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One week left to enter 3 Mystery Divisions and more!

Three excellent divisions close at the end of July! Don’t let your book miss out!

Only 1 week left to submit your books to these prestigious CIBA Divisions and embark on an extraordinary journey to success. With over $30,000 in prizes awarded annually, now is the time to make your mark!

The Clue Awards, The Global Thriller Awards, and the Mystery and Mayhem Awards are still open!

Best Book Grand Prize for the Chanticleer Int'l Book AwardsCongratulations to the Winners of the 2024 Clue Award for Suspense/Thrillers!

Thriller Suspense Fiction Award

  • Pamela Beason – If Only
  • Jeff Nania – Musky Run
  • Sean Hagerty – Jones Point
  • Kathryn Caraway – Unfollow Me
  • Carl Vonderau – Saving Myles
  • Shanessa Gluhm – A River of Crows
  • Michael Pronko – Shitamachi Scam

And a huge round of applause for the 2024 Clue Grand Prize Winner:

Enemies Domestic by John DeDakis

Enemies Domestic Cover by John DeDakis

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Congratulations to the Winners of the 2024 Global Thriller Awards!

Global Thriller

  • T.O. Paine – The Delusion
  • Charlie Robinson – Heavy Hysteria: A Novel of Corporate Intrigue Involving the Minerals of this Sacred Earth
  • Tony Ollivier – The Tokyo Diversion
  • Ralph R. “Rick” Steinke – Change of Mission: A Jake Fortina Series Novel
  • Ron Singerton – Ruptured
  • Sheri T. Joseph – Edge of the Known World
  • Carla Seyler – A Place Unmade
  • Randall Krzak – Frozen Conquest

And a huge round of applause for the 2024 Global Thriller Awards Grand Prize Winner:

A Blanket of Steel by Timothy S. Johnston

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Congratulations to the 2024 Winners of the Mystery & Mayhem Awards!

Cozy Mystery Fiction Award

  • Patrick E. Craig – The Boy In Blue Denim
  • Lori Roberts Herbst – Graven Images
  • Gail Noble-Sanderson – A Cup of Revenge – A Drew Davies Railway Mystery – Book 2
  • M. K. Graff – Death in the Orchard: A Trudy Genova Mystery
  • Miriam Verbeek – The Forest
  • Kari Bovee – The Pryce of Conceit

And a huge round of applause for the 2024 M&M Grand Prize Winner:

If Two Are Dead by Jeanne Matthews

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At Chanticleer, we see your success as our success. The CIBAs provide dedicated promotion at every advancement tier, from our highly anticipated Long Lists to our prestigious Grand Prize Winners. We work tirelessly to maximize your digital footprint through our high-traffic website, social media campaigns, and newsletter features that energize both authors and readers.

The tiers of achievement for the CIBAs (Chanticleer Int'l Book Awards)

We are always eager to support the Best Books through the CIBAs. Join the ranks of celebrated authors who have already taken this critical step in their publishing.

Your book deserves to be discovered, celebrated, and shared with the world. Don’t miss the chance to showcase your talent and gain valuable exposure at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (April, 2026) where Winners from all 28 Book Award Divisions will be announced and honored.

Readers are always searching for their next great thriller, and your story deserves to be heard. Submit now and leave a lasting impression.

Let’s celebrate exceptional storytelling together!

  The Global Thriller Awards, Clue Awards, and M&M Awards await! 

Below are all the divisions scheduled to close at the end of July. We accept both manuscripts and published work!

Your book deserves to be discovered