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The 2020 Finalists Paranormal Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction CIBAs
The PARANORMAL Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Paranormal and Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The #CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, magical systems and elements. They will be put to the test and the best will be declared winners of the prestigious CIBAs.

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

The Finalists for the Paranormal Book Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs
- Christopher Leibig – Almost Damned
- E. Alan Fleischauer – Just Die
- Lydia Staggs – Azrael
- Brooke Skipstone – Someone To Kiss My Scars
- James Kirst – Magic Once Removed
- Meg Evans – Enthrallment
- Blaise Ramsay – Blood Law
- Kaylin McFarren – Soul Seeker
- Joy Ross Davis – The Magnificent Celestine
- Stephanie Alexander – Charleston Green
- David Thompson – ‘Possum Stew
- Franklin Posner – Boston Betty
- R.B. Woodstone – Chains of Time
- Ryan Young – The Shepherd’s Burden
- Neil Chase – Iron Dogs
- Carissa Andrews – Secret Legacy
- T. K. Thorne – House of Rose
Good Luck to All!

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

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We are now accepting submissions into the 2021 Paranormal Book Awards.

Don’t delay! Enter Today!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com
April 28, 2021
The 2020 Finalists for the OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction CIBAs
The OZMA Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Fantasy Fiction. The OZMA Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The #CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards discovers the best books featuring magic, the supernatural, imaginary worlds, fantastical creatures, legendary beasts, mythical beings, or inventions of fancy that author imaginations dream up without a basis in science as we know it. Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Dragons, Unicorns, Steampunk, Dieselpunk, Gaslight Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, or other out-of-this-world fiction, will be put to the test and the best selected as winners of the prestigious CIBAs.

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

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

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

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

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

Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
April 28, 2021
The 2020 Finalists for the CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction CIBAs
The Cygnus Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Science Fiction, Steampunk, Alternative History, and Speculative Fiction. The Cygnus Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (The CIBAs).

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

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

Congratulations to the 2020 Cygnus Book Awards FINALISTS!

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

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

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

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

Don’t wait! Click here to enter today!

Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
April 28, 2021
The 2020 Finalists for the GOETHE Book Awards for post-1750s Historical Fiction CIBAs
The Goethe Book Awards recognize emerging new talent in post-1750s Historical Fiction. The Goethe Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

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

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

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

The 2020 Finalists for the Goethe Book Awards

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

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

Register today!

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

Please click here for more information.

Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
April 26, 2021
The 2020 Finalists for the 2020 CHAUCER Book Awards for pre-1750s Historical Fiction CIBAs
The CHAUCER Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in pre-1750s Historical Fiction. The CHAUCER Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

The Chaucer Book Awards competition is named for Geoffrey Chaucer the author of the legendary Canterbury Tales. The work is considered to be one of the greatest works in the English language. It was among the first non-secular books written in Middle English to be printed in 1483.

Chanticleer International Book Awards is seeking for the best books featuring Pre-1750s Historical Fiction, including pre-history, ancient history, Classical, world history (non-western culture), Dark Ages and Medieval Europe, Renaissance, Elizabethan, Tudor, 1600s, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

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

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

Good Luck to ALL!

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

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

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

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

Register today!

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

As always, please contact us at Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions!
April 26, 2021
The 2016 PARANORMAL Book Awards FINALISTS List
The Paranormal Awards Writing Competition recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Novel Writing Competitions.

More than $30,000.00 dollars worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to Chanticleer Book Reviews 2016 writing competition winners at the Chanticleer Authors Conference April 1, 2017!

The Paranormal Awards FIRST IN CATEGORY sub-genres are:
- Paranormal Romance
- Urban/Edgy
- Magical Beings & Creatures and Magical Systems
- Supernatural Powers
- Adventure/Mystery/Thriller
- Paranormal
OFFICIAL LISTING of the 2016 Paranormal Writing Competition’s Finalists:

The following titles will compete for the Semi-Finalists SHORT LIST, and then the FIRST IN CATEGORY Positions and Awards Packages.
- John D Trudel – Raven’s Redemption
- Angella Cormier & Pierre C Arseneault – Oakwood Island
- Derek Swannson – Crash Gordon and the Illuminati Underground
- Patricia Mason – The Mercury Papers
- B. K. Smith – Laina and the Vamp
- Alex E. Carey – Fire’s Love
- Jessie Kwak – Shifting Borders
- Ian M. Smith – Trace
- Arjay Lewis – The Muse
- Lydia Staggs – Shamar
- Janet K. Shawgo – Archidamus
- Joanne Jaytanie – Corralling Kenzie
- Eliott McKay – The Aureate Spectacles
- Matt Kilby – The Road Cain Walks
- A.M. Manay – She Dies at the End
- Francine Paino – Two Wolves Dancing
- Lisa Voisin – The Warrior Prophet
- Carl S. Plumer – Shadows of Death
- Carl S. Plumer – Zombie Ever After
- Harper L. Jameson – The Spirit
- Ben Sharpton – 2nd Sight
- Elizabeth Crowens – Silent Meridian
- Christopher Leibig – Almost Mortal
- S.T. Holmes – Creole Moon: The Betrayal
- Israfel Sivad – The Adversary’s Good News
- Colleen Golden – The Well
As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.

Congratulations to the Finalists!

Good Luck to all of the Paranormal Finalists as they compete for the coveted SHORT LIST positions.

The PARANORMAL Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category winners will be announced and recognized at the April 1, 2017 Chanticleer Writing Contests Annual Awards Gala, which takes place on the last evening of the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2017 Paranormal Awards writing competitions for Paranormal Fiction. Please click here for more information or to enter the contests.
February 1, 2017
The Chatelaine Book Awards for Romantic Fiction 2016 Official Finalists Listing
The CHATELAINE Writing Competition Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genres of Romantic Fiction and Women’s Fiction. The Chatelaine Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Novel Writing Competitions.

More than $30,000.00 dollars worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to Chanticleer Book Reviews 2016 writing competition winners at the Chanticleer Authors Conference April 1, 2017!

The Chatelaine Awards FIRST IN CATEGORY sub-genres are:
- Contemporary Romance
- Historical Romance
- Adventure & Suspense
- Romantic Steamy/Sensual (Not Erotic)
- Inspirational/Restorative
The following titles will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions. The Semi-Finalists will compete FIRST IN CATEGORY Positions and Book Awards Packages.

This is the OFFICIAL FINALIST POSTING of the 2016 CHATELAINE Novel Writing Competition & Book Awards.
- M A Clarke Scott – The Art of Enchantment
- Darby Karchut – Stone’s Heart
- Sabra Brown Steinsiek – ‘Til the End of Time #4
- B. K. Smith – Sands Point: Memoirs of a Money Trader
- La Kayshal – The Lost Crown
- Nicola Italia – Love in the Valley of the Kings
- Linda Patrick – Angels Unawares
- Vicki Volden – Both
- Judah Knight – The Long Way Home
- M A Clarke Scott – Reconcilable Differences
- Kate Vale – Where This Goes
- F. E. Greene – The Never List (Love Across Londons)
- Elise K. Ackers – One For the Road
- Lucy Carol – Stiff Competition
- Karen Fitzpatrick – After the Rain
- Mike Hartner – I, James
- Diana Forbes – Mistress Suffragette
- Rebecca Lochlann – The Sixth Labyrinth
- Blanche Mathes – Dead Wrong
- Kathrin Murphy – Gentlemen, Gigolos & Gelato
- Nicole Evelina – Been Searching for You
- Mira West – Sacrificial Sins
- Lucinda Brant – Dair Devil: A Georgian Historical Romance #2
- Toby Neal – Somewhere in St. Thomas #2
- Candace Sams – Galactic Hearts
- Laura W. Chance – To Cornwall, with Love
- Kate James – When the Right One Comes Along #2
- Nate Gagon – Breaking Dad
- Kate James – When I Found You (K-9 Trilogy)
- P. A. Estelle – Hannah: Bride of Iowa
- Kate James – A Child’s Christmas
- Kate James – The Truth About Hope
- Kate James – When Love Matters Most
- Ashlinn Craven – Building Mr. Darcy
- Jayne Castel – The Breaking Dawn
- Nina Romano – In America
- Gail Avery Halverson – The Boundary Stone
- Dorothy Wiley – The Beauty of Love
- Susan Boles – Fated Love
- K.L. Kreig – Luke’s Absolution
- P.A. Estelle – Hannah: Bride of Iowa
- Regan Walker – The Refuge: An Inspirational Novel of Scotland
- Kate James – The Truth About Hope
- Kate James – When Love Matters Most
- Phillip Buchanon – Icing on Your Fingertips
- Gillian Galbraith – Kismba
- Mysty McPartland – The Laird’s Kidnapped Bride
- Candace Sams – Galactic Hearts
- Kate James – A Child’s Christmas
- Gillian M. Mercurio –Kisimba
This list is INCOMPLETE as of January 24, 2017. Please check back often until we post that all the results are in.

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This list is the Official Posting of the 2016 Chatelaine Finalists. We will begin announcing the 2016 Chatelaine First Place Category Winners in 2017. Good luck to all in one of our most competitive novel competitions!
The Chatelaine Finalists will compete for the Chatelaine Awards First In Category Positions, which consists of Four Judging Rounds. First Place Category Book Award winners will automatically be entered into the Chatelaine GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition, which has a cash prize of $200 or $500 dollars in editorial services. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse.
- All First In Category Award Winners will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference 2017 and Awards Gala. Register now for CAC17 to be there when your name is called!
- First In Category winners will compete for the Chatelaine Awards Grand Prize Award for the $200 purse and the Chanticleer Grand Prize Ribbon and badges.
- FOURTEEN genre Grand Prize winning titles will compete for the $1,000 purse for CBR Best Book and Overall Grand Prize.
- A coveted Chanticleer Book Review valued at $345 dollars U.S. CBR reviews will be published in the Chanticleer Reviews magazine in chronological order as to posting.
- A CBR Blue Ribbon to use in promotion at book signings and book festivals
- Digital book award stickers for on-line promotion
- Adhesive book stickers
- Shelf-talkers and other promotional items
- Promotion in print and on-line media
- Review of book distributed to on-line sites and printed media publications
- Review, cover art, and author synopsis listed in CBR’s newsletter
- Default First in Category winners will not be declared. Contests are based on merit and writing craft in all of the Chanticleer Writing Competitions.
As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.

Congratulations to the Finalists in this fiercely competitive contest!
Good Luck to all of the Chatelaine Finalists as they compete for the coveted First Place Category positions.

First In Category announcements will be made in our social media postings as the results come in.

If your name is on this list, be sure to check out: 7 Things to do if you are a finalist or winner in the Chanticleer International Writing Competitions on our Winner Circle page.

The Chatelaine Grand Prize Winner will be announced at the April 1, 2017 Chanticleer Writing Contests Annual Awards Gala, which takes place on the last evening of the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash. Register now for CAC17 to be there when your name is called and accept your blue ribbon on our stage.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2017 Chatelaine Awards writing competitions for Romantic Fiction. Enter the 2017 Chatelaine Awards Today!
December 2, 2016
The Cygnus Awards 2014 Finalists – Official List
The results for the 2014 Cygnus Awards Finalists are in.

The Cygnus Awards recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of SciFi & Fantasy Fiction. It is a division of Chanticleer Book Reviews Blue Ribbon Awards Writing Competitions.

The Cygnus Awards has eight sub-genres which are: Steampunk, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Fantasy, Paranormal, Mythological, Soft Sci-Fi/Young Adult, and Speculative Fiction.

Congratulations are in order for the following authors who made it to the Short List, The Cygnus 2014 FINALISTS OFFICIAL LIST:
- Selah J. Tay-Song for Dreams of a Vast Blue Cavern
- Robert L. Slater for All is Silence
- Yuan Jur for Citadel 7, Earth’s Secret: Enemy of Existence
- Ryan Henry for Betrayal on Triton
- V. Lakshman for Mythborn: Rise of the Adepts
- Sara Stamey for The Ariadne Connection
- D. C. for Prodigy Genius
- Michael Simon for Natural Selection
- H. G. Bleackley for ISO
- Jane Baskin for The New Earth: Rhapsody
- Tom and Nancy Wise for The Borealis Genome
- Laura Burroughs for The Foxes of Caminus
- Sherrill Nilson for Karda: Adalta
- Jianna Higgins for Filled to Completion
- Simone Pond for The City Center
- Robert Carrell for The Pinks and the Kinks
- Samantha Bryant for Going Through the Change
- Ryan Henry for Betrayal on Titan
- James Zerndt for The Cloud Seeders
- James Musgrave for Jane the Grabber
- J. M. Salyards for Shadow of the Last Man
- Michael Suma for Natural Selection
- Time Vander Meulin for A Humble Heart
- Christopher Pepper for Outrider Legion
- Allen W. Johnson for Blood Line Secrets
- Paul C. Breslin for Observer of the First Order
- Zachary J. Kitchen for The Unbeliever
- Alisse Lee Goldenberg for The Strings of a Violin
- Lorrie Farrelly for Time Lapse
- Jessica Schaub for Gateways
- Jamie Smith for Shadow Wars: The Arcana
- Richard Pulfer for Godtown
- Michael Murphey for About Time
- Terri-Lynn DeFino for Beyond the Gate
- Robert G. Ferrell for Goblinopolis
- Michael Wolff for Smoke and Mirrors
- Joannah Miley for The Immortal Game
- Brett A. Lawrence for The Shadow Guardians
- Jesikah Sundin for Legacy: The Biodome Chronicles
- Ashland Menshouse for The Last Guardian and Keeper of the Magi
Finalists will continue on to compete for a first place category win in their sub-genre, and then for the overall grand prize of the 2014 Cygnus Awards. First place category winners will receive an award package including a complimentary book review, digital award badges, shelf talkers, book stickers, and more.

We are now accepting submissions into the Cygnus Awards 2015. Deadline is January 31, 2015.
October 4, 2014