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The 2021 CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction – The Short List – CIBAs 2021
The Cygnus Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Science Fiction, Steampunk, Alternative History, and Speculative Fiction. The Cygnus Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (the CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring space, time travel, life on other planets, parallel universes, alternate reality, and all the science, technology, major social or environmental changes of the future that author imaginations can dream up for the CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction.

Hard Science Fiction, Soft Science Fiction, Apocalyptic Fiction, Cyberpunk, Time Travel, Genetic Modification, Aliens, Super Humans, Interplanetary Travel, Climate Fiction (Cli-Fi), and Settlers on the Galactic Frontier, Dystopian, our judges from across North America and the U.K. will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 CYGNUS Science Fiction Long List to the 2021 Cygnus Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2021 Cygnus Semi-Finalists. FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The 2021 CYGNUS FINALISTS will be selected from the CYGNUS Semi-Finalists.

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 SEMI-FINALS of the 2021 Cygnus Book Awards novel competition for Science Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
- J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
- Sarah Lahey – Nostalgia Is Heartless, Book Two
- Joe Butler – Of All Possibilities
- Michael Hicks Thompson – Clouds Above
- Spaulding Taylor – Last Star Standing
- Dale Renton – DART
- S. W. Lawrence, MD – Earth Dragon
- Max Mason – Novastrom: Adventures from the Zrax Wars
- Mark D. Owen – Impact
- Steven Seril – The Destroyer of Worlds: ‘An Answer to Every Question’
- Akosua Sankofa – Monmouth Deep
- John Teton – The Book of Geezer
- Gary Clark – The Given
- Rhett C. Bruno – Vicarious
- Timothy S. Johnston – Fatal Depth
- Peter Greene – Light of Ganymede
- Kristie Clark – Dragon Gold
- Dimple Patel Desai – The Lambda Factor
- John J Spearman – Pike’s Potential
- Charlene Newcomb – Echoes of the Storm
- D.H. Ford – Cosmic Swap
- William M. Hayes – Save Him
- William X. Adams – Alien Dream Machine
- Michael J Metroke – The Masada Affair
- PA Vasey – Trinity Evolution
- Daniel C. McWhorter – Revival: The Gaia Origin, Book Two
- Robert C Littlewood – Deviance
- Jenn Lees – Restoring Time: Community Chronicles Book 4
- Bernie Koenig – B.R.A.I.N.
- Daniele Kasper – Cut Her Out In Little Stars
- William X. Adams – Alien Panic
- Elizabeth Crowens – A War in Too Many Worlds
- Sandra J. Jackson – Catching Butterflies
- Dana Claire – The Connection
- Gina Detwiler – Forgiven
- Sam Stea – The Edge of Elsewhere
Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging.

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 CYGNUS Awards is Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle for The Luna Missile Crisis

Click here to see the 2020 CYGNUS Book Award Winners for Science Fiction.

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

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

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January 10, 2022
AS the RIBBONS FALL by Kara Wolfe – Thriller, Mystery, Suspense

Sam had been a curious, resourceful child growing up in a family torn apart by a contentious past. At a very young age, he’d discovered a fascination with killing. Now almost an adult, he’s anxious to find his little sister who he’s sure is living somewhere with their mother. The mother who had abandoned him. Although he was young when they were separated, Sam remembers his sister well, including the cute green ribbons she always wore in her hair. Now author Kara Wolfe shows readers what Sam really thinks in As the Ribbons Fall.

Until he can find the original object of his desire to kill, Sam tries to satisfy his murderous hunger by stalking and attacking substitutes. These girls are carefully chosen for their look and demeanor as he eerily watches them. The third book in the Savannah series, As the Ribbons Fall, draws to a conclusion the mystery of the Dark-Eyed One, exposing horrors of Sam’s secret past. Is it the past that drives his murderous rage? Or as Sam says, was this desire to kill something that he was born with, an innate part of his being?

The fate of Senior Detective Jordan Kinsey and medical examiner Jena Greene of the Savannah Police Department is darkly in question when they are caught off guard and captured by Sam. Now Detectives Vance and Michael are leading the police team to find their colleagues, and to stop this serial killer once and for all.

The chilling portrait of this killer’s thoughts as the author brings you along to one of his murders saturates the pages with terror and horror. The dimensions of desperation in both the killer and the victim are tangible, making this is terrific writing that takes the reader on a step by step journey to the coldest and darkest purgatory of human nature.

At the same time, the author brilliantly contrasts this evil with dynamic writing about the resourcefulness, intelligence, and tools used by the heroes fighting against the killer.

A passionate and talented author, Kara Wolfe excels at the art of suspense as she offers an unforgettable glimpse into the mind of a serial killer.

As the Ribbons Fall made the Shortlist for the 2017 CLUE Awards!

July 20, 2018
SOMERSET Book Awards for Literary, Contemporary, and Mainstream Fiction 2016 Short List (Semi-Finalists)
These titles are in the running for the First Place Category Positions Book Awards for the 2016 SOMERSET Book Awards novel competition for Literary, Contemporary, and Mainstream Fiction!

The Somerset Book Awards Writing Competition recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Literary Fiction. The Somerset Book Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Writing Competitions.

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring contemporary stories, literary themes, adventure, satire, humor, magic realism or women and family themes, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

The Somerset First Place Categories are: Contemporary Theme, Adventure/Suspense, Literary, Women’s Fiction, Satire, and Magic Realism.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to FINALISTS LIST and now has moved forward to the SHORT LIST of the 2016 Somerset Book Awards. They are now 2016 Somerset Semi-Finalists as they compete for the limited First Place Category Positions of the 2016 Somerset Book Awards in the last rounds of judging.

Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up from the 2016 Somerset Finalists to the Short List (Semi-Finalists). These novels will now compete for the First Place Category Positions!
- Patrick Garry – The Illusion
- Alexander Boldizar – The Ugly
- Debu Majumdar – Sacred River
- Andrea McKenzie Raine – A Crowded Heart
- Boo Walker – Red Mountain
- Ann DeFee – Lucy’s Got a Lot of ‘Splaining to Do
- Judith Kirscht – The Camera’s Eye
- Gail Cleare – The Taste of Air
- Bernard Mansheim – Do No Harm: Everydoctor
- Andrea McKenzie Raine – Turnstiles
- Joao Cerqueira – Jesus and Magdalene
- Conon Parks – Empty Bottle of Smoke
- Janet K Shawgo – Archidamus
- Kathleen M. Rodgers – Johnnie Come Lately
- Kevin G. Chapman – A Legacy of One
- Megan A. Clancy – chhori
- Michael D. Durkota – Once in a Blue Year
- Annaliese Darr – Believe
- Chief John J. Mandeville – The Fox, Mike, Hilda, and the Green Emerald Cafe Inferno
- Diana Forbes – Mistress Suffragette
- Michael Aloysius O’Reilly – Proud Patrick
- Ronald E. Yates – The Improbable Journeys of Billy Battles (Book 2, Finding Billy Battles Trilogy)
- Jamie Zerndt – The Roadrunner Cafe
- James G akho3dn. Skinner – The Galician Parallax
- Justin Bog – Wake Me Up
- Patrick Garry – Blind Spots
All Short Listers in attendance to CAC17 will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

Good Luck to all of the Semi-Finalists as they compete for the coveted First Place Category positions.

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

We are now accepting submissions into the 2017 SOMERSET Awards Book Awards writing competition. Please click here for more information.

More than $30,000.00 dollars worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to Chanticleer Book Reviews 2016 writing competition winners! Enter today!
February 11, 2017
PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction 2016 Short List (Semi-Finalists)
These titles are in the running for the 5 First Place Book Awards for the 2016 PARANORMAL Book Awards novel competition for Supernatural Fiction!

The Paranormal Book Awards Writing Competition recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Book Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Writing Competitions.

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird other worldly stories, super humans, magical beings and supernatural entities, vampires, werewolves, angels, demons, Fairy, Magical systems and elements, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

The First Place Category Positions in the Paranormal Awards are: Adventure/Mystery/Thriller, Paranormal Romance, Magical Beings & Creatures, Strange and Unexplained, and Supernatural Powers.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to FINALISTS LIST and now has moved forward to the SHORT LIST of the 2016 Paranormal Book Awards. They are now 2016 Paranormal Semi-Finalists as they compete for the limited First Place Category Positions of the 2016 Paranormal Book Awards in the last rounds of judging.

Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up from the 2016 Paranormal Finalists to the Short List (Semi-Finalists). These novels will now compete for the First Place Category Positions!
- Angella Cormier & Pierre C Arseneault – Oakwood Island
- Derek Swannson – Crash Gordon and the Illuminati Underground
- Alex E. Carey – Fire’s Love
- Jessie Kwak – Shifting Borders
- John D Trudel – Raven’s Redemption
- Ian M. Smith – Trace
- Janet K. Shawgo – Archidamus
- Joanne Jaytanie – Corralling Kenzie, Book 4 of The Winters Sisters
- A.M. Manay – She Dies at the End (November Snow Book 1)
- Carl S. Plumer – Shadows of Death
- Harper L. Jameson – The Spirit
- Ben Sharpton – 2nd Sight
- Elizabeth Crowens – Silent Meridian
- Christopher Leibig – Almost Mortal
- Colleen Jiron/Colleen Golden – The Well
All Short Listers in attendance to CAC17 will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

Good Luck to all of the Semi-Finalists as they compete for the coveted First Place Category positions.

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

We are now accepting submissions into the 2017 PARANORMAL Awards Book Awards writing competition. Please click here for more information.

More than $30,000.00 dollars worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to Chanticleer Book Reviews 2016 writing competition winners! Enter today!
February 11, 2017
OZMA Book Awards for FANTASY Fiction 2016 Short List (Semi-Finalists)
These titles are in the running for the 5 First Place Book Awards for the 2016 OZMA Book Awards novel competition for Fantasy Fiction!

The OZMA Book Awards Writing Competition recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Fantasy Fiction. The OZMA Book Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Writing Competitions.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to FINALISTS LIST and now has moved forward to the SHORT LIST of the 2016 OZMA Book Awards. They are now 2016 OZMA Semi-Finalists as they compete for the limited First Place Category Positions of the 2016 OZMA Book Awards in the last rounds of judging.

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring magic, the supernatural, imaginary worlds, fantastical creatures, legendary beasts, mythical beings, or inventions of fancy that author imaginations dream up without a basis in science as we know it. Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Dragons, Unicorns, Steampunk, Dieselpunk, Gaslight Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, or other out of this world fiction, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

The First Place Category positions in the OZMA Awards are: Magic, Heroes & Villains, Coming of Age, Steampunk/Dieselpunk/Gaslight, Historical Fantasy, Modern/Urban Fantasy, Fairy Tale/Fable/Myth & Legend.

Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up from the 2016 OZMA Finalists to the Short List (Semi-Finalists). These novels will now compete for the First Place Category Positions!
- Susan Buffum – Black King Takes White Queen
- Kristen and Daniel Sheridan – Elementals
- Matt Kilby – The Road Cain Walks
- Allie Mendelsohn – The Stone Keepers
- Gary J. Hurtubise – Darksea
- Murray Lee Eiland Jr – The Emperor of Babylon
- Murray Lee Eiland Jr – The Sword of Telemon
- Rebecca Lochlann – The Sixth Labyrinth
- James Malone – Rainbow Gardens
- Brad Farley – A Pallid Moon
- Christopher Leibig – Almost Mortal
- Nicole Evelina – Camelot’s Queen
- Elizabeth Crowens – Silent Meridian
- Alec Hutson – The Crimson Queen
- Woody Carter – Narada’s Chldren: A Visionary Tale of Two Cities
- Raven Oak – Amaskan’s Blood
- Phillip Buchanon – Aquatic Bourne
- Sam J. Charlton – Journey of Shadows
- V. Lakshman – Mythborn 2
- April Holthaus – Legend of the Fae
- Sydney M. Cooper – Forsaken Lands Book 1: Tragedy
- Elisabeth Hamill – Song Magick
All Short Listers in attendance to CAC17 will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

Good Luck to all of the OZMA Semi-Finalists as they compete for the coveted First Place Category positions.

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

We are now accepting submissions into the 2017 OZMA Awards Book Awards writing competition. Please click here for more information.

More than $30,000.00 dollars worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to Chanticleer Book Reviews 2016 writing competition winners! Enter your manuscript or recently published book today!
February 11, 2017
CLUE Book Awards 2016 SHORT LIST for Suspense and Thriller Fiction (Semi-Finalists)
These titles are in the running for the 5 First Place Book Awards for the 2016 CLUE Book Awards novel competition!

The CLUE Book Awards Writing Competition recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Suspense, Thrillers, and Mysteries. The CLUE Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Writing Competitions.

Congratulations to these authors for their works moving up from the 2016 CLUE Finalists to the Short List (Semi-Finalists). These novels will now compete for the First Place Category Positions!

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to FINALISTS LIST and now has moved forward to the SHORT LIST of the 2016 CLUE Book Awards. They are now 2016 CLUE Semi-Finalists as they compete for the limited First in Category Positions of the 2016 CLUE Book Awards in the last rounds of judging.

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

The CLUE Book Awards FIRST IN CATEGORY sub-genres are: Detective/Crime, Suspense/Thriller, Private Eye/Noir, Legal/Medical/Police Procedural, and
Spy/Espionage.

The following titles will compete for the FIRST IN CATEGORY Positions and Book Awards Packages. Each of the titles below have earned the CLUE AWARDS SHORT LIST Semi-Finalists bragging rights!

NOTE: This is the Official CLUE 2016 SHORT LIST (Semi-Finalists):
- Lonna Enox – Striking Blind
- Ken Baysinger – El Camino
- A.B. Michaels – Sinner’s Grove
- A.B. Michaels – The Lair
- James Marshall Smith – Silent Source
- E.V. Stephens – Accountable
- Don Daglow – The Fog Seller
- Timothy Burgess – The Never-Ending Swell
- Gregg Dunnett – The Wave at Hanging Rock
- Wolfe – Dollar Signs: Texas Lady Lawyer vs Boots King
- Verigin – Seed of Control
- Matt Kilby – The Road Cain Walks
- Janet K. Shawgo – Archidamus
- Ben A. Sharpton – 2nd Sight
- Dana Ridenour – Behind The Mask
- Jack and Sue Drafahl – D.N.A.
- Jim Weber – Jehovah: A Novel
- Elaine Williams Crockett – Do Not Assume
- Susan Strecker – Nowhere Girl
- Christopher Leibig – Almost Mortal
- Michael Byars Lewis – Veil of Deception
- Kaylin McFarren – Banished Threads
- Zach Fortier – Baroota: The Hunting Ground
- Toby Neal – Wired In
- Timothy Vincent – Prince of the Blue Castles
- Lee Strauss – Gingerbread Man (A Marlow & Sage Mystery)
- LS Cahn – The Trust Game
- Keith Tittle – A Matter of Justice
- Bjarne Rostaing – Epstein’s Pancake
- Clint Hollingsworth – The Sage Wind Blows Cold
- Phillip Buchanon – Sexual Departure
- DM Wolfenden – Carly
- Keith Dixon – The Innocent Dead
The CLUE Semi-Finalists will compete for the CLUE First In Category Positions, which consists of Seven Judging Rounds. First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the CLUE GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition, which has a cash prize purse of $200. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse.

All Short Listers in attendance to CAC17 will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.

Good Luck to all of the CLUE Semi-Finalists as they compete for the coveted First Place Category positions.

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

We are now accepting submissions into the 2017 CLUE Awards Book Awards writing competition. Please click here for more information.
February 10, 2017
Contest Rankings for the Chanticleer Book Awards – The Latest 411

Genre Grand Prize Winners

Authors and writers from around the world (from more than 35 countries) submit their latest works to the Chanticleer International Writing Competitions. The winners of these novel writing contests are recognized at the annual Chanticleer Book Awards Ceremony and Banquet that takes place at the annual Chanticleer Authors Conference and 3 Day Book Fair.

We have recognized each of the 14 genres that are represented First Place category winners along with announcing the genre GRAND PRIZE Award Winners and then top the evening by announcing the Overall Grand Prize Winner for the year’s Best Book Award. At this year’s ceremony, we will also recognize a new level of award winners, the Short Listed award winners.

Books that have reached the Short List or the Semi-Finalist rounds have been read completely. These are books that we love and that we want to give extra recognition. However, only a handful will go on to achieve First Place Category Positions and only one of these will be awarded the genre’s grand prize.

The Short Listed Award Winners (aka Semi-Finalists) will compete for the 5 coveted First Place Category Position within each of the offered genre novel competitions. Conference and Banquet Attendees who have been awarded a Short List position will be recognized on stage at the awards ceremony and their books will have the opportunity to be available in the 3 Day Book Fair managed by Village Books.

Short Listed titles may use the digital badges below for website, digital, and social media promotion. “Short Listed by Chanticleer Reviews” stickers are available to Short Listers. Authors may use “Short Listed by Chanticleer Reviews on their Short Listed titles.

For more information about the Chanticleer International Book Awards, please click here.

We are grateful for our contests judges — for theirs is truly a labor of love!

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

January 25, 2017