Tag: YA Fiction

  • The 2021 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – CIBAs Finalists

    The 2021 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – CIBAs Finalists

    Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction

    The Dante Rossetti Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Young Adult Fiction. The Dante Rossetti Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Named in honor of the British poet & painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti who founded the Pre-Ralphaelite Brotherhood in 1848.

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about twelve to eighteen (imaginary or real). Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical, Romance, Literary, we will put them to the test and choose the best Young Adult Books among them for the winners of the Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction. Looking for middle grade contests? Check out our Gertrude Warner Awards.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Dante Rossetti Young Adult Fiction Semi-Finalists to the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards Finalists! All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.

    • P.H.C. Marchesi – Florissant
    • Angela Yeh – A Phoenix Rises
    • Shadow Bleak – Riot Shield
    • M.J. Evans – The Sand Pounder: Love and Drama on Horseback in WWII
    • Dan Rice – Dragons Walk Among Us
    • Blue Spruell – TARO: Legendary Boy Hero of Japan
    • E.A. Allen – Percy St. John and the Chronicle of Secrets
    • Mark Wakely – A Friend Like Filby
    • Glen Dahlgren – The Game of War: The Trials of Dantess, Warrior Priest
    • Jon Robinson – Sunshine and the Full Moon
    • Rektok Ross – Ski Weekend
    • Nancy Thorne – The Somewhere I See You Again
    • Dennis D. Skirvin – The Treasure of Nonsense Woods
    • Kourtney Spadoni – In The Underwood
    • Rebecca Danzenbaker – The Color of My Soul
    • L. A. Thompson – Isle of Dragons
    • Shay Siegel – Fractured

    These titles are in the running for the First Place and Grand Prize Winners of the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards novel competition for Young Adult Fiction!

    Good Luck to ALL! 

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

    This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

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

    Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

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

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 DANTE ROSSETTI Awards is Dallas Woodburn for The Best Week That Never Happened

    Cover of The Best Week That Never Happened by Dallas Woodburn

    Blue and Gold Grand Prize 2020 Winner Badge for the Dante Rossetti Awards for The best week that never happened by Dallas Woodburn

    Click here to see the 2020 Dante Rossetti Book Award Winners for Young Adult Fiction.

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

    Please click here for more information.

    For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

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

    VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

    FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

    Seating is Limited. The  esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

    Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

    Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

     

  • The 2021 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – CIBAs Semi-Finalists

    The 2021 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – CIBAs Semi-Finalists

    Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction

    The Dante Rossetti Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Young Adult Fiction. The Dante Rossetti Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Named in honor of the British poet & painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti who founded the Pre-Ralphaelite Brotherhood in 1848.

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about twelve to eighteen (imaginary or real). Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical, Romance, Literary, we will put them to the test and choose the best Young Adult Books among them for the winners of the Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction. Looking for middle grade contests? Check out our Gertrude Warner Awards.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Dante Rossetti Young Adult Fiction Short List to the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards Semi-Finalists! Finalists will be chosen from the Semi-Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.

    • P.H.C. Marchesi – Florissant
    • Angela Yeh – A Phoenix Rises
    • Shadow Bleak – Riot Shield
    • M.J. Evans – The Sand Pounder: Love and Drama on Horseback in WWII
    • Dan Rice – Dragons Walk Among Us
    • Blue Spruell – TARO: Legendary Boy Hero of Japan
    • E.A. Allen – Percy St. John and the Chronicle of Secrets
    • J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
    • Mark Wakely – A Friend Like Filby
    • Glen Dahlgren – The Game of War: The Trials of Dantess, Warrior Priest
    • Strider K – Stone (former title: You Rock My Life)
    • Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
    • Jon Robinson – Sunshine and the Full Moon
    • Rektok Ross – Ski Weekend
    • Nancy Thorne – The Somewhere I See You Again
    • Dennis D. Skirvin – The Treasure of Nonsense Woods
    • Kourtney Spadoni – In The Underwood
    • Susan Faw – Bone Dragon
    • Rebecca Danzenbaker – The Color of My Soul
    • L. A. Thompson – Isle of Dragons
    • Shay Siegel – Fractured

    These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards novel competition for Young Adult Fiction!

    Good Luck to ALL! 

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

    This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

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

    Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

    Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

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

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 DANTE ROSSETTI Awards is Dallas Woodburn for The Best Week That Never Happened

    Cover of The Best Week That Never Happened by Dallas Woodburn

    Blue and Gold Grand Prize 2020 Winner Badge for the Dante Rossetti Awards for The best week that never happened by Dallas Woodburn

    Click here to see the 2020 Dante Rossetti Book Award Winners for Young Adult Fiction.

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

    Please click here for more information.

    For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

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

    VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

    FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

    Seating is Limited. The  esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

    Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

    Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

     

  • The 2021 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – CIBAs Short List

    The 2021 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – CIBAs Short List

    Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction

    The Dante Rossetti Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Young Adult Fiction. The Dante Rossetti Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Named in honor of the British poet & painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti who founded the Pre-Ralphaelite Brotherhood in 1848.

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about twelve to eighteen (imaginary or real). Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical, Romance, Literary, we will put them to the test and choose the best Young Adult Books among them for the winners of the Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction. Looking for middle grade contests? Check out our Gertrude Warner Awards.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Dante Rossetti Young Adult Fiction Long List to the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Semi-Finalist. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    These titles are in the running for the Semi-FInalists of the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards novel competition for Young Adult Fiction!

    Short Listed for the 2021 CIBAs

    Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.

    • P.H.C. Marchesi – Florissant
    • Angela Yeh – A Phoenix Rises
    • Shadow Bleak – Riot Shield
    • B.L. Smith – The Last Golden Light
    • M.J. Evans – The Sand Pounder: Love and Drama on Horseback in WWII
    • Dan Rice – Dragons Walk Among Us
    • Blue Spruell – TARO: Legendary Boy Hero of Japan
    • Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
    • E.A. Allen – Percy St. John and the Chronicle of Secrets
    • J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
    • Susan Faw – Bone Dragon
    • Mark Wakely – A Friend Like Filby
    • Rick Duffy – The Sigil Masters
    • Glen Dahlgren – The Game of War: The Trials of Dantess, Warrior Priest
    • Strider K – Stone (former title: You Rock my Life)
    • Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
    • Jon Robinson – Sunshine and the Full Moon
    • Rektok Ross – Ski Weekend
    • Nancy Thorne – The Somewhere I See You Again
    • Dennis D. Skirvin – The Treasure of Nonsense Woods
    • Kourtney Spadoni – In The Underwood
    • Rebecca Danzenbaker – The Color of My Soul
    • John Thomas Everett – Aesop’s Fox
    • L. A. Thompson – Isle of Dragons
    • Shay Siegel – Fractured

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

    This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

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

    Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

    Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

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

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 DANTE ROSSETTI Awards is Dallas Woodburn for The Best Week That Never Happened

    Cover of The Best Week That Never Happened by Dallas Woodburn

    Blue and Gold Grand Prize 2020 Winner Badge for the Dante Rossetti Awards for The best week that never happened by Dallas Woodburn

    Click here to see the 2020 Dante Rossetti Book Award Winners for Young Adult Fiction.

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

    Please click here for more information.

    For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

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

    VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

    FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

    Seating is Limited. The  esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

    Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

    Featuring: International Best Selling Author Cathy Ace along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

     

  • The 2021 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – CIBAs Long List

    The 2021 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction – CIBAs Long List

    Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction

    The Dante Rossetti Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Young Adult Fiction. The Dante Rossetti Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Named in honor of the British poet & painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti who founded the Pre-Ralphaelite Brotherhood in 1848.

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about twelve to eighteen (imaginary or real). Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical, Romance, Literary, we will put them to the test and choose the best Young Adult Books among them for the winners of the Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction. Looking for middle grade contests? Check out our Gertrude Warner Awards.

    These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2021 Dante Rossetti Young Adult Fiction entries to the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards LONG LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2021 Dante Rossetti Shortlist. 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 (CAC22).

    The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

    We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person. 

    These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards novel competition for Young Adult Fiction!

    Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.

    • P.H.C. Marchesi – Florissant
    • K.C. Sprayberry – Sins of the Parents
    • Angela Yeh – A Phoenix Rises
    • Shadow Bleak – Riot Shield
    • B.L. Smith – The Last Golden Light
    • M.J. Evans – The Sand Pounder: Love and Drama on Horseback in WWII
    • Michael Tunison – The Shadow Kingdom
    • Dan Rice – Dragons Walk Among Us
    • Blue Spruell – TARO: Legendary Boy Hero of Japan
    • Sean March – Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap
    • E.A. Allen – Percy St. John and the Chronicle of Secrets
    • J.W. Zarek – The Devil Pulls the Strings
    • Glen Dahlgren – The Game of War: The Trials of Dantess, Warrior Priest
    • Mark Wakely – A Friend Like Filby
    • Rick Duffy – The Sigil Masters
    • Strider K – Stone (former title: You Rock my Life)
    • Eileen Charbonneau – Death at Little Mound
    • Jon Robinson – Sunshine and the Full Moon
    • J W Nelson – Pentagon Pirate Gang: The Secret of the Orchard
    • Rektok Ross – Ski Weekend
    • Nancy Thorne – The Somewhere I See You Again
    • Dennis D. Skirvin – The Treasure of Nonsense Woods
    • Susan Faw – Bone Dragon
    • Kourtney Spadoni – In The Underwood
    • Rebecca Danzenbaker – The Color of My Soul
    • John Thomas Everett – Aesop’s Fox
    • L. A. Thompson – Isle of Dragons
    • Shay Siegel – Fractured
    • Thomas Corrigan – The Good Life

    PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

    This post has been posted on the Chanticleer Facebook Page. We try to tag all authors listed here in the FB post. However, for FB to allow us to tag an author, that author must LIKE our page and Follow Chanticleer Reviews. FB rules — not ours.

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

    Additionally, we also post on Twitter. Chanticleer Twitter’s handle is @ChantiReviews

    Or click here to go directly to Chanticleer’s Twitter feed.

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

    Click here to see the 2020 Dante Rossetti Book Award Winners for Young Adult Fiction.

    Cover of The Best Week That Never Happened by Dallas Woodburn

     

    Blue and Gold Grand Prize 2020 Winner Badge for the Dante Rossetti Awards for The best week that never happened by Dallas Woodburn

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

    Please click here for more information.

    For our other Youth Reader Fiction Awards, please see the following:

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

    VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

    FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

    Seating is Limited. The  esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

    Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

    Featuring: International Best Selling Authors: Cathy Ace and  Robert Dugoni along with A+ list film producer Scott Steindorff.

  • DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

    DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction 2020 CIBA Award Winners

    Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction

    The Dante Rossetti Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Young Adult Fiction. The Dante Rossetti Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs).

    Named in honor of the British poet & painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti who founded the Pre-Ralphaelite Brotherhood in 1848.

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about twelve to eighteen (imaginary or real). Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical, Romance, Literary. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

    (For Middle-Grade Fiction see our Gertrude Warner Awards, and for Early Readers and Picture Books, pleases visit our Little Peeps Awards page.)

    The 2020 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the DANTE ROSSETTI Grand Prize Winner were announced by Peggy Sullivan on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar and Facebook Live.

    It is our privilege and profound honor to announce the 1st in Category winners of the 2020 DANTE ROSSETTI Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

    This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the DANTE ROSSETTI BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the DANTE ROSSETTI Grand Prize Winner.

    Congratulations to all!

    • Michelle Rene – The Canyon Cathedral: The Witches of Tanglewood, Book Two
    • Sara Hosey – Iphigenia Murphy     
    • Felicia Farber – Ice Queen      
    • Susanne Dunlap – The Paris Affair    
    • Dallas Woodburn – The Best Week That Never Happened
    • Chynna Laird – Just Shut Up and Drive     
    • L.L. Eadie – Yearning for the Unattainable    
    • Jodi Lea Stewart – Blackberry Road      
    • Strider S. R. Klusman – Within Reach      
    • Ivy Cayden – Everything All At Once (Book 1, Chorduroys and Too Many Boys™)    

     

      The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 DANTE ROSSETTI Awards is:

      Dallas Woodburn for

      The Best Week That Never Happened

      Cover of The Best Week That Never Happened by Dallas Woodburn

      Blue and Gold Grand Prize 2020 Winner Badge for the Dante Rossetti Awards for The best week that never happened by Dallas Woodburn

      The 2021 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC22 on April 10, 2022. Save the date for CAC22, scheduled April 7-10, 2022, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

      Submissions for the 2021 DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards are open until the end of June. Enter here!

      Don’t delay! Enter today! 

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

      • The 2020 Finalists for the DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction CIBAs

        The 2020 Finalists for the DANTE ROSSETTI Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction CIBAs

        Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction

        The Dante Rossetti Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Young Adult Fiction. The Dante Rossetti Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (#CIBAs).

        Named in honor of the British poet & painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti who founded the Pre-Ralphaelite Brotherhood in 1848.

        Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about twelve to eighteen (imaginary or real). Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical, Romance, Literary, we will put them to the test to discover the best. (For Middle Grade Fiction see our Gertrude Warner Awards, and for Children’s Literature see our Little Peeps Awards.)

        These titles are in the running for the First Place Category Winners of the 2020 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction. 

        • Michelle Rene – The Canyon Cathedral: The Witches of Tanglewood, Book Two
        • Strider S. R. Klusman – Within Reach
        • B. L. Smith – The Fall of the Axe
        • Liana Gardner – Speak No Evil
        • Sara Hosey – Iphigenia Murphy
        • Susanne Dunlap – The Paris Affair
        • Susan Wingate – How the Deer Moon Hungers
        • Felicia Farber – Ice Queen
        • Dallas Woodburn – The Best Week That Never Happened
        • Kelly Vincent – Finding Frances
        • Chynna Laird – Just Shut Up and Drive
        • L.L. Eadie – Yearning for the Unattainable
        • Jodi Lea Stewart – Blackberry Road
        • Denis Olasehinde Akinmolasire – The Mission to End Slavery
        • Tory Gates – Searching for Roy Buchanan
        • Brooke Skipstone – Someone To Kiss My Scars
        • Ivy Cayden – Everything All At Once (Book 1, Chorduroys and Too Many Boys™)

        Good Luck to All as your works compete for the FINALIST rounds of the CIBAs!

        We will announce the First Place and Grand Prize Winners of the 2020 CIBA divisions on June 5th, 2021.

           

          The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 23 CIBA divisions Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category Winners and Grand Prize Division Winners the CIBAs Ceremonies June 5th, 2021 virtually (Free) and LIVE at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash.

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          Register today!

           

          We are now accepting entries into the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for YA Fiction. Deadline is June 30, 2021.

          As always, please contact us at Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com with any questions, concerns, or suggestions!

           

          Don’t Delay! Enter Today! 

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

           

           

        • The 2020 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Long List – The CIBAs

          The 2020 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Long List – The CIBAs

          The Dante Rossetti Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Young Adult Fiction. The Rossetti Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs).

          Named in honor of the British poet & painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti who founded the Pre-Ralphaelite Brotherhood in 1848.

          Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring stories of all shapes and sizes written to an audience between the ages of about twelve to eighteen (imaginary or real). Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Mystery, Paranormal, Historical, Romance, Literary, we will put them to the test and choose the best Young Adult Books among them for the winners of the Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction. Looking for middle grade contests? Check out our Gertrude Warner Awards.

          These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2020 Dante Rossetti entries to the 2020 Dante Rossetti Book Awards LONG LIST. These entries are now in competition for 2020 Dante Rossetti Shortlist.  The Short Listers will compete for the next level of achievement in the CIBAs.  Semi-Finalists  and Finalists will be announced and recognized at the CAC21 banquet and ceremony. The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 17 CIBA divisions’ Finalists. We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremonies on April, 21 – 25, 2021 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. at the 2021 Chanticleer Authors Conference–whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person.

          These titles are in the running for the SHORT LIST of the 2020 Dante Rossetti Book Awards for Young Adult Fiction.

          • Michelle Rene – The Canyon Cathedral: The Witches of Tanglewood, Book Two
          • John Middleton – Dillion and The Skeleton Hall
          • Strider S. R. Klusman – Within Reach
          • Zoe Hauser – Jaguar Spirit
          • Sue C Dugan – Suppressed
          • Victory Witherkeigh – The Girl
          • Richard Groseclose – Henry Castlewaite and The Portrait of Doom
          • Michael Bialys – The Chronicles of the Virago
          • B. L. Smith – The Fall of the Axe
          • Liana Gardner – Speak No Evil
          • D.C. Carlisle – Surviving Eros: The Girl Under the Stars
          • Brooke Skipstone – Some Laneys Died
          • Sara Hosey – Iphigenia Murphy
          • Susanne Dunlap – The Paris Affair
          • Strider Klusman – My Ransom
          • Susan Wingate – How the Deer Moon Hungers
          • Felicia Farber – Ice Queen
          • PJ Devlin – The Chamber — A Wissahickon Monsters Story
          • Dallas Woodburn – The Best Week That Never Happened
          • Seven Jane – The Isle of Gold
          • Kelly Vincent – Finding Frances
          • David Pearson – Upon a Peak in Darien
          • Professor W. W. Marplot – Dwarf Story
          • Chynna Laird – Just Shut Up and Drive
          • L.L. Eadie – Yearning for the Unattainable
          • Jodi Lea Stewart – Blackberry Road
          • Denis Olasehinde Akinmolasire – The Mission to End Slavery
          • Brooke Skipstone – Someone To Kiss My Scars
          • Tory Gates – Searching for Roy Buchanan
          • R.B. Shifman – Everyone Leaves This Place
          • Cris Harding – Red Wing
          • Jim and Stephanie Kroepfl – Merged

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


           

          Good luck to all as your works compete to advance to the next rounds of judging rounds of the CIBAs.

          Congratulations to Jan Von Schleh whose work But Not Forever took home the Grand Prize for the 2019 Dante Rossetti Book Awards

          Jan Von Schleh Author.jpg

          “When Sonnet McKay, her siblings, and cousins discover a deserted Victorian mansion in the middle of the woods outside a ghost town near Seattle, they get much more than they bargained for. – Chanticleer Reviews

          Here is the link to the 2019 Dante Rossetti Book Award Winners!

          Our next Chanticleer International Book Awards Ceremonies  will be held  April 21 – 25, 2021, for the 2020 CIBA winners. Enter your book or manuscript in a contest today!

          We are now accepting entries into the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards.

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

        • BUT NOT FOREVER by Jan Von Schleh – Y/A Value & Virtues, Y/A Clean & Wholesome Romance, Y/A Time Travel

          BUT NOT FOREVER by Jan Von Schleh – Y/A Value & Virtues, Y/A Clean & Wholesome Romance, Y/A Time Travel

          Like most fifteen-year-olds, Sonnet McKay loves a good adventure. Still, when she, her siblings, and cousins discover a deserted Victorian mansion in the middle of the woods outside a ghost town near Seattle, they get much more than they bargained for. In an upstairs bedroom, Sonnet inadvertently steps inside a time travel portal and is whisked away to 1895. In her place stands Emma Sweetwine, an identical doppelganger for Sonnet.

          Emma’s family was prominent when Monte Cristo was a booming mine town, but life is not what it seems for the oldest of the Sweetwine children. With a mother who seems to despise her and a secret engagement, Emma’s life is oppressive and controlled – a sharp contrast to the spirited, independent Sonnet. With no idea how or why they were switched, Sonnet and Emma must quickly adjust to their new environments and rely only on their closest friends and family. But like any good story, time is running out for the girls as both of their lives rush in opposite directions. They must find a way back to their own times before their chance is gone forever.

          Family, both those of birth and those of choice, is a significant theme of this novel. Sonnet has a close familial support system in her twin brother Evan, older sister Jules, cousin Niki, and best friend and cousin Lia. She has been surrounded by a loving family her entire life and spends part of each summer with her Aunt Kate, her father’s sister. Without doubt or hesitation, Evan, Jules, Niki, and Lia spring into action to both cover Sonnet’s absence and find the impossible path back to 1895. Rapp, a boy who has only known Sonnet for a day before her disappearance, is also a seamless part of the rescue brigade. This group instantly takes Emma into their embrace and makes her feel safe and loved, a first in her life. Though Sonnet has little help from Emma’s family, she quickly builds that friendship network she enjoys in her modern life. It is only with the support of the sixteen-year-old Sweetwine family nanny Kerry; Maxwell the teenage family driver; and Tor Emma’s secret betrothed, that Sonnet will hatch an escape plan. Both groups vow to take care of each girl, respectively, and help them keep the faith to make everything possible.

          The difference between Sonnet and Emma will highlight the struggle and growth of women in the world. Sonnet isn’t burdened by the many stifling rules, both spoken and unspoken, that Emma must endure. Emma is forced to hide her true self, her true feelings, none so much as those she has for Tor. As an immigrant tasked with a life of menial labor, Tor should never be a part of Emma’s social circle, much less her fiancé. She has no close female friends and must remain docile and meek even when her mother demeans and abuses her. She is stifled by all who should love and support her. Sonnet, with her modern mind and outspoken nature, fights all of those restrictions and leaves Emma’s life better.

          Sonnet makes Emma stronger, and Emma teaches Sonnet how to appreciate love in her life. In the very oppression, Sonnet finds the enjoyment of her freedom, and Emma’s liberation will create a connection to Sonnet that she can’t even imagine.

          But Not Forever won the CIBA 2019 Grand Prize in the DANTE ROSSETTI Division for Y/A novels.

           

           

           

        • MANUFACTURED WITCHES by Michelle Rene – Teen & Y/A LGBT Fiction, Teen & Y/A Wizards & Witches Fantasy Fiction, Teen & Y/A Sword & Sorcery Fantasy Books

          MANUFACTURED WITCHES by Michelle Rene – Teen & Y/A LGBT Fiction, Teen & Y/A Wizards & Witches Fantasy Fiction, Teen & Y/A Sword & Sorcery Fantasy Books

          A Blue and gold badge that reads: Ozma Fantasy 2019 Grand Prize Manufactured Witches Michelle ReneSixteen-year-old Nat is a boxcar kid. It’s the Dust Bowl era, and Nat has lost everything: his grandmother, his family home, and a sense of belonging. He hops trains across Texas in search of a place for himself amid so much loss. Outside of Amarillo, Nat feels a peculiar sensation, a tug from destiny, that pulls him toward the small town of Tanglewood. However, instead of finding a job and some much-needed food, he discovers Polly Jones, a teenager like himself, chained to a post with a sign above her reading, “Thou shalt not suffer a witch.”

          Nat can’t bring himself to abandon her to the small-minded, fearful townsfolk and immediately becomes her protector until the arrival of Camille Renoir Lavendou, a local woman who operates Miss Camille’s Home for Wayward Children. No one dares stop Camille from releasing Polly and taking both teens with her because Camille is reputed to be in the “witchin’ business” herself. Nat’s excitement at the prospect of food and a place to stay quickly turns to disbelief and wariness when he steps inside Camille’s sanctuary. What he thought was a ploy on Camille’s part to keep the nosey townsfolk at bay doesn’t seem to be a trick at all when he meets those who are under Camille’s care.

          When Polly, too, begins to exhibit extraordinary abilities, Nat begins to feel like an outsider. Despite his limitations, Nat’s intense loyalty quickly leads him into a much more dangerous situation, where his very life may lay in the balance.

          For lovers of the paranormal, this novel will be a special treat. Miss Camille’s Home for Wayward Children is a delight in every room. From books that magically fill with stories for a specific reader, to rooms with waterfalls and koi ponds, this realm of possibilities will leave the reader clambering for more and wanting to explore right along with Nat. Although the book would benefit from another round of editing, it is perhaps one of the most compelling novels we’ve read lately. The delight of discovery and fantastic description within the novel will inspire the many magical possibilities that await. While the surface of the plot is innocent, the theme beneath will undoubtedly satisfy.

          Nat’s story is one of belonging. Throughout his journey, he has the innate, human need for acceptance and home, not just a physical place to lay his head, but the real need for family and kinship. The Dust Bowl setting plays such an intricate role in this theme because so many Americans searched for what nature and man took from them, their place in the universe. Nat’s story, though fictional, was played out in real-time for millions of people. He has lost everything, his family, his home, his identity. His search and subsequent finding of his place lead to a discovery of himself. Though he often feels he doesn’t belong anywhere ─ not the boxcar, nor the tramp world, nor Camille’s menagerie of unique people ─ Nat comes to see exactly who he is and of what he is capable. Although facing the potential of great danger, Camille, an African American, creates a home for all. She is warned multiple times that she cannot take in white children. Her love for all her “children” is colorblind. Her home is a haven and a place to discover their true identity. Acceptance takes center stage in this novel and leaves the reader wrapped in a cozy hug of belonging.

          Manufactured Witches took home the Grand Prize in the 2019 CIBAs in the OZMA Awards for the Best Fantasy Fiction, and First in Category in the Dante Rossetti Awards the same year.

           

           

           

           

        • WHISPERS by Lynn Yvonne Moon – Family Drama, Teen & Y/A Physical & Emotional Abuse, Teen & Y/A Sexual Abuse

          WHISPERS by Lynn Yvonne Moon – Family Drama, Teen & Y/A Physical & Emotional Abuse, Teen & Y/A Sexual Abuse

          Gold and Blue Badge that reads: Dante Rossetti YA Fiction 2018 Grand Prize Whispers Lynn Yvonne MoonWhispers by Lynn Yvonne Moon explores the issue of incest through the life of twelve-year-old Musetta, whose father has just died. We meet Musetta at her father’s funeral and realize that this girl is dealing with serious issues. Still, more than grief, she’s filled with rage – and relief. And we cannot blame her. Whispers is filled with enough intrigue and family secrets to glue readers’ eyeballs to the page and hug their parents when they reach the end of the tale.

          Musetta can’t get the attention of her grieving mother, and she’s not sure who she can turn to for help. Who will believe her story? But she knows what happened to her. After her father’s funeral, she believes the Friday night ritual of rape is over and that the molestation will stop. However, it’s not quite that easy.

          First off, there are voices in her bedroom walls – and worse, the molestation continues. Is it her father’s ghost? She can’t go to her mother for help, and she won’t go to the law unless her mother is by her side. Who would believe her over her late father’s reputation as an upstanding citizen and the favorite local judge?

          But Musetta isn’t alone. Her friends hear the ghostly voices and soon believe her. As they band together, taking on the role of detectives, they have no way of knowing how much danger lies ahead. But when one of her friends is abducted, then another, it will take all the courage and resourcefulness she has to continue on and to discover precisely who is behind the creepy whispers and the horrible abuse before it’s too late.

          Lynn Yvonne Moon develops a protagonist who will search for the truth no matter where it leads, and no matter what, she discovers about her family. Soon, she uncovers the lies of her grandparents.

          Her father was a twin? It takes several more visits with her grandparents and a box filled with photos and papers before Musetta has the proof she needs. But will it only get her into more trouble? Of course.

          This award-winning, page-turner of a novel reveals the reality that generational secrets have power. Secrets that put Musetta and all of her friends in great peril. Musetta’s determination to put the pieces of her family puzzle together led her further along the path to her family’s undoing. Because what she uncovers will have readers blood running cold.

          Lynn Yvonne Moon unravels her complicated plot on this sensitive topic with a deft hand. Careful readers will pick up tiny clues that will keep them turning pages as we root for Musetta in this hair-raising tale of family intrigue and abuse.

          Whispers won the CIBA 2018 DANTE ROSSETTI Award for Young Adult fiction novels.