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The 2023 Laramie Book Awards Semi-Finalists for Americana Fiction
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 2023 Laramie Americana Short List to the 2023 Laramie Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. FINALISTS will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at the Four Points by Sheraton in beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2023 Laramie Book Awards novel competition for Americana Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
- Leah Angstman – The Only Way to Cheat a Hangman
- Heidi M. Thomas – Rescue Ranch Rising
- Barbara Salvatore – The Trail to Niobrara
- George T. Arnold – The Heart Beneath the Badge
- Kimberly Burns – The Redemption of Mattie Silks
- Leslie K Simmons – Red Clay, Running Waters
- E. Alan Fleischauer – Chip Heller Man of Valor
- Martha Engber – The Falcon, the Wolf, and the Hummingbird
- James Holland – Vigilante Love Song: Alice Roosevelt and The White House Gunfighters
- Myra Hargrave McIlvain – The Knotted Ring
- K.S. Jones – Tastefully Texas
- Venetia Hobson Lewis – Changing Woman
- T.K. Conklin – Promise of Spring
- Steven Mayfield – The Penny Mansions
- Joan Koster – That Dickinson Girl: A Novel of the Civil War
- Thomas Goodman – The Last Man: A Novel of the 1927 Santa Claus Bank Robbery
- J. Stanion – My Place Among Them
- Shanna Hatfield – Love on Target
- Michael L. Ross – Across the Great Divide: Book 3 The Founding
- Julia Brewer Daily – The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch
- David Calloway – If Someday Comes
- K. S. Jones – Change of Fortune
- Elizabeth Woolsey – The Travels of Dr. Rebecca Harper A Matter of Time
- T. M. Brown – The Last Laird of Sapelo
- Sophia Alexander – Homespun
- Daniel Greene – Northern Dawn (Northern Wolf Series Book 4)
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 LARAMIE Awards is:

Guarded Hearts

by T.K. Conklin

Click here to see the 2022 Laramie Book Award Winners for Americana Fiction.

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For our other Historical Fiction Awards, please see the following:
Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference April 18-21, 2024! Register Today!

The Chanticleer Authors Conference

Featuring authors like D.D. Black, Kim Hornsby, book doctor Christine Fairchild, and Mark Berridge, our twelfth annual conference is shaping up to be excellent! You won’t want to miss out on the best tips around the business of being an author!

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 12th annual conference and discover why!
January 14, 2024
The 2023 CIBAs Paranormal Book Awards Short List for Supernatural Fiction
The Paranormal Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books Paranormal books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, and magical systems.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2023 Paranormal Supernatural Fiction Long List to the 2023 Paranormal Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at the Four Points by Sheraton in beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2023 Paranormal Book Awards novel competition for Supernatural Fiction!

Join us in cheering on these Short List authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.
- T.E. MacArthur – The Skin Thief
- Gregory Haley – Stranger in the Valley
- Daniela Valenti – Take my Heart, Burn my Soul
- Yun Johnson – The Book of Lost Spirits
- Lydia M. Hawke – Becoming Crone
- Derek Wachter – The Cabin at the End of Herrick Road
- Jennifer Anne Gordon – Beautiful, Frightening, and Silent
- Maria Mercurio – Survival
- Jack E. Mohr – I Can’t Believe My Girlfriend’s a Zombie
- Arjay Lewis – Digger
- K.R. Gastreich – Soul Masters
- Sue C Dugan – Walk-Ins Welcome
- Fionn Mac Meldrum – The Shadow of Banshee Hill
- J.J. Alo – The Street Between the Pines
- Michele L. Sayre – Darke Realms: Enraged (Gorgon 1)
- Joanne Jaytanie – Retrieving Remy, The Winters Sisters Book 5
- James McKenna – An October’s Journey: Poe’s Final Gift
- Jo Deniau – Hologram
- Douglas Bachmann – Afterlife
- L. R. Braden – Personal Demons
- T.E. Lane – The Cornbread Letters
- Diane Corso – Broken Things
- Joe Lyon – The Molossus of Old Man Moyer
- JC Compton – The Strange Story of Stanley Suspect
- Christopher C. Tyler – Something of a Tall Tale
- Maryanne Melloan Woods – Lazarus
- Alex Paul – The Amarrat Invasion
- Lloyd Jeffries – A Measure of Rhyme, Ages of Malice, Book II
- Jenny Allen – Rose of Jericho (book 2 in the Lilith Adams Series)
- Nola Nash – House of Mirrors
- E. Alan Fleischauer – The Doctor is Invisible
- Jennifer Ivy Walker – The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven
- K.M.Messina – Gemja – The Message
- E. Alan Fleischauer – Invisible Death
- Claire Fraise – They Stay
- T.K. Sheffield – The Valentine Lines
- Kaylin McFarren – Black Wing Sky
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging!

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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The Grand Prize Winner for the 2022 PARANORMAL Awards is:

COLD AS HELL

By Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

The 2022 PARANORMAL Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC24 on April 20, 2024. Save the date for CAC24, scheduled April 18-21, 2024, our 12-year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2024 PARANORMAL Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today!

Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference April 18-21, 2024! Register Today!

The Chanticleer Authors Conference

Featuring authors like D.D. Black, Kim Hornsby, book doctor Christine Fairchild, and Mark Berridge, our twelfth annual conference is shaping up to be excellent! You won’t want to miss out on the best tips around the business of being an author!

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 12th annual conference and discover why!
January 3, 2024
Series Award 2023 Long List for Genre Fiction
The CIBA FICTION SERIES Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in any of our 16 Fiction Divisions where the author has written a series. The Fiction Series Book Awards is a division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs) is seeking for the best book series in all of its fifteen fiction divisions: Mysteries, Suspense Thrillers, Espionage/High Stakes, Young Adult, Middle-Grade Readers, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Supernatural and Paranormal, Romance, Historical Fiction. 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 2023 Series Book Awards Entries to the 2022 Series Book Awards Long List. Entries below are now in competition for 2022 Series Short List. Semi-Finalists are chosen from the Short List. Finalists are then chosen from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the Short List of the 2023 Series Book Awards novel competition for Genre Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.
- David Fitz-Gerald – Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail
- Eric J. Gates – The Cull
- CK Van Dam – On the Dakota Frontier
- Michele L. Sayre – Darke Realms
- Chuck Morgan – Crime
- Jode Millman – The Queen City Crimes Series
- John J Spearman – Perseverance Andrews
- John J Spearman – Halberd
- Sharon Michalove – Global Security Unlimited
- McKinley Aspen – Shadows in the Wind
- James Hutson-Wiley – The Sugar Merchant
- Holly Brandon – Chastity Series
- Mary Seifert – Katie and Maverick Cozy Mysteries
- Jeannée Sacken – The Annie Hawkins Series
- Ralph R. “Rick” Steinke – Jake Fortina
- Amy Wolf – The Spinners of Time
- Laura Teste – Book of Bad Manners Series
- Jodi Lea Stewart – Silki, the Girl of Many Scarves
- Mark A. Gibson – Hamilton Place
- KD Sherrinford – Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler romantic mysteries
- Murray Pura & Patrick E. Craig – Islands Series
- Tiffany Kahapea – Magic and Prophecies
- Vincent M. Miceli – The Last Triceracorn
- C.K. Donnelly – The Kinderra Saga
- McKinley Aspen – Praesidium
- Alice McVeigh – Warleigh Hall Press Jane Austen Series
- Michele Kwasniewski – The Rise and Fall of Dani Truehart
- Hari Hyde – The Honeygate Chronicles
- Elizabeth R. Jensen – The Three Brothers Trilogy
- Sophia Alexander – The Silk Trilogy
- Rae St. Clair Bridgman – The MiddleGate Books
- AG Flitcher – Boone and Jacque
- Brooks Olbrys – The Adventures of Blue Ocean Bob
- Lucinda Brant – Roxton Foundation Series
- S. Lee Fisher – The Women of Campbell County
- Andrew Sweet – Reality Gradient
- Frank F. Weber – The Jon Frederick series
- E. Alan Fleischauer – How the West was Won then Lost Annihilation
- Elizabeth Woolsey – The Travels of Dr. Rebecca Harper
- Tom Burkhalter – No Merciful War
- E. Alan Fleischauer – Invisible Death
- Dave Lager – The Ro Delahanty Novels
- John J. Spearman – FitzDuncan
- James T. Hogg – Girl with a Knife Books
- Marieke Lexmond – The Madigan Chronicles
- Tony Johnson – The Story of Evil
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 Series Awards is The Curtis Jefferson Series By Vince Bailey

Click here to see the 2022 Series Book Award Winners for Genre Fiction.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2024 Series Book Awards for Genre Fiction. The 2024 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2025.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference April 18-21, 2024! Register Today!

The Chanticleer Authors Conference

Featuring authors like D.D. Black, book doctor Christine Fairchild, and Mark Berridge, our twelfth annual conference is shaping up to be excellent! You won’t want to miss out on the best tips around the business of being an author!

April 18-21, 2024! 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.

Join us for our 12th annual conference and discover why!
December 14, 2023
The 2023 NELLIE BLY CIBAs Short List for Journalistic Non-Fiction
The Nellie Bly Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Long Form Journalistic and Investigative Non-Fiction and Memoir. The Nellie Bly Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring Social Science, Data Driven Reporting, Equality and Justice, Ethics, Human Rights, and Activists Groups. 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 all 2023 Nellie Bly Non-Fiction entries to the 2023 Nellie Bly Book Awards SHORT LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2023 Nellie Bly Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at the Four Points by Sheraton in Beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS position of the 2023 Nellie Bly Book Awards for Journalistic Non-Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.
- Meghan Elizabeth Kallman & Josephine Ferorelli – The Conceivable Future: Planning Families and Taking Action in the Age of Climate Change
- Steven W. Thrasher – The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide
- Tessa Floreano – Italians in the Pacific Northwest
- Jonathan Geoffrey Dean – Salt & Light; The Complete Jesus
- Paul Kix – You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America
- Paul Pringle – Bad City: Peril and Power in the City of Angels
- Roland Lazenby – Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson
- Christopher Burns – Networks Rising: Thinking Together in a Flatter World
- Maria C. Palmer and Ruthie Robbins – On the Rocks
- Nicholas Chittick – A Prisoner’s Fight: The Pandemic as Seen From Inside the Illinois Department of Corrections
- Johnson Nganga Mbugua – Martyrdom Christian, Kenya Chapter 1498 CE to 2020 CE Portuguese, Mau Mau, Al-shabaab-Related and other Martyrs also Biblical and Early Christian Martyrdom
- Lyndsie Bourgon – Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America’s Woods
- Stephen Watts – Searching for Charles: The Untold Legacy of an Immigrant’s American Adventure
- Qin Sun Stubis – Once Our Lives
- Trisha T. Pritikin – The Hanford Plaintiffs: Voices from the Fight for Atomic Justice
- Nanette J. Davis Ph.D. – Raging Currents: Mental Illness and Family
PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the 2022 NELLIE BLY Awards is

Saints and Soldiers: Inside Internet-Age Terrorism from Syria to the Capitol Siege
By Rita Katz

Click here to see the 2022 Nellie Bly Book Award Winners for Journalistic Non-Fiction

We are now accepting submissions into the 2024 Nellie Bly Book Awards for Overcoming Adversity in Non-Fiction & Memoir. The 2024 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2025. Please click here for more information.

See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 18-21, 2024! 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.

Join us for our 12th annual conference and discover why!
December 8, 2023
The 2023 CIBAs Short List for Military and Front Line Non-Fiction
The Military & Front Lines Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Narrative Non-Fiction and Memoir exploring the lives of those who serve their country and others. The Military & Front Lines Service Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring true stories about adventures, life events, unique experiences, travel, personal journeys, global enlightenment, 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 all 2023 Military & Front Line Non-Fiction entries to the 2023 Military and Front Line Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Short List. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at the Four Points by Sheraton in Beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2023 Military & Front Lines Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction.

Please join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.
- Daniel L Pinion – Chop That Sh*t Up! Leadership and Life Lessons Learned While in the Military
- David Huntley – The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior: A WWII Final Honor
- Pietro Emanuele Garbelli – The Doctor’s Voice – Empowering Solutions to Physicians’ Frustrations, Burnout and Healthcare Inefficiencies
- Matthew J. Louis – Hiring Veterans
- Benjamin Sledge – Where Cowards Go to Die
- Elizabeth Auld – Ma Chère Maman–Mon Cher Enfant: The Letters of Lucien and Louise Durosoir, 1914-1919
- Eric M. Liddick – All the Memories That Remain: War, Alzheimer’s, and the Search for a Way Home
- Adam Ankrum – Halloween Horror True E.R. Terror
- Suzanne M Elshult & Guy Mansfield – A Dog’s Devotion: True Adventures of a K9 Search and Rescue Team
- Trevor Greene – March Forth: The Inspiring True Story Of A Canadian Soldier’s Journey Of Love, Hope and Survival
- John Thomas Hoffman – The Saigon Guns
- Aurita Maldonado – The Zen of Dancing in the Rain: Becoming One with the Storm
- T.C. Fuller – Painting Over Rust: Stories From a 20-Year Odyssey in the FBI
- JoAnna Rakowski – Chasing the Daylight: One Woman’s Journey to Becoming a U.S. Army Intelligence Officer
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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 Military & Front Line is:

Lost in Beirut: A True Story of Love, Loss, and War
By Ashe & Magdalena Stevens

Click here to see the 2022 Short List for Military and Front Line Non-Fiction Awards.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2024 Military & Front Line Book Awards. The 2024 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2025. Please click here for more information.

See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 18-21, 2024! 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.

Join us for our 12th annual conference and discover why!
December 7, 2023
The 2023 CIBAs Paranormal Book Awards Long List for Supernatural Fiction
The Paranormal Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books Paranormal books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, and magical systems.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2023 Paranormal Supernatural Fiction entries to the 2023 Paranormal Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2023 Paranormal Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at Four Points by Sheraton in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2023 Paranormal Book Awards novel competition for Supernatural Fiction!

Join us in cheering on these Long List authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.
- T.E. MacArthur – The Skin Thief
- Gregory Haley – Stranger in the Valley
- Daniela Valenti – Take my Heart, Burn my Soul
- Michele L. Sayre – A Ghoulish Good Time – Tales to Make You Scream
- Yun Johnson – The Book of Lost Spirits
- Lydia M. Hawke – Becoming Crone
- Derek Wachter – The Cabin at the End of Herrick Road
- Gary Stuart – Hide and Be
- Jennifer Anne Gordon – Beautiful, Frightening, and Silent
- Maria Mercurio – Survival
- Jack E. Mohr – I Can’t Believe My Girlfriend’s a Zombie
- Arjay Lewis – Digger
- K.R. Gastreich – Soul Masters
- Sue C Dugan – Walk-Ins Welcome
- Fionn Mac Meldrum – The Shadow of Banshee Hill
- J.J. Alo – The Street Between the Pines
- Michele L. Sayre – Darke Realms: Enraged (Gorgon 1)
- Joanne Jaytanie – Retrieving Remy, The Winters Sisters Book 5
- James McKenna – An October’s Journey: Poe’s Final Gift
- Jo Deniau – Hologram
- Douglas Bachmann – Afterlife
- L. R. Braden – Personal Demons
- T.E. Lane – The Cornbread Letters
- Diane Corso – Broken Things
- Joe Lyon – The Molossus of Old Man Moyer
- JC Compton – The Strange Story of Stanley Suspect
- Christopher C. Tyler – Something of a Tall Tale
- Maryanne Melloan Woods – Lazarus
- Alex Paul – The Amarrat Invasion
- Lloyd Jeffries – A Measure of Rhyme, Ages of Malice, Book II
- J. L. Delavega – Ash Like Vengeance (the Revere Trilogy #2)
- Jenny Allen – Rose of Jericho (book 2 in the Lilith Adams Series)
- Darin Werkmeister – Volk
- Nola Nash – House of Mirrors
- E. Alan Fleischauer – The Doctor is Invisible
- Jennifer Ivy Walker – The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven
- JP McLean – Ghost Mark (A Dark Dreams Novel)
- K.M.Messina – Gemja – The Message
- E. Alan Fleischauer – Invisible Death
- Claire Fraise – They Stay
- T.K. Sheffield – The Valentine Lines
- Kaylin McFarren – Black Wing Sky
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

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The Grand Prize Winner for the 2022 PARANORMAL Awards is:

COLD AS HELL

By Rhett C. Bruno & Jaime Castle

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

The 2022 PARANORMAL Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC24 on April 20, 2024. Save the date for CAC24, scheduled April 18-21, 2024, our 12-year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2024 PARANORMAL Book Awards are open until the end of September. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today!

April 18-21, 2024! 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.

Join us for our 12th annual conference and discover why!
November 29, 2023
The 2023 CIBAs Mind & Spirit Long List for Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-Fiction
The Mind and Spirit Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction and Memoir. The Mind and Spirit Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring enlightenment, motivational/self-help, spirituality, mindfulness, well-being, meditation, and energy. 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 all 2023 Mind and Spirit Non-Fiction entries to the 202 Mind and Spirit Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for the 2023 Mind and Spirit SHORT LIST. Short List entries will then move onto the SEMI-FINALISTS. FINALISTS are chosen from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2023 Mind and Spirit Book Awards novel competition for Enlightenment, Spirituality, and Mindfulness Non-Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.
- Summer McStravick – Stuff Nobody Taught You: 40 Lessons from M.E. School to Help You Stop Feeling Miserable and Start Feeling Amazing
- Kirsten Throneberry – Guided: Lost Love, Hidden Realms, and the Open Road
- Susan Drury – Elevating Your Origins to Love: A Guided Journey of Transformation, Healing and Power
- Elizabeth Blake Thomas – Living With Intention
- Meliors Simms – The Secret Lives of Teeth
- Karen Roberts – The Blossoming of Women: A Workbook on Growing from Older to Elder
- Rosanna Ienco – Enter the Journey: A Mystical Guide for Rebirth and Renewal
- Robin Pollak – Trust Your Intuition
- Jenn Henry – Resilience: A Different Kind of Strong
- Kelly Bulkeley – The Spirituality of Dreaming: Unlocking the Wisdom of Our Sleeping Selves
- Pierre Pradervand – The Gentle Art of Spiritual Discernment
- Steven Greenebaum – An Afternoon’s Dictation: Inclusive Revelation for the 21st Century
- Terri Kim – The Enlightenment Stories Represented in the Samgook Yusa and the Princess Bari
- Maureen Kane – A Guide Back to You
- Kasey J. Claytor – The Money Map, A Spiritual Guide for Financial Success
- Kathleen Rhoads Carpenter – Amanda: A Life of Love
- Luisa Frey – Trust the Signs
- Melo Calarco – Beating Burnout, Finding Balance
- Shanita Liu – Dear Durga: A Mom’s Guide to Activate Courage and Emerge Victorious
- Theo Boyd – My Grief is Not Like Yours: Learning to Live After Unimaginable Loss, A Daughter’s Journey
- Anne Barriault – Tales from Naples and Sorrentine Stories
- Mike Lutz – Jesus Speaking Devotional Prayers
- John Koenig – My Autobiographies: An Introduction to Past Life Exploration for Personal and Spiritual Growth
- Alexander V Girman, Cynthia J Girman – A Voice from Heaven: From Earthly Struggles to Thriving in the Afterlife
- Aesha Tahir – Unhunched: Discover Wellness Through Posture
- Ray Catania – You’re Still Alive, Now Act Like It: Empower Elevate and Enlighten Your Consciousness
- Ryan Baxter – Mother Stella: Her Song of Love
- Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo – Threads of Awakening: An American Woman’s Journey into Tibet’s Sacred Textile Art
- Rebecca Olmstead – Loved So Much It Hurts: Purpose in the Pain
- Grieg de la Houssaye – The Energy To Thrive
- Vincent Genna – The Secret That’s Holding You Back
- Dr. Kelly Rabenstein – Psychological Secrets for Emotional Success
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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 MIND & SPIRIT Awards is:

A Sky of Infinite Blue

By Kyomi O’Connor

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

Click here to see the 2022 Mind and Spirit Book Award Winners

We are now accepting submissions into the 2023 Mind and Spirit Book Awards for Enlightenment and Well-Being Non-Fiction & Memoir. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2024.

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See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony on April 20th, 2024, sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 18 – 21, 2024! Register Today!

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November 28, 2023
The 2023 CIBAs I&I Long List for Instructional and Insightful Non-fiction
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 all 2023 I&I Non-Fiction entries to the 2023 I&I Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for the 2023 I&I Short List. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2023 I&I Book Awards novel competition for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following Long List authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.
- Julian C.E. Clauss-Ehlers and Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers – Eating Together Being Together: Recipes, Activities, and Advice from a Chef Dad and Psychologist Mom
- Annette Levesque – eLearning Gold – The Ultimate Guide for Leaders
- James Baker – Live Forever & Fix Everything: A Practical Plan for a Future That Works for Everyone
- Wendela Whitcomb Marsh – Relating While Autistic: Fixed Signals for Neurodivergent Couples
- Mina Wasfi – Doubt to Certainty: A Practical Guide to Finding Confidence and Clarity in Making Complex Decisions
- Sarah Vie – Sacred Kitchen Abundant Plate
- Kim Harms – Are you Ready?
- Dr. Karl Muth – Self-Inflicted
- Jill Schultz – Liberated
- Rachel Rider – Who You Are Is How You Lead
- Barbara Ann Cochran – Hike the Course
- Cat White – The Imperfect Vegan | Making a difference on a (mostly) plant-based diet
- Jennifer M Sukalo – Claim Your SWAGGER: Stop Surviving and Start Thriving
- Donna L. Huntriss – Bowerbirds!
- Ben LeBoutillier – Practical Advice for a Better World
- Maureen Kane – A Guide Back to You
- Rachel Durchslag – While I Walk: Solo Adventuring In The Vast, Beautiful World
- Audrey Lawrence – Goal Smasher
- Duncan McLauren – Owning Your Destiny: A Woman’s Guide to Harnessing The Power Within
- Christopher R. Manske – Outsmart the Money Magicians: Maximize Your Net Worth by Seeing Through the Most Powerful Illusions Performed by Wall Street and the IRS
- Karen Stein – Be your own leadership coach (self coaching strategies to lead your way)
- Andy Chaleff – The Connection Playbook: A Practical Guide to Building Deep, Meaningful, Harmonious Relationships
- Rachel A. Winston – The College Guidebook: Biological & Biomedical Engineering: University Profiles & Admissions Information on the Top University Programs
- Charles D. McCarrick – Lessons My Brothers Taught Me: How to Transform Your Personal Qualities Into A Successful Business
- Judy Taylor – The New Joy of Hooking With Yarn!
- Kyle Campbell – Beyond Belief: How Living with a Brain Stem Tumor brought Faith and Purpose to Life
- George T. Arnold – Media Writer’s Handbook, a Guide to Common Writing and Editing Problems, 7th edition
- Julie Jason – The Discerning Investor: Personal Portfolio Management in Retirement for Lawyers (and Their Clients)
- Rich Redmond with Jennifer Della’Zanna – Making it in Country Music: An Insider’s Look at the Industry
- Dr. Kelly Rabenstein – Psychological Secrets for Emotional Success
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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 I&I Awards is:

Emotional Magnetism

by Sandy Gerber

Click here to see the 2022 I&I Book Award Winners for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction

We are now accepting submissions to the 2023 I&I Book Awards for Instruction and Insight Non-Fiction. The 2023 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2024.

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See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 18-21, 2024! Register Today!

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As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at info@ChantiReviews.com.
November 28, 2023
The 2023 Laramie Book Awards Short List for Americana Fiction
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 2023 Laramie Americana Long List to the 2023 Laramie Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions. FINALISTS will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2023 Laramie Book Awards novel competition for Americana Fiction!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works!
- Leah Angstman – The Only Way to Cheat a Hangman
- Heidi M. Thomas – Rescue Ranch Rising
- Barbara Salvatore – The Trail to Niobrara
- Barbara Toomer – Season of Our Reckoning
- Deborah Hufford – Blood to Rubies
- George T. Arnold – The Heart Beneath the Badge
- Kimberly Burns – The Redemption of Mattie Silks
- Leslie K Simmons – Red Clay, Running Waters
- E. Alan Fleischauer – Chip Heller Man of Valor
- Donna E. Lane – This Hallowed Ground
- Martha Engber – The Falcon, the Wolf, and the Hummingbird
- James Holland – Vigilante Love Song: Alice Roosevelt and The White House Gunfighters
- Myra Hargrave McIlvain – The Knotted Ring
- K.S. Jones – Tastefully Texas
- Venetia Hobson Lewis – Changing Woman
- T.K. Conklin – Promise of Spring
- Steven Mayfield – The Penny Mansions
- Joan Koster – That Dickinson Girl: A Novel of the Civil War
- Thomas Goodman – The Last Man: A Novel of the 1927 Santa Claus Bank Robbery
- J. Stanion – My Place Among Them
- Shanna Hatfield – Love on Target
- JR Holland – Alice Roosevelt and the White House Gunfighters
- John Hansen – Grays Lake
- Michael L. Ross – Across the Great Divide: Book 3 The Founding
- Julia Brewer Daily – The Fifth Daughter of Thorn Ranch
- David Calloway – If Someday Comes
- K. S. Jones – Change of Fortune
- Elizabeth Woolsey – The Travels of Dr. Rebecca Harper A Matter of Time
- T. M. Brown – The Last Laird of Sapelo
- Sophia Alexander – Homespun
- Daniel Greene – Northern Dawn (Northern Wolf Series Book 4)
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 LARAMIE Awards is:

Guarded Hearts

by T.K. Conklin

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Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

CAC24 –April 18-21, 2024! Register Today!

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November 16, 2023
The 2023 LITTLE PEEPS Book Awards Long List for Early Readers & Picture Books
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 2023 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 all 2023 Little Peeps Early Readers entries to the 2023 Little Peeps Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for the 2023 Little Peeps Shortlist. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2023 Little Peeps Book Awards novel competition for Early Readers!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.
- Michele L. Sayre – The Unluckiest Leprechaun by Far (Happy Tails)
- Ginger Smith – The Magic Blanket
- Cheryl Carpinello – Grandma Tales 3: Vampires in the Backyard and A Fish Tale
- Janet Earnest-Jenkins – Hoppin’ Hankaroo-Zoo Adventure
- Michele L. Sayre – What I Would Wish to Be (Wonders of Childhood & Beyond)
- George M. Johnson – Sophia’s Secrets
- Donna L. Huntriss – Bowerbirds!
- Aniela Emma Chaudhuri – The Accidental Orchestra
- Beth Davis – Hanna the Hawk is a Super Youneek Beast
- Laura Teste – Book of Bad Manners
- W. B. Murph – Molly’s Miracle
- Hugh Pittman – Chika’s Mysterious Phone
- TK Sheffield – Nellie’s Island, a tiny filly from a small farm earns her “filly esteem” while working among giant draft horses on Mackinac Island
- Michael Dow, RN, MS – Nurse Florence® for Beginning Readers: Help, I’m Bleeding!
- Joy K. Ball – Winnie’s Christmas Treasure Hunt
- Kimberly Delude – Freddie the Fly: Seeing Through Another Lens
- Brenda Wilson Huddleston – Liam & Little Tail
- Cynthia C. Huijgens – Polar Bear and the UFO
- David Lane – I Have Questions, Lots and Lots of Questions: A True Story of Christmas
- Joshua Swank – Barry the Brave: A Flowerageous Journey to Courage
- Miranda Sada – Wings of Glitter
- Michael Michie – Pablo Avocado
- Adalgisa and David Nico – Fish in the Desert: The Untold Story of the Death Valley Pupfish
- O.L. Flubermin – A Dinosaur Named Alone: What Will I Do?
- Grace Wolf – May I Sit At Your Table?
- Susan Sullivan – Bob Tales, Land of the Woody Warbles
- Victoria Smith – Tuxedo Baby and His Annoying Cousins
- Liana Somerset – Detective Buster Cuffs: Catching the Treat Snatcher
- Beth Davis – Lacinda the Lion is a Super Youneek Beast
- Carolyn Wild – Jacob Sheep: Do You Have A Little Lamb?
- Michele L. Sayre – The Not So Funny Bunny (Happy Tails)
- Carolyn Wild – I Like Ducks: All Year Long
- Laura Teste – Book of Bad Bargains
- Chloe and LaRanda Burke – Keys to Your H.E.A.R.T.
- Katrina Johnson – Captain Patch and the Treasure of the Sea Gods
- Dave O’Hare – Quigley Lopez, A Friend For Life
- Miki Taylor – Bentley’s Fantabulous Idea
- Victoria Smith – Priscilla and Tux: Brothers are Caring
- Johnny Marfia – Marco & Me
- Brenda Wilson Huddleston – The Squirrel & the Dragonfly
- Julie G Fox – Katya’s Sunflowers
- Tzuri King & Julie G Fox – The Dreamer: The Girl Who Dreamed the War Over
- Lynne Marie – The Three Little Pigs and the Rocket Project
- Conrad J. Storad – Story Monster’s S.T.E.A.M. chronicles. Book one, Night watchers : nocturnal creatures of North America : coyotes, snakes, owls, spiders, and more
- K.R. King – Charlie the Champion
- Beth Davis – Mykal the Monkey is a Super Youneek Beast
- Hillary Harper – Thankful FUR You
- Ruth Amanda – Geckos in the Garden
- Carolyn Wild – This Kitten; Has Blue Eyes
- Sheryl Bass – Baby Dragon’s Big Sneeze
- Julie G Fox – The Dreamer: The Girl Who Dreamed The War Over
- David Horn – Eudora Space Kid: Do the Robot!
- Anna Casamento Arrigo – Mr Moon Mr Moon
- Brooks Olbrys – The Adventures of Blue Ocean Bob – A Secret in the Deep
- Jonna Laster – Nutshell Regatta
- Kristin Crowell Ellis – Firefly Fran’s Fran-tastic Day
- Anna Casamento Arrigo – A Child’s Love
- Carolyn Wild – Big Dogs Little Dogs: On The Farm
- TK Sohal and Ms. Raman Kaur – Twin Adventures
- Lori Keenen Smith – Lorlee and the Light
- Anna Casamento Arrigo – What Little Girls Can Do!
- Shaziya M. Jaffer, Brad W. Rudover , Jessica Alexanderson – The Girl Who Recycled 1 Million Cans
- Geraldine Moran and Illustrated by Daniella Banco – The Moon Child
- Raven Howell – Friends Come in all Sizes
- Aniela Emma Chaudhuri – Picnic Pandaemonium
- Anthony Delauney – Rohan and Nyra and Big Sister’s Bet
- Laura Shovan – Welcome to Monsterville
- Erik Perezbrain – Good Luck is My Guardian Angel
- Ellie Smith – Tex the Explorer and The Jared Box Project
- Katharine Mitropoulos – Ready… Set… Frog!
- Katherine Lockwood – Why Me, Mama?
- Anthony C. Delauney – Michael and Hannah and the Magic Money Tree
- Joey Benun – Pebbles and the Biggest Number
- Dominique Ellis – The Wisdom Tree: A Father’s Love
- T.K. Sheffield – The Night Icelandic Horses Saved Christmas Eve
- Katrina Johnson – Lily’s Song
- Laura Teste – Book of Best Words
- Betsy Coffeen – Cate and the Garden Bandits
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is:

Ravens Roost

by Maggie Bates

See the Full List of 2022 Little Peeps Winners here

We are now accepting submissions into the 2024 Little Peeps Book Awards for Children’s Books. The 2024 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2025.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 18-21, 2024! 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.

Join us for our 12th annual conference and discover why!
October 28, 2023