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The 2024 Shorts Book Awards WINNERS for Short Stories and Essays
The SEA Shorts Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in Short Stories, Essays, Novelettes, and Novellas. The Short Story Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards program.

The Chanticleer International Book Awards program discovers today’s best works. The Short Stories Awards discovers the Best New Shorts in Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction.

The SEA Shorts Awards are named for Sharon E. Anderson, one of the first winners of the Shorts Awards and our Chief Editor of Reviews. Sharon is dearly missed, and we are grateful for the opportunity to honor and remember her with this Award.

NOTE: We are posting the Novellas, Long Essays, and Collected Works in a different post. These are Short Stories and Essays

1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Sean Dwyer on Saturday, April 5th, 2025 at the Bellingham Yacht Club in beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

This is the OFFICIAL 2024 LIST of the SEA SHORTS AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the SEA SHORTS Grand Prize Winner.

Join us in celebrating the following authors and their works!
- Gail Noble-Sanderson – The Soldier Jacob
- Burl Harmon – Being 100 Years Old
- KD Sherrinford – Christmas at The Saporis
- Mike Murphey – The Claunch Ness Monster
- Lisa G. Spicer – Letters From Tacoma
- Glen Dahlgren – The Dice of Chaos
- PJ Devlin – Running
- Catherine Brown – Finding Namaste
The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 SEA Short Story Awards is:

Dream Rut: Navigating Your Path Forward

by Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro

You can see all of our amazing 2024 SEA Shorts Finalists! Congratulations to all and thank you for submitting!

Well done climbing the CIBA Levels of Achievement!

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.

Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook. Our handle is @ChantiReviews

A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in June. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items.

To ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

NOTE: We will post at least two 2024 CIBA Divisions’ OFFICIAL Winners per business day starting April 14, 2025. We do a final sweep and reconciliation prior to making the Official CIBA Posts for the 2024 First Place and Grand Prize Winners. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. There are many moving parts involved with the Chanticleer International Book Awards Program.

Thank you for participating in the 2024 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

Team Chanticleer!
April 16, 2025
The Little Peeps 2024 Book Awards Winners for Early Readers and Children’s 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. (For Young Adult Fiction see our Dante Rossetti Awards, for Middle Grade Readers see our Gertrude Warner Awards.)

1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Jonna Laster on Saturday, April 5th, 2025 at the Bellingham Yacht Club in Beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

This is the OFFICIAL 2024 LIST of the LITTLE PEEPS BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the LITTLE PEEPS Grand Prize Winner.

Congratulations to the FIRST PLACE CATEGORY WINNERS of the Little Peeps Book Awards for Early Readers and Children’s Picture Books, a division of the 2024 CIBAs.
- Kristen J Anderson – Lorelei the Lorelei: The First of Many Firsts
- Raven Howell – Keep Trucking
- Julie Lomax – Melissa Moo Moo’s Special Lesson
- Dr. Gerry Haller – Will’s Adventure to the Candy Mountain
- Shaziya M. Jaffer, Jessica Alexanderson and Brad W. Rudover – A Recycling Adventure to The Scrapyard!
- Mike Mirabella and Lenny Lipton – I Used to Be Shy
The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is:

Island Moon

by Ruth Amanda

You can see all of our amazing 2024 Little Peeps Finalists! Congratulations to all and thank you for submitting!

Well done climbing the CIBA Levels of Achievement!

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.

Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook. Our handle is @ChantiReviews

A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in May. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items.

To ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

NOTE: We will post at least two 2024 CIBA Divisions’ OFFICIAL Winners per business day starting April 14, 2025. We do a final sweep and reconciliation prior to making the Official CIBA Posts for the 2024 First Place and Grand Prize Winners. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. There are many moving parts involved with the Chanticleer International Book Awards Program.

Thank you for participating in the 2024 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

Team Chanticleer!
April 16, 2025
The Global Thriller 2024 Book Awards Winners for High Stakes Suspense
The Global Thriller Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in High Stakes Thriller Fiction.

The Global Thriller Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring suspense, thrilling stories that put the balance of world power or that will end the world as we know it. We include with Global Thrillers the Lab Lit genre. Lab Lit is when Fiction Meets Real Science and Research or stories that are based on real science and research up to a certain “what if” point.

For other Mystery Divisions see our Clue Awards for Suspense/Thriller Novels and our M&M Awards for Cozy-and-not-so-Cozy Novels.

1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Isaac Fozard on Saturday, April 5th, 2025 at the Bellingham Yacht Club in beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

This is the OFFICIAL 2024 LIST of

the GLOBAL THRILLER BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners

and

the GLOBAL THRILLER Grand Prize Winner.

Congratulations to the FIRST PLACE CATEGORY WINNERS of the GLOBAL THRILLER BOOK AWARDS for High Stakes Fiction and Lab Lit, a division of the 2024 CIBAs.
- T.O. Paine – The Delusion
- Charlie Robinson – Heavy Hysteria: A Novel of Corporate Intrigue Involving the Minerals of this Sacred Earth
- Tony Ollivier – The Tokyo Diversion
- Ralph R. “Rick” Steinke – Change of Mission: A Jake Fortina Series Novel
- Ron Singerton – Ruptured
- Sheri T. Joseph – Edge of the Known World
- Carla Seyler – A Place Unmade
- Randall Krzak – Frozen Conquest
The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 GLOBAL THRILLER Awards is:

A Blanket of Steel

By Timothy S. Johnston

You can see all of our amazing 2024 Global Thriller Finalists! Congratulations to all and thank you for submitting!

Well done climbing the CIBA Levels of Achievement!

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.

Please click here to visit our page to LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE on Facebook. Our handle is @ChantiReviews

A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in May. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items.

ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

NOTE: We will post at least two 2024 CIBA Divisions’ OFFICIAL Winners per business day starting April 14, 2025. We do a final sweep and reconciliation prior to making the Official CIBA Posts for the 2024 First Place and Grand Prize Winners. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. There are many moving parts involved with the Chanticleer International Book Awards Program.

Thank you for participating in the 2024 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

Team Chanticleer!
April 15, 2025
The 2024 Harvey Chute Book Awards Winners for Business & Finance
The HARVEY CHUTE Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Business and Enterprise Non-fiction.

The Harvey Chute Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring motivational, strategy, technology guides, social media, finance, investing & money, communications, marketing, business, and economics.

1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Damien Fozard on Saturday, April 5th, 2025 at the Bellingham Yacht Club in beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

This is the OFFICIAL 2024 LIST of the HARVEY CHUTE BOOK AWARDS

First Place Category Winners and the HARVEY CHUTE Grand Prize Winner.

Congratulations to

the FIRST PLACE CATEGORY WINNERS of

the HARVEY CHUTE BOOK AWARDS for Business and Enterprise
- Roger Spitz – Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World
- Jenny Li Fowler – Organic Social Media: How to Build Flourishing Online Communities
- Anastasia Kārkliņa Gabriel – Cultural Intelligence for Marketers: Building an Inclusive Marketing Strategy
- Neal Schaffer – Digital Threads: The Small Business and Entrepreneur Digital First Marketing Playbook
- Melina Palmer – The Truth About Pricing
The Grand Prize Winner for

the CIBA 2024 HARVEY CHUTE Awards is:

Stop Worrying about Money

By Jacqui Clarke

You can see all of our amazing 2024 Harvey Chute Finalists! Congratulations to all and thank you for submitting!

Well done climbing the CIBA Levels of Achievement!

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.

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

Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Facebook and Twitter handle is @ChantiReviews

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A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in June. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for participating in the 2024 Chanticleer International Book Awards!

ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in June. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items.

NOTE: We will post at least two 2024 CIBA Divisions’ OFFICIAL Winners per business day starting April 14, 2025. We do a final sweep and reconciliation prior to making the Official CIBA Posts for the 2024 First Place and Grand Prize Winners. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. There are many moving parts involved with the Chanticleer International Book Awards Program.

Again, thank you so much for participating in the 2024 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

The Chanticleer Team
April 15, 2025
The 2024 Mind and Spirit Awards Finalists for Enlightening Non-Fiction
The Mind & Spirit Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-Fiction. The Mind & Spirit 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 Spirituality, Enlightenment, Self-Help, Mindfulness, Well-being, Meditation, Energy, and more.

These titles have moved forward from the 2024 Mind & Spirit Non-Fiction SEMI-FINALISTS to the 2024 Mind & Spirit Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC25).

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 5th, 2025 in beautiful Bellingham, WA at the Bellingham Yacht Club sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 2024 Mind & Spirit Book Awards novel competition for Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-Fiction!

Join us in celebrating these authors and their works in the 2024 CIBAs.
- Wilma Macliver – Life Behind the Masks
- Jill Amy Sager – Guidance From the Universe Hopeful Messages for Everyday Challenges
- Shari Biery – It’s Your Turn How To Rediscover Yourself Prioritize Your Well-Being Thrive with Purpose
- Bobby R. Patton, Rusalyn H. Andrews, Jennifer Page Daily – Keys To Healthy Communication
- Thomas Weems – Unlocking Kabbalah a New Synthesis of Astrology Tarot and the Tree of Life
- Damian Fozard – Disbelief
- Marijke McCandless – Naked in the Now: Juicy Practices for Getting Present
- Lisa Rhyne – Coming Out of the Metaphysical Closet
- Eileen Marlowe – The Call to Connect Spirit
- Anne Kiehl Friedman – Higher Love: A Psychedelic Travel Memoir of Heartbreak and Healing
- Lynne Spriggs O’Connor – Elk Love: A Montana Memoir
- Jane Kim Yu – Journey of Awakening and Higher Consciousness
- Rachael Siddoway and Sonja Wasden – An Impossible Life: A True Story of Hope and Mental Illness
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the Facebook post. However, it is easier for us to tag authors when they have Liked and Followed us on Facebook.

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

We will also be promoting this list in our Newsletter, which you can sign up for here!

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2023 Mind & Spirit Awards is:

Psychological Secrets for Emotional Success

By Dr. Kelly Rabenstein

See the full list of 2023 First Place Mind and Spirit Winners here!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2025 Mind and Spirit Book Awards for Spiritual Non-Fiction.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2024 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 3 – 6, 2025! Save the Date for Registration!

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 annual conference as we enter our second decade and discover why!
January 21, 2025
The 2024 I&I Instruction and Insight Awards Finalists for Non-Fiction Guides
The Instruction and Insight Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Guides and Self- Help Non-Fiction. The I&I 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 HOW-TO, Guidance, Travel Guides, Cookbooks, Instruction, Insight, Self-Help, and more.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2024 I&I Non-Fiction SEMI-FINALISTS to the 2024 I&I Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC25).

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 5th, 2025 in beautiful Bellingham, WA at the Bellingham Yacht Club sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 2024 I&I Book Awards novel competition for Guiding and How-to Non-Fiction!

Join us in celebrating the Semi-Finalist authors and their works in the 2024 CIBAs.
- Margaret C Beeler – Tropetails: A Cocktail and Mocktail Book for Bookworms
- Lorraine Ballato – Success with Hydrangeas a Gardener’s Guide
- Karen Gross – Mending Education Finding Hope Creativity and Mental Wellness in Times of Trauma
- Melina Palmer – The Truth About Pricing
- Mary Deal – Advanced Self-Hypnosis Techniques Hypno-Scripts Book 2
- Tania Israel – Facing the Fracture How To Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation
- Elizabeth Fulgaro – Soul Care-Song Prayers: A Spiritual Practice Toward Resilience and Well-Being
- Katherine Fabrizio – The Good Daughter Syndrome: Help For Empathic Daughters of Narcissistic, Borderline, or Difficult Mothers Trapped in the Role of the Good Daughter
- Katie Myers – Being Seen
- Nuala Walsh – TUNE IN: How to Make Smarter Decisions In A Noisy World
- Natalie Kohlhaas – Hello Anxiety My Old Friend: Harness Your Invisible Superpower
- Léonie Rosenstiel – Protecting Mama: Surviving the Legal Guardianship Swamp
- Bob Dahms, MBA, CPA, CMA – Let’s Talk About This: 50 Things You Need to Know About Starting and Managing a Small Business
- Douglas A. Burton – The Heroine’s Labyrinth: Archetypal Designs in Heroine-Led Fiction
- Jacqui Clarke – Stop worrying about money
- Angela Lomenzo – Wisdom of Wildly Creative Women
- Matthew J. Louis – Hiring Veterans: How To Leverage Military Talent For Organizational Growth
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the Facebook post. However, it is easier for us to tag authors when they have Liked and Followed us on Facebook.

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

We will also be promoting this list in our Newsletter, which you can sign up for here!

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2023 I&I Awards is:

Eating Together Being Together

By Julian C.E. Clauss-Ehlers and Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers

See the full list of 2023 First Place I&I Winners here!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2025 I&I Book Awards for Guiding and Helpful Non-Fiction.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2024 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 3 – 6, 2025! Save the Date for Registration!

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 annual conference as we enter our second decade and discover why!
January 21, 2025
The 2024 Harvey Chute Awards Finalists for Business and Enterprise
The Harvey Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Business and Enterprise Non-Fiction. The Harvey Chute 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 motivational, strategy, technology guides, social media, finance, investing & money, communications, marketing, business, and economics. We will put these books to the test and choose the best among them.
See our full list of Non-Fiction Divisions here.

These titles have moved forward from the 2024 Harvey Chute Non-Fiction Semi-Finalist to the 2024 Harvey Chute Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC25).

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 5th, 2025 in beautiful Bellingham, WA at the Bellingham Yacht Club sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE WINNERS of the 2024 Harvey Chute Book Awards novel competition for Business and Enterprise Non-Fiction!

Join us in celebrating these authors and their works in the 2024 CIBAs.
1. Ben Peterson – Engage Your Destiny
2. Daniel C. Rodgers – Escape the Clock Your Program Guide for Financial Freedom and Early Retirement
3. Richard Weylman – 100 Proven Ways To Acquire And Keep Clients For Life
4. Roger Spitz – Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World
5. Jenny Li Fowler – Organic Social Media: How to Build Flourishing Online Communities
6. Anastasia Karklina Gabriel – Cultural Intelligence for Marketers: Building an Inclusive Marketing Strategy
7. Zontee Hou – Data-Driven Personalization: How to Use Consumer Insights to Generate Customer Loyalty
8. Kori Reed – Men-in-the-Middle Conversations to Gain Momentum with Gender Equity’s Silent Majority
9. Neal Schaffer – Digital Threads: The Small Business and Entrepreneur Digital First Marketing Playbook
10. Melina Palmer – The Truth About Pricing
11. Nick Barter & Christopher Fleming – Future Normal: 8 Questions to Create Businesses Your Children will be Proud Of
12. Jacqui Clarke – Stop Worrying About Money
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the Facebook post. However, it is easier for us to tag authors when they have Liked and Followed us on Facebook.

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

We will also be promoting this list in our Newsletter, which you can sign up for here!

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2023 Harvey Chute Awards is:

Using Behavioral Science in Marketing

By Nancy Harhut

See the full list of 2023 First Place Harvey Chute Winners here!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2025 Harvey Chute Book Awards for Business and Enterprise Non-Fiction.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2024 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 3 – 6, 2025! Save the Date for Registration!

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 annual conference as we enter our second decade and discover why!
January 19, 2025
The 2024 Mind and Spirit Awards Semi-Finalists for Enlightening Non-Fiction
The Mind & Spirit Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-Fiction. The Mind & Spirit 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 Spirituality, Enlightenment, Self-Help, Mindfulness, Well-being, Meditation, Energy, and more.

These titles have moved forward from the 2024 Mind & Spirit Non-Fiction SHORT LIST to the 2024 Mind & Spirit Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC25).

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 5th, 2025 in beautiful Bellingham, WA at the Bellingham Yacht Club sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2024 Mind & Spirit Book Awards novel competition for Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-Fiction!

Join us in celebrating these authors and their works in the 2024 CIBAs.
- Kristin Sven Larsen – Joy of Being Mindfully Present
- Wilma Macliver – Life Behind the Masks
- Teri M Brown – 10 Little Rules for a Double-Butted Adventure
- Jill Amy Sager – Guidance From the Universe Hopeful Messages for Everyday Challenges
- Shari Biery – It’s Your Turn How To Rediscover Yourself Prioritize Your Well-Being Thrive with Purpose
- Bobby R. Patton, Rusalyn H. Andrews, Jennifer Page Daily – Keys To Healthy Communication
- L.A. Mcmurray – God Is in the Odd the Ordinary and Outside Church
- Lori Pappas – The Magic of Yes Embrace the Wise Woman Within
- Thomas Weems – Unlocking Kabbalah a New Synthesis of Astrology Tarot and the Tree of Life
- Dr Harry Somaraju – Anxiety To Ahh-Mazing in Days
- Manisha Jane – Truth Was Once Taboo a Memoir of Self-Knowledge in the Age of Spiritual Sovereignty
- Damian Fozard – Disbelief
- Marijke McCandless – Naked in the Now: Juicy Practices for Getting Present
- Joseph Clarke – SOL: supportive guidance for healing & awakening
- Christin Collins – be. love.
- Eileen Marlowe – The Call to Connect Spirit
- Anne Kiehl Friedman – Higher Love: A Psychedelic Travel Memoir of Heartbreak and Healing
- Lynne Spriggs O’Connor – Elk Love: A Montana Memoir
- Jane Kim Yu – Journey of Awakening and Higher Consciousness
- Rachael Siddoway and Sonja Wasden – An Impossible Life: A True Story of Hope and Mental Illness
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the Facebook post. However, it is easier for us to tag authors when they have Liked and Followed us on Facebook.

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

We will also be promoting this list in our Newsletter, which you can sign up for here!

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2023 Mind & Spirit Awards is:

Psychological Secrets for Emotional Success

By Dr. Kelly Rabenstein

See the full list of 2023 First Place Mind and Spirit Winners here!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2025 Mind and Spirit Book Awards for Spiritual Non-Fiction.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2024 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 3 – 6, 2025! Save the Date for Registration!

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 annual conference as we enter our second decade and discover why!
January 19, 2025
The 2024 I&I Instruction and Insight Awards Semi-Finalists for Non-Fiction Guides
The Instruction and Insight Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Guides and Self- Help Non-Fiction. The I&I 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 HOW-TO, Guidance, Travel Guides, Cookbooks, Instruction, Insight, Self-Help, and more.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2024 I&I Non-Fiction SHORT LIST to the 2024 I&I Book Awards SEMI-FINALISTS. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC25).

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 5th, 2025 in beautiful Bellingham, WA at the Bellingham Yacht Club sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2024 I&I Book Awards novel competition for Guiding and How-to Non-Fiction!

Join us in celebrating the Semi-Finalist authors and their works in the 2024 CIBAs.
- Margaret C Beeler – Tropetails: A Cocktail and Mocktail Book for Bookworms
- Lorraine Ballato – Success with Hydrangeas a Gardener’s Guide
- Karen Gross – Mending Education Finding Hope Creativity and Mental Wellness in Times of Trauma
- Mary Deal – Advanced Self-Hypnosis Techniques Hypno-Scripts Book
- Tania Israel – Facing the Fracture How To Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation
- John M. O’brien Ph.d. – Rudeness Rehab Reclaiming Civility in the Workplace and Your Home Space
- Elizabeth Fulgaro – Soul Care-Song Prayers: A Spiritual Practice Toward Resilience and Well-Being
- Katherine Fabrizio – The Good Daughter Syndrome: Help For Empathic Daughters of Narcissistic, Borderline, or Difficult Mothers Trapped in the Role of the Good Daughter
- Katie Myers – Being Seen
- Kimberly Harms – Are You Ready? How to Build a Legacy to Die For
- Anna Brooke and Vindy Teja – WRITE! Your Guide to Revealing the Writer Within
- Nuala Walsh – TUNE IN: How to Make Smarter Decisions In A Noisy World
- Jane Kim Yu – Journey of Awakening and Higher Consciousness
- Natalie Kohlhaas – Hello Anxiety My Old Friend: Harness Your Invisible Superpower
- Léonie Rosenstiel – Protecting Mama: Surviving the Legal Guardianship Swamp
- Bob Dahms, MBA, CPA, CMA – Let’s Talk About This: 50 Things You Need to Know About Starting and Managing a Small Business
- Douglas A. Burton – The Heroine’s Labyrinth: Archetypal Designs in Heroine-Led Fiction
- Jacqui Clarke – Stop worrying about money
- Angela Lomenzo – Wisdom of Wildly Creative Women
- Holly Swenson – Stop, Drop, Grow, & Glow
- Matthew J. Louis – Hiring Veterans: How To Leverage Military Talent For Organizational Growth
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 CIBA 2023 I&I Awards is:

Eating Together Being Together

By Julian C.E. Clauss-Ehlers and Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers

See the full list of 2023 First Place I&I Winners here!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2025 I&I Book Awards for Guiding and Helpful Non-Fiction.

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Winners will be announced at the 2024 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 3 – 6, 2025! Save the Date for Registration!

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 annual conference as we enter our second decade and discover why!
January 19, 2025
The 2024 Mind and Spirit Awards Short List for Enlightening Non-Fiction
The Mind & Spirit Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-Fiction. The Mind & Spirit 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 Spirituality, Enlightenment, Self-Help, Mindfulness, Well-being, Meditation, Energy, and more.

These titles have moved forward from the 2024 Mind & Spirit Non-Fiction LONG LIST to the 2024 Mind & Spirit 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 (CAC25).

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 5th, 2025 in beautiful Bellingham, WA at the Bellingham Yacht Club sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

These titles are in the running for the SEMI-FINALISTS of the 2024 Mind & Spirit Book Awards novel competition for Spirituality and Enlightenment Non-Fiction!

Join us in celebrating the Short List authors and their works in the 2024 CIBAs.
- Rhona Epstein – The Satisfied Guide To Eating Well
- Kristin Sven Larsen – Joy of Being Mindfully Present
- Wilma Macliver – Life Behind the Masks
- Teri M Brown – 10 Little Rules for a Double-Butted Adventure
- Jill Amy Sager – Guidance From the Universe Hopeful Messages for Everyday Challenges
- Shari Biery – It’s Your Turn How To Rediscover Yourself Prioritize Your Well-Being Thrive with Purpose
- Bobby R. Patton, Rusalyn H. Andrews, Jennifer Page Daily – Keys To Healthy Communication
- L.A. Mcmurray – God Is in the Odd the Ordinary and Outside Church
- Lori Pappas – The Magic of Yes Embrace the Wise Woman Within
- Thomas Weems – Unlocking Kabbalah a New Synthesis of Astrology Tarot and the Tree of Life
- Dr Harry Somaraju – Anxiety To Ahh-Mazing in Days
- Manisha Jane – Truth Was Once Taboo a Memoir of Self-Knowledge in the Age of Spiritual Sovereignty
- Wendy B. Correa – My Pretty Baby Seeking Truth and Finding Healing
- Damian Fozard – Disbelief
- Marijke McCandless – Naked in the Now: Juicy Practices for Getting Present
- Joseph Clarke – SOL: supportive guidance for healing & awakening
- Alicia M. Rodriguez – The Shaman’s Wife: A Mystical Journey of Surrender and Self-Discovery
- Kimberly Harms – Are You Ready?: How to Build a Legacy to Die For
- Christin Collins – be. love.
- Eileen Marlowe – The Call to Connect Spirit
- Anne Kiehl Friedman – Higher Love: A Psychedelic Travel Memoir of Heartbreak and Healing
- Lynne Spriggs O’Connor – Elk Love: A Montana Memoir
- Jane Kim Yu – Journey of Awakening and Higher Consciousness
- Rachael Siddoway and Sonja Wasden – An Impossible Life: A True Story of Hope and Mental Illness
- Lisa Rhyne – Coming Out of the Metaphysical Closet
Good luck to all as your works move on to the next rounds of judging.

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS!

This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the Facebook post. However, it is easier for us to tag authors when they have Liked and Followed us on Facebook.

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

We will also be promoting this list in our Newsletter, which you can sign up for here!

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

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2023 Mind & Spirit Awards is:

Psychological Secrets for Emotional Success

By Dr. Kelly Rabenstein

See the full list of 2023 First Place Mind and Spirit Winners here!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2025 Mind and Spirit Book Awards for Spiritual Non-Fiction.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2024 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 3 – 6, 2025! Save the Date for Registration!

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 annual conference as we enter our second decade and discover why!
January 17, 2025