Chanticleer Book Reviews

Tag: Middle Grade Books

Awardingly August! Three CIBA Divisions Close in August! Don’t Miss Out!
Submitting your writing for a Book Award is pretty cool!

Maybe it won’t help you physically beat the heat, but it will help your book stand out when compared to others! From gold stickers to blue ribbons, the Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards (CIBAs) is a great step on your publishing journey.

In August we have three submission deadlines coming up:
We’ve worked hard to hit the ground running as things continue to open up and life continues its onward march! We now have work listed on Reedsy, The Writer Magazine, Writer’s Digest, AWP, Shaw Guides, and more! We are honored to be a trusted voice in the Writing Community, and can’t wait to keep fulfilling our mission of discovering today’s best books!

We want to take a moment to recognize the Grand Prize Winners of these extraordinary awards:

Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction

Blue Spruell’s TARŌ: Legendary Boy Hero of Japan

Adventure, classic tales, fantasy, and exciting action combine in TARŌ: Legendary Boy Hero of Japan, a well-poised debut novel by award-winning author Blue Spruell.

In the turbulent final decades of the sixteenth century, feudal Japan reeled in mayhem as the central hereditary dictatorship collapsed, and tyrannical powers fought to control the empire. TARO: The Legendary Boy Hero of Japan is the story of how one man revolutionized a nation by taking its reigns and forging a new destiny through his depths of compassion and determination.

See the full list of Dante Rossetti Winners here

Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Readers

Murray Richter’s Fishing for Luck

The review for this one is forthcoming, but it’s a fast-paced novel of amazing sorts! A great book for young readers that will keep your head spinning and guessing what will happen next!

See the full list of Gertrude Warner Winners here

Chatelaine Book Awards for Romantic Fiction

Alex Sirotkin’s Long Desert Road

Alex Sirotkin’s debut novel, The Long Desert Road, navigates the emotional arcs of life in contrast with the greater expanse of the cosmos. Here a young woman must face her addictions while the people around her try to move beyond her backlash.

We meet Henry Spinoza, a 44-year-old quirky science writer. He ponders his life as half over, looks for the right woman, and wonders if there isn’t more to existence.

See the full list of Chatelaine Winners here

Why submit to the Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards Program?

Don’t Delay! Enter today!

Book Awards are a great way to market indie and traditionally published books. Making sure to select a reputable Awards Program is key to having your Book Award (or Editorial Book Review) do the most for you!

While you can see the full list of CIBA Winner Benefits here, these are some of the best parts of the CIBAs. The highlights of the over $30,000 worth of Cash Prizes and Awards that go out are the $1000 for one Overall Grand Prize Winner; a host of benefits from our sponsors like Hindenburg, Kickstarter, and Lulu; Editorial Reviews for the Grand Prize Winners; and, of course, the coveted Blue Ribbon. On top of all that, your book will be posted on our high-traffic website at every tier where it advances. Even those who make the Long List join a longstanding community of writers

You Know You Want It

What do our authors have to say about it?

“I so appreciate your generosity of spirit and your wonderful gift for supporting writers.” – Dorothea L Bonneau

“Thanks to all the volunteers, readers and judges whose work make these awards possible.” – Darryl Wimberly, author of A Star in her Crown

“Thank you so much for the information, and to Chanticleer for the honor. I sincerely appreciate your formatting, the buildup and excitement that is generated by your tiered announcements and overall approach to the awards.” – Natalie Symons, author of Lies in Bone

“Thank you all for such hard work tonight! Very proud to have won the grand prize. You all did a wonderful job.” – Jaime Castle, co-author of The Luna Missile Crisis

“I’m so excited to have received First Place for the Goethe Awards for 20th Century Historical Fiction” – Pamela Jonas, author of For Love of Family: A Slovak Immigrant Novel

The CIBAs are waiting. Enter today!

SEPTEMBER SUBMISSION DEADLINES ARE FAST APPROACHING!
- CLUE BOOK AWARDS SUSPENSE / THRILLERS
- Little Peeps Early Readers and Picture Books
The 2022 Division Award Grand Prize and First Place Winners for the each of the Divisions of the Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards will be ANNOUNCED on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at the Chanticleer Authors Conference, Bellingham, Wash.
August 17, 2022
CELEBRATING CHILDREN’S BOOKS with GERTRUDE WARNER Awards for Middle-Grade Readers – Action/Adventure, Coming of Age, Fantasy, Magic, School, Sci-fi
Here at Chanticleer, we love Children’s literature! There is just something about a truly well-told story that sparks the imagination of the young – and the young at heart.

So, as we celebrate Children’s Book Week – May 4 – 10, 2020, allow us to bring along a few friends and share with you some really good books.

Did you know that 2020 marks the 96th anniversary of the first edition of the first book The Boxcar Children by Gertrude C. Warner?

It’s true! We titled the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs) division for middle-grade readers The Gertrude Warner Awards in honor of the author of the well-loved children’s The Boxcar Children Series.

I guess you could say, we’re fans. BIG fans!

We love Gertrude and so many others! Here’s a little list of some of Middle-Grade Children’s authors you probably already know:

Ron Dahl – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter series

Rick Riordan – Percy Jackson and the Olympians

R.J. Palacio – Wonder

Lemony Snicket – The Series of Unfortunate Events

Madeleine L’Engle – A Wrinkle in Time

Louis Sachar – Holes

Kelly Barnhill for The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Neil Gaiman – for so, so many books!

Lois Lowry – The Giver

Now – a very special treat! Please take the time to find out about some of our very own personal favorite Middle-Grade Children’s Authors:

The Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers – FINALISTS for 2019 – are
- Amber L. Wyss – Phoenix Rising
- M.J. Evans – PINTO!
- M.J. Evans – The Stone of Wisdom – Book 4 of the Centaur Chronicles
- Beth Stickley – Tarnation’s Gate
- Rey Clark – Legends of the Vale
- Laura M. Kemp – Burnt Feathers
- Alex Paul – The Valley of Death, Book 5, Arken Freeth and the Adventure of the Neanderthals
- Trayner Bane – Windhollow and the Axe Breaker (Windhollows, Book 3)
- Carolyn Watkins – The Knock…a collection of childhood memories
- Liana Gardner – 7th Grade Revolution
- Nancy McDonald – Boy from Berlin
- Wendy Leighton-Porter – The Shadow of the Tudor Rose
- Kit Bakke – Dancing on the Edge
- Mobi Warren – The Bee Maker
- C.R. Stewart – Britfield and the Lost Crown
- B.L. Smith – Bert Mintenko and the Serious Business
These titles are in the running for the First Place positions of the 2019 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers

– and one will be named GRAND Prize Winner!

The 2018 Gertrude Warner Book Awards Grand Prize went to Jules Luther – for the unpublished book, The Portals of Peril

2018 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers First in Category Winners
- Keelic and the Pathfinders of Midgarth by Alexander Edlund
- Guinevere: At the Dawn of Legend by Cheryl Carpinello
- The Portals of Peril by Jules Luther
- From the Shadows by KB Shaw
- Tallulah’s Flying Adventure by Gloria Two-Feathers
- Vampire Boy by Aric Cushing
- The Adventures of Rug Bug by Kay M. Bates
Paul Aertker took home the CIBA GRAND PRIZE 2017 Gertrude Warner Book Awards Grand Prize for

BRAINWASHED: CRIME TRAVELERS SPY SCHOOL SERIES

2017 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers First in Category Winners
- The Supernatural Pet Sitter by Diane Moat
- Bryce Bumps His Head by Robert D. Calkins
- Brainwashed: The Crime Travelers Series by Paul Aertker
- The Queen and Knights of Nor by Rebekah Stelzer/R.L.Stelzer
- Lucky Rocks by Murray Richter
- Flowerantha by Bek Castro
- The Strange Case of Mr. Beets by A Pharmacist on a Yak (Anand Vora)
The 2016 Gertrude Warner Book Awards Grand Prize was won by Alan Sproles & Lizanne Southgate for their work, The Train From Outer Space.

2016 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers First in Category Winners are:
- Life On Base: Quantico Cave by Tom & Nancy Wise
- The Train from Outer Space by Alan Sproles and Lizanne Southgate
- The Mystery of Hollow Inn by Tara Ellis
- Ethyr by M.P. Follin
- I, Mary by Mike Hartner
Are you interested in seeing how your Middle-Grade book stands up to the competition? Submit them to the Chanticleer International Book Awards and we will choose the best among the entries!

Click here for more information about The CIBAs!

The deadline to submit your book for the Gertrude Warner awards is May 31, 2019. Enter here!

The deadline for 2019 submissions has been extended to June 15, 2019. Grand Prize and First Place Winners for 2019 will be announced on September 5, 2020, at the CIBA Awards Banquet.

Any entries received on or after June 16, 2019, will be entered into the 2020 Gertrude Warner Book Awards.

As our deadline draws near, don’t miss this opportunity to earn the distinction your Middle-Grade Reader deserves! Enter today!

The GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards – the CIBAs.

All Finalists and First Place category winners will be recognized, the first-place winners will be whisked up on stage to receive their custom ribbon and wait to see who among them will take home the Grand Prize. It’s an exciting evening of dinner, networking, and celebrations!

Don’t delay! Enter today!
May 7, 2020
GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers – 2018 SHORT LIST
The Gertrude Warner Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Middle-Grade Readers. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs) and Novel Competitions.

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best Chapter Books and Middle-Grade Readers 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 we will put them to the test and choose the best Middle-Grade Books among them.

These titles have made it to the SHORT LIST of the 2018 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards writing competition for Middle-Young Adult Fiction Novels!

Congratulations to the 2018 GERTRUDE WARNER SHORT LISTERS! You will receive an email shortly with links to digital badges and contest book stickers.
- K.B. Shaw – From the Shadows
- Alexander Edlund – Keelic and the Pathfinders of Midgarth
- Rebekah Stelzer – Susa’s Story
- M. P. Follin – Dakota Joy and the Traveling Stones
- Joanna Cook – The Life of Bonnie Dickens
- Victoria Adler – Emma and Mia
- Cheryl Carpinello – Guinevere: At the Dawn of Legend
- Jules Luther – The Portals of Peril
- James Sulzer – The Card People
- T. L. Frances – The Bird Queen’s Book
- Patricia M Ahern – Pondlife: Blue Moon Eclipse
- Patrick Thornton – Stepping Up
- Elizabeth Doyle Carey – Junior Lifeguards: The Test
- Kay M. Bates – The Adventures of Rug Bug: The Revolution
- Diane Rios – Bridge of the Gods
- P.H.C. Marchesi – Shelby & Shauna Kitt and the Dimensional Holes
- Gloria Two-Feathers – Tallulah’s Flying Adventure
- Aric Cushing – Vampire Boy
These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the LONG LIST to the 2018 Gertrude Warner Book Awards SHORT LIST. These SHORTLISTERS are now in competition for the 2018 Gertrude Warner limited Semi-Finalists Positions. The judges will choose from the Semi-Finalists the coveted First Place Category Winners of the 2018 Gertrude Warner Book Awards in the final rounds of judging. The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the 2018 GERTRUDE WARNER GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the #CIBA awards ceremony on Saturday, April 27, 2019.

The 16 CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. First Place Category and Grand Prize Awards will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 27th, 2019, Bellingham, Washington.

#CIBAwards

All Short Listers and Semi-Finalists will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

Grand Prize Ribbons!

Good Luck to each of you as your works compete for the Gertrude Warner Book Awards Short List.

Gertrude Warner Book Award Winners

The Gertrude Warner Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 27th, 2019 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 Gertrude Warner Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is May 30th, 2019. Please click here for more information.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.
August 22, 2018
KEELIC and the PATHFINDERS of MIDGARTH (The Keelic Travers Chronicles Book 2) by Alexander Edlund – Science Fiction, Middle-Grade Coming of Age, Action/Adventure
When it comes to high-adventure Science Fiction, why should adults have all the fun? Alexander Edlund’s novel, Keelic and the Pathfinders of Midgarth proves that younger readers want in on the action.

Twelve-year-old Keelic Travers has adults all around him dropping their jaws because he has just defeated the evil pirate Jaw Take-ta-Kua in battle and taken possession of the outlaw’s ancient battleship. In doing so, he rescues his parents from Jaw’s clutches, reversing the traditional scenario of parents protecting their child. Surely all the survivors of this recent war are eternally grateful to Keelic and will follow his every order?

Well, no.

Imagine how his parents and most of the other adults feel about taking orders from a 12-year-old, even one who can pilot a starship. While Keelic does his best to present a mature and confident facade, the reader witnesses his private moments of self-doubt, nightmares, and even adolescent jealousy when Leesol, a lovely and intelligent girl, converses with other boys. He may only be twelve, but Keelic is already struggling to balance the responsibilities of his professional life with the challenges of adolescence.

Plot and characterization fit nicely together in this novel as Keelic decides he wants to train to be a Pathfinder, a member of a highly elite team of people who explore the galaxy. To become a Pathfinder requires an extensive study with a curriculum of topics such as route finding, alliance and negotiation, threat identification range, vector speeds and energy signatures, as well as astrophysics, and planetary geophysics, among other subjects. This schooling gives Keelic a chance to interact with classmates close to his age, including a pair of twins who offer comic relief from time to time. The group, known as Keelic’s “Complement” engages in challenging and exhausting training that will test them individually and as a team. While the Pathfinders-in-training learn to trust one another implicitly, Keelic has another plan in mind.

It’s a dynamic of good versus evil with a bit of David and Goliath thrown into the mix. And while Keelic doesn’t have a slingshot, he does have the intelligence and battle skills needed to consider slaying the most destructive menace in space.

To Edlund’s great credit, the dazzling technology of the future is believable and inspires awe with prose that often merges the empiricism of science with the ethereal mysteries of space, resulting in beautiful, resonating language.

Keelic and the Pathfinders of Midgarth will appeal to a broad age range of readers – in much the same manner as the Harry Potter series continues to capture the attention of all.

And while Keelic and Harry may be growing up in vastly different places, they both begin as adolescents who realize special gifts and undertake an atypical education to develop and hone those gifts. If Keelic and his classmates found themselves at Hogwarts instead of the Pathfinder Academy, they likely would have fit right in with the other brave and loyal Gryffindors. Star Wars and Star Trek enthusiasts, as well, won’t want to miss this book or any others in The Keelic Travers Chronicles.

Luckily, outer space is large enough to fit every single fan.

A futuristic YA Science Fiction pick that will capture readers’ imaginations and entertain them for years to come. Keelic and the Pathfinders of Midgarth belongs in the hands of those who yearn for a great read with enchanting lands, fantastical adventures and a hero with a lot of heart.
April 3, 2018
SEAJOURNEY (ARKEN FREETH and the ADVENTURE of the NEANDERTHALS, Book 1) by Alex Paul – Epic Fantasy, High Seas Adventure, Middle Grade

What’s more fun than Neanderthals? How about Neanderthals on the high seas? Now that we have your attention…

Author Alex Paul delivers a highly imaginative, middle-grade epic fantasy adventure-packed story with everything you could ever ask for to have a rip-roaring good time.

SeaJourney (Book One) opens with an ancient archive stating that the Arken Freeth, lived 11,000 years prior, before the great flood. It follows that Arken’s world is inhabited by saber-toothed tigers and other monstrous beasts – and populated by both humans and Neanderthals.

It’s Arken’s fourteenth birthday and he’s looking forward to graduating from school and going on a sea journey with his classmates. All he needs to do is balance a huge rock on a small point. That sounds easy enough, right? Well, he fails.

The only way he can redeem himself is to combat Gart, a very large, bully of a boy who happens to hate him. Arken wins the skirmish – and more of Gart’s wrath in the process. However, both boys will board the Sea Nymph with their classmates to serve their country, Lanth. It turns out that the people of Tolaria (allies of the Lanths) are under attack. Yolanta, King of Tookan, is even now traveling with pirates to hunt down Tolarian Princess Sharmane and steal her magic necklace. The Sea Nymph is readying for war.

Arken meets a girl named Talya, a freckle-faced scout-in-training, who warns Arken that Gart plans to kill him. And when word reaches the Sea Nymph that Princess Sharmane’s vessel has been attacked, Arken, who has proved his worth leads the charge against the enemy ship. Somewhere in the middle of all that is happening aboard the Sea Nymph, there’s a Neanderthal who is gearing up to join in the fun.

With three other Arken Freeth volumes in production, SeaJourney introduces readers to a worthy hero and reveals some of his secrets and hidden powers. The book is well suited for tweens who identify with the underdog who overcomes hardships and ultimately triumphs. Also, our heroine is not based on her looks so much as her energetic attitude.

With fast-escalating action on every page, a likable, capable hero, plenty of mystery and an abrupt ending, readers will be lining up for more. Arken Freeth and the Adventure of the Neanderthals, SeaJourney #1 is sure to please those who crave fantastical adventures with pirates, underdogs, prehistoric beasts, and Neanderthals!

March 11, 2018
Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Readers 2017 Short List
The Gertrude Warner Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works of Middle-Grade Chapter Books and Readers. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer Reviews International Book Awards.

The following titles will compete for the FIRST IN CATEGORY Positions Book Awards Packages for the 2017 Gertrude Warner Book Awards.

Congratulations to all those who made the SHORT LIST!

Good Luck to All!
- David Applegate – The Bremtu Prophecy
- Lis Anna-Langston – Gobbledy
- Sarah M. Morin – Eva’s Soul
- Robyn Fraser – Dean/na and the Hairless Rose
- Murray Richter – Lucky Rocks
- Diane Moat – The Supernatural Pet Sitter
- ~CRK – ZCN & Friends: Adventures in I*V
- T.K. Riggins – How To Set The World On Fire
- Francesca Hampton – Greenstone’s Promise Voyages of the Makai Part 2
- William M Hayes – The Year Santa Stubbed His Toe
- Nick K. Adams – Away at War: A Civil War Story of the Family Left Behind
- JD Harper – GLINT
- Robert D. Calkins – Bryce Bumps His Head
- Adele Frances – The House On Galloway Road
- Gregory Saur – The Pond Scum Gang
- Paul Aertker – Brainwashed (Crime Travelers Series)
- Maria Kiely – Which Way Is Home
- Bek Castro – Flowerantha
- Rebekah Stelzer/R.L.Stelzer – The Queen and Knights of Nor
- Clint Hollingsworth – Nature Scout Emily
- Cory Groshek – Breaking Away: Book One of the Rabylon Series
- A Pharmacist on a Yak – The Strange Case of Mr. Beets
- Alan Sproles – Billy Bedivere in the Quest for the Dragon Queen
The 2017 Gertrude Warner Short Listers will compete for the Gertrude Warner First-In-Category Positions. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the Gertrude Warner GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book.

All Short Listers will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

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

Congratulations to the Short Listers in this fiercely competitive contest!

The Gertrude Warner Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Position award winners along with all Short Listers in attendance will be announced at the April 21st, 2018 Chanticleer Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

To compete in the 2018 Gertrude Warner Book Awards or for more information, please click here.

Chanticleer Book Reviews & Media, L.L.C. retains the right to not declare “default winners.” Winning works are decided upon merit only. Please visit our Contest Details page for more information about our writing contest guidelines.

CBR’s rigorous writing competition standards are why literary agencies seek out our winning manuscripts and self-published novels. Our high standards are also why our reviews are trusted among booksellers and book distributors.

Please do not hesitate to contact Info@ChantiReviews.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions about CBR writing competitions. Your input and suggestions are important to us.

Thank you for your interest in Chanticleer Book Reviews International Writing Competitions and Book Awards.
January 6, 2018
ZILLY: A MODERN DAY FABLE by Kelly Parks Snider – Children’s/Middle Grade, Anti-Bullying, Self-Esteem

Children’s books fall into many categories: picture books, early readers, books that teach the alphabet, colors etc. Zilly is a message book, presented with a poignant story, engaging artwork, and timely message.

Zilly is an “out of the ordinary flyer” whose bumpy, flip-flop flying style garners criticism from the other flyers. It doesn’t help that her best friend who is always on the scene to offer support and encouragement, happens to be a goat named Mingle.

When Zilly sees a large billboard that announces, “flying lessons for flyers who want to fit in” Zilly wants to try out. But this will require her to change from her free-spirited flips, zips, and bumpiness. The billboard also says: “no goats allowed.”

Zilly falls for the message that she needs to conform to be beautiful like the other flyers and even snubs Mingle in order to fit in. But, on the day of her try-outs, she doesn’t measure up and Zilly is ready to hide away until she hears the voice of her best friend cheering for her.

In Zilly, Parks Snider presents a positive message of being yourself when our society, through constant media messaging and peer pressure, attempts to get young people to be anything but themselves. Zilly has a timely theme and comes with discussion questions that children will benefit from considering – some questions may have to be modified for younger children.

Kelly Parks Snider has created a colorful, thoughtful book that has the power to teach children of all ages that most important lesson we all need to learn: being yourself is good enough. The artwork in it is mixed media, with visual textures and eye-catching colors that will catch – and keep – readers’ attention. Parks Snider adds that her decision to create the book “… on old paper bags – allow[s] for additional discussions about creativity, repurposing stuff and that being creative and innovative doesn’t have to be expensive.”

Kelly Parks Snider is passionate about this message and channeled her passion and artistic vision into a wonderful project called the Project Girl workshops in Madison, Wisconsin, aimed at tween and early teen girls. The workshops combined art, media awareness, and activism. It culminated in The Project Girl Exhibition which was accompanied by the publication of The Project Girl Workbook-A Guide to Un-Mediafying Your Life. which includes art and stories from Snider and artwork from some of the workshop participants whose works were in the exhibition.

Find out more about this 2012 initiative and follow the author at projectgirl.org, www.zillybooks.com, and www.kellyparkssnider.com

January 6, 2018
The GERTRUDE WARNER 2016 Book Awards for Middle Grade Chapter Books – Official Finalist List
The GERTRUDE WARNER Writing Competition recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Middle Grade Chapter Books. The GERTRUDE WARNER Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Writing Competitions.

More than $30,000.00 dollars worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to Chanticleer Book Reviews 2016 writing competition winners!

The Gertrude Warner Awards FIRST IN CATEGORY sub-genres are: Contemporary Middle Grade, Science Fiction and/or Fantasy, Mysteries, Historical, and Adventure.

The following titles will compete for the FIRST IN CATEGORY Positions and Book Awards Packages.

NOTE: This is the Official List of the Warner 2016 Finalists.

The Finalists Authors and Titles of Works that have made it to the Short-list of the Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Chapter Book 2016 Writing Contest are:

Life on Base: Quantico Cave by Tom and Nancy Wise

Zephyr Daniels and the Field Trip of Screams by Kimberly Robello

Test of Time by Robert McCauley

Zoe and the Cat from Mars by Robert Karr

Crushing the Red Flowers by Jennifer Voigt Kaplan

The Train from Outerspace by Alan Sproles and Lizanne Southgate

Billy Bediver in the Quest for the Dragon Queen   by Alan Sproles

Ice-Bear Island by Lizzi Wolf

The Shadow of the Unicorn II: The Deception by Suzanne de Montigny

The Shrinking Stone by Sue Ann Culp

I, Mary by Mike Hartner

The Mystery of Hollow Inn by Tara Ellis

The Ranatanland Tales  by Lloyd Chiasson, Jr.

EYTHYR by Mary Follin

Amelia Moss and the Secret Islands Agency by Kimberly Clair

Saddle Up  by Donna Patton and Emily Chase Smith

After the Horizon  by Ben Conlon

Life on the Farm by Heather Gardam

Year of the Rahku Rabbit – Training the Mage by D.A. Cave

Log of the Worst Pirate in the Known World by Nick Korolev

Brooklyn Bat Boy: A Story of the 1947 Season that Changed Baseball Forever by Geoff Griffin

The Treasure of Malaga Cove by John Gilgren

Almost Impossible by Beth Bacon

The Gertrude Warner 2016 Finalists will compete for the Gertrude Warner First In Category Positions, which consists of Seven Judging Rounds. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Chapter Books GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition, which has a cash prize purse of $200. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse.
All First In Category Book Award Winners will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

First In Category winners will compete for the Gertrude Warner Awards Grand Prize Award for the $200 purse and the Gertrude Warner Grand Prize Ribbon and badges.
- Fifteen genre Grand Prize winning titles will compete for the $1,000 purse for CBR Best Book and Overall Grand Prize.
- A coveted Chanticleer Book Review valued at $345 dollars U.S. CBR reviews will be published in the Chanticleer Reviews magazine in chronological order as to posting.
- A CBR Blue Ribbon to use in promotion at book signings and book festivals
- Digital book award stickers for on-line promotion
- Adhesive book stickers
- Shelf-talkers and other promotional items
- Promotion in print and on-line media
- Review of book distributed to on-line sites and printed media publications
- Review, cover art, and author synopsis listed in CBR’s newsletter
- Default First in Category winners will not be declared. Contests are based on merit and writing craft in all of the Chanticleer Writing Competitions.
As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at Info@ChantiReviews.com.

Good Luck to all of the 2016 Gertrude Warner Finalists as they compete for the coveted First Place Category positions.
First In Category announcements will be made in our social media postings as the results come in. The 2016 First In Category Winners will be recognized at the 2017 Chanticleer Annual Awards Gala and Banquet.

The Gertrude Warner Grand Prize Winner will be announced at the April 1st, 2017 Chanticleer Writing Contests Annual Awards Gala, which takes place on the last evening of the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in Bellingham, Wash.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2017 Gertrude Warner Awards writing competition. The deadline for 2016 submissions was May 31st, 2016. We are now accepting submissions into the 2017 Gertrude Warner Children’s Chapter Book writing competition. Please click here for more information.
September 10, 2016