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Celebrating Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards Program Levels of Achievement

The 2024 CIBAs Ceremony is April 5, 2025 at CAC25!
Don’t miss out!

Congratulations to each and every one of the Authors

whose works advanced to the

FINALIST Level of Achievement

in the 2024 Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards program!

Now let’s look at where we came from to make this happen.

Everyone who made it to the Long List had something that our readers saw as worthwhile, a reason to lift them out of the slush pile and post them to our site. The competition becomes steeper every year and any bit of the way up this pyramid is something to celebrate!

Making it to the FINALIST Level is indeed something to crow about!

Be sure to share your advancement on social media, as well as tagging us (@ChantiReviews) to help increase your digital footprint. This is our Twitter and this is our Facebook.

We have notified each FINALIST by email, by posts on the Chanticleer website, and on social media. Digital badges are available starting with the Short List. If you need a digital badge reflecting your tier level, please email info@ChantiReviews.com with your division and rank, and we will send you one as soon as possible.

Congratulations to the FINALISTS!

Advancing to the prestigious FINALIST stage is a huge accomplishment!

Being a Finalist means that your book truly stands out. The decisions of who moves on here are always difficult as the quality is so readily apparent. Thank you to everyone who is a Finalist for making the CIBAs a joy and a delight with your incredible words!

Now that is something to CROW ABOUT!

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

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

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

The year Long List, Short List, Semi-Finalist, or Finalist.

Note from Goodreads: “To add a new award or edit an existing award, you’ll need

help from one of our volunteer librarians or a staff member.” For assistance, post in the Goodreads Librarians Group.

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

Remember, you don’t have to be present to win, but it sure is a lot more fun!

Join us! Register Today! Seating is Limited!

The official lists for First Place and Grand Prize Winners will begin posting on April 29th, 2025 after one more sweep.

Why wait? Register today!

June 7, 2022
The 2021 I&I Book Awards for Instructional and Insightful Non-Fiction – CIBAs Finalists
The I & I Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Instruction and Insight non-fiction that are self-help, how-to, guides, or explanatory. In non-fiction works, the author assumes responsibility (in good faith) for the truth, accuracy, people, places, or information presented. The I & I Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best Instruction and Insight books featuring How-To, Guidance, Travel Guides, Cookbooks, Self-Help, and more. We will put books about true and inspiring stories to the test and choose the best among them. See our full list of Non-Fiction Divisions here.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 I&I Non-Fiction Short List to the 2021 I&I Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

Congratulations to the I & I Finalists

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Aaron Taylor – Stretching Your Way to a Pain-Free Life: Illustrated Stretches for Sports, Medical Conditions and Specific Muscle Groups
- Angela Quijada-Banks – The Black Foster Youth Handbook
- Eleanor K. Smith and Margaret Pastor – One School’s Journey – Further Down the Path
- George Marino, CPA, CFP – Beyond Balancing the Books: Sheer Mindfulness for Professionals in Work and Life
- Brad Borkan and David Hirzel – Audacious Goals, Remarkable Results: How an Explorer, an Engineer and a Statesman Shaped our Modern World
- Geraldine Clouston and Susan Weintrob – indieBRAG Eat, Read & Dream Cookbook
- Jim & Jessica Braz – Baby Out of Wedlock
- Judy Taylor – Breaking the Boundaries: The Rug Hooking Artistry of Sharon Johnston
- Kaitlyn Jain – Passports and Pacifiers? Traveling the World, One Tantrum at a Time
- Kelly Tan Peterson, Dan Peterson, MD. – KETO BAKED
- M. J. Simms-Maddox, Ph.D. – A Handbook for Emerging and Seasoned Authors
- Phoebe Walker – Freedom Found – Productive and Joyful Living In Spite of Chronic Pain
- Sabbithry Persad – What Is Coronavirus? How It Infects, How It Spreads, and How to Stay Safe
- Wendela Whitcomb Marsh – Recognizing Autism in Women and Girls
- Carole Bumpus – Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, Book Two
- Jan Kaa Kristensen – Splitting Up Without Falling to Pieces
- Melanie Choukas-Bradley – Finding Solace at Theodore Roosevelt Island
- Vindy Teja – YOLO: Essential Life Hacks for Happiness
Good Luck to All!

These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 2021 I&I Book Awards novel competition for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction!

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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

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

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the 2020 I&I Awards is Wendela Whitcomb Marsh for Independent Living with Autism: Your Roadmap to Success

Click here to see the 2020 I&I Book Award Winners for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 I&I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

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

VIRTUAL and IN-Person – June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
May 7, 2022
The 2021 GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction – The Semi-Finalists – The CIBAs
The Gertrude Warner Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Middle Grade Fiction. The Gertrude Warner Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

The Gertrude Warner Book Awards competition is named for Gertrude Chandler Warner, the wonderful author of The Boxcar Children.

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Contemporary Middle Grade, SFF & Paranormal Middle Grade, Mystery Middle Grade, Historical Middle Grade, Adventure Middle Grade, and Graphic Novels. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them. For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards here and for Children’s Literature see our Little Peeps Awards here.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Fiction Short List to the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards Semi-Finalists. Finalists will be chosen from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

Announcing the 2021 Gertrude Warner Semi-Finalists for Middle-Grade Readers

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Mary K. Savarese – The Girl in the Toile Wallpaper
- Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
- B.L. Smith – Serious Business on Albatross Lane
- Didem Saracel – Story of Carbon
- K.P. Boardman – The Falling Sisters
- Murray Richter – Fishing for Luck
- J. B. Spector – The Sunlit Curse, Book 1 of The Mer-Prince Adventures
- Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
- Ben Gartner – Sol Invictus
- Esta Lemon – The Loser Blog
- KS Mitchell – The Mystery of the Golden Ball: Pen & Quin International Agents of Intrigue
- McKemie Huston – Return of the Last Prism
- Emmett J Hall – RUNAWAY
- Raea Gragg – Mup
- Moira Siobhan – Dilly Cooper Hat-astrophe
- Laurie Calkhoven – Roosevelt Banks, Good-Kid-in-Training
- Peter Solomon – The Stardust Mystery
- Susan McCormick – The Antidote
- Gloria Two-Feathers – Buck Keeper of the Meadow
- Jay Spenser – The Phantom Airplane Mystery
Good luck to All!
These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards novel competition for Middle Grade Fiction!

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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

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

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

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

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards is Kelly Oliver for Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter

Click here to see the 2020 Gertrude Warner Book Award Winners for Middle Grade Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:
- The Dante Rossetti Awards for Young Adult Fiction
- The Little Peeps Awards for Children’s Literature
Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

VIRTUAL and IN-Person – June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
May 5, 2022
The 2021 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for Early Readers & Picture Books – CIBAs Semi-Finalists
The Little Peeps Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Early Readers. The Little Peeps Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience for Early Readers. Story books, Beginning Chapter Books, Picture Books, Activity Books, and Educational Books. These books have advanced to the Long List for the 2021 CIBAs. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Little Peeps Early Readers Short List to the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards Semi-Finalists. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2021 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover
- Brooks Olbrys – Blue Ocean Bob Discovers His Purpose
- Peggy Sullivan – Shadow Walkers, The Secret Lives of the Shy Sisters
- M. Lisa Rinaca – Matt Needs A Werewolf
- Dana Brackob – Molly: A Love Story
- Andrea Vaughan – Victoria and the Big, Brave Breath
- Linda Harkey – The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow
- Brenda Faatz & Peter Trimarco – Now What?
- Susan Faw – Poppy Ogopogo
- Katy McQuaid – Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
- Vincent Kelly – All People are Beautiful
- Wanda Carter Roush – You Got This – A Tale of Courage
- Denise Ditto – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
- Avril van der Merwe – I Don’t Want To Be a Hyena
- Stephanie Matolyak & Deborah Bailey – A Farm Animals’ Christmas – No Ordinary Farm
- Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer Journey Through Our Solar System
- Steven Haggard – There’s an Elephant in My Room!
- Cindy A. Bell – I Love You, Fiorella, Flaws and All!
- Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder
- Lauren Stockly – Be Mindful of Monsters & Mindful Monsters Therapeutic Workbook
- Cynthia Kern O’Brien – I Don’t Want to go to Preschool, the Fairy Queen Calls
- Deborah Serani – Sometimes When I’m Mad
- Zaynab Al-Yassiri – LunchBox Wisdom
- Kyle Poehls – From Nicholas To Christmas
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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

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

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

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is Masoud Malekyari for Great As A Button

Click here to see the 2020 Little Peeps Book Award Winners for Early Readers Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Literature. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:
- The Gertrude Warner Awards for Middle Grade Fiction
- The Dante Rossetti Awards for Young Adult Fiction
Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

VIRTUAL and IN-Person – June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
May 5, 2022
The 2021 LARAMIE Book Awards for Americana Fiction Finalists – CIBAs 2021
The Laramie Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Americana and Westerns fiction genre. The Laramie Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring Americana themes, First Nation stories, early North American History, cowboys & cowgirls in the Wild West, pioneering, and Civil War, and we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Laramie Americana Semi-Finalists to the 2021 Laramie Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be announced and then recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person.

These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 2021 Laramie Book Awards novel competition for Americana Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
- Chase Pletts – The Loving Wrath of Eldon Quint
- E.E. Burke – Tom Sawyer Returns
- Kimberly Burns – The Mrs. Tabor
- Leah Angstman – The Only Way to Cheat a Hangman
- E. Alan Fleischauer – Tommies
- Michael Eisenhut – Brothers of War, The Iron Brigade at Gettysburg
- Samantha Specks – Dovetails in Tall Grass
- Kenneth Arbogast – Sorrow Ledge
- Deborah Swenson – Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy
- Pamela Nowak – Never Let Go
- T.K. Conklin – Outlaw’s Redemption
- Glen Craney – The Cotillion Brigade: A Novel of the Civil War and the Most Famous Female Militia in American History
- David Fitz-Gerald – The Curse of Conchobar: A Prequel to the Adirondack Spirit Series
- George T. Arnold – Wyandotte Bound
- Chris Bennett – Road to the Breaking
- Daniel Greene – Northern Hunt (Northern Wolf Series Book 2)
- Bryan Ney – Absaroka War Chief
Good luck to all as your works move on to compete for the First Place and Grand Prize positions!

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

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

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

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LARAMIE Awards is

Rebecca Dwight Bruff for Trouble the Water, a Novel

Click here to see the 2020 Laramie Book Award Winners for Americana Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Laramie Book Awards for Americana and Western Fiction.

Please click here for more information.

For our other Historical Fiction Awards, please see the following:
Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

VIRTUAL and IN-Person – June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
May 1, 2022
The 2021 SOMERSET Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction – The Semi-Finalists – CIBAs 2021
The SOMERSET Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Literary and Contemporary Fiction. The Somerset Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring contemporary stories, literary themes, adventure, magical realism, or women and family themes. These books have advanced to the next judging rounds. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Somerset Literary and Contemporary Fiction Short List to the 2021 Somerset Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. The Finalists will be chosen from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2021 Somerset Book Awards program for Literary and Contemporary Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Ben Sharpton – The Awakening of Jim Bishop: This Changes Things
- Adrian Spratt – Caroline
- Linda Stewart Henley – Waterbury Winter
- M. J. Simms-Maddox – The Mysterious Affair at the Met
- Anne Pfeffer – Binge
- E. A. Coe – The Other Side Of Good
- Margaret Ann Spence – Joyous Lies
- Suzanne Kamata – The Baseball Widow
- Vicki Volden – All the After
- Kent Politsch – Beebe and Bostelmann, a historical novel
- Ruthie Stevens – You Can’t Blame the Flower
- V.N. Writer – Who Stole My Hula Hoop?
- Teng Rong – Brilliant White Peaks
- Natalie Symons – Lies in Bone
- Ruth Hull Chatlien – Katie, Bar the Door
- Dawn Newton – The Remnants of Summer
- Douglas Green – A Dog of Many Names
- Robert Gwaltney – The Cicada Tree
- Sarah E Zilkowski – Beasts of War
- Vanessa Carlisle – Take Me With You
- Richard C. Brusca – In the Land of the Feathered Serpent
- Natalie Symons – Lies in Bone
- Judy Keeslar Santamaria – Jetty Cat Palace Café
- Charlie Suisman – Hot Air
- Sandra Vasoli – The Masterpiece Pursuit
- Suzanne Simonetti – The Sound of Wings
- John Hansen – Old Water
- Alex Sirotkin – The Long Desert Road
- John Hansen – Badger Creek
- Pamela Hamilton – Lady Be Good: The Life and Times of Dorothy Hale
- Sue Phillips – You Oughta Know
- Chera Thompson & NF Johnson – A Time to Wander
- Cara Sue Achterberg – Blind Turn
- Susan Lynn Solomon – Dancing Backwards
- Debra Whiting Alexander – A River for Gemma
- Anne Moose – House of Fragile Dreams
- Jane Ward – In the Aftermath
- Drema Drudge – Victorine
- Malcolm Spicer – Freedom from Privilege
- Rick Lenz – Hello, Rest of My Life
- Gene Helfman – Beyond the Human Realm
- Emily A. Myers – The Truth About Unspeakable Things
- Roberta Seret – Love Odyssey
- Barbara Linn Probst – The Sound Between the Notes
- Florence Reiss Kraut – How to Make a Life: a novel
- Susannah Marren – A Palm Beach Scandal
- Mekiya Walters – Ashes, Ashes
These titles and their authors will compete to advance to the FINALISTS Positions of the 2021 Somerset Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction. Good Luck to All!

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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

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

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

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 Somerset Awards is

Gregory Erich Phillips

for A Season in Lights

Click here to see the 2020 Somerset Book Award Winners for Literary and Contemporary Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Somerset Book Awards for Literary and Contemporary Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

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

VIRTUAL and IN-Person – June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
April 18, 2022
The 2021 LARAMIE Book Awards for Americana Fiction Semi-Finalists – CIBAs 2021
The Laramie Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Americana and Westerns fiction genre. The Laramie Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring Americana themes, First Nation stories, early North American History, cowboys & cowgirls in the Wild West, pioneering, and Civil War, and we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Laramie Americana Short List to the 2021 Laramie Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. FINALISTS will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and then recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person.

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2021 Laramie Book Awards novel competition for Americana Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
- Chase Pletts – The Loving Wrath of Eldon Quint
- E.E. Burke – Tom Sawyer Returns
- Kimberly Burns – The Mrs. Tabor
- Leah Angstman – The Only Way to Cheat a Hangman
- E. Alan Fleischauer – Tommies
- Catherine M. O’Connor – Dust Covered Lies
- Michael Eisenhut – Brothers of War, The Iron Brigade at Gettysburg
- Forest B. Dunning – Death at Lame Deer
- Samantha Specks – Dovetails in Tall Grass
- Kenneth Arbogast – Sorrow Ledge
- E. Alan Fleischauer – Kidnapped
- Deborah Swenson – Till My Last Breath, Book One in the Desert Hills Trilogy
- Pamela Nowak – Never Let Go
- T.K. Conklin – Outlaw’s Redemption
- Betty Willis – Texas Quest
- Glen Craney – The Cotillion Brigade: A Novel of the Civil War and the Most Famous Female Militia in American History
- David Fitz-Gerald – The Curse of Conchobar: A Prequel to the Adirondack Spirit Series
- George T. Arnold – Wyandotte Bound
- Michael R. Frontani – Dante’s Forge
- Chris Bennett – Road to the Breaking
- Michael L. Ross – Across the Great Divide: Book 2 The Search
- Daniel Greene – Northern Hunt (Northern Wolf Series Book 2)
- Bryan Ney – Absaroka War Chief
Good luck to all as your works move on to compete for the Finalist positions!

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

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

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

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 LARAMIE Awards is

Rebecca Dwight Bruff for Trouble the Water, a Novel

Click here to see the 2020 Laramie Book Award Winners for Americana Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Laramie Book Awards for Americana and Western Fiction.

Please click here for more information.

For our other Historical Fiction Awards, please see the following:
Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

VIRTUAL and IN-Person – June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
April 18, 2022
The 2021 CLUE Book Awards for Suspense/Thrillers – CIBAs Finalists 2021
The Clue Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Suspense and Thriller Mysteries. The Clue Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

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

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Clue Suspense/Thriller Fiction Semi-Finalists to the 2021 Clue Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

Congratulations to the 2021 CLUE Book Awards Finalists!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Tom Galvin – The Auction
- Lynn Yvonne Moon – The Agency – Tablet of Destiny
- Alicia Dill – Beyond Sacrifice
- James A. Ross – Coldwater Revenge
- T.L. Bequette – Good Lookin’: A Joe Turner Mystery
- Amy S. Peele – Match: A Medical Murder Mystery
- Leah Angstman – Falcon in the Dive
- Erik Foge – We Know Your Name
- Kevin G. Chapman – Fatal Infraction (Mike Stoneman Thriller #4)
- Rip Converse – Callie Awakens
- Roberta Seret – Gift of Diamonds
- Lyle Howard – An Eye For An Eye
- Laurie Buchanan – Indelible: A Sean McPherson Novel, Book One
- Robert Honor – Bogart’s Hat
- Valerie J. Brooks – Tainted Times
- Shelley Nolden – The Vines
- Chuck Morgan – Crime Conspiracy: A Buck Taylor Novel
- Emily A. Myers – The Truth About Unspeakable Things
These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE WINNERS of the 2021 Clue Book Awards novel competition for Thriller/Suspense Fiction!

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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The Grand Prize Winner for the 2020 CLUE Awards was Chris Karlsen for A Venomous Love

Click here to see the 2020 Clue Book Award Winners for Suspense/Thriller Mysteries.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Clue Book Awards for Suspense/Thriller Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

For lighter-hearted Mystery and Classic Cozy Mysteries please check out our Mystery & Mayhem Awards, and for High Stakes Suspense Novels please check out our Global Thriller Awards

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

Save the Dates! June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.
March 16, 2022
The 2021 MYSTERY & MAYHEM Semi-Finalist Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries
The M&M Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem fiction genre. The M&M Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring “mystery and mayhem,” amateur sleuthing, light suspense, travel mystery, classic mystery, British cozy, not-so-cozy, hobby sleuths, senior sleuths, or historical mystery, perhaps with a touch of romance or humor, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them. (For suspense, thriller, detective, crime fiction see our Clue Awards, and for international intrigue see our Global Thriller Awards)

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 M&M Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Short List to the 2021 M&M Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. These entries are now in competition for 2021 M&M Finalists. The Semi-Finalists will compete for the Finalists positions. FINALISTS will be announced and then recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2021 M&M Book Awards novel competition for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries!

Congratulations to the Mystery & Mayhem 2021 Semi-Finalists!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
- Andrew Hunkins – Evil Alive
- Michael Scott Garvin – Ophelia’s Room
- J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
- Codi Schneider – Cold Snap: A Viking Cat Mystery
- Vicki Batman – Temporarily Out of Luck
- Lori Roberts Herbst – Double Exposure
- Mally Becker – The Turncoat’s Widow
- Tina deBellegarde – Winter Witness
- Alexander Mukte – The Recruiter
- Traci Andrighetti – Marsala Maroon
- B.L. Smith – The Irritating Misadventures of Bert Mintenko
- Patricia Catacalos – Lurking in the Darkness (1832 Regency Book 4)
- Arlene McFarlane – Murder, Curlers & Kilts
- Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
- Elizabeth Crowens – Babs and Basil, and the Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles
- Charlotte Stuart – Who Me? Fog Bows, Fraud and Aphrodite
- Jolie Tunnell – Loveda Brown Sings the Blues
- Patrick M. Garry – Through the Waves a Steady Path
- Lori Robbins – Murder In First Position
- Tony Kelsey – Once A Man Indulges
- Patricia C. Lee – First Gear : a Sadie Hawkins Mystery
- Cam Lang – The Concrete Vineyard
- Chuck Morgan – Crime Unknown, A Buck Taylor Novel
- Susan McCormick – The Fog Ladies: Family Matters
- Diane Weiner – An Ear for Murder
- Darryl Wimberley – A Star in her Crown
- Kelly Miller – Accusing Mr. Darcy
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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

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Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging for the Finalists!

Click here to see the 2020 M&M Book Award Winners for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries.

The M&M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries 2020

Grand Prize Winner is

THE DISCOVERY by Patrick M. Garry

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 M&M Awards writing competition.

Please click here for more information.

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

VIRTUAL and IN-Person – June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

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

Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.
March 11, 2022
The 2021 CLUE Book Awards for Suspense/Thrillers – CIBAs Semi-Finalists 2021
The Clue Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Suspense and Thriller Mysteries. The Clue Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

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

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Clue Suspense/Thriller Fiction Short List to the 2021 Clue Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

Congratulations to the 2021 CLUE Book Awards Semi-Finalists!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.
- Tom Galvin – The Auction
- Lynn Yvonne Moon – The Agency – Tablet of Destiny
- Alicia Dill – Beyond Sacrifice
- Jane Rosenthal – Del Rio
- James A. Ross – Coldwater Revenge
- John Stafford – Call of Vengeance Series, Book 4: A Hand of Vengeance
- T.L. Bequette – Good Lookin’: A Joe Turner Mystery
- Ernesto H Lee – Flawed Beauty
- Amy S. Peele – Match: A Medical Murder Mystery
- Leah Angstman – Falcon in the Dive
- Erik Foge – We Know Your Name
- Kevin G. Chapman – Fatal Infraction (Mike Stoneman Thriller #4)
- Chuck Morgan – Crime Unknown, A Buck Taylor Novel
- Emily A. Myers – The Truth About Unspeakable Things
- Rip Converse – Callie Awakens
- D. J. Adamson – Into The Storm
- Roberta Seret – Gift of Diamonds
- Lyle Howard – An Eye For An Eye
- Laurie Buchanan – Indelible: A Sean McPherson Novel, Book One
- Robert Honor – Bogart’s Hat
- Valerie J. Brooks – Tainted Times 2
- Shelley Nolden – The Vines
- Chuck Morgan – Crime Conspiracy: A Buck Taylor Novel
These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2021 Clue Book Awards novel competition for Thriller/Suspense Fiction!

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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

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

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

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

Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging for the Semi-Finalist Level.

The Grand Prize Winner for the 2020 CLUE Awards was Chris Karlsen for A Venomous Love

Click here to see the 2020 Clue Book Award Winners for Suspense/Thriller Mysteries.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Clue Book Awards for Suspense/Thriller Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023.

Please click here for more information.

For lighter-hearted Mystery and Classic Cozy Mysteries please check out our Mystery & Mayhem Awards, and for High Stakes Suspense Novels please check out our Global Thriller Awards

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

Save the Dates! June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887) has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.
February 22, 2022