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The 2024 Shelley Awards Spotlight for Paranormal Fiction

2024-10-21T09:28:09-07:00By Chanticleer|

The new and improved Shelley Awards Spotlight for 2024 Paranormal Fiction are here just in time for Halloween! Add to your TBR list today!

Celebrating the Beauty and Genius of Oscar Wilde’s Writing on His 170th Birthday

2024-10-16T12:42:29-07:00By Dena Weigel|

Oscar Wilde explored vulnerability and the challenging of the norms of his time. Join us in celebrating him on his 170th birthday.

The 2024 Goethe Book Awards Long List for Late Historical Fiction

2024-11-21T16:36:55-08:00By Chanticleer|

The 2024 Goethe Long List for Late Historical Fiction is here! Congratulations to the authors who made the cut! This year is already shaping up to being one of the most competitive yet! What talent!

The 2024 Short Story Awards Long List for Collections, Essays, and Novellas

2024-12-11T13:33:26-08:00By Chanticleer|

The 2024 Short Story Awards Long List for Collections, Essays, and Novellas is here! More of an appetizer than a snack, these are stories you'll want to savor!

The 2024 Hearten Book Awards Long List for Uplifting and Inspiring Non-Fiction

2024-11-06T15:51:33-08:00By Chanticleer|

The 2024 Hearten Long List is here! Find your next non-fiction read that will uplift and inspire your life as the days get shorter!

Chanticleer 10 Question Author Interview Series with Maryanne Melloan Woods – Award-winning book, Sour Flower, Dante Rossetti Grand Prize Award, Author Life

2025-05-29T13:35:20-07:00By Dena Weigel|

We sat down with Maryanne Melloan Woods, winner of the Dante Rossetti Grand Prize for her manuscript Sour Flower to hear about her writing life and background in comedy!

The Eternal Radiance of a Diwali Celebration in Indian Literature

2024-10-10T16:21:03-07:00By Dena Weigel|

Happy Diwali from all of us at Chanticleer! May the light of Diwali illuminate your home and heart with happiness and prosperity.

The 2024 Humor and Satire Spotlight for books that make us laugh!

2024-10-09T10:32:35-07:00By Chanticleer|

The 2024 Humor & Satire Awards Spotlight is here featuring some of our favorite books lately that made us think, made us laugh, and maybe made us do a secret third thing.

The 2024 Hemingway Book Awards Spotlight on 20th & 21st c. Wartime Fiction

2024-10-02T13:16:35-07:00By Chanticleer|

The 2024 Hemingway Awards Spotlight focuses on the recent path with stories of 20th and 21st century wartime fiction. These stories help us contextualize the world we live in now.