The Nellie Bly Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Journalistic Non-Fiction, Investigative Works,  and Indepth Reports on Issues and Societal Topics. The Nellie Bly 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 Longform Journalism, Investigative Works, . 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. 

1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Linda Brugger on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

This is the OFFICIAL 2023 LIST of the NELLIE BLY BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the NELLIE BLY Grand Prize Winner.

Join us in celebrating the following authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.

• Tessa Floreano – Italians in the Pacific Northwest
  

• Meghan Elizabeth Kallman & Josephine Ferorelli – The Conceivable Future
  

• Paul Kix – You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America
  

• Roland Lazenby – Magic: The Life of Earvin “Magic” Johnson
  

• Qin Sun Stubis – Once Our Lives
  

• Trisha T. Pritikin – The Hanford Plaintiffs: Voices from the Fight for Atomic Justice
  

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2023 NELLIE BLY Awards is:

You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live:

Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America

by Paul Kix

You can see all of our amazing 2023 Nellie Bly Finalists! Congratulations to all and thank you for submitting!

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 June. 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.

NOTE: We will post at least two 2023 CIBA Divisions’ OFFICIAL Winners per business day starting April 24, 2024. We do a final sweep and reconciliation prior to making the Official CIBA Posts for the 2023 First Place and Grand Prize Winners. We thank  you in advance for your patience and understanding. There are many moving parts involved with the Chanticleer International Book Awards Program.

Thank you for participating in the 2023 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

 Team Chanticleer