Tag: First Place Winner

  • WISHES and KISSES by Heather Pallotta – Heartwarming Children’s Books, Children’s Literature, Stories in Verse

    WISHES and KISSES by Heather Pallotta – Heartwarming Children’s Books, Children’s Literature, Stories in Verse

      CIBA Little Peeps 1st Place Blue and Gold BadgeA triumphant treasure in the bustling world of children’s literature, Heather Pallotta’s Wishes and Kisses is a work of art that will let every child who experiences it know that they are greatly loved and how magical they make the lives of the people around them.

      In the world of Wishes and Kisses, we are all made of sunshine and love, wishes and kisses, and how our uniqueness makes us perfectly us. Children will learn that some days will bring warmth and wiggles and others they may feel down and not quite themselves, but that all of these feelings are okay. The story reminds children (and adults) to fly high and follow their dreams to the stars.

      Heather Pallotta has been an artist since 1999 and was inspired to create children’s books by her children. She aims to teach confidence, love, uniqueness, and endless possibilities through her highly imaginative books.

       It is beyond doubt that Wishes and Kisses was written with an abundance of love for her children by watching their growing imaginations and exploration of themselves and the world around them.

      The illustrations, also drawn by the author, are simply stunning, beautifully reflecting the thoughts and feelings of the story itself. Parents and children will love these beautiful drawings and the uplifting message that will surely inspire the next generation of readers and artists.

      Pallotta has other stories within the world of Wishes and Kisses to come, the first being Ruler of Daffodils.

      Wishes and Kisses won 1st Place in the CIBA 2017 Little Peeps Awards for Children’s Literature and may be downloaded for free here.

      Little Peeps 1st Place CIBA Award Book Sticker Image

      Chanticleer Book Reviews 5 Star Best Book silver foil sticker

       

    • Part Three of Three Official Postings of the 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs) Overall Grand Prize and Division Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners

      Part Three of Three Official Postings of the 2020 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 2020 Winners of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs) with our third of three official postings.

      Click here to visit the First Posting out of Three Official Announcements of the 2020 CIBA Winners.

      Click here to visit the Second Posting out of Three Official Announcements of the 2020 CIBA Winners.

      CIBA Grand Prize Ribbons!

      The winners were recognized at a special CIBAs ceremony held on June 5th, 2021 in-person and by ZOOM webinars based 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.

      We cheered on the CIBA Premier Finalists with our bubbly of choice from wherever we were Zooming!

      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 24 CIBA Divisions. Without your labors of love for books, the Chanticleer International Book Awards would not exist. THANK YOU!

       

      We want to thank all of the authors and publishers who participated in the 2020 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

      Six Non-Fiction Divisions:

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

      along with the FIRST Winners for the 

      Short Story, and Book Series Awards,

      and concluding with the 

       OVERALL 2020 GRAND PRIZE WINNER 

      for the 

      2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards 


      Journey Narrative Non-Fiction

      The JOURNEY Book Awards for

      Narrative Non-Fiction, Memoirs, and Biographies 

      Grand Prize Winner is

      A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Journey Narrative Non Fiction The Parrot’s Perch by Karen Keilt

      THE PARROT’S PERCH: A MEMOIR OF TORTURE AND CORRUPTION IN BRAZIL by Karen Keilt

      The cover for The Parrot's Perch by Karen Keilt

      The Journey First Place Category Winners are:

      • Susan E Casey – Rock On: Mining for Joy in the Deep River of Sibling Grief
      • Laila Tarraf – Strong Like Water: Lessons Learned from Leading with Love
      • Steve Mariotti – Goodbye Homeboy 
      • Steve Rochinski – A Man of His Time: Secrets from a Halfway World
      • Susan E. Greisen – In Search of Pink Flamingos: A Woman’s Quest for Forgiveness & Unconditional Love
      • Renee Hodges – Saving Bobby: Heroes and Heroin in One Small Community 
      • Barbara Clarke – The Red Kitchen    

      The INSTRUCTION and INSIGHT Book Awards

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

      Grand Prize Winner is 

      A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for I & I Instructional and Insight Living Independently with Autism by Wendela Marsh

      INDEPENDENT LIVING WITH AUTISM by Wendela Whitcomb Marsh

      Cover for Independent Living with Autism by Wendela Whitcomb Marsh

       

       

      The I & &  First Place Category Winners are:


       

      Nellie Bly Awards

      The NELLIE BLY Book Awards

      for Investigative and Long Form Journalism Non-Fiction 

      Grand Prize Winner is

      A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Nellie Bly Journalistic Fiction, Prison from the Inside Out by William ‘Mecca’ Elmore & Susan Simone

      PRISON FROM THE INSIDE OUT by William ‘Mecca’ Elmore & Susan Simone

       

      The Nellie Bly First Place Category Winners are:

      • Ashley Conner and Cierra Camper – Memoirs of Michael: The Hurricane Project 
      • Kris Newby – BITTEN: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons
      • Janice S. Ellis, Ph.D. – Cause and Civility: Imploring Reason and Respect From An Advocate Journalist, Book I (now, Advancing the Good Society: Real Advocacy Journalism™ in Action, Book I Ethics and Values)
      • Patricia Martin Holt – EMPOWER A REFUGEE, Peace of Thread and the Backyard Humanity Movement
      • Gigi Berardi – FoodWISE: A Whole Systems Guide to Sustainable and Delicious Food Choices
      • Ted Neill – Two Years of Wonder 

      A yellow badge with three black lines that says "Harvey Chute Awards" across the bottom

      The HARVEY CHUTE Book Awards

      for Business & Enterprise Non-Fiction 

      Grand Prize Winner is

      EDGE: TURNING ADVERSITY INTO ADVANTAGE by Laura Huang

      Cover of Edge by Laura Huang

      The Harvey Chute First Place Category Winners are:

      • Gary M. Shiffman – The Economics of Violence: How Behavioral Science Can Transform our View of Crime, Insurgency, and Terrorism
      • Susanne Tedrick – Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators
      • Rachel Thompson – The BadRedhead Media 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge
      • Marcus Kirsch – The Wicked Company
      • Anthony Delauney – Owning the Dash
      • Tikiri Herath – Your Rebel Dreams: Discover Your Purpose and Passions to Power Up Your Life
      • Mike D. Kinney – Navigating Your Safety Culture Journey     

      Mind and Spirit Non-Fiction Awards

      The MIND & SPIRIT Book Awards

      for Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-Fiction

      Grand Prize Winner is

      A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Mind & Spirit Spirituality & Enlightenment for Exit the Maze by Dr. Donna Marks

      EXIT THE MAZE: ONE ADDICTION, ONE CAUSE, ONE CURE by Dr. Donna Marks

      Cover for Exit the Maze

      The Mind and Spirit First Place Category Winners are:

      • Cindy Rasicot – Finding Venerable Mother: A Daughter’s Spiritual Quest to Thailand 
      • Nancy Pickard – Bigger Better Braver
      • Jennie Lee – Spark Change: 108 Provocative Questions for Spiritual Evolution 
      • Anna CarnerBlossom – The Wild Ambassador of Tewksbury
      • Marianne Ingheim – Out of Love: Finding Your Way Back to Self-Compassion  
      • Jill Sherer Murray – Big Wild Love: The Unstoppable Power of Letting Go     

      The Hearten Awards Image

      The HEARTEN Book Awards

      for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction

      Grand Prize Winner is

      A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Hearten, inspiring and uplifting Non-Fiction is Love, Life, and Lucille by Judy Gaman

      LOVE, LIFE, AND LUCILLE by Judy Gaman

      Cover of Love, Life, and Lucille by Judy Gaman

      The Hearten First Place Category Winners are:

       


      Congratulations to the Inaugural 

      AWARD WINNERS for the

      Short Story Awards and Short Story Collections

      of the CIBAs


      The SHORT STORY Book Awards

      for the CIBA Short Story Collections

      Grand Prize Winner is

      A WEEK AT SURFSIDE BEACH by Pierce Koslosky Jr.

      The cover of A Week at Surfside Beach by Pierce Koslosky Jr

       

      Congratulations to The SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS FINALISTS!

      • Lindy Ryan – Dead of Winter 
      • Janet Oakley – Hilo Bay Mystery Collection
      • Sean Thomas Dwyer – Voices I Hear
      • Susan Lynn Solomon – T’was the Season
      • Abbe Rolnick – Tattle Tales: Essays and Stories Along the Way

      The SHORT STORY Book Awards

      for Short Stories, Novelettes, and Novellas

      Grand Prize Winner is

      SAVONNE, NOT VONNY by Robin Lee Lovelace

      Cover of Savonne, Not Vonny by Robin Lee Lovelace

      Congratulations to The SHORT STORY & NOVELLAS FINALISTS!

      SHORT STORIES and NOVELETTES 

      Historical Fiction (Chaucer/Goethe/Laramie/Hemingway) 

      • Kristie Clark – Dragon of the Sea
      • Vali Benson – Blood and Silver 
      • Grendolyn Soleil – Snow Dust and Boneshine: The Chronicles of Granny Witch
      • Marina Osipova – From Stalin with Love

      Mystery & Suspense  (M&M/Clue)

        • J. J. Clarke – Dared to Fly 
        • Alan E. Fleischauer – Sherlock and the Tiger 
        • Joanne Jaytanie – Twice As Bad, Miss Demeanor, P. I.  Series

        Out of This World Fiction – Speculative Fiction

        • Robin Lee Lovelace – Savonne, Not Vonny 
        • Alexandrea Weis – Sisters of the Moon 
        • Matilda Scotney- Joy In Four Parts
        • Sarena Ulibarri – Inviting Disaster
        • Grendolyn Soleil – Snow Dust and Boneshine: The Chronicles of Granny Witch

          Contemporary/Literary/Satire (Somerset/Mark Twain) 

          • Susan Lynn Solomon – Reunion
          • V. P. Evans – N
          • V.P. Evans – W
          • Michelle Rene Magee – Danielle’s Inferno
          • Dennis M. Clausen – The Accountant’s Apprentice 

          Chatelaine

          • Joanne Jaytanie – Christmas Chemistry, Forever Christmas in Glenville, Book 3
          • Vicki Batman – Raving Beauty
          • Gail Meath – Fire Blossom 
          • Joanne Jaytanie – P.I. I LOVE YOU,  Miss Demeanor, P.I. Book I

           

          Congratulations to the

          Inaugural AWARD WINNERS for the

          FICTION SERIES

          of the 2020 CIBAs

           


           

          The BOOK SERIES Book Awards

          for Fiction Series

          Grand Prize Winner is

          A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Book Series Fiction Series, The Devil’s Bookkeepers by Mark Newhouse

          THE DEVIL’S BOOKKEEPERS by Mark Newhouse

          Devil's Bookkeepers 3 Covers

          The Noose, The Noose Tightens, The Noose Closes

           

          Congratulations to the First Place  Category Winners 

          for the CIBAs New Division for Fiction Series Book Awards!

           

          CHATELAINE Book Series Awards for Romantic Fiction

          Multi-cultural/Inter-racial Romance Series:

          • The Prodigy Slave by Londyn Skye
            • The Prodigy Slave: Journey to Winter Garden
            • The Prodigy Slave: The Old World
            • The Prodigy Slave: The Ultimate Grand Finale

          Regency/Georgian Romance Series:

           

          • The Donet Trilogy by Regan Walker
            • To Tame the Wind 
            • Echo in the Wind
            • A Fierce Wind

          Historical Romance Series:

          • The Lavender Meuse Trilogy by Gail Noble-Sanderson
            • The Lavender House in Meuse
            • The Passage Home to Meuse
            • The Lavender Bees of Meuse

           

          HEMINGWAY Book Series Awards for Wartime Historical Fiction

          The Devil’s Bookkeepers – Three Books by Mark Newhouse

            • The Noose
            • The Noose Tightens
            • The Noose Closes

           

          CLUE Awards Series for Mystery & Suspense

          • The Annie Oakley Mystery Series – Three Books by Kari Bovee
            • Girl with a Gun
            • Peccadillo at the Palace
            • Folly at the Fair

          LARAMIE Series Awards Western, Americana, Civil War Fiction

          Americana Fiction

          •  An American Journey Novel Series – Four Books by Richard Alan Schwartz
            • The Emigrant
            • The Pioneer
            • The Surgeon
            • The Soldier

          GOETHE for Historical Fiction Series, post-1750s

          • The Poland Trilogy – Eastern European Literature -Three Books by James Conroyd Martin
            • Push Not the River
            • Against a Crimson Sky
            • The Warsaw Conspiracy

           

          DANTE ROSSETTI Book Series Awards for Young Adult Fiction

          • The Adventures of Jonathan Moore Book Series – Three Books by Peter Greene
            • Warship Poseidon
            • Castle of Fire
            • Paladin’s War 

           

          M & M Book Series Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries 

          • The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Mystery Series – Five Books by Michelle Cox
            • A Girl Like You
            • A Ring of Truth 
            • A Promise Given
            • A Veil Removed
            • A Child Lost 

           

          OZMA Book Series Awards for Fantasy Fiction 

          • Terribly Serious Darkness Gaslamp Fantasy Book Series – Three Books by Sam Hooker
            • Peril in the Old Country
            • Soul Remains
            • Now Before the Dark

           

          PARANORMAL Book Series Awards for Supernatural Fiction

          • The Winters Sisters – a Paranormal Romantic Suspense Series – Four Books by Joanne Jaytanie
            • Chasing Victory
            • Payton’s Pursuit
            • Willow’s Discovery
            • Corralling Kenzie 

           

          SOMERSET Book Series Awards for Contemporary, Literary, & Mainstream Fiction

          • The Anne McFarland Book Series – American Literature – Three Books by Jill G. Hall
            • The Black Velvet Coat
            • The Silver Shoes
            • The Green Lace Corset

           


          CONGRATULATIONS to ALL! 

           

          And NOW for the 

          2020 CHANTICLEER INT’L BOOK AWARDS

          BEST BOOK

          and

          OVERALL GRAND PRIZE WINNER

          A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Overall Grand Prize Winner for the CIBAs with a crown image is Trouble the Water, A novel, by Rebecca Dwight Bruff

          Cover of Trouble The Water by Rebecca Dwight Bruff

          TROUBLE THE WATER

          by Rebecca Dwight Bruff

          Rebecca Dwight Bruff will also be awarded $1,000 USD in recognition of her 2020 BEST BOOK of the YEAR – Chanticleer International Book Awards – Sponsored by Chanticleer Reviews & Media. 

          A Chanticleer Review of Trouble the Water will be featured in the in the SPRING 2022 quarterly edition of the Chanticleer Reviews Magazine (print and epub) along with other promotional and marketing opportunities along with an interview with the author, Rebecca Dwight Bruff.

          Thank you Rebecca Dwight Bruff for participating in the 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards. We look forward to receiving future work in our CIBAs.

          We look forward to toasting Rebecca in person at our next gathering–hopefully in 2022. We are so happy that she joined us virtually for the CIBA announcements at our special ceremony on June 5th, 2021.

          CONGRATULATIONS REBECCA DWIGHT BRUFF! 

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


          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.

          The video recordings of VCAC21 will be available on VIMEO. More information to come.

          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 2021 CIBAs in all 18 fiction divisions and seven non-fiction divisions. 

          Be sure to register early for the 10th Anniversary 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference that will start on April 7th, 2021 with the 2022 CIBA banquet and ceremony scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 10th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. If we cannot move forward with CAC22 due to the coronavirus, we will host another LIVE and HYBRID Chanticleer Authors Conference and 2021 Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards ceremony.

          Pivot and Oscillate are the Words for Today’s Challenging Times.

          An email will go out to all 2020 CIBA award winners prior to October 30, 2021, 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!” –even if it is virtual!

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

          Be well. Stay Healthy. Take Care!

          The Chanticleer Reviews Team

           

        • Part Two of The 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs) Overall Grand Prize and Division Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners

          Part Two of The 2020 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 2020 Winners of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs) with our second of three official postings.

          Click here to visit the First Posting out of Three Official Announcements for the 2020 CIBA Winners.

          Click here to visit the Third Posting out of Three Official Announcements for the 2020 CIBA Winners.

           

          VCAC21 laurel wreath

           

          The winners were recognized at a special CIBAs ceremony held on June 5th, 2021 in-person and by ZOOM webinars based 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.

          We cheered on the CIBA Premier Finalists with our bubbly of choice from wherever we were Zooming!

          Btw, Kiffer’s favorite Champagne!

          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 24 CIBA Divisions. Without your labors of love for books, the Chanticleer International Book Awards would not exist. THANK YOU!

           

          We want to thank all of the authors and publishers who participated in the 2020 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 2020—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 Laramie, Chaucer, Goethe, Hemingway, Chatelaine, Mark Twain, and Somerset Awards.

          Coveted Chanticleer Blue Ribbons!

          We are honored to present the

          2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards

          Grand Prize Winners 

          The 2020 CIBA Winners! 


           

          Western Pioneeer Civil War Fiction Award

          The LARAMIE Book Awards for

          American, Western, Pioneer, Civil War, and First Nation Novels

          The Grand Prize Winner isA blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Laramie Westerns for Trouble the Water, a novel by Rebecca Dwight Bruff

          TROUBLE THE WATER, A NOVEL by Rebecca Dwight Bruff

          Cover of Trouble The Water by Rebecca Dwight Bruff

           

          • Eileen Charbonneau – Mercies of the Fallen 
          • James Kahn – Matamoros 
          • Daniel Greene – Northern Wolf
          • David Fitz-Gerald – She Sees Ghosts? The Story of a Woman Who Rescues Lost Souls 
          • Gerry Robinson – The Cheyenne Story   
          • J.B. Richard – Jesse  
          • Mike Shellenbergar – Quail Creek Ranch 
          • Mike Shellenbergar –Refuge
          • J. Palma – The Chaffee Sisters   
          • Fred Dickey – Days of Hope, Miles of Misery – Love and Loss on the Oregon Trail 

          The Chaucer Awards for Historical Novels

          The CHAUCER Book Awards for

          Pre-1750s Historical Fiction 

          Grand Prize Winner is

          BIRD IN A SNARE by N.L. Holmes

          Cover of Bird in a Snare by N.L. Holmes

          • B.L. Smith – The Fall of the Axe
          • Helena P. Schrader – The Emperor Strikes Back
          • Denis Olasehinde Akinmolasire – The Mission to End Slavery
          • Thoren Syndergaard – Ripley of Valor
          • Brook Allen – Antonius: Son of Rome
          • Janet Wertman – The Path to Somerset
          • Regan Walker – Summer Warrior    

          Post 1750s Historical Fiction Award

          The GOETHE Book Awards for

          Post-1750’s Historical Fiction 

          Grand Prize Winner is

          A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Goethe Post-1750s The Aloha Spirit by Linda Ulleseit

          THE ALOHA SPIRIT by Linda Ulleseit

          Cover of The Aloha Spirit by Linda Ulleseit

          • Wendy Long Stanley – The Power to Deny       
          • Ben Wyckoff Shore – Terribilita      
          • Donna Scott – The London Monster   
          • Michelle Cameron – Beyond the Ghetto Gates    
          • P. L. Jonas – Beneath a Radiant Moon     
          • Dorothea Hubble Bonneau – Once in a Blood Moon  
          • Jule Selbo – Breaking Barriers: A Novel Based on the Life of Laura Bassi

          Ernest Hemingway looking off to the right

          The HEMINGWAY Book Awards for

          20th Century Wartime Fiction

          Grand Prize Winner is

          THE QUISLING FACTOR by J.L. Oakley

           

                         


           

          Romance Fiction Award

          The CHATELAINE Book Awards for

          Romantic Fiction and Women’s Fiction

          Grand Prize Winner is

          A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Chatelaine Romantic Fiction When the Wind Chimes by Mary Ting

          WHEN THE WIND CHIMES by Mary Ting

          Cover of When the Wind Chimes by Mary Ting

          • Linda Stewart Henley –Estelle: A Novel
          • Lindy Miller –The Magic Ingredient
          • Alexandrea Weis – The Christmas Spirit
          • Linda Lee Graham – A Thimbleful of Honor
          • Gayle Woodson – After Kilimanjaro
          • Eileen Charbonneau –Mercies of the Fallen
          • Carol Van Den Hende – Goodbye, Orchid       
          • Gail Noble-Sanderson – The Lavender Bees of Meuse   
          • Barb Warner Deane – The Whistle Stop Canteen     
          • T.K. Conklin – Promise of Spring    

          Mark Twain Awards

          The MARK TWAIN Book Awards

          for Humor and Satire

          Grand Prize Winner is

          A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Mark Twain Humor and Satire Arnold Falls by Charles Suisman

          ARNOLD FALLS by Charlie Suisman

          Cover of Arnold Falls by Charlie Suisman

          Blue and Gold Mark Twain First Place Winner Badge for Best in Category

          • Lenore Rowntree – Cluck
          • Wayne Edmiston – UNfatally Dead: to thaw or not to thaw?
          • Haris Orkin – You Only Live Once
          • Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Bernie, I’m Glad You’re Dead
          • Alex J. Tremari – Dragoncast
          • Matt Tompkins – Odsburg
          • J.P. Kenna – Toward A Terrible Freedom           

          The SOMERSET Book Awards

          for Literary, Contemporary, and Mainstream Fiction

          Grand Prize Winner is

          A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Somerset Literary and Contemporary Fiction A Season in Lights By Gregory Erich Phillips

          A SEASON IN LIGHTS by Gregory Erich Phillips

          Cover for A Season in Lights by Gregory Erich Phillips

          Blue and Gold Somerset First Place Winner Badge for Best in Category

          • Sara Stamey –Pause
          • Candi Sary –Magdalena
          • Kathleen Reid –Sunrise in Florence
          • T P Graf – As the Daisies Bloom
          • Julie Weary – Knowing Marjorie Thane
          • Barbara Linn Probst – Queen of the Owls
          • Jennifer Gold – Keep Me Afloat
          • Lainey Cameron – The Exit Strategy
          • Susan Wingate – How the Deer Moon Hungers  

           


          Congratulations to ALL!

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

          Be sure to FOLLOW and LIKE us Facebook and on Twitter @ChantiReviews

          Please standby for our next post ( that will honor:

          • Journey Book Award Winners
          • Hearten Book Award Winners
          • Harvey Chute Book Award Winners
          • Mind and Spirit Book Award Winners
          • Nellie Bly Book Award Winners
          • Instructional and Insight Book Award Winners
          • Short Story Book Award Winners
          • Book Series Book Award Winners

          And the OVERALL GRAND PRIZE for the 2020 CIBAs!

          Stay Tuned for Part 3 that will announce the Overall Grand Prize Winner!

          We are now accepting entries into the 2021 and 2022 Chanticleer International Book Awards.

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

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

          Thank you for joining us in celebrating the 2020 CIBA Winners! – The Chanticleer Team

           

           

        • The 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs) Overall Grand Prize and Division Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners | Part One

          The 2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs) Overall Grand Prize and Division Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners | Part One

          We are deeply honored and excited to announce the 2020 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 5th, 2021 by ZOOM webinars based at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.

           

          The 2021 Chanticleer Authors Conference and the 2020  Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards Banquet and Ceremony was originally scheduled for April 21 – 25, 2021. 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.

          However, in order to celebrate being  able to meet  in person in even a limited capacity (due to the fact that we all able to be vacinated in time), we postponed the First Place Winner and Grand Prize Ceremonies to June 5th, 2021 at the Hotel Bellwether with local Chanticleerians attending cheering each other on along with cheering on the virtual attendees. Champagne was poured and shared as the 2020 CIBA Grand Prize Division Award Winners were announced. After the event the small gathering of Chanticleerians were able to dine together immediately after in the Admiral Room of the Hotel Bellwether.

          CIBA Grand Prize Winners in Before Covid Times

          We’ve now hosted two virtual events and are pivoting to yet another new normal where events will now be expected to be in person and virtual! We were glad to still host VCAC21 on schedule with inimitable presenters like Cathy Ace, J.D. Barker, Bradley Metrock, Dr. Janice Ellis, Jessica Morrell, Paul Hanson, and more! Many of our presenters have already contacted us about the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference currently scheduled for April 7-10, 2022, and we are optimistic that we will be able to host that one in person as vaccinations continue to sweep the US.

          At the June 5th, 2021 Ceremonies, we are excited to recognize the 18 Fiction and 6 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 23 CIBA Divisions. Without your labors of love for books, the Chanticleer International Book Awards would not exist. THANK YOU!

          We want to thank all of the authors and publishers who participated in the 2020 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. You can order promotional stickers and such here

          A Recap of the CIBA Selection Process

          • The 2020 CIBAs have 18 Fiction Divisions and 6 Non-fiction Divisions.
          • First Place Category award winners were selected for each one of the 24 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 23 CIBA divisions.
          • One Overall Grand Prize award winner was selected from the 24 divisions of Grand Prize Award Winners

          All 2020 CIBA FINALISTS  were recognized with their respective division at the CIBA awards ceremony that was held each evening of VCAC21.

          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.

          THANK YOU to VCAC21 SPONSORS and FRIENDS

           

          CIBA Grand Prize Ribbons!

          We are honored to present the

          2020 Chanticleer International Book Awards

          Grand Prize Winners 

          The 2020 CIBA Winners! 


          The CYGNUS Book Awards

          for Science Fiction Novels

          Grand Prize Winner is 

          Blue and gold Grand Prize Winner Badge for Cygnus Science Fiction The Luna Missile Crisis by Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle

          THE LUNA MISSILE CRISIS by Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle

          Cover of The Luna Missile Crisis by Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle

          • Mark T. Sneed – Bully Nation
          • JL Morin – Loveoid
          • Timothy S. Johnston – The Savage Deeps
          • PA Vasey – Trinity’s Fall
          • Russ Colson – The Arasmith Certainty Principle  
          • Zach Fortier – Volk: Book one of The Overseer series        

           


          The OZMA Book Awards

          for Fantasy Fiction

          Grand Prize Winner is 

          Blue and gold Grand Prize Winner Badge for Ozma Fantasy for Divinity's Twilight: Rebirth by Christopher Russell

          DIVINITY’S TWILIGHT: REBIRTH BY Christopher Russell

          • T. Cook – Shin
          • Michelle Rene – The Canyon Cathedral: The Witches of Tanglewood, Book Two ( YA)
          • Gordon Preston – Zendragon   
          • H.J. Ramsay – Ever Alice    
          • Alison Levy – Gatekeeper: Book One in the Daemon Collecting Series
          • Jeny Heckman –The Warrior’s Progeny          
          • Glenn Searfoss – Cycles of Norse Mythology: Tales of the AEsir Gods   
          • KC Cowan & Sara Cole – Everfire                                

          The Paranormal Book Awards

          for Supernatural Fiction

          Grand Prize Winner is

          Blue and gold Grand Prize Winner Badge for Paranormal Supernatural Fiction Soul Seeker by Kaylin McFarren

          SOUL SEEKER by Kaylin McFarren

          • T. K. Thorne – House of Rose
          • R.B. Woodstone – Chains of Time   
          • Ryan Young – The Shepherd’s Burden    
          • Lydia Staggs – Azrael
          • Franklin Posner – Boston Betty      
          • Meg Evans – Enthrallment
          • Neil Chase – Iron Dogs
          • E. Alan Fleischauer – Just Die

          The GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards

          for High Stakes Thrillers, Lab Lit, and Suspense Novels

          Grand Prize Winner is

          THE BUCHAREST DOSSIER by William Maz

          Cover of William Maz's The Bucharest Dossier, Chanticleer Grand Prize Global Thrillers Winner 2020
          Pub Date: March 15, 2022

          • Randall Krzak –Colombian Betrayal   
          • Matt Andrus – UFO
          • Lynn Yvonne Moon – The Agency – Tablet of Destinies  
          • Avanti Centrae – Kiss of the Cobra – An M2 Action Thriller
          • Rafael Amadeus Hines –Bishop’s Law
          • Erik Foge – One Way Roads     

          Clue Awards for Suspense Thriller Novels

          The CLUE Book Awards

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

          Grand Prize Winner is 

          Blue and gold Grand Prize Winner Badge for Clue Suspense Thriller A Venomous Love by Chris Karlson

          A VENOMOUS LOVE by Chris Karlsen

          • Toni Bird Jones –The Measure of Ella    
          • Kari Bovee – Folly at the Fair   
          • Ken Farmer – Three Creeks  
          • Shanessa Gluhm – Enemies of Doves    
          • Martin Roy Hill –The Fourth Rising  
          • J.J.  Clarke – Dared to Run     
          • Corey Lynn Fayman – Ballast Point Breakdown    
          • Chuck Morgan – Crime Denied, A Buck Taylor Novel  
          • Theo Czuk – The Black Bottom

          Cozy Mystery Fiction Award

          The M & M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

          for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

          Grand Prize Winner is

          Blue and gold Grand Prize Winner Badge for M & M Mystery and Mayhem The Discovery by Patrick M. Garry

          THE DISCOVERY by Patrick M. Garry

          Cover of The Discovery by Patrick M. Garry

          • Lori Roberts Herbst – Suitable for Framing
          • Michelle Cox – A Child Lost
          • Ana T. Drew – The Murderous Macaron
          • Lina Hansen –In My Attic – A Magical Misfits Mystery        
          • Perry Miller – Lethal Injection
          • Tina Sloan – Chasing Cleopatra 

          Early Readers and Picture books

          LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for

          Early Readers and Picture Books

          Grand Prize Winner is 

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

          GREAT AS A BUTTON by Masoud Malekyari and Illustrated by Sebastião Peixoto

          Cover for Great as a Button by Masoud Malekyari

          • Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through the Alphabet
          • 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
          • Johnny Ray Moore –ANTHILL FOR SALE
          • Raven Howell – So You Want a Puppy?
          • PJ McIlvaine – Little Lena and The Big Table 

          Gertrude Warner Children's Chapter Books

          GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards

          for Middle-Grade Books 

          Grand Prize is

          A blue and gold badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Readers Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter by Kelly OliverKASSY O’ROARKE, CUB REPORTER by Kelly Oliver

          Cover of Kassy O'Roarke Cub Reporter by Kelly Oliver

          • Robert C. Feol – A Journey to Mouseling Hollow
          • Catherine Grangaard –A Fairy’s Tails    
          • Poem Schway – The Infinity Pendant
          • Ruthy Ballard – Frankie and the Gift of Fantasy
          • Ben Gartner – The Eye of Ra
          • Jay Spenser – The Barn Owl Mystery
          • Carmela Dutra – Little Katie Goes to the Moon   

          Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction

          The DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards

          for Young Adult Fiction

          Grand Prize Winner is

          THE BEST WEEK THAT NEVER HAPPENED by Dallas Woodburn

          Cover of The Best Week That Never Happened by Dallas Woodburn

          • Michelle Rene – The Canyon Cathedral: The Witches of Tanglewood,Book Two
          • Sara Hosey –Iphigenia Murphy     
          • Felicia Farber – Ice Queen      
          • Susanne Dunlap – The Paris Affair   
          • Chynna Laird – Just Shut Up and Drive     
          • L.L. Eadie – Yearning for the Unattainable
          • Jodi Lea Stewart – Blackberry Road      
          • Strider S. R. Klusman – Within Reach      
          • Ivy Cayden – Everything All At Once (Book 1, Chorduroys and Too Many Boys™)     

          Congratulations to ALL!

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

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          Please standby for our next posts that will honor:

          Click here to visit the Second Posting out of Three Official Announcements of the 2020 CIBA Winners.

          Click here to visit the Third Posting out of Three Official Announcements of the 2020 CIBA Winners.

          • Laramie Book Award Winners
          • Chaucer Book Award Winners
          • Goethe Book Award Winners
          • Hemingway Book Award Winners
          • Chatelaine Book Award Winners
          • Mark Twain Book Award Winners
          • Somerset Book Award Winners
          • Journey Book Award Winners
          • Hearten Book Award Winners
          • Harvey Chute Book Award Winners
          • Mind and Spirit Book Award Winners
          • Nellie Bly Book Award Winners
          • Instructional and Insight Book Award Winners
          • Short Story Book Award Winners
          • Book Series Book Award Winners

          And the OVERALL GRAND PRIZE for the 2020 CIBAs!

          We are now accepting entries into the 2021Chanticleer International Book Awards.

          Click here for more information and submission deadlines: https://www.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 2020 CIBA Winners! – The Chanticleer Team

           

        • JOURNEY Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

          JOURNEY Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

          A compass logo for the Journey AwardsThe Journey Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Narrative Non-Fiction and Memoir. The Journey Book  Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).

          Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books for our Journey Awards featuring true stories about  life events, unique experiences, personal journeys, overcoming adversity, and more. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

          We also are now offering the following CIBA Non-Fiction Divisions:

          • The Journey Awards for Narrative Nonfiction
          • The Mind & Spirit Book Awards for Mindfulness and Well-being
          • The Nellie Bly Book Awards for Investigative and Long-Form Journalism
          • The I & I Book Awards for Insight and Instruction for How-To, Guide Books, Self-Help, Cook Books, etc.
          • The Harvey Chute Book Awards for Business, Finance, and Enterprise
          • The Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring

          New in 2021 will be the Military Veterans and First Responders Non-Fiction works.

          The 2020 JOURNEY Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the JOURNEY Grand Prize Winner were announced by Janet Oakley 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 JOURNEY Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

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

          Congratulations to all!

          • Karen Keilt – The Parrot’s Perch: A Memoir of  Torture and Corrupti0n in Brazil  
          • Susan E Casey – Rock On: Mining for Joy in the Deep River of Sibling Grief
          • Laila Tarraf – Strong Like Water: How I Found the Courage to Lead with Love in Business and in Life
          • Steve Mariotti – Goodbye Homeboy 
          • Steve Rochinski – A Man of His Time: Secrets from a Halfway World 
          • Susan E. Greisen – In Search of Pink Flamingos: A Woman’s Quest for Forgiveness & Unconditional Love
          • Renee Hodges – Saving Bobby: Heroes and Heroin in One Small Community 
          • Barbara Clarke – The Red Kitchen

          The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 JOURNEY Awards is:

          Karen Keilt for

          The Parrot’s Perch:
          A Memoir of  Torture and Corrupti0n in Brazil 

          The cover for The Parrot's Perch by Karen Keilt

          Blue and Gold Journey Grand Prize Winner Badge for The Parrot's Perch by Karen Keilt

          The 2021 JOURNEY 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 2022 JOURNEY Book Awards are open until the end of August. 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.

        • MIND & SPIRIT Book Awards for Spirituality & Enlightenment Non-Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

          Mind and Spirit Non-Fiction Guides and Works | Chanticleer Book Reviews

          Congratulations to the First Place Category Winners and the Grand Prize winner of the MIND & SPIRIT Book Awards for the genre of Enlightenment and Spirituality Non-Fiction. The Mind & Spirit Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

          Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring enlightenment, motivational/self-help, spirituality, mindfulness, well-being, meditation, and energy. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

          We also are now offering the following CIBA Non-Fiction Divisions:

          • The Journey Awards for Narrative Nonfiction
          • The Mind & Spirit Book Awards for Mindfulness and Well-being
          • The Nellie Bly Book Awards for Investigative and Long-Form Journalism
          • The I & I Book Awards for Insight and Instruction for How-To, Guide Books, Self-Help, Cook Books, etc.
          • The Harvey Chute Book Awards for Business, Finance, and Enterprise
          • The Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring

          New in 2021 will be the Military Veterans and First Responders Non-Fiction works.

          The 2020 MIND & SPIRIT Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the MIND & SPIRIT Grand Prize Winner were announced by Sara Stamey 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 MIND & SPIRIT Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

          This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the MIND & SPIRIT BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the MIND & SPIRIT Grand Prize Winner.

          Congratulations to all!

          Mind & Spirit First Place Badge in Blue and Gold

          Congratulations to the 2020 1st Place Winners in the MIND & SPIRIT Book Awards! 

          • Cindy Rasicot – Finding Venerable Mother: A Daughter’s Spiritual Quest to Thailand    
          • Nancy Pickard – Bigger Better Braver
          • Dr. Donna Marks – Exit the Maze: One Addiction, One Cause, One Cure  
          • Jennie Lee – Spark Change: 108 Provocative Questions for Spiritual Evolution 
          • Marianne Ingheim – Out of Love: Finding Your Way Back to Self-Compassion  
          • Jill Sherer Murray – Big Wild Love: The Unstoppable Power of Letting Go 

             

            The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 Mind & Spirit Awards is:

            Dr. Donna Marks for

            Exit the Maze: One Addiction, One Cause, One Cure

            Cover for Exit the Maze

            Blue and Gold badge for the Mind and Spirit 2020 Grand Prize Winner for Dr. Donna Marks' EXIT the MAZE: One Addiction, One Cause, One Cure 

             

            This is the first awarding for a Grand Prize in the MIND & SPIRIT Division

            The 2021 MIND & SPIRIT 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 MIND & SPIRIT Book Awards are open until the end of November. 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.

          • HEARTEN Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

            HEARTEN Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

            The Hearten Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Uplifting and Inspiring, and Memoir. The Heartwarming Book  Awards is a NEW genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).

            Due to an unprecedented number of 2020 Journey Book Awards, we split off the Heartwarming, Inspirational, Heartening, Humorous, and Happiness. Think of Chicken Soup for the Soul. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

            We also are now offering the following CIBA Non-Fiction Divisions:

            • The Journey Awards for Narrative Nonfiction
            • The Mind & Spirit Book Awards for Mindfulness and Well-being
            • The Nellie Bly Book Awards for Investigative and Long-Form Journalism
            • The I & I Book Awards for Insight and Instruction for How-To, Guide Books, Self-Help, Cook Books, etc.
            • The Harvey Chute Book Awards for Business, Finance, and Enterprise
            • The Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring

            New in 2021 will be the Military Veterans and First Responders Non-Fiction works.

            The 2020 HEARTEN Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the HEARTEN Grand Prize Winner were announced by Janet Oakley 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 HEARTEN Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

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

            Congratulations to all!

            Congratulations to the 2020 1st Place Winners in the HEARTEN Book Awards!

            • Annerose D. Watts – Blue Plate Journey 
            • Katherine Snow Smith – Rules for the Southern Rulebreaker, Missteps, and Lessons Learned
            • Michael M. Van Ness – GENERAL IN COMMAND: The Life of Major General John B. Anderson from Iowa Farm to Command of the Largest Combat Corps in World War II 
            • Judy Gaman – Love, Life, and Lucille
            • Keturah Kendrick – No Thanks: Black, Female, And Living in the Martyr-Free Zone
            • Evelyn Kohl LaTorre – Between Inca Walls – Peace Corps memoir 
            • Deborah Tobola – Hummingbird in Underworld: Teaching in a Men’s Prison 
            • Suzanne Kamata – Squeaky Wheels: Travels with My Daughter by Train, Plane, Metro, Tuk-tuk and Wheelchair 
            • Cerridwen Fallingstar – Broth from the Cauldron; A Wisdom Journey through Everyday Magic 
            • Bill Pullen – It Started at The Savoy 

                 

                The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 Hearten Awards is:

                Judy Gaman for

                Love, Life, and Lucille

                Cover of Love, Life, and Lucille by Judy Gaman

                Blue and Gold Badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Hearten Awards Love, Life, and Lucille by Judy Gaman

                 

                This is the first awarding for a Grand Prize in the HEARTEN Division

                The 2021 HEARTEN 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 HEARTEN Book Awards are open until the end of November. 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.

                • NELLIE BLY Book Awards for Journalistic & Investigative Non-Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

                  Nellie Bly AwardsThe NELLIE BLY Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in non-fiction for Investigative and Journalist Non-fiction. The Nellie Bly Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

                  Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Social Science, Data Driven Reporting, Equality and Justice, Ethics, Human Rights, and Activists Groups. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

                  We also are now offering the following CIBA Non-Fiction Divisions:

                  • The Journey Awards for Narrative Nonfiction
                  • The Mind & Spirit Book Awards for Mindfulness and Well-being
                  • The Nellie Bly Book Awards for Investigative and Long-Form Journalism
                  • The I & I Book Awards for Insight and Instruction for How-To, Guide Books, Self-Help, Cook Books, etc.
                  • The Harvey Chute Book Awards for Business, Finance, and Enterprise
                  • The Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring

                  New in 2021 will be the Military Veterans and First Responders Non-Fiction works.

                  The 2020 NELLIE BLY Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the NELLIE BLY Grand Prize Winner were announced by Sara Stamey 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 NELLIE BLY Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

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

                  Congratulations to all!

                  • William “Mecca” Elmore & Susan Simone Prison From The Inside Out: One Man’s Journey from a Life Sentence to Freedom
                  • Ashley Conner and Cierra Camper – Memoirs of Michael: The Hurricane Project
                  • Kris Newby – BITTEN: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons
                  • Janice S. Ellis, Ph.D. – Cause and Civility: Imploring Reason and Respect From An Advocate Journalist, Book I
                  • Patricia Martin Holt – EMPOWER A REFUGEE, Peace of Thread and the Backyard Humanity Movement
                  • Gigi Berardi – FoodWISE: A Whole Systems Guide to Sustainable and Delicious Food Choices
                  • Ted Neill – Two Years of Wonder

                    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 NELLIE BLY Awards is:

                    William “Mecca” Elmore & Susan Simone for

                    Prison from the Inside Out:

                    One Man’s Journey from a Life Sentence to Freedom

                    Cover of Prison from the Inside out by William "Mecca" Elmore & Susan Simone

                    Blue and Gold Badge for the Nellie Bly 2020 Grand Prize Winner William "Mecca" Elmore  & Susan Simone PRISON FROM the INSIDE OUT

                    The 2021 NELLIE BLY 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 NELLIE BLY Book Awards are open until the end of November. 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.

                  • I & I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction – 2020 CIBA Winners

                    I & I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction – 2020 CIBA Winners

                    Instructional & Insightful Book AwardsThe I & I Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in non-fiction that are self-help, how-to, guides, or instructional. In non-fiction works, the author assumes responsibility (in good faith) for the truth, accuracy, people, places, or information presented.  The I & I Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

                    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring How-To, Guidance, Travel Guides, Cookbooks, Instruction, Insight, Self-Help, and more. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

                    We also are now offering the following CIBA Non-Fiction Divisions:

                    • The Journey Awards for Narrative Nonfiction
                    • The Mind & Spirit Book Awards for Mindfulness and Well-being
                    • The Nellie Bly Book Awards for Investigative and Long-Form Journalism
                    • The I & I Book Awards for Insight and Instruction for How-To, Guide Books, Self-Help, Cook Books, etc.
                    • The Harvey Chute Book Awards for Business, Finance, and Enterprise
                    • The Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring

                    New in 2021 will be the Military Veterans and First Responders Non-Fiction works.

                    The 2020 I & I Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the I & I Grand Prize Winner were announced by Abbe Rolnick 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 I & I Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

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

                    Congratulations to all!

                    • Peggy Sullivan – Blissfully Single, A Single’s Guide to Finding Happiness
                    • Judy Taylor – Save That Rug! A How-To Guide for Repairing Hooked Rugs
                    • Dennis J Kotchmar – The Joy Of Searching, Buying and Selling, Antiques and Home Decor from France and England
                    • Wendela Whitcomb Marsh – Independent Living with Autism: Your Roadmap to Success
                    • Leslie Bains – Let’s Take A Hike: 7 Family-Friendly Trails of Nantucket
                    • Carole Bumpus – Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, Book Two
                    • Jill Sherer Murray – Big Wild Love: The Unstoppable Power of Letting Go

                     

                    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 I & I Awards is:

                    Wendela Whitcomb Marsh for

                    Independent Living with Autism: Your Roadmap to Success

                    Cover for Independent Living with Autism by Wendela Whitcomb Marsh

                    Blue and Gold I & I 2020 Grand Prize Winner Badge for

                     

                    The 2021 I & I 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 I & I Book Awards are open until the end of November. 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.

                  • HARVEY CHUTE Book Awards for Business and Enterprise Non-Fiction – 2020 CIBA Winners

                    Business, Technology, and Enterprise Non-Fiction Guides and How-To Book Awards | Chanticleer Book Reviews

                    The HARVEY CHUTE Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Business and Enterprise Non-fiction. The Harvey Chute Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

                    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring motivational, strategy, technology guides, social media, finance, investing & money, communications, marketing, business, and economics. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

                    We are honored to name the Business and Enterprise Non-Fiction Book Awards after Harvey Chute, a local entrepreneur (IT consulting) who resided in Bellingham, Wash. where Chanticleer Reviews is headquartered. Harvey is known for creating the KBoards (Kindle Platform) in 2007. He also wrote five technical guides in Wiley’s famous “For DUMMIES” series. Harvey also wrote a young adult historical novel titled Stone and Silt before he passed away September 25, 2015 from severe health issues. Harvey Chute was a generous soul who loved to write and was passionate about books.

                    Harvey Raymond Chute
                    Harvey Raymond Chute, KBoards Founder & Author

                    We also are now offering the following CIBA Non-Fiction Divisions:

                    • The Journey Awards for Narrative Nonfiction
                    • The Mind & Spirit Book Awards for Mindfulness and Well-being
                    • The Nellie Bly Book Awards for Investigative and Long-Form Journalism
                    • The I & I Book Awards for Insight and Instruction for How-To, Guide Books, Self-Help, Cook Books, etc.
                    • The Harvey Chute Book Awards for Business, Finance, and Enterprise
                    • The Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring

                    New in 2021 will be the Military Veterans and First Responders Non-Fiction works.

                    The 2020 HARVEY CHUTE Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the HARVEY CHUTE Grand Prize Winner were announced by Abbe Rolnick 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 HARVEY CHUTE Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

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

                    Congratulations to all!

                    Congratulations to the 2020 1st Place Winners in the HARVEY CHUTE Book Awards! 

                    • Gary M. Shiffman – The Economics of Violence: How Behavioral Science Can Transform our View of Crime, Insurgency, and Terrorism
                    • Laura Huang – Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage 
                    • Susanne Tedrick – Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators
                    • Rachel Thompson – The BadRedhead Media 30-Day Book Marketing Challenge
                    • Marcus Kirsch – The Wicked Company
                    • Anthony Delauney – Owning the Dash
                    • Tikiri Herath – Your Rebel Dreams: Discover Your Purpose and Passions to Power Up Your Life
                    • Mike D. Kinney – Navigating Your Safety Culture Journey

                      The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 Harvey Chute Awards is:

                      Laura Huang for

                      Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage

                      Cover of Edge by Laura Huang

                      Blue and Gold Grand Prize Winner Badge for Havey Chute Awards for Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage by Laura Huang

                       

                      This is the first awarding for a Grand Prize in the HARVEY CHUTE Division for Business & Enterprise

                      The 2021 HARVEY CHUTE 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 HARVEY CHUTE Book Awards are open until the end of November. 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.