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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. 

The 2021 HEARTEN Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the HEARTEN Grand Prize Winner were announced by Judy Gaman on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar.

This is the OFFICIAL 2021 LIST of the HEARTEN BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the HEARTEN Grand Prize Winner.

 

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

  • Fred Guttenberg – Find the Helpers
  • 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 
  • Labar Laskie – Above the Din: Diary of the HepC Wonder Drugs 
  • Diane Trull & Meredith Wargo – DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them
  • Meg Nocero – Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief  

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 HEARTEN Awards is:

DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids Who Rescued Them

by Diane Trull & Meredith Wargo

Cover of DAWGS

2021 Heart Grand Prize Badge for DAWGS by Diane Trull and Meredith Wargo

 

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!

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The 2022 HEARTEN Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2022 HEARTEN Book Awards are open until the end of November. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today! 

A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in August. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for participating in the 2021 Chanticleer International Book Awards!