Gateways by Jessica Schaub – Y/A Fantasy
A great read with a magical – air-bending quality that will draw the reader in and not allow them to leave until the very last page.
Tupelo Honey by Lis Anna Langston – Y/A
When you read more than a hundred books per year, it’s exciting to find one that surprises you. "Tupelo Honey" is one. A stick-to-the-ribs portrait of an extraordinary girl who overcomes the deck stacked against her in the deep South.
LEGACY by Jesikah Sundin, Book One of the Biodome Chronicles
A captivating YA hybrid of sci-fi and medieval fantasy, mystery, and romance, "Legacy" will entice readers into its unfolding storyworld.
AN OUTCAST STATE by Scott D. Smith, a YA dystopian novel
Filled with twists and turns that grab readers and hold them, this is a riveting take on the zombie apocalypse genre. An engaging and action-packed novel told in the first person with complex characters who are determined to survive in a dystopian world.
The Official List of the Chanticleer 2014 Grand Prize Winners of the Blue Ribbon Writing Competitions
We are excited and honored to have announced the 2014 grand prize award winners at the second annual Chanticleer Authors Conference's Awards Banquet held on Tuesday, Sept. 29th, 2015 at the Hotel Bellwether by beautiful Bellingham Bay, Wash.
An Editorial Review of “All is Silence” by Robert L. Slater
Slater juxtaposes the tragic with the darkly comic. He grabs our heartstrings even as he keeps us snorting with laughter at the probability that, yes, this is just what a group of random teens would do if suddenly thrust into this Apocalyptic world. He draws us into a familiar-yet-drastically-changed world and makes us care about his cranky, vulnerable, sometime-exasperating, always-engaging characters.
An Editorial Review of “Spirit Legacy” by E.E. Holmes
E.E. Holmes’ YA paranormal thriller starts out strong and just keeps getting stronger, revealing a storyline that’s believable in large part to its well-drawn characters, its accurate depiction of college life, and the familial compassion that surfaces along with the long-held secrets.
An Editorial Review of “The Immortal Game” by Joannah Miley
Adults, new and otherwise, will be entertained with Ruby’s experiences as she negotiates the intertwined worlds of mortals and immortals. Miley takes you from Portland, Oregon in a war-torn future to opulent Mount Olympus to the darkest halls of Hades as she keeps you turning the pages in this entertaining novel that successfully intertwines ancient Greek mythology with a contemporary story line that has just the right amount of romance, action, and adventure.
The Dante Rossetti Awards 2013 for YA First Place Category Winners
We are honored to post the Official List of 1st Place Category Winners for the Dante Rossetti Awards 2013 for Young Adult Fiction, a division of Chanticleer Blue Ribbon Writing Competitions. These 1st Place Category Winners have been read cover to cover and have made it through seven rounds of judging.