The Gertrude Warner Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Middle Grade Fiction. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Contemporary Middle Grade, SFF & Paranormal Middle Grade, Mystery Middle Grade, Historical Middle Grade, Adventure Middle Grade, and Graphic Novels. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. For Young Adult Fiction see ourDante Rossetti Awards hereand for Children’s Literature see ourLittle Peeps Awards here.
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction Long List to the 2022 Gertrude Warner 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 (CAC23).
The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.
We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023Chanticleer Authors Conference.
These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards novel competition for Middle Grade Fiction!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.
The 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards Short List
Joy A. Burke – Surviving Christmas
Cicek Bricault – KyRose Takes A Leap
Ketevan Alexander – Two Days with Zio
Sam Hooker & Lindy Ryan – Hemlock N Glitter
S.P. O’Farrell – Simone LaFray and the Red Wolves of London
J.K.Pinsel – KAZI
L.K. Keenan – Seb Artigas Gone Wrong
Barbara Hills – The Sun and the Starlings
Alex Paul – The King’s Armada: Arken Freeth and the Adventure of the Neanderthals, Book 6
Alan Frost – Time Travelers of the Caribbean
Bo Gannon – Rabbit Tracks – The Trail to Gettysburg
Ana Cortes – Marco, Pablo, & Olivia: Fútbol Tryouts
Anthony Feinman – I’M FAT! A Critters Adventure
Ben Gartner – People of the Sun
PJ McIlvaine – Violet Yorke, Gilded Girl: Ghosts in the Closet
Jon & Di Nelson – Spooky Stuff – Back Pocket Summer Camp Tales
Didem Saracel – Story of Universe
Christian A. Shane – Salmon Survivor
Andres Leopoldo Faza – Pomme’s Wondrous Journey
Jason Colpitts – Corrine and the Underground Province
Ted Neill & Suzi Spooner – Mystery Force Volume 1: Books 1-3 of the Mystery Force Series
Ellen Dee Davidson – WIND
Tamra Andrews – Mirror Child: Book One: The Woolgatherer
U.W. Leo – ARKO: The Dark Union (A Sci-fi Adventure Series)
Marc Remus – The Chocolate clouds
JK Noble – HALE: The Rise of the Griffins
Wilson Whitlow – Mystery of the Khar Chuluu
J. B. Spector – The Amethyst Tower, Book 2 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!
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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021GERTRUDE WARNER Awards was:
Fishing for Luck
by Murray Richter
The 2023 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 11-year Conference Anniversary!
Submissions for the 2023GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards are open until the end of August.Enter here!
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.
The Gertrude Warner Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Middle Grade Fiction. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Contemporary Middle Grade, SFF & Paranormal Middle Grade, Mystery Middle Grade, Historical Middle Grade, Adventure Middle Grade, and Graphic Novels. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. For Young Adult Fiction see ourDante Rossetti Awards hereand for Children’s Literature see ourLittle Peeps Awards here.
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction entries to the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for the 2022 Gertrude Warner Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the FINALIST positions. Finalists will be selected from the Short List. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).
The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.
We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023Chanticleer Authors Conference.
These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards novel competition for Middle Grade Fiction!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.
The 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards Long List
Tanya Volkova – The Enchanted Wind
Joy A. Burke – Surviving Christmas
J. Bruno – The Amazing Flight of Aaron William Hawk
Cicek Bricault – KyRose Takes A Leap
Ketevan Alexander – Two Days with Zio
Sam Hooker & Lindy Ryan – Hemlock N Glitter
S.P. O’Farrell – Simone LaFray and the Red Wolves of London
J.K.Pinsel – KAZI
L.K. Keenan – Seb Artigas Gone Wrong
Barbara Hills – The Sun and the Starlings
Alex Paul – The King’s Armada: Arken Freeth and the Adventure of the Neanderthals, Book 6
John Pliska – The Secret of the Park Street Dragon Warriors
Elizabeth M. Grieco – Paws in Paris: The Adventures of Tenny and Bella
Alan Frost – Time Travelers of the Caribbean
Bo Gannon – Rabbit Tracks – The Trail to Gettysburg
Ana Cortes – Marco, Pablo, & Olivia: Fútbol Tryouts
Anthony Feinman – I’M FAT! A Critters Adventure
Ben Gartner – People of the Sun
Robert Cole – Squirrels Going Nuts
PJ McIlvaine – Violet Yorke, Gilded Girl: Ghosts in the Closet
Jon & Di Nelson – Spooky Stuff – Back Pocket Summer Camp Tales
Charlotte Stuart – Not Me: Speluncaphobia, Secrets & Hidden Treasure
Charlotte Stuart – Moonlight Can Be Deadly (A Discount Detective Mystery)
Didem Saracel – Story of Universe
Christian A. Shane – Salmon Survivor
Andres Leopoldo Faza – Pomme’s Wondrous Journey
Jason Colpitts – Corrine and the Underground Province
Ted Neill & Suzi Spooner – Mystery Force Volume 1: Books 1-3 of the Mystery Force Series
Ellen Dee Davidson – WIND
Tamra Andrews – Mirror Child: Book One: The Woolgatherer
U.W. Leo – ARKO: The Dark Union (A Sci-fi Adventure Series)
Marc Remus – The Chocolate clouds
JK Noble – HALE: The Rise of the Griffins
Wilson Whitlow – Mystery of the Khar Chuluu
Didem Saracel – Story of Oxygen
J. B. Spector – The Amethyst Tower, Book 2 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!
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Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.
The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021GERTRUDE WARNER Awards was:
Fishing for Luck
by Murray Richter
The 2023=2 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 11-year Conference Anniversary!
Submissions for the 2023GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards are open until the end of August.Enter here!
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.
The Gertrude Warner Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Middle Grade Fiction. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Contemporary Middle Grade, SFF & Paranormal Middle Grade, Mystery Middle Grade, Historical Middle Grade, Adventure Middle Grade, and Graphic Novels. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards here and for Children’s Literature see our Little Peeps Awards here.
The 2021 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the GERTRUDE WARNER Grand Prize Winner were announced by Denise Ditto Satterfield on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar.
This is the OFFICIAL 2021 LIST of the GERTRUDE WARNER BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the GERTRUDE WARNER Grand Prize Winner.
Congratulations to all!
Didem Saracel – Story of Carbon
Murray Richter –Fishing for Luck
J. B. Spector –The Sunlit Curse, Book 1 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
Sean March –Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
Ben Gartner –Sol Invictus
Jay Spenser –The Phantom Airplane Mystery
Gloria Two-Feathers – Buck: Keeper of the Meadow
The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards is:
Fishing for Luck
by Murray Richter
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 GERTRUDE WARNER 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 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards are open until the end of August. Enter here!
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 Gertrude Warner Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Middle Grade Fiction. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Contemporary Middle Grade, SFF & Paranormal Middle Grade, Mystery Middle Grade, Historical Middle Grade, Adventure Middle Grade, and Graphic Novels. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards here and for Children’s Literature see our Little Peeps Awards here.
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction 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 2021 Gertrude Warner Finalists for Middle-Grade Readers
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
Mary K. Savarese –The Girl in the Toile Wallpaper
Didem Saracel – Story of Carbon
Murray Richter –Fishing for Luck
J. B. Spector –The Sunlit Curse, Book 1 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
Sean March –Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
Ben Gartner –Sol Invictus
KS Mitchell –The Mystery of the Golden Ball: Pen & Quin International Agents of Intrigue
Jay Spenser –The Phantom Airplane Mystery
Gloria Two-Feathers – Buck: Keeper of the Meadow
Susan McCormick –The Antidote
B.L. Smith –Serious Business on Albatross Lane
Moira Siobhan –Dilly Cooper Hat-astrophe
Emmett J Hall –RUNAWAY
Dane S. Skorup – Kid Kingmaker
Good luck to All!
These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards novel competition for Middle Grade Fiction!
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.
We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.
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.
The Gertrude Warner Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Middle Grade Fiction. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Contemporary Middle Grade, SFF & Paranormal Middle Grade, Mystery Middle Grade, Historical Middle Grade, Adventure Middle Grade, and Graphic Novels. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards here and for Children’s Literature see our Little Peeps Awards here.
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction Short List to the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards Semi-Finalists. Finalists will be chosen 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.
Announcing the 2021 Gertrude Warner Semi-Finalists for Middle-Grade Readers
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
Mary K. Savarese – The Girl in the Toile Wallpaper
Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
B.L. Smith – Serious Business on Albatross Lane
Didem Saracel – Story of Carbon
K.P. Boardman – The Falling Sisters
Murray Richter – Fishing for Luck
J. B. Spector – The Sunlit Curse, Book 1 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
Ben Gartner – Sol Invictus
Esta Lemon – The Loser Blog
KS Mitchell – The Mystery of the Golden Ball: Pen & Quin International Agents of Intrigue
These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards novel competition for Middle Grade Fiction!
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.
We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.
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.
What happens when a young strong-willed princess does not want to take the throne? Find out in the much-anticipated second book in the Middle-Grade fiction series, the Guinevere Trilogy by Cheryl Carpinello, in Guinevere: At the Dawn of Legend.
Cedwyn & Guinevere return with even more adventures than in the first book. The first story ends with the dynamic duo bolting into the forest with their bows drawn; but now, Guinevere aims her arrows not at an enemy, but at everyone around her. She’s fighting with her father, her father’s magician, and even herself.
Guinevere, it seems, is spoken for. Unlikely as it may seem, she is now engaged to be married to King Arthur.
The thought of marriage to a man more than twice her age makes her anxious and upset. Guinevere tries to convince her father that she does not want the engagement, but all of her attempts are thwarted. In a form of rebellion, she sneaks out in the middle of the night to go for a ride on her horse. Riding her trusty steed always calms her nerves and helps her think.
As she rides on, she encounters a magical beast – a unicorn and, of all people, her father’s magician and confidante, Merlyn. Does the chance meeting between the girl and the beast have any significance? Readers won’t be able to put the book down!
Carpinello presents her Middle-Grade work with fast-paced action, stunning imagery, and characters that jump off the page.
Descriptions of Guinevere riding on her horse in the moonlight, waves crashing against the beach as she goes, will work to enthrall young readers. Even more, Carpinello, a former educator, develops her series with the reluctant reader in mind, balancing scenes of action against those dealing with some tough, real-life issues such as death, marriage, and family relations.
Carpinello sets her story firmly in the Middle Ages, where war, smoke and violence are common.
Readers will enjoy the dynamic and believable characters contained within Guinevere: At the Dawn of Legend. The events and descriptions feel authentic to the time, as well, and are woven into the storyline seamlessly. Carpinello offers an extensive glossary in the back of the book to help readers gain insight and perspective into the story. There may be a few missing words from the glossary, but overall, young readers will be able to pick up clues to word meanings via the surrounding text. Make no mistake, this novel is compelling and will hook even reluctant readers immediately.
Guinevere: At the Dawn of Legend belongs next to the other fun-loving Medieval tales for the Middle-Grade crowd. While there is no doubt the story benefits from reading the series in order, this book can and does stand on its own. All in all, this novel will find its audience with those who yearn for adventure and love the intrigue of the Middle-Ages.
The Gertrude Warner Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Middle Grade Fiction. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Contemporary Middle Grade, SFF & Paranormal Middle Grade, Mystery Middle Grade, Historical Middle Grade, Adventure Middle Grade, and Graphic Novels. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards here and for Children’s Literature see our Little Peeps Awards here.
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction Long List to the 2021 Gertrude Warner 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 Gertrude Warner Book Awards novel competition for Middle Grade Fiction!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
Didem Saracel – Story of Carbon
Clayton Marshall Adams – The Mask
Mary K. Savarese – The Girl in the Toile Wallpaper
Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
B.L. Smith – Serious Business on Albatross Lane
K.P. Boardman – The Falling Sisters
Murray Richter – Fishing for Luck
J. B. Spector – The Sunlit Curse, Book 1 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
James Love – Max Voltage: Multiverse Mayhem
Ben Gartner – Sol Invictus
Ronnie Swire Siegel – Displaced: A Story About Climate Change and How Displaced Animals Ring the Alarm
Esta Lemon – The Loser Blog
KS Mitchell – The Mystery of the Golden Ball: Pen & Quin International Agents of Intrigue
D. H. Timpko – The Firma Twins and the Flute of Enchantment
Susan McCormick – The Antidote
Gloria Two-Feathers – Buck Keeper of the Meadow
Jay Spencer – The Phantom Airplane Mystery
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.
We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.
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.
The Gertrude Warner Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Middle Grade Fiction. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).
Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Contemporary Middle Grade, SFF & Paranormal Middle Grade, Mystery Middle Grade, Historical Middle Grade, Adventure Middle Grade, and Graphic Novels. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards here and for Children’s Literature see our Little Peeps Awards here.
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction entries to the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Gertrude Warner Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the FINALIST positions. Finalists will be selected from the Short List. 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 Gertrude Warner Book Awards novel competition for Middle Grade Fiction!
Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
Didem Saracel – Story of Carbon
Didem Saracel – Story of Oxygen
Ryan O’Connor – Ting Ting, the Girl Who Saved China
Clayton Marshall Adams – The Mask
Mary K. Savarese – The Girl in the Toile Wallpaper
Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
McKemie Huston – Return of the Last Prism
M.L. Smith – Serious Business on Albatross Lane
B.L. Smith – Irritating Adventures on Albatross Lane
K.P. Boardman – The Falling Sisters
Murray Richter – Fishing for Luck
J. B. Spector – The Sunlit Curse, Book 1 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
J. B. Spector – The Amethyst Tower, Book 2 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
Ronnie Swire Siegel – Displaced: A Story About Climate Change and How Displaced Animals Ring the Alarm
James Love – Max Voltage: Multiverse Mayhem
Ben Gartner – Sol Invictus
Esta Lemon – The Loser Blog
KS Mitchell – The Mystery of the Golden Ball: Pen & Quin International Agents of Intrigue
D. H. Timpko – The Firma Twins and the Flute of Enchantment
Susan McCormick – The Antidote
Raea Gragg – Mup
Gloria Two-Feathers – Buck Keeper of the Meadow
Barbara Glazier-Robinson – Grace from Space: A Race to Save Earth(Dream Catcher Series, Book One)
Jay Spencer – The Phantom Airplane Mystery
Laura Gerhardt Schonberg – Joker
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!
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We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.
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.
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
THE LUNA MISSILE CRISIS by Rhett C. Bruno & 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
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
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Thank you for joining us in celebrating the 2020 CIBA Winners! – The Chanticleer Team
The GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of middle-grade readers, fiction and non-fiction, that compel children to read and explore. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs).
Named in honor of the author of the quintessential children’s series – The Boxcar Children, Gertrude Warner.
Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about eight to twelve. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical, Adventure. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.
The 2020 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the GERTRUDE WARNER 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 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.
This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the GERTRUDE WARNER BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the GERTRUDE WARNER Grand Prize Winner.
Congratulations to all!
Robert C. Feol – A Journey to Mouseling Hollow
Kelly Oliver – Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter
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
The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards is:
Kelly Oliver for
Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter
The 2021 GERTRUDE WARNER 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 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards are open until the end of June. Enter here!
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.
