Tag: Grand Prize

  • The 2022 CIBAs Grand Prize Winners for Non-Fiction, Shorts, and Series!

    The 2022 CIBAs Grand Prize Winners for Non-Fiction, Shorts, and Series!

    A Huge Congratulations to all of the Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards (CIBAs) Division Non-Fiction, Book Series, and SHORTS Grand Prize Winners!

    Every tier of the CIBAs is an important one, though few rise to be one of the coveted Division Grand Prize Winners.

    All First Place and Grand Prize winners were announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference at the CIBAs Ceremonies on Saturday, April 29th at the Chanticleer Banquet. We have a separate post for Fiction, the Shorts Awards, and the Series Awards.

    Now let’s take a step back and look at where we came from to make this happen.

    A pyramid showing the different levels of CIBA Achievement

    Want to join in the fun? Submit to the 2023 CIBAs today!

    Now, presenting the Non-Fiction Awards Grand Prize Winners!

    I&I or Instruction & Insight Awards CIBA Badge

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 I&I Awards is:

    Emotional Magnetism

    by Sandy Gerber 

    Emotional Magnetism Cover

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    Nellie Bly Awards

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 NELLIE BLY Awards is:

    Saints & Soldiers

    by Rita Katz

    The Nellie Bly Grand Prize Badge for Rita Katz and her book Saints and Soldiers

    A Gold Ribbon dividing this section from the next

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 HARVEY CHUTE Awards is:

    Reconfigurement

    by E. Alan Fleischauer

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    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 MIND & SPIRIT Awards is:

    A Sky of Infinite Blue 

    By Kyomi O’Connor

    Mind and Spirit Grand Prize for a Sky of Infinite Blue by Kyomi O'Connor

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

    Inner Trek
    – a reluctant pilgrim to the Himalayas

    By Mohan Ranga Rao

    Inner Trek Cover

    The 2022 Hearten Grand Prize Badge for Inner Trek by Mohan Ranga Rao

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    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 MILITARY & FRONT LINE Awards is:

    Lost in Beirut: A True Story of Love, Loss, and War

    by Ashe & Magdalena Stevens

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

    A Fraction Stronger 

    by Mark Berridge

    A Fraction Stronger Cover

    A Gold Ribbon dividing this section from the next

    Now, presenting the Shorts & Series Awards Grand Prize Winners!

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 SHORTS Awards for Collections and Anthologies is:

    God, the Mafia, My Dad, and Me

    by Lori Lee Peters

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 SHORTS Awards for Short Stories and Essays is:

    Old Man Baseball

    by Mike Murphey

    The Grand Prize for Short Stories and Essays in the Shorts Awards for Old Man Baseball by Mike Murphey

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    A stack of books flying into the blue sky for the Book Series Awards

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

    The Curtis Jefferson Series

    by Vince Bailey 

    The Series Grand Prize for the Curtis Jefferson Series by Vince Bailey


    We have badges available starting with the Short List. If you need a digital badge reflecting your tier level, please email info@ChantiReviews.com with your division and rank, and we will send you one as soon as possible.

    The Grand Prize Winners of the 2022 CIBAs with Michelle Cox, the Overall Grand Prize Winner, in the center
    The 2022 Grand Prize Winners!

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

    To ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

    Grand Prize Division Winners will receive a customized digital badge. When we receive it from our graphic artist, we will also post here and in the Grand Prize Division Winners Official Posting.

    Thank you for participating in the 2022 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

     Team Chanticleer


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    Make sure your Award gets the attention it deserves on Goodreads.com 

    In the Librarian Manual on Goodreads, you can go to your Book Edit Page — Literary Awards.

    You want to list the Award for Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) Winners, and be sure to include the year and what place you received. For example:

    The year Long List, Short List, Semi-Finalist, Finalist, First Place, Division Grand Prize, or Overall Grand Prize Winner

    Note from Goodreads: “To add a new award or edit an existing award, you’ll need help from one of our volunteer librarians or a staff member.” For assistance, post in the Goodreads Librarians Group.

    Always double check that you’ve written everything correctly before posting it. The search function for Awards on Goodreads is both case and punctuation sensitive.


    The Overall Grand Prize Winner for the 2022 CIBAs

    was Michelle Cox’s Book A Spying Eye

    The 2022 Overall Grand Prize Winner Badge for Michelle Cox and her book A Spying Eye

    A Blue Button that invites you to enter the CIBAs saying "Enter Here to Win Book Awards Learn More" a Wreath surrounds CAC 2023 for the Chanticleer Authors Conference

    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.

    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!

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

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

    Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Facebook and Twitter handle is @ChantiReviews

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

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

    To ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

    Grand Prize Division Winners will receive a customized digital badge. When we receive it from our graphic artist, we will also post here and in the Grand Prize Division Winners Official Posting.

    Thank you for participating in the 2022 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

     Team Chanticleer

  • The 2022 CIBAs Grand Prize Winners for Fiction!

    The 2022 CIBAs Grand Prize Winners for Fiction!

    A Huge Congratulations to all of the 2022 Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards (CIBAs) FICTION Division Grand Prize Winners!

    Every tier of the CIBAs is an important one, though few rise to be one of the coveted Division Grand Prize Winners.

    This post has links to each of the 16 individual CIBA FICTION Divisions’  Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners. We will have a separate post for Non-Fiction  Award Winners and another post for the Shorts Awards, and the Series Awards’ winners.

    All First Place and Grand Prize winners were announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference at the CIBAs Ceremonies on Saturday, April 29th at the Chanticleer Banquet. We can’t express how excited we are to be able to do this in person with our fully vaccinated and boosted staff in a healthy metro area.

    At the break in 2022 CIBAs Ceremony between the First Place Division announcements and the Grand Prize Announcements.

    Now let’s take a step back and look at where we came from to make this happen.

    A pyramid showing the different levels of CIBA Achievement

    Want to join in the fun? Submit to the 2023 CIBAs today!

    Now, presenting the links to the 2022 CIBA Fiction Division Awards Grand Prize Winners!

    Cygnus Award for Science Fiction

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 CYGNUS Awards for Science Fiction is:

    The Last Lumenian

    By S. G. Blaise

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

    Soar a Burning Sky

    By Steven Michael Beck

    The Ozma Grand Prize Badge for Soar a Burning Sky by Steven Michael Beck

    A Manuscript

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    Paranormal Fiction Awards

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

    COLD AS HELL

    By Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle

    2022 Paranormal Grand Prize Badge for Cold as Hell by Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle

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    Global Thriller

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 GLOBAL THRILLER Awards is:

    HYBRID HYSTERIA

    By Charlie Robinson

    The Grand Prize Badge for the Global Thriller Awards for Hybrid Hysteria by Charlie Robinson

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    Thriller Suspense Fiction Award

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

    Have You Seen Me?

    By Alexandrea Weis

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    Cozy Mystery Fiction Award

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 Mystery & Mayhem Awards is:

    A Spying Eye

    A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel

    by Michelle Cox 

    The M&M Grand Prize for Mystery and Mayhem M&M Awards goes to A Spying Eye by Michelle Cox

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    Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 DANTE ROSSETTI Awards is:

    Wages of Empire

    by Michael J. Cooper 

    Manuscript

    The Dante Rossetti Grand Prize Badge for Wages of Empire by Michael J Cooper

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    The Boxcar Children from the famed series by Gertrude Warner

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards is:

    MYSTERY FORCE, Volume 1

    by Ted Neill and Suzi Spooner

    Ted Neill and Suzi Spooner's book Mystery Force Volume 1 took home the Gertrude Warner Grand Prize Award

    A Gold Ribbon dividing this section from the next

    Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is:

    Ravens Roost 

    by Maggie Bates

    Raven's Roost CoverThe Little Peeps 2022 Grand Prize Badge for Ravens Roost by Maggie Bates

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

    Guarded Hearts 

    by T.K. Conklin

    The 2022 Laramie Grand Prize Badge for Guarded Hearts by T.K. Conklin

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    A picture of Geoffery Chaucer as a white man with a gray goatee with the words "Chaucer Awards" across the bottom

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

    Daughter of Hades

    by Mack Little

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    Post 1750s Historical Fiction Award

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

    Eleonora and Joseph:

    Passion, Tragedy, and Revolution in the Age of Enlightenment

    by Julieta Almeida Rodrigues

    The Goethe Grand Prize Badge for Eleanora and Joseph by Julieta Almedia Rodrigues

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    Ernest Hemingway looking off to the right

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 Hemingway Book  Awards is:

    Running with Cannibals

    by Robert W. Smith

    Running with Cannibals Cover

    The Hemingway Grand Prize for Running with Cannibals by Robert W. Smith

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    Romance Fiction Chatelaine Award

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 CHATELAINE Book Awards is:

    Operation Mom:

    My plan to get my Mom a life and a man

    by Reenita Malhotra Hora 

    The Chatelaine 2022 Grand Prize for Operation Mom by Reenita Malhotra Hora

    A Gold Ribbon dividing this section from the next

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 MARK TWAIN Awards is:

    DELPHIC ORACLE, USA 

    by Steven Mayfield

    Delphic Oracle CoverThe Mark Twain Grand Prize for Steven Mayfield and his book Delphic Oracle U.S.A.

    A Gold Ribbon dividing this section from the next

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

    Everything That Was 

    by Conon Parks 

    Everything That Was CoverThe Grand Prize Somerset Badge for Everything That Was by Conon Parks


    We have badges available starting with the Short List. If you need a digital badge reflecting your tier level, please email info@ChantiReviews.com with your division and rank, and we will send you one as soon as possible.

    The Grand Prize Winners of the 2022 CIBAs with Michelle Cox, the Overall Grand Prize Winner, in the center
    The 2022 Grand Prize Winners!

     


    A Brown lower case g -- the goodreads logo

    Make sure your Award gets the attention it deserves on Goodreads.com 

    In the Librarian Manual on Goodreads, you can go to your Book Edit Page — Literary Awards.

    You want to list the Award for Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) Winners, and be sure to include the year and what place you received. For example:

    The year Long List, Short List, Semi-Finalist, Finalist, First Place, Division Grand Prize, or Overall Grand Prize Winner

    Note from Goodreads: “To add a new award or edit an existing award, you’ll need help from one of our volunteer librarians or a staff member.” For assistance, post in the Goodreads Librarians Group.

    Always double check that you’ve written everything correctly before posting it. The search function for Awards on Goodreads is both case and punctuation sensitive.


    The Overall Grand Prize Winner for the 2022 CIBAs was Michelle Cox’s Book A Spying Eye

    The 2022 Overall Grand Prize Winner Badge for Michelle Cox and her book A Spying Eye

    A Blue Button that invites you to enter the CIBAs saying "Enter Here to Win Book Awards Learn More" a Wreath surrounds CAC 2023 for the Chanticleer Authors Conference

    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.

    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!

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

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

    Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Facebook and Twitter handle is @ChantiReviews

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

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

    To ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

    Grand Prize Division Winners will receive a customized digital badge. When we receive it from our graphic artist, we will also post here and in the Grand Prize Division Winners Official Posting.

    Thank you for participating in the 2022 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

     Team Chanticleer

  • The SOMERSET 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Literary & Contemporary Fiction

    The SOMERSET 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Literary & Contemporary Fiction

    The SOMERSET Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Literary and Contemporary Fiction. The Somerset 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 contemporary stories, literary themes, adventure, magical realism, or women and family themes. These books have advanced to the final judging rounds.

     1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Donna LeClair on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    This is the OFFICIAL 2022 LIST of the SOMERSET BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the SOMERSET Grand Prize Winner.

    Somerset Blue and Gold First Place Badge

    Join us in celebrating the following award-winning authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

    • Jo Deniau – Stiff Hearts

    • Datta Groover – The Reluctant Visionary

    • Conon Parks – Everything That Was

    • John Hansen – Hired Hands

    • Linda Moore – Attribution

    • Morgan Sloan – Scars and Honey

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

    Everything That Was 

    by Conon Parks 

    Everything That Was CoverThe Grand Prize Somerset Badge for Everything That Was by Conon Parks

    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!

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

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

    Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Facebook and Twitter handle is @ChantiReviews

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

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

    To ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

    Grand Prize Division Winners will receive a customized digital badge. When we receive it from our graphic artist, we will also post here and in the Grand Prize Division Winners Official Posting.

    Thank you for participating in the 2022 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

     Team Chanticleer

  • The JOURNEY 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Overcoming Adversity Non-Fiction

    The JOURNEY 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Overcoming Adversity Non-Fiction

    Journey Narrative Non-Fiction CIBA BadgeThe Journey Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Overcoming Adversity in 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 featuring true stories about adventures, life events, unique experiences, travel, personal journeys, global enlightenment, and more. See our full list of Non-Fiction Divisions here

    1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Lisa Spicer on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    This is the OFFICIAL 2022 LIST of the JOURNEY BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the JOURNEY Grand Prize Winner.

    Join us in celebrating the following award-winning authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

    • Sandi Paris – Catching Rain

    • Norris Comer – Salmon in the Seine: Alaskan Memories of Life, Death, & Everything In-Between

    • Laura Whitfield – Untethered: Faith, Failure, and Finding Solid Ground

    • Kyomi O’Connor – A Sky of Infinite Blue- A Japanese Immigrant’s Search for Home and Self

    • M. E. Schuman – The Understory: A Female Environmentalist in the Land of the Midnight Sun

    • Mark Berridge – A Fraction Stronger    

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

    A Fraction Stronger 

    by Mark Berridge 

    A Fraction Stronger Cover

    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!

    This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

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

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

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

     

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

    To ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

    Grand Prize Division Winners will receive a customized digital badge. When we receive it from our graphic artist, we will also post here and in the Grand Prize Division Winners Official Posting.

    Thank you for participating in the 2022 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

     Team Chanticleer

     

  • The HEARTEN 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Uplifting & Inspiring Non-Fiction

    The HEARTEN 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Uplifting & Inspiring Non-Fiction

    The Hearten Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Uplifting & Inspiring Non-Fiction and Memoir. The Hearten 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 featuring true stories about adventures, life events, unique experiences, travel, personal journeys, global enlightenment, and more. We will put books about true and inspiring stories to the test and choose the best among them. See our full list of Non-Fiction Divisions here. 

     1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by PJ Devlin on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    This is the OFFICIAL 2022 LIST of the HEARTEN BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the HEARTEN Grand Prize Winner.

     

    Join us in celebrating the following authors and their award-winning works in the 2022 CIBAs.

    • Kerrin Margiano – Enjoy the Gift of Childhood

    • Ann E Feldman – Building Communities of Trust: Creative Work for Social Change

    • Randi Benator – Awaken to Your Calling: A Guide to Discovering Your Career Path and Life Direction

    • Mohan Ranga Rao – Inner Trek: a reluctant pilgrim to the Himalayas

    • Roselle Madrone – The Open Book: A Family Memoir of Adventure, Trauma, and Resilience 

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

    Inner Trek
    – a reluctant pilgrim to the Himalayas

    By Mohan Ranga Rao

    Inner Trek Cover

    The 2022 Hearten Grand Prize Badge for Inner Trek by Mohan Ranga Rao

    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!

    This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

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

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

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

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

    To ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

    Grand Prize Division Winners will receive a customized digital badge. When we receive it from our graphic artist, we will also post here and in the Grand Prize Division Winners Official Posting.

    Thank you for participating in the 2022 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

     Team Chanticleer

  • The NELLIE BLY 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Longform Journalism Non-Fiction

    The NELLIE BLY 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Longform Journalism Non-Fiction

    The Nellie Bly Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Journalistic Non-Fiction, Investigative Works,  and Indepth Reports on Issues and Societal Topics. The Nellie Bly 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 featuring Longform Journalism, Investigative Works, . We will put books about true and inspiring stories to the test and choose the best among them. See our full list of Non-Fiction Divisions here. 

    1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Eric Lucas on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    This is the OFFICIAL 2022 LIST of the NELLIE BLY BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the NELLIE BLY Grand Prize Winner.

    Join us in celebrating the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

    • Susan Lehmann – The Execution of Robert Butts

    • Rita Katz – Saints and Soldiers

    • Lana MelmanArtists Under Fire: The BDS War against Celebrities, Jews, and Israel

    • Joshua Frank – Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America

    • Jeff Kavanaugh and Corey Glickman – Practical Sustainability: Circular Commerce, Smarter Spaces and Happier Humans

    • Janice S. Ellis –  Using My Word Power: Advocating for a More Civilized Society, Book III: Patriotism & Politics     

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 NELLIE BLY Awards is:

    Saints & Soldiers

    by Rita Katz

    The Nellie Bly Grand Prize Badge for Rita Katz and her book Saints and Soldiers

    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!

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

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

    Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Facebook and Twitter handle is @ChantiReviews

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

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

    To ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

    Grand Prize Division Winners will receive a customized digital badge. When we receive it from our graphic artist, we will also post here and in the Grand Prize Division Winners Official Posting.

    Thank you for participating in the 2022 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

     Team Chanticleer

  • The SHORTS 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Novellas, Collections, and Anthologies

    The SHORTS 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Novellas, Collections, and Anthologies

    The Short Story Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in Collected Works such as Short Story Collections, Essay Collections, and Anthologies. The Short Story Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards program.

    The Chanticleer International Book Awards program discovers today’s best works. The Short Stories Awards discovers the Best New Shorts in Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction. These books have advanced to the next judging rounds. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

    NOTE: We are posting the Short Stories and Essays in a different post. This Official Announcement is for Novellas and Collections.

    1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by T.K. Conklin on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    This is the OFFICIAL 2022 LIST of the SHORTS BOOK AWARDS for Collections and Anthologies First Place Category Winners and the SHORTS Grand Prize Winner.

     

    Join us in celebrating the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

    • W.A. Pepper – DoGoodR: A Tanto Thriller

    • Britt Lind – A Fate Worse Than Death

    • Pat Wahler – The Christmas Keepsake

    • Linnea Tanner – Two Faces of Janus

    • Tessa Floreano – Slain Over Spumoni

    • Lori Lee Peters – God, the Mafia, My Dad, and Me

    • Tamar Anolic – The Lonely Spirit

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

      God, the Mafia, My Dad, and Me

      by Lori Lee Peters

      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!

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

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

      Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Facebook and Twitter handle is @ChantiReviews

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

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

      To ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

      Grand Prize Division Winners will receive a customized digital badge. When we receive it from our graphic artist, we will also post here and in the Grand Prize Division Winners Official Posting.

      Thank you for participating in the 2022 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

      Team Chanticleer

    • The PARANORMAL 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Supernatural Fiction

      The PARANORMAL 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Supernatural Fiction

      Paranormal Fiction AwardsThe Paranormal Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

      Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books Paranormal books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, magical systems and elements.

      1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Robert Phillips on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash., sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

      This is the OFFICIAL 2022 LIST of the PARANORMAL BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the PARANORMAL Grand Prize Winner.

      Blue and Gold Paranormal 1st Place Best in Category CIBA Badge Image

       

      Join us in celebrating the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

      • Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle – Cold As Hell

      • Kaylin McFarren – Requiem For A Queen

      • Jenny Allen – Blood Lily

      • Nola Nash – Crescent City Sin

      • Novella Jean – The Bell Lady of Blairmont Manor

      • Rebecca Kightlinger – The Lady of the Cliffs: Book Two of The Bury Down Chronicle

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

      COLD AS HELL

      By Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle

      2022 Paranormal Grand Prize Badge for Cold as Hell by Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle

      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!

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

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

      Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Facebook and Twitter handle is @ChantiReviews

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

       

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

      To ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

      Grand Prize Division Winners will receive a customized digital badge. When we receive it from our graphic artist, we will also post here and in the Grand Prize Division Winners Official Posting.

      Thank you for participating in the 2022 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

      The Chanticleer Team

    • The Humor and Satire 2022 CIBA WINNERS

      The Humor and Satire 2022 CIBA WINNERS

      The Humor and Satire Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Humor and Satire. The Humor and Satire Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

      Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring  satire, humor, political ideology, parody, fantasy, and allegory or fable. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

      1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Catherine Brown on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

      This is the OFFICIAL 2022 LIST of the Humor and Satire BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the Humor and Satire Grand Prize Winner.

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

       

      Join us in celebrating the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

      • Daniel Eric Finkel – Mr. Taffle’s Pants of Insanity

      • David Bush – General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms

      • Steven Mayfield – Delphic Oracle, U.S.A.

      • Mike Murphey – The Outlaw Gillis Kerg … Physics, Lust and Greed Series

      • Marco Ocram – The Awful Truth About The Sushing Prize

      • Karla Huebner – In Search of the Magic Theater

        The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 Humor and Satire Awards is:

        DELPHIC ORACLE, USA 

        by Steven Mayfield

        Delphic Oracle CoverThe Mark Twain Grand Prize for Steven Mayfield and his book Delphic Oracle U.S.A.

        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!

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

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

        Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Facebook and Twitter handle is @ChantiReviews

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

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

        To ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

        Grand Prize Division Winners will receive a customized digital badge. When we receive it from our graphic artist, we will also post here and in the Grand Prize Division Winners Official Posting.

        Thank you for participating in the 2022 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

        The Chanticleer Team

      • The CLUE 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Suspense/Thriller Mysteries

        The CLUE 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Suspense/Thriller Mysteries

        Clue Awards for Suspense Thriller NovelsThe Clue Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Suspense and Thriller Mysteries. The Clue Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

        Chanticleer International Book Awards is seeking the best books featuring suspense, thrilling adventure, detective work, private eye, police procedural, and crime-solving, we will put them to the test to discover the best! (For lighter-hearted Mystery and Classic Cozy Mysteries please check out our Mystery & Mayhem Awards, and for High Stakes Suspense Novels please check out our Global Thriller Awards).

        1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Ted Neill on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

        This is the OFFICIAL 2022 LIST of the CLUE BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the CLUE Grand Prize Winner.

        Blue and Gold Clue 1st place badge

        Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs. 

        • Marie Sutro – Dark Obsessions

        • Michelle Cox – A Spying Eye

        • Jodé Millman – Hooker Avenue

        • Alexandrea Weis – Have You Seen Me?

        • Kevin G. Chapman – Dead Winner

        • Arthur Herbert – The Bones of Amoret

        • Brenda Stanley – The Still Small Voice

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

        Have You Seen Me?

        By Alexandrea Weis

        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!

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

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

        Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Facebook and Twitter handle is @ChantiReviews

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

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

        To ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

        Grand Prize Division Winners will receive a customized digital badge. When we receive it from our graphic artist, we will also post here and in the Grand Prize Division Winners Official Posting.

        Thank you for participating in the 2022 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

        Team Chanticleer