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  • The PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction – the SHORTLIST for the 2019 CIBAs

    The PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction – the SHORTLIST for the 2019 CIBAs

    Paranormal Fiction Awards

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

     

     

    Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, magical systems and elements. They will be put to the test and the best will be declared winners of the prestigious CIBAs.

    The following fantasy fiction works have advanced to the SHORTLIST from the Long List of the 2019 Paranormal Book Awards:

    • Kaylin McFarren – High Flying
    • Porter Huddleston – EL ON EARTH
    • Mack Little – Progenie
    • Karen Glista – Chasing the Red Queen
    • Joy Ross Davis – The Witch of Blacklion
    • D. J. Adamson – At The Edge of No Return
    • Jodine Turner – The Hidden Abbey
    • D. D. Wolf – Orchids Ablaze
    • Michael Ray Laemmle – Atomic City Terror: Curse of the Murderous Dummy
    • Gina Detwiler – Forgiven
    • Diane Moat – Hand of Magic
    • Joy Ross Davis – The Singer Sisters
    • Linda Watkins – The Tao of the Viper, A Kate Pomeroy Mystery
    • Jack Cullen – Runes of Steel
    • Palmer Pickering – Moon Deeds
    • Karl Larew – Catari
    • Susan Lynn Solomon – Abigail’s Window
    • Robert Herold – The Eidola Project
    • Janet K. Shawgo – Legacy of Lies
    • E. V. Svetova – Over The Hills Of Green
    • London Clarke – Whickering Place
    • Joey Rodriguez – Below
    • Jerry Gundersheimer – El Coronel: Book Two of The Medium Series
    • Lynne Hill-Clark – Of Gods and Goddesses
    • Ryan J. Lyons – Drums and Dragons
    • Avanti Centrae – VanOps: The Moses Map
    • Lori Roberts – Where the Sweetgrass Grows
    • T. L. Augury – Witches Brew
    • John Stafford – A Song of Vengeance

    Information about the #CIBAs Long Lists and Short Lists and Announcement Rounds.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2019 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors). We incorporate the Long List when the judges request an additional round of judging to accommodate the number and/or quality of entries received.  These entries have advanced to the SHORTLIST and are now in competition for the 2019 Semi-Finalists positions.

    The coveted First  Place Category Winners of the 2019 PARANORMAL Book Awards will be selected from the Semi-Finalists in the final rounds of judging.  The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony, which is hosted by the Chanticleer Authors Conference. 

    The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the PARANORMAL GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition.  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 18th, 2020, Bellingham, Washington. Hosted by the Chanticleer Authors Conference. 

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2020 Paranormal Book Awards.

    Don’t delay! Enter Today!

  • The PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction – the Long List for the 2019 CIBAs

    The PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction – the Long List for the 2019 CIBAs

    Paranormal Fiction Awards

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

     

     

    Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, magical systems and elements. They will be put to the test and the best will be declared winners of the prestigious CIBAs.

    The following fantasy fiction works have moved forward from the infamous Slush Pile to the Long List of the 2019 Paranormal Book Awards:

    • Kaylin McFarren – High Flying
    • Porter Huddleston – EL ON EARTH
    • Carol Purroy – Designs of Destiny
    • D.A. Roach – Between the Bleeding Willows, Demon Hunters Book 1
    • Mack Little – Progenie
    • Karen Glista – Chasing the Red Queen
    • Joy Ross Davis – The Witch of Blacklion
    • D. J. Adamson – At The Edge of No Return
    • Scott Calhoun – Memoirs of a Skeleton Valet
    • Jodine Turner – The Hidden Abbey
    • D. D. Wolf – Orchids Ablaze
    • Michael Ray Laemmle – Atomic City Terror: Curse of the Murderous Dummy
    • Gina Detwiler – Forgiven
    • Janet Leigh Green – Unspeakable Acts
    • Diane Moat – Hand of Magic
    • Joy Ross Davis – The Singer Sisters
    • Linda Watkins – The Tao of the Viper, A Kate Pomeroy Mystery
    • Jack Cullen – Runes of Steel
    • Claudia Herring – Whispers of Deceit
    • Palmer Pickering – Moon Deeds
    • Karl Larew – Catari
    • Susan Lynn Solomon – Abigail’s Window
    • Robert Herold – The Eidola Project
    • Janet K. Shawgo – Legacy of Lies
    • E. V. Svetova – Over The Hills Of Green
    • London Clarke – Whickering Place
    • Joey Rodriguez – Below
    • Jerry Gundersheimer – El Coronel: Book Two of The Medium Series
    • Lynne Hill-Clark – Of Gods and Goddesses
    • Ryan J. Lyons – Drums and Dragons
    • Avanti Centrae – VanOps: The Moses Map
    • Lori Roberts – Where the Sweetgrass Grows
    • T. L. Augury – Witches Brew
    • John Stafford – A Song of Vengeance
    • TK Lawyer – Shifter Shorts

    Good Luck to all as these works compete to advance to the Short List!

    Information about the #CIBAs Long Lists and Short Lists and Announcement Rounds.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2019 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors). We incorporate the Long List when the judges request an additional round of judging to accommodate the number and/or quality of entries received.  These entries are now in competition for the 2019 PARANORMAL SHORTLIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions.

    The coveted First  Place Category Winners of the 2019 PARANORMAL Book Awards will be selected from the Semi-Finalists in the final rounds of judging.  The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony, which is hosted by the Chanticleer Authors Conference. 

    The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the PARANORMAL GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition.  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 18th, 2020, Bellingham, Washington. Hosted by the Chanticleer Authors Conference. 

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2020 Paranormal Book Awards.

    Don’t delay! Enter Today!

  • OCTOBER is PARANORMAL TIME for ALL things that go BUMP in the night!

    October is for OZMA, but of course, it also stands for Ooooooo-Oooooo!

    Ghosts and goblins and haunted places. Oh, my!

    Welcome to the PARANORMAL Book Awards!

    We’re ready. Are you?

    Paranormal Fiction Awards

    Every year during the month of October, we carve faces into our pumpkins, turning them into Jack O’Lanterns and set them burning on our porches to light the way for trick or treaters. We decorate our homes in spider webs and skeletons and all sorts of creepy crawlies. Now is the time of year we binge on all things haunted, possessed, inexplicable, unseen.

    Why?

    Because we are thrilled by the experience of riding high on candied apples and candy corn and relish being frightened – just a little – especially when we know the thing we’re frightened of is just a story, some tale we tell over and over at this time of year. Because this is the season when it’s perfectly acceptable to scream.

    Last year, Joy Ross Davis won the Grand Prize for her manuscript, The Mad Woman of Preacher’s Cove!  The story was just that good. We are waiting for the release!

    Joy Ross Davis!

    Send us your stories of dark places, alien abductions, magic and magical beings, the supernatural, vampires & werewolves, angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, weird otherworldly tales… and gothic horror stories. We will put them to the test and discover the best among them for the 2019 Paranormal Book Awards, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards – the CIBAs.

    The deadline for the Paranormal Awards is October 31, 2019.

    Don’t be frightened – enter here.

     

    Travel with us through the Paranormal Book Awards Hall of Fame…

    The 2018 PARANORMAL Book Awards Grad Prize for Supernatural Fiction is awarded to: 

    Joy Ross Davis for her manuscript, The Madwoman of Preacher’s Cove.

    “Joy Ross Davis is more than an eloquent storyteller!  A college professor, mother, daughter of Irish descent whose family settled in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee, Joy loves all things Irish, including the Green Isle itself.  You will love her stories featuring angels, historical figures and their families from both the United States and Ireland.  Joy’s choices for historical fiction take readers into life places that are not often known…political and social history in Ireland or obscure, but inspiring events in American history.”

    She was awarded the Paranormal Grand Prize award at the CIBA ceremony by nonother than J.D. Barker himself—the master of suspense.

    Joy Ross Davis, Paranormal Grand Prize Book Award Winner

    The First in Category Winners are: 

    • Path of the Half Moon by Vince Bailey
    • Anthesteria by K.A. Banks
    • Suburban Vampire Ragnarok by Franklin Posner
    • Storm Island: A Kate Pomeroy Mystery by Linda Watkins
    • Peaches and Lace by Joy Ross Davis
    • The Balance and the Blade by Olivia Bernard    
    • The Sea Archer – Jeny Heckman

    The 2017 PARANORMAL Book Awards Grand Prize for Supernatural Fiction is awarded to:

    Van Ops – The Lost Power is a story in which “Alexander the Great’s obscure Egyptian weapon has been lost for eons. Can Maddy Marshall and covert agent Bear Thorenson find the ancient weapon in time to stop fragile post-Cold War peace from being forever shattered?”

    Avanti Centrae is the author of the international award-winning VanOps thriller series. Her work has been compared to that of James Rollins, Steve Berry, Dan Brown, and Preston/Child’s Pendergast series.

     

     

     

    2017 Paranormal Book Awards First Place Winners for Supernatural Fiction Novels are:

    • Willow’s Discovery by Joanne Jaytanie
    • Virtuous Souls by Pamela LePage
    • Rea by Lydia Staggs
    • A Pocketful of Lodestones, Time Traveler Professor Book 2 by Elizabeth Crowens
    • Dark Water by Chynna Laird

    The 2016 PARANORMAL Book Awards Grand Prize:

    Almost Mortal “Blending the high-octane thrust of a contemporary legal thriller with the magical realism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, “Almost Mortal” cleaves a new, inventive niche in the legal thriller genre. This fast-paced legal thriller will leave the reader hungering for more. A terrific read!”

    Christopher Leibig is a novelist and a criminal defense attorney. He thinks about Fiction like this…”Fiction, while by its definition invented, need not tell that lie. In fiction, the devil is everywhere. And everyone has their story.”

     

     

     

    2016 Paranormal Book Awards First Place Winners for Supernatural Fiction Novels are:

     

    The 2015 PARANORMAL Book Awards Grand Prize:

    The Aurora Affair (retitled as Mobius) “… is a story about a skeptical heroine who discovers that her love affairs
    are the key to harnessing her own power to influence the world—for better if she does it right, or for worse if she fails.”

    Carolyn Haley “… is a freelance writer and editor who lives in rural Vermont. I write a mix of commercial copy, articles for regional and national publications, and edits diverse projects in fiction and nonfiction.” She writes award-winning novels in her spare time.

     

     

    2015 Paranormal Book Awards First Place Winners for Supernatural Fiction Novels are:

     

    The 2014 PARANORMAL Book Awards Grand Prize:

     An Ex to Grind in Deadwood is a wickedly funny paranormal mystery romance series that takes place in its namesake city in South Dakota.

     

    Ann Charles, USA Bestselling Author

    Ann Charles “…lives in the beautiful Northern Arizona mountains with her clever husband, charming kids, and an incredibly sassy cat. After many years and several colleges, she managed to obtain her Bachelor’s Degree in English with an emphasis on creative writing from the University of Washington.”

    2014 Paranormal Book Awards First Place Winners for Supernatural Fiction Novels are:

     

    The 2013 PARANORMAL Book Awards Grand Prize:

    The Watcher is a story where “…ancient history is only the beginning.”

     

     

    Lisa Voisin “… spent her childhood daydreaming and making up stories, but it was my love of reading and writing in her teens that drew her to Young Adult fiction.” 

     

     

     

    2013 Paranormal Book Awards First Place Winners for Supernatural Fiction Novels are:

    • Spirit Legacy by E.E. Holmes
    • Poe, Nevermore by Rachel M. Martens
    • The Immortal American by L. B. Joramo
    • The Dream Jumper’s Promise by Kim Hornsby
    • Montana Mustangs by Danica Winters
    • The Third Option by Ben A. Sharpton
    • Witch’s Malice by David Hutchison
    • Dancing on the Dark Side by Mairin Fisher-Fleming

     

    2012 1st Place Winner in the Paranormal Awards,

    Sacred Fires is a well written and crafted romantic paranormal novel with elements of intrigue and suspense along with a story set in a lush locale with mystic Aztec undercurrents. Greenfeder has succeeded in writing a fast-paced romantic suspense novel that is refreshingly different.

     

    Catherine Greenfeder “… continues to pursue her dream of getting her work published. To date, she has had five novels including a western historical, two adult paranormal novels, and two young adult paranormal novels published. She anticipates a few short stories and another young adult novel published in the near future.”

    Who will win the PARANORMAL Book Awards Blue Ribbons for 2019?

    Submit your works today!

    The last day for submissions into the 2019 Paranormal Book Awards is August 31, 2019.

    Click here for more information and submission form! 

    Don’t Delay! Enter Today! 

  • The TIME TRAVELER PROFESSOR, Book Two: A POCKETFUL of LODESTONES by Elizabeth Crowens – Alternate History/Sci-fi, Time Travel, Steampunk

    The TIME TRAVELER PROFESSOR, Book Two: A POCKETFUL of LODESTONES by Elizabeth Crowens – Alternate History/Sci-fi, Time Travel, Steampunk

    A musician-turned-time-traveler is in for more than he bargains for during his World War I experiences in book two of Elizabeth Crowens’s The Time Traveler Professor, Book Two: A Pocketful of Lodestones.

    John Patrick Scott volunteers for the Royal Scot Army. His life drastically shifts from one of comfort in Germany to misery in no-man’s-land trenches in Belgium and France. Fortunately, he has in his possession his grandfather’s heirloom timepiece (his time-travel device), his journal, and the mysterious red book, which is the essential item that connected him to Arthur Conan Doyle in the first place. Now separated from the famed author, John uses his middle-of-the-night sentry duty to delve into the metaphysical and psychic world, while Arthur does his time-traveling in hopes of finding the red book.

    Because of John’s prophetic abilities, he is known by his fellow soldiers as a fortune teller and Le Conteur (storyteller); the latter due to the red book’s magic of creating impending tales (often horrific) veiled in allegory. Strange things occur when John begins seeing soldier ghosts, and the name Aliskiya Lleullne, his future self, pops up in various situations, especially among an enigmatic man who goes by the moniker of Benedyct Boniface. A battlefield accident produces more supernatural weirdness for John. After recuperating, he takes on a military-intelligence position in London, where he and Arthur reunite. The two reignite their time-traveling passion, intending to go back to feudal Japan. Instead, they are in for a big surprise when they end up in London’s Elizabethan era.

    Award-winning author, Elizabeth Crowens, opens A Pocketful of Lodestones with an author’s note, explicitly encouraging steampunk readers to read Silent Meridian, book one of the Time Traveler Professor Trilogy, before probing into book two. While Crowens sprinkles aspects of Silent Meridian’s plot, the references are too light and do not offer an in-depth understanding. Thus, her cautionary note warrants merit.

    That said, there is a lot more going on in this novel compared to the first book. Having first-hand experience with the horrors of war, John’s arrogance all but disappears. He spends more time meditating on humanity—focusing on the plight of his military comrades—and less on himself, except unresolved issues from his past and future time travels. John also discovers that his penchant for predicting the future and storytelling acts as a healing balm for his struggling troop.

    A Pocketful of Lodestones is a meal of a read, which will surely satisfy Sherlock Holmes and history aficionados.

    Author, Elizabeth Crowens won 1st Place for her novel in the CIBA 2017 Paranormal Awards.

     

  • The Chanticleer International Book Awards Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners 2018 (CIBAs)

    The Chanticleer International Book Awards Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners 2018 (CIBAs)

    We are deeply honored to announce the 2018 Winners of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs). The winners were recognized at the annual Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Banquet Ceremony on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.

     

     

    We want to thank all of the authors and publishers who participated in the 2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs). Each year, we find the quality of the entries and the competitiveness of the division competitions increasing exponentially. We added a new level to the judging rounds in 2018—the SemiFinalists. The CIBA judges wanted to add Semi-Finalists as a way to recognize and validate the entries that were not selected for the very few First Place Award positions within each genre division.

    PublishDrive, a global distribution platform, and Hindenburg Systems, audiobooks and podcasts software, awarded more than $30,000 (cash value) in additional prizes to the 2018 Chanticleer International Book Award winners. Thank you!

    A Recap of the CIBA Selection Process

    • There are 16 divisions of the CIBAs: 14 fiction genre divisions and 2 non-fiction divisions.
    • First Place Category award winners were selected for each one of the 16 divisions from an overall field of  titles that progressed to the Semi-Finalists positions from the Shortlists, the Long List, and the infamous beginning slush pile rounds.
    • One Grand Prize award winner was selected from the First Place Category Award Winners for each of the 16 CIBA divisions.
    • One Overall Grand Prize award winner was selected from the 16 divisions of Grand Prize Award Winners

    All CIBA Semi-Finalists in attendance at the CIBA awards ceremony were recognized with their respective division at the CIBA awards ceremony along with receiving a Semi-Finalist ribbon and digital badge and a significant discount to attend the Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    Additional Prize from the DONALD MAASS LITERARY AGENCY

    An additional prize was awarded to the 2018 CIBA Grand Prize Award Winners by the Donald Maass Literary Agency (that represents more than 150 novelists and sell more 100 novels each year to leading publishers in the U.S. and overseas). Donald Maass has offered “a high priority submission” process opportunity to the 2018 Grand Prize CIBA winners and a “priority submission” process opportunity to the 2018 CIBA 1st Place Category winning titles for consideration by his agency.

    An email will go out to all 2018 CIBA grand prize award winners prior to June 10, 2019 with instructions, links, and more information about the awards packages. We appreciate your patience. As stated in the Semi-Finalist notification email, “One does not need to be present at the CIBA ceremony and banquet to win. But it sure is a lot more fun!”

    And now to present the 2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards Grand winning titles and their authors who were announced on April 27, 2019, at the CIBA ceremony and banquet.

    You read testimonials from the 2019 Chanticleer Authors Conference and the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony at  https://www.chantireviews.com/chanticleer-conference/conference-testimonials/

    Cygnus Award for Science Fiction

    The CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction Grand Prize Winner

    The Korpes File by J.I Rogers took home the 2018 CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction Grand Prize Ribbon.

    View the 2018 CYGNUS 1st Place Category Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/04/29/cygnus-book-awards-for-science-fiction-novels-the-grand-prize-winner-and-first-place-category-winners-2018-cibas/

    The JOURNEY Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction

    From Liberty to Magnolia: In Search of the American Dream by Janice S. Ellis took home the 2018 JOURNEY Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction Grand Prize Ribbon! 

    View the 2018 JOURNEY First Place Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/04/30/journey-book-awards-for-narrative-non-fiction-the-grand-prize-winner-and-first-place-category-winners-2018-cibas/ 

    Cozy Mystery Fiction Award

    The M & M Book Awards for Mystery and Mayhem

    A PROMISE GIVEN by Michelle Cox took home the M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem Grand Prize Ribbon

    View the 2018 M&M First Place Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/05/01/the-mm-book-awards-for-mystery-and-mayhem-grand-prize-division-winner-and-first-place-category-winners-2018-cibas/

    Gertrude Warner Children's Chapter Books

    The GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers

    A manuscript titled The PORTALS of PERIL by Jules Luther took home the Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers

    View the 2018 Gertrude Warner First Place Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/05/04/the-gertrude-warner-book-awards-for-middle-grade-readers-grand-prize-and-first-place-catergory-winners-2018-cibas/

    Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction

    The DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction

    WHISPERS by Lynn Yvonne Moon took home the Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult  Fiction

    View the 2018 Dante Rossetti First Place Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/05/05/the-dante-rossetti-book-awards-for-young-adult-fiction-grand-prize-and-first-place-category-winners-2018-cibas/

    Pre 1750 Historical Fiction Award

    The CHAUCER Book Awards for pre-1750s Historic Fiction

    The SERPENT and The EAGLE  by Edward Rickford took home the CHAUCER Book Awards Grand Prize Blue Ribbon

    View the 2018 Chaucer First Place Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/05/05/the-chaucer-book-awards-for-pre-1750s-historical-fiction-grand-prize-and-first-place-category-winners-2018-cibas/

    Post 1750s Historical Fiction AwardThe GOETHE Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Post-1750s Historical Fiction

    The Lost Years of Billy Battles by Ronald E. Yates took home the Goethe Grand Prize Ribbon

    View the 2018 Goethe First Place Category Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/05/07/the-goethe-book-awards-for-post-1750s-for-historical-fiction-grand-prize-and-first-place-category-winners-2018-cibas/

    Western Pioneeer Civil War Fiction AwardThe LARAMIE Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Western Fiction

    Blood Moon: A Captive’s Tale by Ruth Hull Chatlien took home the Laramie Grand Prize Ribbon. 

    View the 2018 Laramie First Place Category Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/05/06/the-laramie-book-awards-for-western-fiction-grand-prize-and-first-place-category-winners-2018-cibas/

    Romance Fiction AwardThe CHATELAINE Book Awards  GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Romantic Fiction

    The House at Ladywell by Nicola Slade took home the 2018 Chatelaine Grand Prize Ribbon

    View the 2018 CHATELAINE First Place Category Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/05/07/the-chatelaine-book-awards-for-romantic-fiction-grand-prize-and-first-place-category-winners-2018-cibas/

    Early Readers and Picture booksThe LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Early Readers

    The Tooth Collector Fairies: Home from Decay Valley by Denise Ditto took home the Little Peeps Grand Prize Ribbon

    View the 2018 LITTLE PEEPS First Place Category Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/05/08/the-little-peeps-book-awards-for-early-readers-grand-prize-and-first-place-category-winners-cibas-2018/

    Thriller Suspense Fiction Award The Clue Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Mystery Suspense & Thriller Novels

    California Son by Timothy Burgess  took home the Clue Grand Prize Ribbon

    View the 2018 CLUE First Place Category Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/05/08/the-clue-book-awards-for-mystery-suspense-thriller-novels-grand-prize-and-first-place-category-winners-cibas-2018/

    The OZMA Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Fantasy Fiction Novels

    Dragon Speaker by Elana A. Mugdan took home the OZMA Grand Prize Ribbon

    View the 2018 OZMA First Place Category Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/05/09/the-ozma-book-awards-for-fantasy-fiction-novels-grand-prize-and-first-place-category-winners-cibas-2018/

    Paranormal Fiction AwardsThe PARANORMAL  Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Supernatural & Paranormal Novels

    The Madwoman of Preacher’s Cove, a manuscript by Joy Ross Davis took home the Paranormal Grand Prize Ribbon

    View the 2018 PARANORMAL First Place Category Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/05/09/the-paranormal-book-awards-for-supernatural-paranormal-novels-grand-prize-and-first-place-category-winners-cibas-2018/

    The Global Thriller Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Lab Lit & High Stakes Thriller Novels

    The Moving Blade by Michael Pronko
    took home the Global Thrillers Grand Prize Ribbon

    View the 2018 Global Thriller First Place Category Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/05/09/the-global-thriller-book-awards-for-lab-lit-high-stakes-thriller-novels-grand-prize-and-first-place-category-winners-cibas-2018/

    The SOMERSET Book Awards for Contemporary, Literary, Satire Novels

    Hard Cider – a novel by Barbara A. Stark-Nemon
    took home the Somerset Grand Prize Ribbon

    View the 2018 SOMERSET First Place Category Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/05/10/the-somerset-book-awards-for-contemporary-literary-satire-novels-grand-prize-and-first-place-category-winners-cibas-2018/

     The Instruction & Insight Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Non-Fiction, Non-Narrative

    Explore Europe on Foot by Cassandra Overby took home the Instruction & Insight Grand Prize Ribbon

    View the 2018 I & I First Place Category Award Winners at https://www.chantireviews.com/2019/05/10/the-instruction-insight-book-awards-for-non-fiction-non-narrative-grand-prize-and-first-place-category-winners-cibas-2018/

    CONGRATULATIONS to Ronald E. YATES for The LOST YEARS of BILLY BATTLES (Book 3 of the Finding Billy Battles Trilogy) taking home the CHANTICLEER OVERALL Grand Prize for BEST BOOK in the 2018 CIBAS

    “…the reader experiences that all too rare sense of complete transport to another world, one fully realized in these pages because the storytelling is so skillful and thoroughly captivating.” 

     

    The photo below is of Ronald E. Yates with his GOETHE Grand Prize Ribbon and his Chanticleer Overall Best Book Ribbon

    “Reading a Book is Like Life: You Live it One Page at a Time.” (Ron Yates) Ron is a former foreign correspondent and Professor Emeritus of Journalism, Dean of the College of Media and is an award-winning historical novelist. Read more about this Pulitzer nominated journalist and Chanticleerian by clicking on this link.

     

    Twelve of the Sixteen Grand Prize Division Winners were present to receive their ribbons on stage at the 2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards Ceremony.

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    We have exciting news for the Chanticleer Community on the horizon so do stay tuned!  

    You know you want a coveted Chanticleer Reviews Blue Ribbon! 

    Submit your works (manuscripts or novels published after or on January 1, 2017, are accepted) to the prestigious Chanticleer International Book Awards today! Entries are being accepted into the 2019 CIBAs in all 16 divisions.

    Be sure to register early for the 2020 Chanticleer Authors Conference that will take place on April 16, 17, 18, & 19, 2020 with the 2019 CIBA banquet and ceremony scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 18th, 2020 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

    An email will go out to all 2018 CIBA award winners prior to June 10, 2019, with instructions, links, and more information about the awards packages. We appreciate your patience. As stated in the Semi-Finalist notification email, “One does not need to be present at the CIBA ceremony and banquet to win. But it sure is a lot more fun!”

    As always, please contact us at Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions!

    We have begun planning for the 2020 Chanticleer Authors Conference (April 16, 17, & 18, 2020) and the 2019  CIBA Banquet and Ceremony that will take place on April 17, 2020, at the Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.

  • The PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural & Paranormal Novels – Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners – CIBAs 2018

    The PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural & Paranormal Novels – Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners – CIBAs 2018

    Paranormal Fiction Awards

    We are excited and honored to officially announce the Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Winners for the 2018 Paranormal  Book Awards at the annual Chanticleer Authors Conference and the 2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards ceremony. This year’s ceremony and banquet were held on Saturday, April 27th, 2019 at the Hotel Bellwether by beautiful Bellingham Bay, Wash.

     

    We want to thank all of those who entered and participated in the 2018 PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural & Paranormal Novels, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs).

    Avanti Centrae, the author of the 2017 PARANORMAL Grand Prize award-winning Vanops: The Lost Crown announced the 2018 Paranormal Award Winners at the Chanticleer International Book Awards Banquet and Ceremony.

    PublishDrive and Hindenburg Systems awarded additional prizes to the 2018 Paranormal Book Award winners. Thank you!

    Congratulations to the 2018 Paranormal Book Awards for Supernatural & Paranormal Novels First in Category Winners!

    • Path of the Half Moon by Vince Bailey
    • Anthesteria by K.A. Banks
    • Suburban Vampire Ragnarok by Franklin Posner
    • Storm Island: A Kate Pomeroy Mystery by Linda Watkins
    • Peaches and Lace by Joy Ross Davis
    • The Madwoman of Preacher’s Cove by Joy Ross Davis
    • The Balance and the Blade by Olivia Bernard    
    • The Sea Archer – Jeny Heckman

    And now for the 2018 Paranormal Book Awards GRAND PRIZE WINNER for Supernatural & Paranormal Novels:

    The Madwoman of Preacher’s Cove, a manuscript by Joy Ross Davis

    took home the Paranormal Grand Prize Ribbon

     

    An email will go out to all First Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Winners with more information, the timing of awarded reviews, links to digital badges, and more before May 31st, 2019 (approximately four weeks after the awards ceremony). Please look for it in your email inbox.

    When we receive the digital photographs from the Official CAC19 professional photographer, Dwayne Rogge of Photo Treehouse, we will post the photographs of Paranormal award winners on this page.

    Click here for the link to the Paranormal Semi-Finalists.

    This post will be updated with photos and more information. Please do visit it again!

    The deadline for submissions into the 2019 Paranormal Book Awards is October 31, 2019 Midnight (PST).

    Our next Chanticleer International Book Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 18th, 2020, for the 2019 CIBA winners.

     Enter your book or manuscript in a contest today!

     

  • The SEMI-FINALISTS for the PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural and Paranormal Fiction – the 2018 CIBAs

    The SEMI-FINALISTS for the PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural and Paranormal Fiction – the 2018 CIBAs

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

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring magic, the supernatural , weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman) , magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, magical systems and elements. We will put them to the test and discover the best among them for the 2019 Paranormal Book Awards!

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2018 Long List to the SHORTLIST and have competed for the 2018 PARANORMAL Book Awards SEMIFINALISTS  positions.

    All Semi-Finalists will receive official notification by email and will be tagged in a Facebook Announcement and promotion—if they are following Chanticleer Reviews on Facebook. Facebook will only allow us to tag those who follow CR on FB. Click on this  Semi-Finalist badge link to the downloadable digital badge and for information about Semi-Finalists book stickers.

    Congratulations to the Paranormal Book Awards Semi-Finalists! 

    • Christine Grabowski – Dickensen Academy
    • Vince Bailey – Path of the Half Moon
    • K.A. Banks – Anthesteria
    • Gina Detwiler – Forsaken
    • Jeny Heckman – The Sea Archer
    • Nick Korolev – The 13th Child
    • Franklin Posner – Suburban Vampire Ragnarok
    • Linda Watkins – Storm Island: A Kate Pomeroy Mystery
    • Elaine Williams Crockett – Do Not Ask
    • London Clarke – The Meadows
    • Joy Ross Davis – Peaches and Lace
    • Joy Ross Davis – Countenance
    • C.A. Larmer – Do Not Go Alone (A Posthumous Mystery 2)
    • Claudia Herring – Obsessions of a Djinni
    • C.A. Larmer – Do Not Go Gentle
    • Joy Ross Davis – The Madwoman of Preacher’s Cove
    • Olivia Bernard – The Balance and the Blade
    • Anne Francis Scott – Lost Souls
    • Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Mr. Hitchcock
    • Andrea Murray – Something New

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

    These titles are in the running for the First Place Category Winner positions of the 2018 Paranormal OZMA Book Awards novel competition for Supernatural and Paranormal Fiction. Good Luck to All!

    Grand Prize Ribbons!

    The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony. The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the PARANORMAL GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition.  The 16 CBR Grand Prize Divisions 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.

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2019 Paranormal Book Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is October 31st, 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. 

  • The SHORTLIST for the PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural and Paranormal Fiction – the 2018 CIBAs

    The SHORTLIST for the PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural and Paranormal Fiction – the 2018 CIBAs

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

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring magic, the supernatural , weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman) , magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, magical systems and elements. We will put them to the test and discover the best among them for the 2019 Paranormal Book Awards!

    These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALIST positions of the 2018 PARANORMAL Book Awards novel competition for Paranormal and Supernatural  Fiction.  SHORTLISTERS please click here to access the digital badge and for information about book stickers.

    The Official  2018  PARANORMAL Book Awards SHORTLIST List!

    Congratulations to:

    • Christine Grabowski – Dickensen Academy
    • T. L. Augury – Witches Brew
    • Vince Bailey – Path of the Half Moon
    • K.A. Banks – Anthesteria
    • A. P. Caruso – Open Clarity
    • Gina Detwiler – Forsaken
    • Lydia Staggs – Zera
    • Jeny Heckman – The Sea Archer
    • Nick Korolev – The 13th Child
    • Franklin Posner – Suburban Vampire Ragnarok
    • Linda Watkins – Storm Island: A Kate Pomeroy Mystery
    • Elaine Williams Crockett – Do Not Ask
    • M. Goldsmith and A. Malin – The House of Fire  
    • London Clarke – The Meadows
    • Joy Ross Davis – Peaches and Lace
    • Joy Ross Davis – Countenance  
    • C.A. Larmer – Do Not Go Alone (A Posthumous Mystery 2)
    • Anne Francis Scott – Lost Souls
    • Gurpreet Kaur Sidhu – Storm: It’s a curse to remember  
    • Claudia Herring – Obsessions of a Djinni
    • C.A. Larmer – Do Not Go Gentle   
    • Joy Ross Davis – The Madwoman of Preacher’s Cove
    • D.B. Sieders – Raising the Dead
    • Olivia Bernard – The Balance and the Blade
    • Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Mr. Hitchcock
    • Andrea Murray – Something New

    Information about the #CIBAs Long Lists and Short Lists and Announcement Rounds.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2018 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors) to the Shortlist. We incorporate the Long List when the judges request an additional round of judging to accommodate the number and/or quality of entries received.  These entries are now Shortlisted and are in competition for the 2018 PARANORMAL SemiFinalist positions. The  Semi-Finalists positions will compete for the coveted First  Place Category Winners of the 2018 PARANORMAL Book Awards.

    Grand Prize Ribbons!

     The 2018  First Place Category Winners and Grand Prize winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony that will be held during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and CIBA Ceremony and Banquet.

    All Shortlisters and SemiFinalists will be acknowledged at CAC19.

    The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the PARANORMAL GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition.  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.

  • The PARANORMAL Awards for Supernatural Fiction – 2017 Official List of Winners

    The PARANORMAL Awards for Supernatural Fiction – 2017 Official List of Winners

    Paranormal Fiction Awards

    We are excited and honored to officially announce the Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Winners for the 2017 PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction Novels at the fifth annual Chanticleer Authors Conference and Chanticleer Book Awards Ceremony. This year’s ceremony and banquet were held on Saturday, April 21st, 2018 at the Hotel Bellwether by beautiful Bellingham Bay, Wash.

    We want to thank all of those who entered and participated in the  2017 PARANORMAL Book Awards, a division of the Chanticleer  International Book Awards.

    When we receive the digital photographs from the Official CAC18 photographer, we will post them here and on the complete announcement that will list all the genres and the Overall Grand Prize Winner for the 2017 Chanticleer International Book Awards. Please check back!

    Click here for the link to the 2017 PARANORMAL Shortlisters! An email will go out within three weeks to all Shortlisters with links to digital badges and how to order Shortlister stickers.

    Congratulations to the 2017 PARANORMAL SHORTLISTERS!

    Ann Charles, the author of the 2014 PARANORMAL GRAND PRIZE Winner, An Ex to Grind in Deadwood,  announced the First Place Award Winners and the Grand Prize Winner for the 2017 PARANORMAL Book Awards at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony.

    Congratulations to the First Place Category Winners of the 2017  PARANORMAL Book Awards. 

    An email will go out to all First Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Winners with more information, the timing of awarded reviews, links to digital badges, and more by May 21st, 2018 (four weeks after the awards ceremony). Please look for it.

    2017 PARANORMAL Book Awards First in Category Winners for Supernatural Fiction Novels are:

    • Willow’s Discovery by Joanne Jaytanie
    • Virtuous Souls by Pamela LePage
    • Rea by Lydia Staggs
    • A Pocketful of Lodestones, Time Traveler Professor Book 2 by Elizabeth Crowens
    • Dark Water by Chynna Laird
    • VanOps – The Lost Power by Avanti Centrae

    And now for the 2017 PARANORMAL Grand Prize Book Awards Winner for Supernatural Fictional Novels is:

    VanOps – The Lost Power

    by Avanti Centrae

     

     

     

     

    This post will be updated with photos from the awards ceremony. Please do visit it again!

    The deadline to submit to the 2018 PARANORMAL Book Awards is October 31, 2018.

    Our next Chanticleer International Book Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 20th, 2019, for the 2018 winners. Enter your book or manuscript in a contest today!

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  • PARANORMAL BOOK AWARDS Shortlist for 2017

    PARANORMAL BOOK AWARDS Shortlist for 2017

    Paranormal Fiction AwardsThe PARANORMAL Book Awards recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of  Magic, supernatural, superhumans, magical beings, vampires and werewolves, and etc. The PARANORMAL Book Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Book Awards.

    Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up from the 2017 Paranormal slush pile to the Short List. These novels will now compete for the First Place Category positions!

    Each of the titles below has earned the PARANORMAL BOOK AWARDS SHORTLIST bragging rights!

    More than $30,000.00 dollars worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to Chanticleer Book Reviews 2017 writing competition winners!

    The PARANORMAL Book Awards FIRST IN CATEGORY sub-genres are Adventure/Mystery/Thriller, Paranormal Romance, Magical Beings & Creatures, Strange and Unexplained, & Supernatural powers.

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

    NOTE: This is the Official List of the PARANORMAL 2017 SHORT LIST.

    This is the Official 2017 Shortlist for the 2017 PARANORMAL  Book Awards:

    • Joanne Jaytanie – Willow’s Discovery
    • Alex E. Carey – Water’s Reflection
    • Judith Docken – Ghosted: A Novel of Life, Love and Moving On
    • Pamela LePage – Virtuous Souls
    • Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Mr. Hitchcock
    • Elizabeth Crowens – A Pocketful of Lodestones, Time Traveler Professor Book 2
    • Emma Rose Millar – Delirium
    • Joy Ross Davis – Countenance
    • Susan Buffum – Out
    • Lydia Staggs – Rea
    • Jerry Gundersheimer – Face of the Bell Witch: Book One of The Medium Series
    • Tom & Nancy Wise – Life on Base: Spirit of Quantico
    • DJ Erfert – Window of Time
    • Ann Charles – Make No Bones About It
    • Chynna Laird – Dark Water
    • Heather Starsong – Never Again
    • Avanti Centrae – VanOps – The Lost Power
    • Laura Wolfe – Barn Shadows (Dark Horse, Book Two)
    • J.R.R.R. (Jim) Hardison – Demon Freaks

    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!

    Good Luck to each of you!

    The PARANORMAL Grand Prize Winner and the Five 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.

    We are now accepting submissions for the 2018 PARANORMAL Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is September 30th, 2018. Please click here for more information.