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  • The M&M 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Cozy and No-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem Novels

    The M&M 2021 CIBA WINNERS for Cozy and No-So-Cozy Mystery & Mayhem Novels

    Cozy Mystery Fiction Award

    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)

    The 2021 M&M Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the M&M Grand Prize Winner were announced by Pamela Beason on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar.

    This is the OFFICIAL 2021 LIST of the M&M BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the M&M Grand Prize Winner.

    M&M Blue and Gold 1st Place Badge Image

     

    Join us in celebrating the following authors and their works!

    • Michael Scott Garvin – Ophelia’s Room     
    • Lori Roberts Herbst – Double Exposure  
    • Cam Lang – The Concrete Vineyard   
    • Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
    • Codi Schneider – Cold Snap: A Viking Cat Mystery
    • Darryl Wimberley – A Star in her Crown

      The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 Mystery & Mayhem Awards is:

      Ophelia’s Room
      by Michael Scott Garvin

      Ophelia's Room Cover

      Ophelia's Room M&M Grand Prize Badge

      PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

      Attn CIBA Winners: More goodies and prizes will be coming your way along with promotion in our magazine, website, and advertisements in Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards long-tail marketing strategy. Welcome to the CIBA Hall of Fame for Award Winners!

      This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the Facebook post. However, for Facebook to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews.

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      The 2022 Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

      Submissions for the 2022 M&M Book Awards are open until the end of July. Enter here!

      Don’t delay! Enter today! 

      A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in August. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for participating in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards!

    • The 2021 MYSTERY & MAYHEM Finalist Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

      The 2021 MYSTERY & MAYHEM Finalist Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

      Cozy Mystery Fiction Award

      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 Semi-Finalists to the 2021 M&M Book Awards FINALISTS. 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 FIRST PLACE WINNERS of the 2021 M&M Book Awards novel competition for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries!

      Congratulations to the Mystery & Mayhem 2021 Finalists!

      Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!

      • Michael Scott Garvin – Ophelia’s Room     
      • Codi Schneider – Cold Snap: A Viking Cat Mystery
      • Lori Roberts Herbst – Double Exposure  
      • Mally Becker – The Turncoat’s Widow    
      • Tina deBellegarde – Winter Witness    
      • Alexander Mukte – The Recruiter    
      • B.L. Smith – The Irritating Misadventures of Bert Mintenko    
      • 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      
      • Lori Robbins – Murder In First Position     
      • Patricia C. Lee – First Gear : a Sadie Hawkins Mystery   
      • Cam Lang – The Concrete Vineyard   
      • 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.

        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 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

        Blue and gold Grand Prize Winner Badge for M & M Mystery and Mayhem The Discovery by Patrick M. Garry

        THE DISCOVERY by Patrick M. Garry

        Cover of 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.

      • The 2021 MYSTERY & MAYHEM Semi-Finalist Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

        The 2021 MYSTERY & MAYHEM Semi-Finalist Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

        Cozy Mystery Fiction Award

        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.

        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 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

        Blue and gold Grand Prize Winner Badge for M & M Mystery and Mayhem The Discovery by Patrick M. Garry

        THE DISCOVERY by Patrick M. Garry

        Cover of 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.

      • The 2021 MYSTERY & MAYHEM Short List Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

        The 2021 MYSTERY & MAYHEM Short List Book Awards for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

        Cozy Mystery Fiction Award

        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 entries  to the 2021 M&M Book Awards SHORT LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2021 M&M Semi-Finalists. The Semi-Finalists will compete for the Finalists positions. 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–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person. 

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

        Congratulations to the Mystery & Mayhem 2021 Short Listers!

        Short Listed for the 2021 CIBAs

        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 – Bert Mintenko and the Serious Business  
        • 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    
        • Debbie De Louise – No Gravestone Unturned    
        • Mary Gehlen Seifert – Titanic Trial    
        • 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   
        • Phil Bayly – Loving Lucy   

        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.

        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

        Blue and gold Grand Prize Winner Badge for M & M Mystery and Mayhem The Discovery by Patrick M. Garry

        THE DISCOVERY by Patrick M. Garry

        Cover of 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 Authors: Cathy Ace and  Robert Dugoni along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

      • The MYSTERY & MAYHEM Book Awards for Cozy and Not So Cozy Mystery novels – the Short List for the M&Ms Division of the 2020 CIBAs

        The MYSTERY & MAYHEM Book Awards for Cozy and Not So Cozy Mystery novels – the Short List for the M&Ms Division of the 2020 CIBAs

        Cozy Mystery Fiction Award

        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)

        Congratulations to the M&M 2020 Shortlisters!

         

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

        • Chris Karlsen – A Venomous Love
        • Susan McCormick – The Fog Ladies    
        • Patrick M. Garry – The Discovery
        • Sigrid Vansandt – A Ghost’s Tale
        • Lori Roberts Herbst – Suitable for Framing
        • Cindy Sample – Dying for a Double
        • Christine A Brady – Don’t leave, Miss Riley         
        • Sharon Clark – The Murder Cat                         
        • Elaine Orr – Demise of a Devious Suspect
        • D.R. Ransdell – Substitute Soloist
        • CB Wilson – Cavaliered to Death
        • P.K. Adams – Silent Water
        • Kari Bovee – Bones of the Redeemed
        • Kate Vale – Unanswered Questions
        • Michelle Cox – A Child Lost
        • Maria Ostrowski – Yet From Those Flames No Light
        • Prudence Ambergast – The Mystery at Fig Tree Hall
        • Ana T. Drew – The Murderous Macaron
        • Pat Camalliere –The Mystery at Mount Forest Island 
        • Lina Hansen – In My Attic – A Magical Misfits Mystery
        • J.L. Anderson – Secrets of Willow Lane
        • Chuck Morgan – Crime Denied, A Buck Taylor Novel             
        • Traci Andrighetti – Galliano Gold
        • Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Mom, The Killer is Among Us
        • Arlene McFarlane – Murder, Curlers & Kegs
        • Rita M Boehm – Missing on Maple Street
        • Mark Daniel Seiler – Shave Ice Paradise
        • Nellie H. Steele – The Secret of Dunhaven Castle
        • Nicole Asselin – Murder at First Pitch
        • Perry Miller – Lethal Injection
        • Mary Alice Kressler – Not So Silent Night
        • Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Bernie, I’m Glad You’re Dead
        • Lucinda Brant – Deadly Kin: A Georgian Historical Mystery
        • Nancy Good – Killer Calories, A Melanie Deming Manhattan Mystery      
        • Carl and Jane Bock – The White Heron
        • Molly Flewharty – Short Line to Death
        • Betty Jean Craige – Saxxons in Witherston 

        Good Luck to All as Your Works Compete to Advance to the Next Level of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

        These titles are in the running for the Semi-Finalists of the 2020 M&M Book Awards for Cozy and Not So Cozy Mystery Novels. 

        The 22 divisions of the 2020 CIBAs’ Grand Prize Winners and the Five First Place Category Position award winners will be announced at the April 25th, 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards Annual Awards Gala, which takes place at the Chanticleer Authors Conference that will be held in virtually Bellingham, Wash. 

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

          The ShortListers’ works will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists, and then all Finalists will be recognized at the VCAC21 ceremonies. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 22 CIBA divisions Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Ceremonies April 21-25th, 2021 live at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

           

          We are now accepting submissions into the 2021 Mystery & Mayhem Book Awards. 

           

        • The Mystery & Mayhem Writing Contest Official Finalist List for 2015

          The Mystery & Mayhem Writing Contest Official Finalist List for 2015

          Mystery Writing Contest The Mystery & Mayhem Writing Competition recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of  Cozy Mysteries and Classic Mysteries. The M&M Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Novel Writing Competitions.

          More than $30,000.00 dollars worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to Chanticleer Book Reviews 2015 writing competition winners!

          The M&M Awards FIRST IN CATEGORY sub-genres  are:  Amateur Sleuth, Romance, Animals, Cooking/Knitting/Hobbies, Blended Genre, Medical/Lab, Travel, Humorous, Historical, Classic British, Y/A, and Senior Sleuth.

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

          The Finalists Authors and Titles of Works that have made it to the Short-list of the M&M 2015 Novel Writing Contest are:

          The Long December by Mark Vilela

          The Returner by Mark Vilela

          The Prince Charming Killer by R. Johnson

          St. Jude Without by E.M. Graham

          A Stitch in Time by Ann Yost

          The Bleak by Keith Dixon

          Iced Tee by Cherie O’Boyle

           Blood Relations by Lonnie Enox

          There is Something About Marty by Wendy Delaney

          Not with My Brain You Don’t by Richard Tenney

          Terror in Taffeta by  Maria Cooper

          Community Affairs by Michele Lynn Seigfried

          Prosecco Pink and Limoncello Yellow by Traci Andrighetti

           The Hut in the Woods by VLZ

          Murder Off the Beaten Path by M.L. Rowland

          Ghostly Paws by Leighann Dobbs

          A Stitch in Time  by Ann Yost

          Stabbing in the Senate by Colleen Shogan

          Brain Matters by JR Scott

          Double Duplicity  by Paty Jager

          Murder Beside the Salish Sea by Jennifer Mueller

           Time to Love in Tehran by C. J. Fewston

          St. Louis Affair by Michael Scheffel

          Sherlock Holmes and The Case of the Sword Princess by Suzette Hollingsworth

          Endangered Eagle  by Richard Carl Roth

          Crossing Paths by Kate Vale

          Organized for Murder by Ritter Ames

          Fit to be Dead and Dang Near Dead  by Nancy G. West

          The M&M Finalists will compete for the M&M First In Category Positions, which consists of Four Judging Rounds.  First Place Category Award winners will automatically be entered into the M&M GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition, which has a cash prize of $250 or $500 dollars in editorial services. The CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse.   

          • All First In Category Award Winners will receive high visibility along with special badges to wear during the Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Gala.
          • First In Category winners will compete for the M&M Awards Grand Prize Award for the $250 purse and the M&M  Grand Prize Ribbon and badges.
          • TEN genre Grand Prize winning titles will compete for the $1,000 purse for CBR Best Book and Overall Grand Prize.
          • A coveted Chanticleer Book Review valued at $345 dollars U.S. CBR reviews will be published in the Chanticleer Reviews magazine in chronological order as to posting.
          • A CBR Blue Ribbon to use in promotion at book signings and book festivals
          • Digital award stickers for on-line promotion
          • Adhesive book stickers
          • Shelf-talkers and other promotional items
          • Promotion in print and on-line media
          • Review of book distributed to on-line sites and printed media publications
          • Review, cover art, and author synopsis listed in CBR’s newsletter
          • Default First in Category winners will not be declared. Contests are based on merit and writing craft in all of the Chanticleer Writing Competitions.

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

          Congratulations to the Finalists in this fiercely competitive contest! 

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

          First In Category announcements will be made in our social media postings as the results come in.

          The M&M Grand Prize Winner will be announced at the April 30th, 2016 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 2016 M&M Awards writing competition. The deadline for submissions is March 30th, 2016. Please click here for more information.