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The SOMERSET Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Literary and Contemporary Fiction. The Somerset 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 contemporary stories, literary themes, adventure, magical realism, or women and family themes. These books have advanced to the next judging rounds. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

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

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

Blue and Gold Somerset First Place Winner Badge for Best in Category

 

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

  • Alex Sirotkin – The Long Desert Road
  • Robert Gwaltney – The Cicada Tree
  • Judy Keeslar Santamaria – Jetty Cat Palace Cafe
  • Natalie Symons – Lies in Bone
  • Kent Politsch – Beebe and Bostelmann, a historical novel
  • Douglas Green – A Dog of Many Names
  • Barbara Linn Probst – The Sound Between the Notes    
  • M. J. Simms-Maddox – The Mysterious Affair at the Met

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

Lies in Bone

Natalie Symons

Lies in Bone Cover

Lies in Bone

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 SOMERSET Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 11 year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2022 SOMERSET 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!