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The Hearten Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Uplifting & Inspiring Non-Fiction and Memoir. The Hearten 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 the 2021 Hearten Non-Fiction Long List to the 2021 Hearten 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 (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 Hearten Book Awards novel competition for Uplifting and Inspirational Non-Fiction!

Short Listed for the 2021 CIBAs

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

  • Lisa Smith Molinari – The Meat and Potatoes of Life: My True Lit Com
  • Cheryl Troxel – The Inexplicable Gypsy
  • Wendy Sanford – These Walls Between Us: A Memoir of Friendship across Race and Class
  • Heather Haldeman – Kids and Cocktails Don’t Mix: A Memoir
  • Burl Harmon – Combat Missions
  • Meredith Wargo – DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them
  • Carolyn Lee Arnold – Fifty First Dates After Fifty: A Memoir
  • Leah Witman Moore – Loving You Big:Embracing the Unexpected
  • Cheng Wang – From Tea to Coffee
  • Rod Baker – Unexpected Treasures – Running a Mental Health Nonprofit
  • Linda Jamsen – Odyssey of Love: A Memoir of Seeking and Finding
  • Evelyn LaTorre – Love in Any Language
  • Meg Nocero – Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief
  • Jim Enderle – Fight, Flight, or Freeze: A Love Story
  • Robert E. Lofthouse – Honor Through Sacrifice
  • Judith Briles – When God Says NO – Revealing the YES When Adversity and Loss Are Present
  • Jane Eden – Nail Soup
  • Colonel Van H. Slayden, USAF, with Patrecia Slayden Hollis – Normandy to Nazi Surrender, Firsthand Account of a P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot
  • Allison Hong Merrill – Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops
  • Jeremy Rhyne – His Name is Cwiz
  • Julie Ryan McGue – Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging
  • Dennis J Kotchmar – The Joy of Searching, Buying, and Selling Antiques and Home Decor from France and England
  • C.L. Olsen – The Home for Friendless Children
  • Fred Guttenberg – Find the Helpers
  • Kim Fairley – Shooting Out the Lights: A Memoir
  • George Kohn – Vector to Destiny: Journey of a Vietnam F-4 Fighter Pilot
  • Sara Easterly – Searching for Mom: A Memoir
  • Linda Morrow – Heart of This Family – Lessons in Down Syndrome and Love
  • Lisa Dailey – Square Up: 50,000 miles in search of a way home  
  • Abe Streep – Brothers on Three: A True Story of Family, Resistance, and Hope on a Reservation in Montana #2
  • Dr Kate Dolan – Beating Drug Addiction in Tehran: a Women’s clinic
  • Richard Lui – Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness   
  • Rick Avery with Tom Bleecker – A Life at Risk
  • Labar Laskie – Above the Din: Diary of the HepC Wonder Drugs
  • Bedri Cag Cetin Ph.D. – Sacred Life: Healing from the Virus in Consciousness
  • Carole Bumpus – Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, Book Two #2
  • Marcus A. Nannini – Midnight Flight to Nuremberg: Capture of the Nazi Who Put Adolph Hitler into Power  
  • Rosemary Keevil – The Art of Losing It: A Memoir of Grief and Addiction 
  • Gerri Almand – Running from Covid in our RV Cocoon

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The Grand Prize Winner for the 2020 HEARTEN Awards is Judy Gaman for Love, Life, and Lucille

Cover of Love, Life, and Lucille by Judy Gaman

Blue and Gold Badge for the 2020 Grand Prize Hearten Awards Love, Life, and Lucille by Judy Gaman

Click here to see the 2020 Hearten Book Award Winners for Uplifting Non-Fiction

We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Hearten Book Awards for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction & Memoir. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

Please click here for more information.

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