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The Military & Front Lines Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Narrative Non-Fiction and Memoir exploring the lives of those who serve their country and others. The Military & Front Lines Service 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. 

Note: This is the newest division at Chanticleer! We are honored to recognize these specialized stories from those who serve.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2022 Military and Front Line Non-Fiction Short List to the 2022 Military and Front Line Book Awards FINALISTS. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC23).

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 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

These titles are in the running for the First Place and Grand Prize Winners of the 2022 Military & Front Lines Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction.

Please join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

  • Robert E. Lofthouse – Honor Through Sacrifice
  • Colonel Van H. Slayden, USAF, with Patrecia Slayden Hollis – Normandy to Nazi Surrender, Firsthand Account of a P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot
  • George Kohn – Vector to Destiny
  • Tamra McAnally Bolton – A Blessed Life
  • Frederick Douglass Reynolds – Black, White, and Gray All Over: A Black Man’s Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement
  • Isaac Alexis M.D. – The Seductive Pink Crystal
  • Marcus A. Nannini – Midnight Flight to Nuremberg
  • Christine Herbert – The Color of the Elephant: Memoir of a Muzungu
  • Ashe and Magdalena Stevens – Lost in Beirut: A True Story of Love, Loss and War
  • Matthew J. Louis – Mission Transition: Navigating the Opportunities and Obstacles to Your Post-Military Career
  • Jim Enderle – Fight, Flight, or Freeze
  • Jonathon C. Benjamin – American Airman

Blue and Gold Badge for the Finalists of the Military and Front Line Awards for Non-Fiction

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

This is a new division of the Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards!

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 Military and Front Line Awards is Martha Bolton with Linda Hope for Dear Bob… Bob Hope’s Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of WW2

Dear Bob Cover

Click here to see the 2021 Military and Front Line Book Award Winners for Service to Others

We are now accepting submissions for the 2023 Military and Front Line Book Awards. The 2023 Winners will be announced at CAC 2024.

Learn more here.

See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

Winners will be announced at the 2022 CIBA Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 27-30, 2023! Register Today!

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 11th annual conference and discover why!

A Collage of Speakers and Blue Ribbon Winners for CAC23