Tag: Memoir Awards

  • The 2023 Short List JOURNEY Book Awards for Overcoming Adversity in Narrative Non-Fiction

    The 2023 Short List JOURNEY Book Awards for Overcoming Adversity in Narrative Non-Fiction

    Journey Narrative Non-Fiction CIBA Badge

    The 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 a Journey of 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

    These titles have moved forward in the Long List Journey Non-Fiction entries to the 2023 Journey Book Awards SHORT LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2023 Journey Semi-Finalists. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

    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 20th, 2024 in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2023 Journey Book Awards novel competition for Overcoming Adversity in Non-Fiction!

    Join us in celebrating the Short List authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.

    • Frederick Douglass Reynolds – Saint Bloodbath
    • Qin Sun Stubis – Once Our Lives
    • Rebecca Olmstead – Loved So Much It Hurts: Purpose in the Pain
    • Tina Davidson – Let Your Heart Be Broken, Life and Music of a Classical Composer
    • Hollie Stuart – I Can See for Miles
    • Cathryn Vogeley – I Need To Tell You
    • Lori Lee Peters – God, the Mafia, My Dad and Me
    • Cort Casady – Not Your Father’s America
    • Francesca Miracola – I Got It From Here
    • Patricia Angeles – Midpoint: A Memoir
    • Francesca Grossman – Not Weakness: Navigating the Culture of Chronic Pain
    • Sara Alvarado – Dreaming In Spanish: An Unexpected Love Story in Puerto Vallarta
    • Joel Harris – Searching for Steve
    • Leslie Ferguson – When I Was Her Daughter
    • Kathy Sechrist – Success Is The Best Revenge
    • Antonia Deignan – Underwater Daughter: A Memoir of Survival and Healing
    • Phyllis Dyson – Among Silent Echoes: A Memoir of Trauma and Resilience
    • Andrew Saltarelli – Leaving Home
    • Nanette J. Davis Ph.D. – Raging Currents: Mental Illness and Family
    • Aurita Maldonado – The Zen of Dancing in the Rain: Becoming One with the Storm
    • Barbara Wolf Terao – Reconfigured: A Memoir
    • Trisha T Pritiin – The Hanford Plaintiffs: Voices From the Fight for Atomic Justice
    • T.C. Fuller – Painting Over Rust: Stories From a 20-Year Odyssey in the FBI
    • Sarah Martin – Dear Psychosis
    • Julie Morrison – Barbed: A Memoir
    • Jarie Bolander – Ride or Die: Loving Through Tragedy, A Husband’s Memoir
    • Mikky Eagle – Transcending to Power – the Freya Files : A Survivor’s Memoir Uncovering the Aftermath of Child Sexual-Abuse
    • Erika Shepard – Trans-Formations From Field Boots to Sensible Heels
    • Karen DeBonis – Growth: A Mother, Her Son, and the Brain Tumor They Survived
    • Mike Nixon – Life Travel And The People In Between

    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 2022 JOURNEY Awards is:

    A Fraction Stronger 

    by Mark Berridge 

    A Fraction Stronger Cover

    See our full list of 2022 Journey Winners here.

    The 2023 JOURNEY Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC24 on April 20, 2024. Save the date for CAC24, scheduled April 18-21, 2024, our 12 year Conference Anniversary!

    April 18-21, 2024! Register Today!

    Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

    Join us for our 12th annual conference and discover why!

  • The 2023 HEARTEN Book Awards Long List for Inspiring & Uplifting 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. 

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2023 Hearten Non-Fiction entries to the 2023 Hearten Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for the 2023 Hearten 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 (CAC24).

    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 20th, 2024 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2023 Hearten Book Awards novel competition for Uplifting and Inspirational Non-Fiction!

    Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.

    • Lynne M. Kolze – Please Write: Finding Joy and Meaning in the Soulful Art of Handwritten Letters
    • Anna Casamento Arrigo – Patience Insanity & Wisdom
    • Lisa Niver – Brave-ish, One Breakup, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty
    • Syril Levin Kline – Inspiring Legacy: David and Carmen Kreeger’s Journey to Philanthropy
    • Lally Pia – The Fortune Teller’s Prophecy: A Memoir of an Unlikely Doctor
    • Alexander V. Girman & Cynthia J Girman – A Voice from Heaven: From Earthly Struggles to Thriving in the Afterlife
    • Duncan McLauren – Owning Your Destiny
    • Terri Kim – The Enlightenment Stories Represented in the Samgook Yusa and the Princess Bari
    • Julie Morrison – Barbed: A Memoir
    • Alex Bisset – The Destination Birth
    • Shanita Liu – Dear Durga: A Mom’s Guide to Activate Courage and Emerge Victorious
    • Theo Boyd – My Grief is Not Like Yours: Learning to Live After Unimaginable Loss, A Daughter’s Journey
    • Trudy Wells-Meyer – Some Things Are Simply Meant to Be
    • Maria C. Palmer and Ruthie Robbins – On the Rocks
    • Tony Jeton Selimi – The Unfakeable Code®
    • Tony Jeton Selimi – A Path to Excellence
    • Art Berman – Art in the Middle Ages: A Memoir of Midlife Renaissance
    • Nove Meyers – Running Away From the Circus
    • Patrick M. Garry – The Power of Gratitude: Charting a Path Toward a Joyous and Faith-Filled Life
    • Nove Meyers – Running Away From the Circus
    • Kate Hudson-Hall – Anxiety Hacks: Proven Techniques, Tools and Tips to Calmness
    • Hollie Stuart – I Can See For Miles
    • Cory Mortensen – The Buddha and the Bee
    • Julie Scolnik – Paris Blue
    • Cort Casady – Not Your Father’s America
    • Elizabeth Rau – The Good Slope
    • Joel Harris – Searching for Steve
    • Steven Greenebaum – An Afternoon’s Dictation: Inclusive Revelation for the 21st Century
    • Dian Seidel – Kindergarten at 60: A Memoir of Teaching in Thailand
    • Aurita Maldonado – The Zen of Dancing in the Rain: Becoming One with the Storm
    • Grant Harper Reid – The Apocalypto Kid Goes to College
    • Nanette J. Davis Ph.D. – Raging Currents: Mental Illness and Family
    • Catherine DeMonte – Beep! Beep! Get Out of My Way!: Seven Tools for Powerful Creation and Living Your Unstoppable Life
    • Dr. Kelly Rabenstein – Psychological Secrets for Emotional Success (It’s All About Love)

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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

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

     

    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

     

    Click here to see the 2022 Hearten Book Award Winners for Uplifting Non-Fiction

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2023 Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction & Memoir. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC24. 

    Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference April 18-21, 2024! Register Today!

    Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

    Join us for our 12th annual conference and discover why!

  • The 2023 Long List JOURNEY Book Awards for Overcoming Adversity in Narrative Non-Fiction

    The 2023 Long List JOURNEY Book Awards for Overcoming Adversity in Narrative 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. 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

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2023 Journey Non-Fiction entries to the 2022 Journey Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2023 Journey 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 (CAC24).

    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 20th, 2024 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2023 Journey Book Awards novel competition for Overcoming Adversity in Non-Fiction!

    Join us in celebrating the Long List authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.

    • Maria C. Palmer and Ruthie Robbins – On the Rocks
    • Frederick Douglass Reynolds – Saint Bloodbath
    • Stephen Watts – Searching for Charles: The Untold Legacy of an Immigrant’s American Adventure
    • Qin Sun Stubis – Once Our Lives
    • Rebecca Olmstead – Loved So Much It Hurts: Purpose in the Pain
    • Tina Davidson – Let Your Heart Be Broken, Life and Music of a Classical Composer
    • Hollie Stuart – I Can See for Miles
    • Trevor Greene – March Forth: The Inspiring True Story Of A Canadian Soldier’s Journey Of Love, Hope and Survival
    • Cory Mortensen – The Buddha and the Bee
    • Kyle Campbell – Beyond Belief: How Living with a Brain Stem Tumor brought Faith and Purpose to Life
    • Cathryn Vogeley – I Need To Tell You
    • Lori Lee Peters – God, the Mafia, My Dad and Me
    • Cort Casady – Not Your Father’s America
    • Francesca Miracola – I Got It From Here
    • Patricia Angeles – Midpoint: A Memoir
    • Francesca Grossman – Not Weakness: Navigating the Culture of Chronic Pain
    • Sara Alvarado – Dreaming In Spanish: An Unexpected Love Story in Puerto Vallarta
    • Joel Harris – Searching for Steve
    • Leslie Ferguson – When I Was Her Daughter
    • Kathy Sechrist – Success Is The Best Revenge
    • Antonia Deignan – Underwater Daughter: A Memoir of Survival and Healing
    • Phyllis Dyson – Among Silent Echoes: A Memoir of Trauma and Resilience
    • Andrew Saltarelli – Leaving Home
    • Nanette J. Davis Ph.D. – Raging Currents: Mental Illness and Family
    • Aurita Maldonado – The Zen of Dancing in the Rain: Becoming One with the Storm
    • Barbara Wolf Terao – Reconfigured: A Memoir
    • Trisha T Pritiin – The Hanford Plaintiffs: Voices From the Fight for Atomic Justice
    • T.C. Fuller – Painting Over Rust: Stories From a 20-Year Odyssey in the FBI
    • Sarah Martin – Dear Psychosis
    • Julie Morrison – Barbed: A Memoir
    • Jarie Bolander – Ride or Die: Loving Through Tragedy, A Husband’s Memoir
    • Mikky Eagle – Transcending to Power – the Freya Files : A Survivor’s Memoir Uncovering the Aftermath of Child Sexual-Abuse
    • Erika Shepard – Trans-Formations From Field Boots to Sensible Heels
    • Karen DeBonis – Growth: A Mother, Her Son, and the Brain Tumor They Survived
    • Mike Nixon – Life Travel And The People In Between

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

    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.

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

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

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

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

     

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

    A Fraction Stronger 

    by Mark Berridge 

    A Fraction Stronger Cover

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

    The 2023 JOURNEY Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC24 on April 20, 2024. Save the date for CAC24, scheduled April 18-21, 2024, our 12 year Conference Anniversary!

    April 18-21, 2024! Register Today!

    Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

    Join us for our 12th annual conference and discover why!

  • 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

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    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 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 2022 I&I CIBAs Finalists for Instructional and Insightful Non-Fiction

    The 2022 I&I CIBAs Finalists for Instructional and Insightful Non-Fiction

    I&I or Instruction & Insight Awards CIBA BadgeThe I & I Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Instruction and Insight non-fiction that are self-help, how-to, guides, or explanatory. 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 Instruction and Insight books featuring How-To, Guidance, Travel Guides, Cookbooks, Self-Help, 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. 

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2022 I&I Non-Fiction Semi-Finalists to the 2022 I&I Book Awards Finalists. 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 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the First Place and Grand Prize Winners of the 2022 I&I Book Awards novel competition for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction!

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

    • Tana Hope – Healthy Habits for Desk Potatoes
    • Kenneth Nixon Jr. – Born Into Crisis
    • John W. Feist – Pocket Japan: a concise guidebook for business travelers to Japan
    • Deborah Vinall, PsyD, LMFT – Trauma Recovery Workbook for Teens
    • Kip and Pam Rosser – Vegetarian Tales From the Mushroom Rooms
    • Natalie Dale, MD – A Writer’s Guide to Medicine. Volume 2: Illness & Injury
    • Kerrin Margiano – Enjoy the Gift of Childhood
    • Simran Sadana & Meena Iyer – Ramayana Through Ikebana
    • Michael J. Freeman Ph.D. – Freeman Explains! The Things That Can Change That Should Be Changed
    • Matthew J. Louis – Mission Transition: Navigating the Opportunities and Obstacles to Your Post-Military Career
    • Wendela Whitcomb Marsh – Dating While Autistic: Cut Through the Social Quagmire and Find Your Person
    • Ellen Notbohm – Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew
    • Gustavo J. Gomez, Ph.D. – Hair Loss: Options for Restoration & Reversal 2nd Edition
    • Ann E Feldman – Building Communities of Trust: Creative Work for Social Change
    • E. Alan Fleischauer – Reconfigurement
    • D. Terrence Foster, MD – The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life
    • Tracy Cram Perkins – Dementia Home Care, How to Prepare Before, During, and After
    • Sandy Gerber – Emotional Magnetism – How to Communicate to Ignite Connection in Your Relationships
    • Donna McCart Welser – Rue’s Butterfly
    • Jocelyn Jones – Artist: Awakening the Spirit Within
    • Benjamin Plumb – The Satisfied Introvert: A Memoir About Finding Safety in an Extroverted World

    Blue and Gold Badge for the I&I Awards for Instructional and Insightful NonFiction

     

    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.

    This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post.

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

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

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

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

    The Grand Prize Winner for the 2021 I&I Awards is
    Ángela Quijada-Banks for The Black Foster Youth Handbook

    Black Foster Youth Handbook Cover

    Click here to see the 2021 I&I Book Award Winners for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction

    We are now accepting submissions to the 2023 I&I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2024. 

    Please click here for more information.

    See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

    Winners will be announced at the 2022 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    a Wreath surrounds CAC 2023 for the Chanticleer Authors Conference

    April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

    Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

    Join us for our 11th annual conference and discover why!

    A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

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

  • The 2022 HEARTEN CIBAs Finalists for Inspiring & Uplifting 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. 

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Hearten Non-Fiction Semi-Finalists to the 2022 Hearten Book Awards 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 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the First Place and Grand Prize Winners of the 2022 Hearten Book Awards novel competition for Uplifting and Inspirational Non-Fiction!

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

    • Kerrin Margiano – Enjoy the Gift of Childhood
    • Megan Whitmer – Mom Life Versus the Everyday Apocalypse
    • Laura Whitfield – Untethered: Faith, Failure, and Finding Solid Ground
    • 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
    • Beverly J. Armento – Seeing Eye Girl: A Memoir of Madness, Resilience, and Hope
    • C.J. Hudson – Destiny Lives on Fairhaven Street
    • Kim Fairley – Swimming for My Life
    • Mark Berridge – A Fraction Stronger
    • Kyomi O’Connor – A Sky of Infinite Blue- A Japanese Immigrant’s Search for Home and Self
    • Mohan Ranga Rao – Inner Trek – Trek Himalayan
    • Roselle Madrone – The Open Book: A Family Memoir of Adventure, Trauma, and Resilience
    • Jocelyn Jones – Artist: Awakening the Spirit Within
    • Benjamin Plumb – The Satisfied Introvert: A Memoir About Finding Safety in an Extroverted World
    • Mike Coleman – The Way from Me to Us

    Blue and Gold badge for the finalists of the Hearten award

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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

    The Grand Prize Winner for the 2021 HEARTEN Awards is
    Diane Trull & Meredith Wargo for
    DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them

    Cover of DAWGS, the 2021 Grand Prize Winner for the Hearten Awards

    Blue and Gold Grand Prize Badge for the 2021 Hearten Awards, won by DAWGs

    Click here to see the 2021 Hearten Book Award Winners for Uplifting Non-Fiction

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2023 Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction & Memoir. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC24. 

    Please click here for more information.

    See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

    Winners will be announced at the 2022 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

    Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

    Join us for our 11th annual conference and discover why!

    Featuring: Book to Screen expert and attorney Maggie Marr

    A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

     

  • The 2022 I&I CIBAs Semi-Finalists for Instructional and Insightful Non-Fiction

    The 2022 I&I CIBAs Semi-Finalists for Instructional and Insightful Non-Fiction

    I&I or Instruction & Insight Awards CIBA BadgeThe I & I Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Instruction and Insight non-fiction that are self-help, how-to, guides, or explanatory. 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 Instruction and Insight books featuring How-To, Guidance, Travel Guides, Cookbooks, Self-Help, 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. 

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2022 I&I Non-Fiction Short List to the 2022 I&I Book Awards Semi-Finals. 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 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2022 I&I Book Awards novel competition for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction!

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

    • Tana Hope – Healthy Habits for Desk Potatoes
    • Kenneth Nixon Jr. – Born Into Crisis
    • John W. Feist – Pocket Japan: a concise guidebook for business travelers to Japan
    • Deborah Vinall, PsyD, LMFT – Trauma Recovery Workbook for Teens
    • Kip and Pam Rosser – Vegetarian Tales From the Mushroom Rooms
    • Natalie Dale, MD – A Writer’s Guide to Medicine. Volume 2: Illness & Injury
    • Kerrin Margiano – Enjoy the Gift of Childhood
    • Simran Sadana & Meena Iyer – Ramayana Through Ikebana
    • Michael J. Freeman Ph.D. – Freeman Explains! The Things That Can Change That Should Be Changed
    • Matthew J. Louis – Mission Transition: Navigating the Opportunities and Obstacles to Your Post-Military Career
    • Gene Berardelli – Schnooks, Crooks, Liars & Scoundrels: A Field Guide to Identifying Political Buffoons
    • Wendela Whitcomb Marsh – Dating While Autistic: Cut Through the Social Quagmire and Find Your Person
    • Ellen Notbohm – Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew
    • Gustavo J. Gomez, Ph.D. – Hair Loss: Options for Restoration & Reversal 2nd Edition
    • Ann E Feldman – Building Communities of Trust: Creative Work for Social Change
    • Margaret Tran – The Actions
    • E. Alan Fleischauer – Reconfigurement
    • D. Terrence Foster, MD – The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life
    • Tracy Cram Perkins – Dementia Home Care, How to Prepare Before, During, and After
    • Sandy Gerber – Emotional Magnetism – How to Communicate to Ignite Connection in Your Relationships
    • Donna McCart Welser – Rue’s Butterfly
    • Jocelyn Jones – Artist: Awakening the Spirit Within
    • Benjamin Plumb – The Satisfied Introvert: A Memoir About Finding Safety in an Extroverted World
    • Daryl Potter – Even the Monsters. Living with Grief, Loss, and Depression

    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.

    This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post.

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

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

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

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

    The Grand Prize Winner for the 2021 I&I Awards is
    Ángela Quijada-Banks for The Black Foster Youth Handbook

    Black Foster Youth Handbook Cover

    Click here to see the 2021 I&I Book Award Winners for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction

    We are now accepting submissions to the 2023 I&I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2024. 

    Please click here for more information.

    See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

    Winners will be announced at the 2022 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    a Wreath surrounds CAC 2023 for the Chanticleer Authors Conference

    April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

    Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

    Join us for our 11th annual conference and discover why!

    A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

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

  • The 2022 HEARTEN CIBAs Semi-Finalists for Inspiring & Uplifting 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. 

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2022 Hearten Non-Fiction Short List to the 2022 Hearten Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. Entries below are now in competition for 2022 Hearten Finalists. 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 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the Finalists of the 2022 Hearten Book Awards novel competition for Uplifting and Inspirational Non-Fiction!

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

    • Kerrin Margiano – Enjoy the Gift of Childhood
    • Ed Norwood – Be a Giant Killer: Overcoming Your Everyday Goliaths
    • Mitzi Perdue – Mark Victor Hansen, RELENTLESS
    • Megan Whitmer – Mom Life Versus the Everyday Apocalypse
    • Laura Whitfield – Untethered: Faith, Failure, and Finding Solid Ground
    • 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
    • Beverly J. Armento – Seeing Eye Girl: A Memoir of Madness, Resilience, and Hope
    • C.J. Hudson – Destiny Lives on Fairhaven Street
    • Kim Fairley – Swimming for My Life
    • Mark Berridge – A Fraction Stronger
    • Kyomi O’Connor – A Sky of Infinite Blue- A Japanese Immigrant’s Search for Home and Self
    • Mohan Ranga Rao – Inner Trek – Trek Himalayan
    • Roselle Madrone – The Open Book: A Family Memoir of Adventure, Trauma, and Resilience
    • Jocelyn Jones – Artist: Awakening the Spirit Within
    • Benjamin Plumb – The Satisfied Introvert: A Memoir About Finding Safety in an Extroverted World
    • Mike Coleman – The Way from Me to Us

    Chanticleer Int'l Book Awards Semi-Finalist Badge with Blue Laurels

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

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

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

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

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

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

    The Grand Prize Winner for the 2021 HEARTEN Awards is
    Diane Trull & Meredith Wargo for
    DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them

    Cover of DAWGS, the 2021 Grand Prize Winner for the Hearten Awards

    Blue and Gold Grand Prize Badge for the 2021 Hearten Awards, won by DAWGs

    Click here to see the 2021 Hearten Book Award Winners for Uplifting Non-Fiction

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2023 Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction & Memoir. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC24. 

    Please click here for more information.

    See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

    Winners will be announced at the 2022 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

    Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

    Join us for our 11th annual conference and discover why!

    Featuring: Book to Screen expert and attorney Maggie Marr

    A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

  • The 2022 I&I CIBAs Short List for Instructional and Insightful Non-Fiction

    The 2022 I&I CIBAs Short List for Instructional and Insightful Non-Fiction

    I&I or Instruction & Insight Awards CIBA BadgeThe I & I Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Instruction and Insight non-fiction that are self-help, how-to, guides, or explanatory. 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 Instruction and Insight books featuring How-To, Guidance, Travel Guides, Cookbooks, Self-Help, 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. 

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2022 I&I Non-Fiction Long List to the 2022 I&I Book Awards SHORT LIST. Entries below are now in competition for the 2022 I&I Semi-Finals. 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 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the Semi-Finals of the 2022 I&I Book Awards novel competition for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction!

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

    • Tana Hope – Healthy Habits for Desk Potatoes
    • Kenneth Nixon Jr. – Born Into Crisis
    • John W. Feist – Pocket Japan: a concise guidebook for business travelers to Japan
    • Deborah Vinall, PsyD, LMFT – Trauma Recovery Workbook for Teens
    • Kip and Pam Rosser – Vegetarian Tales From the Mushroom Rooms
    • Natalie Dale, MD – A Writer’s Guide to Medicine. Volume 2: Illness & Injury
    • Kerrin Margiano – Enjoy the Gift of Childhood
    • Simran Sadana & Meena Iyer – Ramayana Through Ikebana
    • Michael J. Freeman Ph.D. – Freeman Explains! The Things That Can Change That Should Be Changed
    • Matthew J. Louis – Mission Transition: Navigating the Opportunities and Obstacles to Your Post-Military Career
    • Gene Berardelli – Schnooks, Crooks, Liars & Scoundrels: A Field Guide to Identifying Political Buffoons
    • Wendela Whitcomb Marsh – Dating While Autistic: Cut Through the Social Quagmire and Find Your Person
    • Mitzi Perdue – Mark Victor Hansen, Relentless: Wisdom Behind the Incomparable Chicken Soup for the Soul
    • Christopher H. Volk – The Value Equation: A Business Guide to Wealth Creation for Entrepreneurs, Leaders and Investors
    • Daniel Shyti – American Gaslighting: How America Is Being Systematically Taught to Hate Itself
    • Ellen Notbohm – Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew
    • Gustavo J. Gomez, Ph.D. – Hair Loss: Options for Restoration & Reversal 2nd Edition
    • Ann E Feldman – Building Communities of Trust: Creative Work for Social Change
    • Margaret Tran – The Actions
    • E. Alan Fleischauer – Reconfigurement
    • D. Terrence Foster, MD – The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life
    • Tracy Cram Perkins – Dementia Home Care, How to Prepare Before, During, and After
    • Sandy Gerber – Emotional Magnetism – How to Communicate to Ignite Connection in Your Relationships
    • Donna McCart Welser – Rue’s Butterfly
    • Jocelyn Jones – Artist: Awakening the Spirit Within
    • Benjamin Plumb – The Satisfied Introvert: A Memoir About Finding Safety in an Extroverted World
    • Daryl Potter – Even the Monsters. Living with Grief, Loss, and Depression

    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.

    This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post.

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

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

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

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

    The Grand Prize Winner for the 2021 I&I Awards is
    Ángela Quijada-Banks for The Black Foster Youth Handbook

    Black Foster Youth Handbook Cover

    Click here to see the 2021 I&I Book Award Winners for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction

    We are now accepting submissions to the 2023 I&I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2024. 

    Please click here for more information.

    See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

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

    a Wreath surrounds CAC 2023 for the Chanticleer Authors Conference

    April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

    Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

    Join us for our 11th annual conference and discover why!

    A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23

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