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In 1974, Lori Lee Peters was an impressionable thirteen-year-old growing up in the suburban town of Lodi, California. The wider world—from which her parents sheltered her and her sisters—fascinated Lori. She was curious about everything, informed about little, and dependent on friends to fill gaps with the knowledge she craved.
Religion was a topic rarely discussed in her household. So when friends shared their beliefs about God as fact, Lori thought her days on Earth were numbered. She carried this news with her for decades as a deadly secret she couldn’t share with her family. Little did she know that her father—her hero—had a secret of his own.
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God, the Mafia, My Dad, and Me by Lori Lee Peters begins in the voice of a child, compelling not just for its narrative honestly, but for the fact that it might not be reliable. As the book opens, we learn that this narrator firmly believes she will be killed.
Readers can easily see through the childlike hyperbole, but that doesn’t detract from the intrigue. How did a kid come to such an extreme conclusion? Is there any seed of truth to it? These questions will hook readers from the start.
Author Peters set out to write a book about her dad. God, the Mafia, My Dad, and Me tells the true story of her father, and his fascinating work helping the FBI tackle Mafia activity in Lodi, California. Yet in the end, this is a memoir in which the compelling lead character – young Lori – overshadows her father in many ways.
In the spirit of The Glass Castle and The Burning Light of Two Stars, Antonia Deignan delivers what New York Times best-selling author Julie Cantrell calls a “a heart-shattering memoir of painful truth and soulful healing.”
As a child, Antonia perceived her father’s nighttime visits as special acts of love. On some deeper level, though, she knew what was happening wasn’t right. To escape, she began creating imaginary worlds and used dreams to transport her away from her fears. As she got older, Antonia traded those fantasies for dance—but despite her outlets she remained trapped underwater, without a lifeline to make her feel fundamentally safe.
Nanette J. Davis Ph.D. – Raging Currents: Mental Illness and Family
A surprise sink-or-swim lesson at the tender age of nine opens this gripping memoir of love, mental illness, and care giving. A swirling narrative carries readers from pre-WWII Illinois to the infamous Oregon State Mental Hospital of the 80s and forward along a harrowing chasm carved by dysfunctional parents, inhumane social systems, and driven by Dr. Nanette Davis’s powerful love for her mentally-ill sister and son. Raging Currents spans mental health therapies from sedation and isolation, to twelve-step programs, tough love, and modern neuroscience-driven treatments.
From the childhood of a strong-willed, fiercely independent, and curious girl to the roles of supportive sister, wife, and mother, Davis shares her life’s foundation, development, and endless devotion to those she loves. Expertly weaving social norms in compelling prose, Davis offers the wisdom and reflection of age through the clear-eyed recollections of a trained sociologist. Her ever-increasing understanding of compassion is the bedrock of this insightful and vulnerable telling. Raging Currents offers more than an inspiring memoir: it provides practical advice and solace for modern caregivers, friends, family, and people living with mental illness.
When Barbara Terao moves into a new home in Washington, two thousand miles from her husband in Illinois, she doesn’t know when—or if—she’ll ever live with him again. Her diagnosis of breast cancer three months later changes both of them in ways they never imagined.
In the ensuing months, Barbara’s husband and adult children show up to help her through a year of difficult treatments and surgery, and Barbara, in her Whidbey Island cottage, learns to listen to her heart and intuition. Nurtured by Douglas fir forests, the Salish Sea, and her community, she changes her life from the inside out. Her journey, she realizes, wasn’t about leaving her husband so much as finding herself. Reconfigured in body, mind, and spirit, Barbara finally has words for what she wants to say—and the strength to be a survivor.
What would you do if you received a message from a stranger telling you that your daughter, who is traveling alone in Turkey, is having some sort of mental health episode?
Dear Psychosis, is a confronting, dramatic and no-holds-barred account of a family’s experience following their daughter’s first-ever psychotic episode in Istanbul, and her later diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
To some, it may be a warning, to others a story of hope. Most of all, it shows how the love and care given by strangers and family alike paved the way for their daughter’s recovery and inspired the family to break the silence around mental illness.
On a blazing summer day in Missouri, 1956, eight-year-old Richard discovers a sparkling rock on the railroad tracks near his home—and is fascinated. In that same year, he makes another unexpected discovery—an aching, forbidden desire to be a girl. A lifetime of secrecy follows until, at the edge of a cliff in remote southern Idaho, he faces a decision—to die as a man or live as a woman.Transformations is more than a memoir of transgenderism. It reflects important crossroads we all encounter in our lives—times of self-doubt and failure, other moments of great success and joy. It is a journey all of us share, one leading to that profound question we, at some point in our lives, must ask ourselves: Who am I?
The Search for the BEST Narrative Non-Fiction books on Overcoming Adversity for 2024!
The 2024 Journey Awards submissions close June 30, 2024
Accepting manuscripts and published work!
Your Journey Deserves to Be Discovered!
The CIBAs Levels of Achievements. Books are promoted each time they advance!
The Journey Categories are:
Overcoming Adversity – Personal Journey
Dysfunctional Family/Siblings
Societal/Class/Race Issues
Personal Journeys/Experiences/PTSD
Drug Addiction
Sexual Abuse
Childhood Trauma
The Journey Awards were the first Non-Fiction Division ever opened by Chanticleer. You can now see the full range of Non-Fiction Divisions here. The sheer quality of the books describing Overcoming Adversity that we received was staggering. These stories demand to be heard, and we, as readers, are better for it.
Join us in exploring these amazing books that are overcoming adversity!
Julie Morrison saddles up to take us for a ride through the harsh dry mountains of northern Arizona and beyond in her memoir, Barbed.
Readers visit the ranch where Julie’s parents try to keep the family legacy alive. Julie reveals a cowboy’s world where she meets walls instead of doors but never gives up.
Barbed opens with Morrison living in the rainy Seattle area with her husband. But the lure of a cowboy’s life on the range – working cattle and riding horseback – beckons them both. Julie needs salvation like this for her marriage, now distant and cold.
Author and businessman Mark Berridge, through the lived experience of himself and others after traumatic injuries, gained a wide understanding of overcoming disaster, and how to rehabilitate not only one’s body but mind and spirit as well. In sharing his wisdom, A Fraction Stronger is a must-read for anyone facing physical, emotional, or mental barriers.
On March 10, 2019, Berridge, due to embark on a work-related flight from his Australian home to the US later that day, went on a bike ride with some buddies. Following the group around a corner, he fell, striking his head; conscious, but unable to move his feet and legs. Hospitals would become his world as he dealt with spinal injuries and the long road to rehabilitation – relearning how to sit, stand, and walk.
God, the Mafia, My Dad, and Me by Lori Lee Peters begins in the voice of a child, compelling not just for its narrative honestly, but for the fact that it might not be reliable. As the book opens, we learn that this narrator firmly believes she will be killed.
Readers can easily see through the childlike hyperbole, but that doesn’t detract from the intrigue. How did a kid come to such an extreme conclusion? Is there any seed of truth to it? These questions will hook readers from the start.
Author Peters set out to write a book about her dad. God, the Mafia, My Dad, and Me tells the true story of her father, and his fascinating work helping the FBI tackle Mafia activity in Lodi, California. Yet in the end, this is a memoir in which the compelling lead character – young Lori – overshadows her father in many ways.
“It’s my armor,” Kyomi O’Connor realizes, as she sees herself continuing life as normal after her husband dies of cancer.
Grief brings with it many companions: childhood trauma, memories of difficult seasons of life, triumphant moments of growth, epiphanies, healing, love. In A Sky of Infinite Blue, Japanese immigrant Kyomi O’Connor allows grief to open her heart to the lessons of her past.
In particular, she recognizes emotional armor that since childhood, she has built up, torn down, and built up again. Through her relationship with her husband, her devoted Buddhist practice, and her trust in her “Self,” Kyomi makes meaning of her life and redeems her darkest memories. Readers walk through these memories with her as the book shifts between past and present.
In Chop That Sh*t Up: Leadership and Life Lessons Learned While in the Military, Daniel L. Pinion reminisces about his experiences in the US Army, both good and bad, before he retired as a Command Sergeant Major.
Some of the stories and lessons he offers are heartbreaking, some are horrifying, and some are insightful. As it turns out, some are even heartwarming.
The author explains his origins: a quiet and uneventful childhood that did not give him much idea of what he should do with his life. Some counseling and a few incidents led Pinion, after high school, to the National Guard and eventually the US Army, where he found his life’s calling.
To many, atrocities such as mass shootings and violent counter-protests seem to appear out of thin air, undertaken by independent actors. But Rita Katz, in her groundbreaking exploration of internet-age terrorism Saints and Soldiers, reveals a sinister ecosystem of violence multiplying worldwide, visible yet largely ignored.
Katz– executive director of the counterterrorist organization SITE Intelligence Group– uses a strategic blend of primary media sources, personal narrative, and research analysis to unearth the haunting truths of internet-age terrorism. Although SITE once focused mainly on monitoring the actions of Islamist terrorist groups, Katz describes how it began applying the same tracking methods to white supremacists and neo-Nazis over a decade ago. As Katz writes, “the internet is more than just an asset for today’s new breed of terrorists. It is a necessity.”
Throughout Saints and Soldiers, Katz uses her decades of intensive experience to describe how a new generation of internet-born white supremacist movements followed the same trajectory as ISIS. She exposes the network of threads that link white supremacist violence such as the Christchurch massacre of 2019 to their origins on messaging platforms such as 8chan, Discord, Stormfront, and Telegram. Indoctrinating vulnerable minds with extremist neo-Nazi ideology, these violent groups use a “screw your optics” mantra that celebrates gruesome violence and the “saints ” and “martyrs” that drive their hateful cause.
Thank you for joining us for this spotlight on the Journey Awards and a fraction of the incredible Non-Fiction that comes through our door!
We’re still feeling the joy and warmth from the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference! See what authors are saying about it!
Congratulations on a very informative conference and festive awards ceremony! The care and effort Team Chanticleer puts into the event was obvious.
I am honored that The Hanford Plaintiffs received a First Place prize in the Nellie Bly category. Nellie Bly was an amazing and accomplished woman.
It’s wonderful to be part of the Chanticleer “family”!- an honor!
— Trisha Pritikin
I had such an amazing time over the weekend!! From the wonderful hotel, classes/workshops, events, authors, 100-year-old war veteran, bagpipe author, and lucky enough to win another award.
Thank you all so much!! What a kickass group of wonderful individuals. Beyond grateful!!!
— Lori Lee Peters
A thousand and one thanks for putting on a great author’s conference! I learned a lot – some things that I was doing well (which is always nice to know) and new things I need to get to work on. And I made some great new friends, including you. It was well worth the time and expense.
— Dave Lager
While not a Journey Winner, there was no way these Blue Ribbon Winners were going to pass on a photo with 100-year-old veteran Burl Harmon.
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 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 Mark Berridge on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at the Four Points by Sheraton in beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.
This is the OFFICIAL 2023 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 2023 CIBAs.
Lori Lee Peters – God, the Mafia, My Dad and Me
Antonia Deignan – Underwater Daughter: A Memoir of Survival and Healing
Nanette J. Davis Ph.D. – Raging Currents: Mental Illness and Family
Barbara Wolf Terao – Reconfigured: A Memoir
Sarah Martin – Dear Psychosis,
Julie Morrison – Barbed: A Memoir
Erika Shepard – Trans-Formations: From Field Boots to Sensible Heels
The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2023 JOURNEY Awards is:
Attn CIBA Winners: More goodies and prizes will be coming your way along with promotion in our magazine, website, and advertisements in Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards long-tail marketing strategy. Welcome to the CIBA Hall of Fame for Award Winners!
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A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting inJune. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.
NOTE: We will post at least two 2023 CIBA Divisions’ OFFICIAL Winners per business day starting April 24, 2024. We do a final sweep and reconciliation prior to making the Official CIBA Posts for the 2023 First Place and Grand Prize Winners. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. There are many moving parts involved with the Chanticleer International Book Awards Program.
Thank you for participating in the 2023 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.
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 from the Semi-Finalist Journey Non-Fiction entries to the 2023 Journey Book Awards 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 Four Points by Sheraton in beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024Chanticleer Authors Conference.
These are the FINALISTS of the 2023 Journey Book Awards novel competition for Overcoming Adversity in Non-Fiction!
Join us in celebrating the Finalist authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.
Frederick Douglass Reynolds – Saint Bloodbath
Hollie Stuart – I Can See for Miles
Cathryn Vogeley – I Need To Tell You
Lori Lee Peters – God, the Mafia, My Dad and Me
Francesca Miracola – I Got It From Here
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
Antonia Deignan – Underwater Daughter: A Memoir of Survival and Healing
Barbara Wolf Terao – Reconfigured: A Memoir
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
Trisha T Pritiin – The Hanford Plaintiffs: Voices From the Fight for Atomic Justice
Sarah Martin – Dear Psychosis
Julie Morrison – Barbed: A Memoir
Erika Shepard – Trans-Formations From Field Boots to Sensible Heels
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 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!
Submissions are already open for the 2024 Journey Awards! Learn more here!
Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.
The 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 from the Short List Journey Non-Fiction entries to the 2023 Journey Book Awards SEMIFINALISTS. Entries below are now in competition for the 2023 Journey 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 Four Points by Sheraton in beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024Chanticleer Authors Conference.
These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2023 Journey Book Awards novel competition for Overcoming Adversity in Non-Fiction!
Join us in celebrating the Semi-Finalist authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.
Frederick Douglass Reynolds – Saint Bloodbath
Rebecca Olmstead – Loved So Much It Hurts: Purpose in the Pain
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
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
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
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 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!
Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.
The 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 2024Chanticleer 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!
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.
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!
Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.
The 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 2024Chanticleer 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!
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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 JOURNEY Awards is:
A Fraction Stronger
by Mark Berridge
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!
Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.
The 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
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!
Attn CIBA Winners: More goodies and prizes will be coming your way along with promotion in our magazine, website, and advertisements in Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards long-tail marketing strategy. Welcome to the CIBA Hall of Fame for Award Winners!
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A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting inJune. 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 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 Semi-Finalist Journey Non-Fiction entries to the 2022 Journey 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 2023Chanticleer Authors Conference.
These titles are in the running for the First Place and Grand Prize Winners of the 2022 Journey Book Awards novel competition for Overcoming Adversity in Non-Fiction!
Join us in celebrating the Finalist authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.
Sandi Paris – Catching Rain
Michael Wohl – In Herschel’s Wake
Ashe and Magdalena Stevens – Lost in Beirut: A True Story of Love, Loss and War
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
Roselle Madrone – The Open Book: A Family Memoir of Adventure, Trauma, and Resilience
D. Terrence Foster, MD – The Stress Book: Forty-Plus Ways to Manage Stress & Enjoy Your Life
Mark Berridge – A Fraction Stronger
Joseph G. Krygier with Victor Breitburg – A Rage To Live: Surviving The Holocaust So Hitler Would Not Win
Donna McCart Welser – Rue’s Butterfly
Simone Yemm – Stalked by Demons, Guarded by Angels: The Girl with the Eating Disorder
Philip Lister – A Short Good Life: Her Father Tells Liza’s Story of Facing Death
M. E. Schuman – The Understory: A Female Environmentalist in the Land of the Midnight Sun
Meredith O’Brien – Opening The Door: My Journey Through Anorexia To Full Recovery
Susan Frances Morris – The Sensitive One
Amelia Zachry – Enough – A Memoir of Mistakes, Mania, and Motherhood
Carolyn DiPasquale – Reckless Grace: A Mother’s Crash Course in Mental Illness
Mike Coleman – The Way from Me to Us
Gabriel Bron – The Journey Home: Portraits of Healing
Catherine Ehrlich – Irma’s Passport: One Woman, Two World Wars, and a Legacy of Courage
Denise Collins – What Happened to John
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!
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Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.
The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021JOURNEY Awards is:
Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days
Andrea Wilson Woods
The 2022 JOURNEY Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!
Submissions for the 2023JOURNEY Book Awards are open until the end of July.Enter here!
Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.
