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We are deeply honored and excited to announce the 2021 Winners of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs). The Finalists were recognized at the Virtual Chanticleer Authors Conference and Awards Ceremonies, and the First Place Category and Grand Prize Winners were announced June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Wash.

 

 

Meeting in-person for the first time since lockdown began brought such joy into our lives. The ability to celebrate, hug, and learn together with the extra space provided by the Hotel Bellwether made this a truly unforgettable experience. Champagne was poured and shared as the 2021 CIBA Grand Prize Division Award Winners were announced. Thank you to all who joined us in-person and virtually to make the CIBA Ceremonies a success!

After two virtual conferences, it was a joy and pleasure to feel the energy of an in-person crowd! It was amazing to have such a marvelous event with presenters like Cathy Ace, Judy Gaman, Betsy Graziani Fasbinder, Jessica Morrell, Nicole Evelina, Jodé Millman, Oriana Leckhert, Diane Garland, and more!

We are already excited and gearing up for our next conference in nine short months! Save the date for CAC23 April 27-30, 2023.

At the June 25th, 2021 Ceremonies, we were overjoyed to recognize the 18 Fiction and 7 Non-Fiction CIBA Divisions for the First Place Category and Grand Prize Winners!

First of all, we want to thank all of the CIBA judges who read each and every entry and then comment, rate, and rank within each of the 25 CIBA Divisions. Without your labors of love for books, the Chanticleer International Book Awards would not exist. THANK YOU!

 

We want to thank all of the authors and publishers who participated in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs). Each year, we find the quality of the entries and the competitiveness of the division competitions increases exponentially. We added a new level to the judging rounds in 2019—the premier Level of FINALIST per each CIBA Division.

The CIBA judges wanted to add the Finalist Level of Achievement as a way to recognize and validate the entries that had outstanding merit but were not selected for the very few First Place Award positions within each genre division. Promotional Stickers are available to those who have advanced in the CIBA Tiers of Achievement here. 

A Recap of the CIBA Selection Process

• The 2021 CIBAs have 18 Fiction Divisions and 7 Non-fiction Divisions.
• First Place Category award winners were selected for each one of the 25 divisions from an overall field of titles that progressed to the Premier FINALIST Division Level from the Division Semi-Finalists positions from the Shortlists, the Long List, and the infamous beginning slush pile rounds.
• One Grand Prize award winner was selected from the First Place Category Award Winners for the 25 CIBA divisions.
• One Overall Grand Prize award winner was selected from the 25 divisions of Grand Prize Award Winners

This post will recognize the First Place and Grand Prize Winners for Cygnus, Ozma, Paranormal, Global Thrillers, M&M, Clue, Little Peeps, Gertrude Warner, and Dante Rossetti Book Awards.

For the Laramie, Chaucer, Goethe, Hemingway, Chatelaine, Mark Twain, and Somerset Awards, click here for Part 2.

For the Journey, Hearten, Nellie Bly, I&I, Mind & Spirit, Harvey Chute, Military & Frontline, Series, and Shorts Awards, click here for Part 3

THANK YOU to CAC22 SPONSORS and FRIENDS

 

We are honored to present the

2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards

Grand Prize Winners 

The 2021 CIBA Winners! 

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The CYGNUS Book Awards

for Science Fiction Novels

Grand Prize Winner is 

 

A WAR IN TOO MANY WORLDS by Elizabeth Crowens

 

• J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings 
  
• Sarah Lahey – Nostalgia Is Heartless, Book Two 
  
• Akosua Sankofa – Monmouth Deep
  
• Rhett C. Bruno – Vicarious  
  
• Steven Seril – The Destroyer of Worlds: ‘An Answer to Every Question’
  
• Charlene Newcomb – Echoes of the Storm    

 

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The OZMA Book Awards

for Fantasy Fiction

Grand Prize Winner is 

 

PLAGUE OF FLIES: Revolt of the Spirits by Laurel Anne Hill

 

• David Fitz-Gerald – Waking Up Lost
  
• Allegra Pescatore – Where Shadows Lie
  
• L. A. Thompson – Isle of Dragons
  
• J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
  
• KC Cowan – Asa’s Redemption             

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The Paranormal Book Awards

for Supernatural Fiction

Grand Prize Winner is

THE DEVIL PULLS THE STRINGS by J.W. Zarek

• K.T. Anglehart – The Wise One
• Miki Mitayn – The Conscious Virus
• Rebecca Kightlinger – Megge of Bury Down: The Bury Down Chronicles, Book One
• Kaylin McFarren – Annihilation
• J.G. Schwartz – The Curious Spell of Madam Genova
• Daniela Valenti – Sentinel 10: The Crystal Skull

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The GLOBAL THRILLER Book Awards

for High Stakes Thrillers, Lab Lit, and Suspense Novels

Grand Prize Winner is

THE CHAMELEON by Ron McManus

• Timothy S. Johnston – Fatal Depth
• J Lawrence Matthews – One Must Tell The Bees
• Norman M. Jacobs, MD – A Divine Wind
• Randall Krzak – Mission: Angola (Xavier Sear Thriller Book 1)
• Andrew Kaplan – Blue Madagascar 

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The CLUE Book Awards

for Thrillers, Suspense, Legal, Detective, and Procedural Crime Novels

Grand Prize Winner is 

 

THE VINES by Shelley Nolden

 

• Emily A. Myers – The Truth About Unspeakable Things
• James A. Ross – Coldwater Revenge    
• T.L. Bequette – Good Lookin’: A Joe Turner Mystery
• Kevin Chapman – Fatal Infraction Mike Stoneman Thriller#4
• Rip Converse – Callie Awakens
• Amy S. Peele – Match: A Medical Murder Mystery

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The M & M Book Awards for Mystery & Mayhem

for Cozy and Not-So-Cozy Mysteries

Grand Prize Winner is

OPHELIA’S ROOM by Michael Scott Garvin

 

• 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 CrownChasing Cleopatra 

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LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards for

Early Readers and Picture Books

Grand Prize Winner is 

VICTORIA AND THE BIG BRAVE BREATH by Andrea Vaughan

• 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
  
• Denise Ditto Satterfield – Tooth Fairy Day Celebration
  
• Rebecca Dwight Bruff – Stars of Wonder

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GERTRUDE WARNER Book Awards

for Middle Grade Fiction

Grand Prize is

FISHING FOR LUCK by Murray Richter

 

• Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
  
• J. B. Spector – The Sunlit Curse, The Mer-Prince Adventures
  
• Ben Gartner – Sol Invictus
  
• Jay Spenser – The Barn Owl Mystery
  
• Gloria Two-Feathers – Buck: Keeper of the Meadow
• Didem Saracel – Story of Carbon            

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The DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards

for Young Adult Fiction

Grand Prize Winner is

TARO: Legendary Boy Hero of Japan by Blue Spruell

 

• P.H.C. Marchesi – Florissant
  
• Blue Spruell – TARO: Legendary Boy Hero of Japan
  
• Rektok Ross – Ski Weekend
  
• Nancy Thorne – The Somewhere I See You Again
  
• Mark Wakely – A Friend Like Filby
  
• Glen Dahlgren – The Game of War: The Trials of Dantess, Warrior Priest  

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Congratulations to ALL!

We will email each winner with more information about their prize packages and more information.

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Not seeing your Awards Division? Check out the links below!

For the Laramie, Chaucer, Goethe, Hemingway, Chatelaine, Mark Twain, and Somerset Awards, click here for Part 2.

For the Journey, Hearten, Nellie Bly, I&I, Mind & Spirit, Harvey Chute, Military & Frontline, Series, and Shorts Awards, click here for Part 3

And the OVERALL GRAND PRIZE for the 2021 CIBAs!

We are now accepting entries into the 2022 Chanticleer International Book Awards.

Click here for more information and submission deadlines: https://test.chantireviews.com/contests/

As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please email us at Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com — We will try to respond within 3 business days.

Thank you for joining us in celebrating the 2021 CIBA Winners! – The Chanticleer Team