The 2024 CIBAs Grand Prize Winners for Fiction!

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A Huge Congratulations to all of the 2024 Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards (CIBAs) FICTION Division Grand Prize Winners!

Every tier of the CIBAs is an important one, though few rise to be one of the coveted Division Grand Prize Winners.

  • See Non-Fiction Grand Prize Winners here!
  • See the Series, Shorts, and brand new Chanticleer Cover Design (CCDA) Grand Prize Winners here!
  • See the Official Overall Grand Prize Winner Post here!

This post has links to each of the 16 individual CIBA FICTION Divisions’ Grand Prize and First Place Category Winners. We will have a separate post for Non-Fiction Award Winners which will include the Shorts Awards, and the Series Awards’ winners.

All First Place and Grand Prize winners were announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference at the CIBAs Ceremonies on Saturday, April 5that the Chanticleer Banquet. It is a huge honor for us to have the opportunity to recognize all Finalists, First Place Winners, and Grand Prize Winners with you live and in-person!

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Now, presenting the links to the 2024 CIBA Fiction Division Awards Grand Prize Winners!

Cygnus Award for Science Fiction

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 CYGNUS Awards for Science Fiction is:

Ares

By Jayson Adams

The Cygnus Grand Prize Badge for Ares by Jayson Alexander

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 OZMA Awards is:

A Circle of Stars

By Erin Lark Maples

Circle of Stars

Ozma Grand Prize Badge for A Circle of Stars by Erin Lark Maples

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The Shelley Awards for Paranormal Fiction features an image of Mary Shelley at her writing desk

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 SHELLEY Awards is:

The Time-Marked Warlock

By Shami Stovall

Shelley (paranormal) Grand Prize Badge for Shami Stovall The Time-Marked Warlock

A Gold Ribbon dividing this section from the next

Global Thriller

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 GLOBAL THRILLER Awards is:

A Blanket of Steel: The Rise of Oceania

By Timothy S. Johnston

A Gold Ribbon dividing this section from the next

Thriller Suspense Fiction Award

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 CLUE Awards is:

Enemies Domestic

By John DeDakis

Enemies Domestic Cover by John DeDakis

A Gold Ribbon dividing this section from the next

Cozy Mystery Fiction Award

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 Mystery & Mayhem Awards is:

If Two Are Dead

by Jeanne Matthews 

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Dante Rossetti Awards for YA Fiction

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 DANTE ROSSETTI Awards is:

The Realm of Gods

by Glen Dahlgren

The Realm of the Gods cover by Glen Dahlgren

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The Boxcar Children from the famed series by Gertrude Warner

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 GERTRUDE WARNER Awards is:

Back to Bainbridge

by Norah Lally

Back to Bainbridge cover by Norah Lally

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Two little chicks, fresh from their egg

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 LITTLE PEEPS Awards is:

Island Moon

by Ruth Amanda

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 LARAMIE Awards is:

Sarita

by Natalie Musgrave Dossett

Sarita cover by Natalie Musgrave Dossett with a majestic horse galloping

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A picture of Geoffery Chaucer as a white man with a gray goatee with the words "Chaucer Awards" across the bottom

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 CHAUCER Awards is:

Anne Boleyn at Margaret of Austria’s Court

by Rozsa Gaston

A Gold Ribbon dividing this section from the next

Post 1750s Historical Fiction Award

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 GOETHE Awards is:

Abigail’s Song

by Alina Rubin

A Gold Ribbon dividing this section from the next

Ernest Hemingway looking off to the right

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 Hemingway Book Awards is:

Of White Ashes

by Constance Hays Matsumoto and Kent Matsumoto

Of White Ashes cover by Constance Hays Matsumoto and Kent Matsumoto

A Gold Ribbon dividing this section from the next

Romance Fiction Chatelaine Award

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 CHATELAINE Book Awards is:

The Key

by Jo Morgan Sloan

The Key cover by Jo Morgan Sloan

A Gold Ribbon dividing this section from the next

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2023 HUMOR & SATIRE Awards is:

The Man Who Saw Seconds

by Alexander Boldizar

The Man Who Saw Seconds cover by Alexander Boldizar

A Gold Ribbon dividing this section from the next

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 SOMERSET Awards is:

Vermilion Harvest: Playtime at the Bagh

by Reenita Malhotra Hora


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The 2025 CIBA Grand Prize Winners at CAC25


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The Overall Grand Prize Winner for the 2024 CIBAs was Reenita Malhotra Hora‘s Book Vermilion Harvest: Playtime at the Bagh

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  • See Non-Fiction, Series, and Shorts Grand Prize Winners here!
  • See the Official Overall Grand Prize winner Post here!

You can see all our Amazing Finalists below:

Well done climbing the CIBA Levels of Achievement!

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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A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in May. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

Thank you for participating in the 2024 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

The Chanticleer Team

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