Part 1.

    For the Laramie, Chaucer, Goethe, Hemingway, Chatelaine, Mark Twain, and Somerset Awards, click here for Part 2.


    Journey Narrative Non-Fiction

    The JOURNEY Book Awards for

    Narrative Non-Fiction, Memoirs, and Biographies 

    Grand Prize Winner is

     

    BETTER OFF BALD: A Life in 147 Days

     

    The Journey First Place Category Winners are:

    • Rosie McMahan – Fortunate Daughter: A Memoir of Reconciliation
    • Rosemary Keevil – The Art of Losing It: A Memoir of Grief and Addiction
    • Heather Haldeman – Kids and Cocktails Don’t Mix: A Memoir
    • Kathleen Lockyer – The Broken Wing Dance — Love, loss, trauma and how nature led me back to my wild self
    • C.L. Olsen – The Home for Friendless Children  

    I&I or Instruction & Insight Awards CIBA Badge

     

    The INSTRUCTION and INSIGHT Book Awards

    for How-To Guides, Travel Guides, Cook Books, Self-Help, and Enlightenment

    Grand Prize Winner is 

     

    THE BLACK FOSTER YOUTH HANDBOOK by Angela Quijada-BanksBlack Foster Youth Handbook Cover

    The I & I  First Place Category Winners are:

    • Wendela Whitcomb Marsh – Recognizing Autism in Women and Girls
    • Geraldine Clouston and Susan Weintrob – indieBRAG Eat, Read & Dream Cookbook
    • Jim & Jessica Braz – Baby Out of Wedlock
    • Phoebe Walker – Freedom Found – Productive and Joyful Living In Spite of Chronic Pain
    • M. J. Simms-Maddox, Ph.D. – A Handbook for Emerging and Seasoned Authors        

    Congratulations to the Inaugural 

    AWARD WINNERS for the

    Military and Front Line Book Awards

    of the CIBAs

    The MILITARY & FRONT LINE Book Awards

    for Service to Others Non-Fiction 

    Grand Prize Winner is

    Dear Bob Military & Front Line Grand Prize Badge

    DEAR BOB: Bob Hope’s Wartime Correspondance with the G.I.s of World War II by Martha Bolten with Linda Hope

    Dear Bob Cover

    The Military & Front Line  First Place Category Winners are:

    • Vicki Cody – Fly Safe: Letters from the Gulf War and Reflections From Back Home
    • Grover Nicodemus Street RN, Sandra de Abreu Guidry-Street MD, & Ja-ne de Abreu – Chasing the Surge: Life as a Travel Nurse in a Global Pandemic
    • Margaret Thomson – The World Looks Different Now
    • Burl Harmon – Combat Missions
    • George Farag – Unbecoming My Father’s Son: A Memoir

    Nellie Bly Awards

    The NELLIE BLY Book Awards

    for Investigative and Long Form Journalism Non-Fiction 

    Grand Prize Winner is

    America's Forgotten Suffragists Virginia and Francis Minor Nellie Bly Grand Prize Badge

     

    AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN SUFFRAGISTS: Virginia and Francis Minor
    by Nicole Evelina

    America's Forgotten Suffragists Virginia and Francis Minor Cover

    The Nellie Bly First Place Category Winners are:

    • Dori Jones Yang – When the Red Gates Opened
    • Dr. Kate Dolan – Beating Drug Addiction in Tehran: a Women’s Clinic
    • Abe Streep – Brothers on Three: A True Story of Family, Resistance, and Hope on a Reservation in Montana
    • Janice S. Ellis, Ph.D. – Advancing the Good Society:  Real Advocacy Journalism in Action

    Three Black stripes on a yellow badge CIBA Badge

    The HARVEY CHUTE Book Awards

    for Business & Enterprise Non-Fiction 

    Grand Prize Winner is

    Beyond Balancing the Books Harvey Chute Grand Prize Badge

    BEYOND BALANCING THE BOOKS by George Marino

    Balancing the Books Cover Image

     

    The Harvey Chute First Place Category Winners are:

    • Stan Bernard, MD, MBA – Brands Don’t Win: How Transcenders Change Games
    • Thomas Wideman – Welfare Cheese to Fine Caviar: How to Achieve Your Dreams Despite Your Upbringing
    • Kate Dixon – Pay Up! Unlocking Insider Secrets of Salary Negotiation
    • Cash Nickerson – Negotiating As a Martial Art

    Mind and Spirit Non-Fiction Awards

    The MIND & SPIRIT Book Awards

    for Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-Fiction

    Grand Prize Winner is

    Grand Prize Badge for Enlighten Up by Beth Gibbs

    ENLIGHTEN UP! by Beth Gibbs

     

    The Mind and Spirit First Place Category Winners are:

    • Mike Lutz – Jesus Speaking
    • Reagan J. Pasternak – Griffin’s Heart: Mourning Your Pet With No Apologies
    • Tammy Green – Living Without Skin: Everything I Never Knew About Fierce Vulnerability
    • Starr Regan DiCiurcio – Divine Sparks: Interfaith Wisdom for a Postmodern World    

    The HEARTEN Book Awards

    for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction

    Grand Prize Winner is

    2021 Heart Grand Prize Badge for DAWGS by Diane Trull and Meredith Wargo

     

    DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them
    By Diane Trull and Meredith Wargo

    Cover of DAWGS

     

    The Hearten First Place Category Winners are:

     


    The SHORT STORY Book Awards

    for the CIBA Short Story Collections

    Grand Prize Winner is

    New York Give me your best or your worst Shorts (collections) Grand Prize Badge

    NEW YORK: Give Me Your Best or Your Worst by Elizabeth Crowens

    New York Give me your best or your worst cover

     

    The Shorts First Place Category Winners are:

     

    • Leah Angstman – Shoot the Horses First
    • Susannah Dawn – I’m Not What I Used To Be, Yet I Am Who I’ve Always Been – Excerpts From My Journey
    • Domenick Venezia – The Edwerd Chronicles
    • Frances Howard-Snyder – Through a Glass Darkly 
    • Helena P. Schrader – Grounded Eagles 

    The SHORT STORY Book Awards

    for Short Stories, Novelettes, and Novellas

    Grand Prize Winner is

    Grand Prize Badge for Toni Ann Johnson's Homegoing

     

    HOMEGOING by Toni Ann Johnson

    Homegoing Cover

    The Shorts First Place Category Winners are:

     

     

    • Gina Detwiler – Before: Jared’s Story
    • M. K. Wiseman – Sherlock Holmes & the Ripper of Whitechapel
    • Elizabeth Wolf – The Royal Foetus: A very short novel based on the very short life of King Louis XVII
    • Lindy Miller – Sleigh Bells on Bread Loaf Mountain
    • Vicky Oliver – A Valentine to my Mothers and Other Dubious Role Models
    • Kourtney Spadoni – In The Underwood

     

    The BOOK SERIES Book Awards

    for Fiction Series

    Grand Prize Winner is

    THE GUINEVERE’S TALE TRILOGY by Nicole Evelina

    The three books in the Guinevere's Tale Trilogy

    Daughter of Destiny, Camelot’s Queen, and Mistress of Legend

     

    The Series First Place Category Winners are:

     

    Ozma Book Awards for Series – Fantasy Fiction

    • M. K. Wiseman – The Bookminder series

    Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Series – Young Adult

    • Pamela Beason – Run for Your Life

    Chatelaine Book Awards for Series – Romantic Fiction

    • Janet K. Shawgo – Look For Me Series

    CLUE Book Awards for Series – Thriller/Suspense

    • Kaylin McFarren – Threads

    Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards for Series – Mysteries / Cozy and Not-so-Cozy

    • Amy S. Peele – A Transplant Medical Murder Mystery series

      Laramie Book Awards for Series – Americana / Western Fiction

      • E. Alan Fleischauer – JT Thomas’s Series – Western series

       


      CONGRATULATIONS to ALL! 

      The 2021 CIBA Overall Grand Prize Winner

      And NOW for the 

      2021 CHANTICLEER INT’L BOOK AWARDS

      BEST BOOK

      and

      OVERALL GRAND PRIZE WINNER

      The Devil Pulls the Strings Book Cover

      THE DEVIL PULLS THE STRINGS

      by J.W. Zarek

      J.W. Zarek will also be awarded $1,000 USD in recognition of her 2021 BEST BOOK of the YEAR – Chanticleer International Book Awards – Sponsored by Chanticleer Reviews & Media. 

      A Chanticleer Review of The Devil Pulls the Strings will be featured in the in the Chanticleer Reviews OnWord Magazine (print and epub) along with other promotional and marketing opportunities along with an interview with the author, J.W. Zarek.

      Thank you J.W. Zarek for participating in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards. We look forward to receiving future work in our CIBAs.

      CONGRATULATIONS J.W. Zarek! 

      Six Grand Prize Winners with J.W. Zarek, the 2021 Overall Grand Prize Winner!

      From all of us at Chanticleer International Book Awards and Chanticleer Reviews. 

      Looking for your Division? Check out our previous posts:

      For the Cygnus, Ozma, Paranormal, Global Thrillers, M&M, Clue, Little Peeps, Gertrude Warner, and Dante Rossetti Book Awards, please click here for Part 1.

      For the Laramie, Chaucer, Goethe, Hemingway, Chatelaine, Mark Twain, and Somerset Awards, click here for Part 2.


      THANK YOU to VCAC21 SPONSORS and FRIENDS

       

      And to FRIENDS of CHANTICLEER REVIEWS:

      Cathy Ace, J.D. Barker, Robert Dugoni, Chris Humphreys, Bradley Metrock, Jessica Morrell, Scott Steindorff, and Paul Hanson of Village Books


       

      We will post more photographs and information. Do check back and subscribe to the Chanticleer Reviews e-news letter.

      We have exciting news for the Chanticleer Community on the horizon so do stay tuned!  

      You know you want a coveted Chanticleer Reviews Blue Ribbon! 

      Submit your works (manuscripts or novels published after or on January 1, 2019, are accepted) to the prestigious Chanticleer International Book Awards today! Entries are being accepted into the 2022 CIBAs in all 18 fiction divisions and seven non-fiction divisions. 

      Be sure to register early for the 11th Chanticleer Authors Conference that will start on April 23rd, 2023 with the 2022 CIBA banquet and ceremony scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 25th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

      Be well. Stay Healthy. Take Care!

      An email will go out to all 2021 CIBA award winners prior to October 30, 2022, with instructions, links, and more information about the awards packages. We appreciate your patience. As stated many times before “One does not need to be present at the CIBA ceremony and banquet to win. But it sure is a lot more fun!”

      As always, please contact us at Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions!

      We need good books, now more than ever!

      The Chanticleer Reviews Team

    • The 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs) Overall Grand Prize and Division Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners | Part One of Three

      We are deeply honored and excited to announce the 2021 Winners of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs). The Finalists were recognized at the Virtual Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Ceremonies, and the First Place Category and Grand Prize Winners were announced June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.

       

       

      The 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference and the 2021 Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards Banquet and Ceremony took place over June 23-26,  2022, with the CIBA Banquet happening on June 25th. Each year, Chanticleerians from around the globe come together to celebrate and cheer each other on at the annual CIBA banquet and awards evening at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether that is situated on beautiful Bellingham Bay, Washington State.

      Meeting in-person for the first time since lockdown began brought such joy into our lives. The ability to celebrate, hug, and learn together with the extra space provided by the Hotel Bellwether made this a truly unforgettable experience. Champagne was poured and shared as the 2021 CIBA Grand Prize Division Award Winners were announced. Thank you to all who joined us in-person and virtually to make the CIBA Ceremonies a success!

      The 2021 Grand Prize Winners in attendance!

      After two virtual conferences, it was a joy and pleasure to feel the energy of an in-person crowd! It was amazing to have such a marvelous event with presenters like Cathy Ace, Judy Gaman, Betsy Graziani Fasbinder, Jessica Morrell, Nicole Evelina, Jodé Millman, Oriana Leckhert, Diane Garland, and more!

      We are already excited and gearing up for our next conference in nine short months! Save the date for CAC23 April 27-30, 2023.

      At the June 25th, 2021 Ceremonies, we were overjoyed to recognize the 18 Fiction and 7 Non-Fiction CIBA Divisions for the First Place Category and Grand Prize Winners!

      First of all, we want to thank all of the CIBA judges who read each and every entry and then comment, rate, and rank within each of the 25 CIBA Divisions. Without your labors of love for books, the Chanticleer International Book Awards would not exist. THANK YOU!

      A pyramid showing the different levels of CIBA Achievement

       

      We want to thank all of the authors and publishers who participated in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs). Each year, we find the quality of the entries and the competitiveness of the division competitions increases exponentially. We added a new level to the judging rounds in 2019—the premier Level of FINALIST per each CIBA Division.

      The CIBA judges wanted to add the Finalist Level of Achievement as a way to recognize and validate the entries that had outstanding merit but were not selected for the very few First Place Award positions within each genre division. Promotional Stickers are available to those who have advanced in the CIBA Tiers of Achievement here

      A Recap of the CIBA Selection Process

      • The 2021 CIBAs have 18 Fiction Divisions and 7 Non-fiction Divisions.
      • First Place Category award winners were selected for each one of the 25 divisions from an overall field of titles that progressed to the Premier FINALIST Division Level from the Division Semi-Finalists positions from the Shortlists, the Long List, and the infamous beginning slush pile rounds.
      • One Grand Prize award winner was selected from the First Place Category Award Winners for the 25 CIBA divisions.
      • One Overall Grand Prize award winner was selected from the 25 divisions of Grand Prize Award Winners

      This post will recognize the First Place and Grand Prize Winners for Cygnus, Ozma, Paranormal, Global Thrillers, M&M, Clue, Little Peeps, Gertrude Warner, and Dante Rossetti Book Awards.

      For the Laramie, Chaucer, Goethe, Hemingway, Chatelaine, Mark Twain, and Somerset Awards, click here for Part 2.

      For the Journey, Hearten, Nellie Bly, I&I, Mind & Spirit, Harvey Chute, Military & Frontline, Series, and Shorts Awards, click here for Part 3

      THANK YOU to CAC22 SPONSORS and FRIENDS

       

       

      CIBA Grand Prize Ribbons!

      We are honored to present the

      2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards

      Grand Prize Winners 

      The 2021 CIBA Winners! 


      Cygnus Award for Science Fiction

      The CYGNUS Book Awards

      for Science Fiction Novels

      Grand Prize Winner is 

       

      A WAR IN TOO MANY WORLDS by Elizabeth Crowens

       

      • J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings 
      • Sarah Lahey – Nostalgia Is Heartless, Book Two 
      • Akosua Sankofa – Monmouth Deep
      • Rhett C. Bruno – Vicarious  
      • Steven Seril – The Destroyer of Worlds: ‘An Answer to Every Question’
      • Charlene Newcomb – Echoes of the Storm    

       


      The OZMA Book Awards

      for Fantasy Fiction

      Grand Prize Winner is 

      Plague of Flies Grand Prize Badge

       

      PLAGUE OF FLIES: Revolt of the Spirits by Laurel Anne Hill

      Plague of Flies Cover

       

      • David Fitz-Gerald – Waking Up Lost
      • Allegra Pescatore – Where Shadows Lie
      • L. A. Thompson – Isle of Dragons
      • J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
      • KC Cowan – Asa’s Redemption             

      Paranormal Fiction Awards

       

      The Paranormal Book Awards

      for Supernatural Fiction

      Grand Prize Winner is

      The Devil Pulls the Strings Paranormal Grand Prize Badge

      THE DEVIL PULLS THE STRINGS by J.W. Zarek

      The Devil Pulls the Strings Book Cover


      The GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards

      for High Stakes Thrillers, Lab Lit, and Suspense Novels

      Grand Prize Winner is

      Grand Prize Badge for Ron McManus The Chameleon

      THE CHAMELEON by Ron McManus

      • Timothy S. Johnston – Fatal Depth
      • J Lawrence Matthews – One Must Tell The Bees
      • Norman M. Jacobs, MD – A Divine Wind
      • Randall Krzak – Mission: Angola (Xavier Sear Thriller Book 1)
      • Andrew Kaplan – Blue Madagascar 

      Clue Awards for Suspense Thriller Novels

      The CLUE Book Awards

      for Thrillers, Suspense, Legal, Detective, and Procedural Crime Novels

      Grand Prize Winner is 

      Grand Prize Badge for Shelley Nolden The Vines

       

      THE VINES by Shelley Nolden

      The Vines Cover

       


      Cozy Mystery Fiction Award

      The M & M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

      for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

      Grand Prize Winner is

      Ophelia's Room M&M Grand Prize Badge

      OPHELIA’S ROOM by Michael Scott Garvin

       

      Ophelia's Room Cover

      • Lori Roberts Herbst – Double Exposure
      • Cam Lang – The Concrete Vineyard
      • Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
      • Codi Schneider – Cold Snap: A Viking Cat Mystery
      • Darryl Wimberley – A Star in her CrownChasing Cleopatra 

      Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

      LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for

      Early Readers and Picture Books

      Grand Prize Winner is 

      VICTORIA AND THE BIG BRAVE BREATH by Andrea Vaughan


       

      The Boxcar Children from the famed series by Gertrude Warner

      GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards

      for Middle Grade Fiction

      Grand Prize is

      FISHING FOR LUCK by Murray Richter

      Fishing for Luck Cover

       

      • Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
      • J. B. Spector – The Sunlit Curse, The Mer-Prince Adventures
      • Ben Gartner – Sol Invictus
      • Jay Spenser – The Barn Owl Mystery
      • Gloria Two-Feathers – Buck: Keeper of the Meadow
      • Didem Saracel – Story of Carbon            

      Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction

      The DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards

      for Young Adult Fiction

      Grand Prize Winner is

      TARO Legendary Boy Hero of Japan Dante Rossetti Grand Prize Badge

      TARO: Legendary Boy Hero of Japan by Blue Spruell

      TARO Legendary Boy Hero of Japan Cover

       

      • P.H.C. Marchesi – Florissant
      • Blue Spruell – TARO: Legendary Boy Hero of Japan
      • Rektok Ross – Ski Weekend
      • Nancy Thorne – The Somewhere I See You Again
      • Mark Wakely – A Friend Like Filby
      • Glen Dahlgren – The Game of War: The Trials of Dantess, Warrior Priest  

      Congratulations to ALL!

      We will email each winner with more information about their prize packages and more information.

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      Not seeing your Awards Division? Check out the links below!

      For the Laramie, Chaucer, Goethe, Hemingway, Chatelaine, Mark Twain, and Somerset Awards, click here for Part 2.

      For the Journey, Hearten, Nellie Bly, I&I, Mind & Spirit, Harvey Chute, Military & Frontline, Series, and Shorts Awards, click here for Part 3

      And the OVERALL GRAND PRIZE for the 2021 CIBAs!

      We are now accepting entries into the 2022 Chanticleer International Book Awards.

      Click here for more information and submission deadlines: https://test.chantireviews.com/contests/

      As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please email us at Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com — We will try to respond within 3 business days.

      Thank you for joining us in celebrating the 2021 CIBA Winners! – The Chanticleer Team

    • The LITTLE PEEPS 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Early Readers and Children’s Fiction

      Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

      The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. 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. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Long List for the 2021 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

      The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the LITTLE PEEPS Grand Prize Winner were announced by Janet Oakley on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar.

      This is the OFFICIAL 2021 LIST of the LITTLE PEEPS BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the LITTLE PEEPS Grand Prize Winner.

      Little Peeps 1st Place Best in Category Blue and Gold Badge Image

       

      Join us in celebrating the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.

      • David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
      • Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
      • Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
      • Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
      • Denise Ditto Satterfield – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
      • Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder

      The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is:

      Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath

      by Andrea Vaughan

      PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

      Attn CIBA Winners: More goodies and prizes will be coming your way along with promotion in our magazine, website, and advertisements in Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards long-tail marketing strategy. Welcome to the CIBA Hall of Fame for Award Winners!

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      The 2022 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

      Submissions for the 2022 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

      Don’t delay! Enter today! 

      A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in August. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for participating in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards!

      • The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Finalists

        Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

        The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. 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. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Finalists for the 2021 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

        These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers  Book Awards to the FINALISTS positions. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

        The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

        We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

        Announcing the Little Peeps FINALISTS of 2021!

        Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.

        • David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
        • Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
        • Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
        • Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
        • Brenda Faatz & Peter Trimarco – Now What?
        • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through Our Solar System
        • Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
        • Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
        • Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas
        • Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad
        • Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
        • Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
        • Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
        • Dana Brackob – Molly: A Love Story
        • Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
        • Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo

        These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!


            PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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

            Little Peeps 1st Place Best in Category Blue and Gold Badge Image

            The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is Masoud Malekyari for Great As A Button

            Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

            A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Little Peeps Children’s Books Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

            Click here to see the 2020 Little Peeps Book Award Winners for Early Readers Fiction.

            We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Literature. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

            Please click here for more information.

            For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

            Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

            VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

            FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

            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 10th annual conference and discover why!

            Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

               

            • The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Semi-Finalists

              Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

              The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. 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. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Long List for the 2021 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

              These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers Short List to the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards Semi-Finalists.  Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

              The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

              We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

              These titles are the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

               

              Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.

              • David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
              • Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
              • Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
              • M. Lisa Rinaca – Matt Needs A Werewolf
              • Dana Brackob – Molly: A Love Story
              • Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
              • Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
              • Brenda Faatz & Peter Trimarco – Now What?
              • Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
              • Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
              • Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
              • Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
              • Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
              • Avril van der Merwe – I Don’t Want To Be a Hyena
              • Stephanie Matolyak & Deborah Bailey – A Farm Animals’ Christmas – No Ordinary Farm
              • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through Our Solar System
              • Steven Haggard – There’s an Elephant in My Room!
              • Cindy A. Bell – I Love You, Fiorella, Flaws and All!
              • Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
              • Lauren Stockly – Be Mindful of Monsters & Mindful Monsters Therapeutic Workbook
              • Cynthia Kern O’Brien – I Don’t Want to go to Preschool, the Fairy Queen Calls
              • Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad
              • Zaynab Al-Yassiri – LunchBox Wisdom
              • Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas

                  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. FB rules — not ours.

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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 on the next rounds of judging.

                  The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is Masoud Malekyari for Great As A Button

                  Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                  A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Little Peeps Children’s Books Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                  Click here to see the 2020 Little Peeps Book Award Winners for Early Readers Fiction.

                  We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Literature. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

                  Please click here for more information.

                  For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

                  Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

                  VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

                  FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

                  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 10th annual conference and discover why!

                  Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

                • The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Short List

                  Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

                  The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. 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. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Long List for the 2021 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

                  These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers Long List to the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

                  The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

                  We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

                  These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

                  Short Listed for the 2021 CIBAs

                  Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.

                  •  David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
                  • Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
                  • Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
                  • M. Lisa Rinaca – Matt Needs A Werewolf
                  • Dana Brackob – Molly: A Love Story
                  • Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath 
                  • Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
                  • Brenda Faatz & Peter Trimarco – Now What?
                  • Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
                  • Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
                  • Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
                  • Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
                  • Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
                  •  Avril van der Merwe – I Don’t Want To Be a Hyena
                  • Stephanie Matolyak & Deborah Bailey – A Farm Animals’ Christmas – No Ordinary Farm
                  • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through Our Solar System
                  • Steven Haggard – There’s an Elephant in My Room!
                  • Zaynab Al-Yassiri – LunchBox Wisdom
                  • Cindy A. Bell – I Love You, Fiorella, Flaws and All!
                  • Kevin Brougher – Grandpa Kevin’s…Jack and the Bean Stalk
                  • Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
                  • Lauren Stockly – Mindful Monsters Therapeutic Workbook
                  • Lauren Stockly – Be Mindful of Monsters
                  • Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas
                  • Michael Ferrone – Frankenbots: Sunken City of Scraps
                  • Karen B. Kurtz – Sophia’s Gift
                  • M. Lisa Rinaca – Just James
                  • Cynthia Kern O’Brien – I Don’t Want to go to Preschool, the Fairy Queen Call
                  • Megan Herr – Lucas Takes His Food Allergies to Daycare
                  • E. Alan Fleischauer – Charlie Lou Goes to the Rodeo
                  • Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad

                   


                  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. FB rules — not ours.

                  Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

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

                  Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

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

                   

                  The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is Masoud Malekyari for Great As A Button

                  Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                  A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Little Peeps Children’s Books Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                  Click here to see the 2020 Little Peeps Book Award Winners for Early Readers Fiction.

                  We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Literature. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

                  Please click here for more information.

                  For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

                  Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

                  VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

                  FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

                  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 10th annual conference and discover why!

                  Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

                • The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Long List

                  Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

                  The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. 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. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Long List for the 2021 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

                  These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers entries to the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Little Peeps Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists.  All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

                  The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

                  We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person. 

                  These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

                  Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.

                  • M. Lisa Rinaca – Matt Needs A Werewolf
                  • Avril van der Merwe – I Don’t Want To Be a Hyena
                  • Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
                  • Once Upon a Dance – Belluna’s Big Adventure in the Sky: A Dance-It-Out Creative Movement Story for Young Movers
                  • M. Lisa Rinaca – Just James
                  • Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
                  • Stephanie Matolyak & Deborah Bailey – A Farm Animals’ Christmas-No Ordinary Farm
                  • Brenda Faatz & Peter Trimarco – Now What?
                  • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through Our Solar System
                  • Steven Haggard – There’s an Elephant in My Room!
                  • Rita M Boehm – Bluebirds in the Garden
                  • Zaynab Al-Yassiri – LunchBox Wisdom
                  • Cindy A. Bell – I Love You, Fiorella, Flaws and All!
                  • Dana Brackob – Molly: A Love Story
                  • Carmela Dutra – A Lua
                  • David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
                  • Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
                  • E. Alan Fleischauer – Charlie Lou Goes to the Rodeo
                  • Lauren Stockly – Mindful Monsters Therapeutic Workbook
                  • Lauren Stockly – Be Mindful of Monsters
                  • Cynthia Kern OBrien – I Don’t Want to go to Preschool, the Fairy Queen calls
                  • JL Morin & Stephan Theo – Tuck-a-tuck Dragon
                  • Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
                  • Kevin Brougher – Grandpa Kevin’s…Jack and the Bean Stalk
                  • Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
                  • Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
                  • Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad
                  • Vicky Wu – Patty Panda Gets a Potty!
                  • Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
                  • Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
                  • Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas
                  • Michael Ferrone – Frankenbots: Sunken City of Scraps
                  • Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
                  • Karen B. Kurtz – Sophia’s Gift
                  • Amy Leaf – Harry and the Pelican
                  • Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
                  • Megan Herr – Lucas Takes His Food Allergies to Daycare

                   

                  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. FB rules — not ours.

                  Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook.

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

                  Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

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

                  Click here to see the 2020 Little Peeps Book Award Winners for Early Readers Fiction.

                  Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                   

                  A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Little Peeps Children’s Books Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

                  We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Literature. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

                  Please click here for more information.

                  For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

                  Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

                  VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

                  FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

                  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 10th annual conference and discover why!

                  Featuring: International Best Selling Authors: Cathy Ace and  Robert Dugoni along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

                • TEVYE The MAGICAL THEATER CAT (Introduction to Community Theater) by Peggy Sullivan, M.Ed., Counseling – Children’s Performing Arts Fiction, Children’s Drama Books, Children’s Community Theater Books

                  TEVYE The MAGICAL THEATER CAT (Introduction to Community Theater) by Peggy Sullivan, M.Ed., Counseling – Children’s Performing Arts Fiction, Children’s Drama Books, Children’s Community Theater Books

                   

                  Little Peeps 1st Place Best in Category Blue and Gold Badge ImageAn ordinary gray tabby discovers the behind-the-scenes magic of community theater in Peggy Sullivan’s, Tevye the Magical Theater Cat: Introduction to Community Theater.

                  Sullivan builds a straightforward, simple narrative on the foundation of a true story. ‘Cat’ the furry neighborhood wanderer happens upon a work-in-progress stage production at the local theater. She follows her curiosity, touring through the box office, the heavily curtained stage, a sound and lighting booth, and a group of gathering musicians.

                  Amidst the extraordinary wonders of a welcoming environment, the intrigued feline also finds a family of her own.

                  Cat takes special interest in the neighborhood cast who don wardrobes and makeup to undergo magical transformations. Any readers familiar with classic stage and screen productions will quickly recognize this community presentation as a rendition of the ever-popular “Fiddler on the Roof.” As the play unfolds, Cat decides to adopt the name of the central character who sings about his life and family. These local thespians – and the play itself – ignite Cat’s own longing for a sense of connection.

                  Sullivan’s inviting illustrations feature clean lines and bright and colorful imagery.

                  The sweet and longing expressions of the inquisitive Cat compliment the star-studded backdrops that highlight the harmony of cast and crew. A stellar ensemble performance grows from the bonding community effort. This kind of magic proves available for everyone, including our four-footed, furry friends.

                  As a licensed mental health counselor and cat lover herself, Sullivan has written and illustrated a series of books with life lessons from a cat’s point of view. She draws on her experience and expertise to charm and teach her audience. This entertaining story features the emotional relatability and connection to humankind that those feline creatures offer.

                  In a heartfelt effort of community spirit, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to local community theaters. Tevye the Magical Theater Cat introduces local theater to young children, emphasizing the joy and magic of community and family.

                  A sweet, imaginative tale, with an earnestly shared message. Highly recommended!

                  Tevye the Magical Theater Cat by Peggy Sullivan, M.Ed. won 1st Place in the CIBA 2018 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers.

                   

                  5 Star Best Book Chanticleer Reviews round silver sticker

                  Little Peeps 1st Place Gold Foil Sticker

                   

                   

                   

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

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

                  Early Readers and Picture for Little Peeps Book Awards

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

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

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

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

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

                  Congratulations to all!

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

                   

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

                  Masoud Malekyari for

                  Great As A Button

                  Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

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

                  The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC22 on April 10, 2022. Save the date for CAC22, scheduled April 7-10, 2022, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

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

                  Don’t delay! Enter today! 

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

                   

                • The 2020 Finalists for the LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers and Picture Books CIBAs

                  The 2020 Finalists for the LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers and Picture Books CIBAs

                  Early Readers and Picture for Little Peeps Book Awards

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

                  Chanticleer International Book Awards Reviews is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books & Educational Books we will put them to the test to discovery today’s best children’s books. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

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

                  Little Peeps

                  These titles are now Finalists for the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers

                  • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through the Alphabet
                  • M. Lisa Rinaca – P Mind Your Q’s
                  • Masoud Malekyari – Great As A Button
                  • Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
                  • Carmela Dutra – Little Katie and the STEAM Team
                  • D.K. Brantley – Every Mummy Has a Mommy              
                  • Dr. Justine Green – Completely Me
                  • Courtney Shannon Strand – Ella’s Umbrella
                  • Lindy Ryan – Trick or Treat, Alistair Gray
                  • Dawn Marie Thompson – Sedwick the Seagull              
                  • Mercy Hansen Mize – Samson’s Tail
                  • Johnny Ray Moore – ANTHILL FOR SALE
                  • Raven Howell – So You Want a Puppy?
                  • PJ McIlvaine – Little Lena and The Big Table
                  • Melodie Tegay – Hannah’s Two Homes: life in a “blended” family; a 5 year old’s perspective

                   

                  These titles are in the running for the First Place Winners of the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers. 

                  Which of these works will move forward in the judging rounds for the 2020 Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers?

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

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

                  VCAC21 laurel wreath
                  Register today!

                   

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

                  Please click here for more information.

                  Don’t Delay! Enter Today! 

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