The PARANORMAL Book Awards for Supernatural Fiction – the Long List for the 2019 CIBAs

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The PARANORMAL Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Paranormal and Supernatural Fiction. The Paranormal Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The #CIBAs).

Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs) is looking for the best books featuring magic, the supernatural, weird otherworldly stories, superhumans (ex. Jessica Jones, Wonder Woman), magical beings & supernatural entities (ex. Harry Potter), vampires & werewolves (ex. Twilight), angels & demons, fairies & mythological beings, magical systems and elements. They will be put to the test and the best will be declared winners of the prestigious CIBAs.

The following fantasy fiction works have moved forward from the infamous Slush Pile to the Long List of the 2019 Paranormal Book Awards:

Kaylin McFarren – High Flying
Porter Huddleston – EL ON EARTH
Carol Purroy – Designs of Destiny
D.A. Roach – Between the Bleeding Willows, Demon Hunters Book 1
Mack Little – Progenie
Karen Glista – Chasing the Red Queen
Joy Ross Davis – The Witch of Blacklion
D. J. Adamson – At The Edge of No Return
Scott Calhoun – Memoirs of a Skeleton Valet
Jodine Turner – The Hidden Abbey
D. D. Wolf – Orchids Ablaze
Michael Ray Laemmle – Atomic City Terror: Curse of the Murderous Dummy
Gina Detwiler – Forgiven
Janet Leigh Green – Unspeakable Acts
Diane Moat – Hand of Magic
Joy Ross Davis – The Singer Sisters
Linda Watkins – The Tao of the Viper, A Kate Pomeroy Mystery
Jack Cullen – Runes of Steel
Claudia Herring – Whispers of Deceit
Palmer Pickering – Moon Deeds
Karl Larew – Catari
Susan Lynn Solomon – Abigail’s Window
Robert Herold – The Eidola Project
Janet K. Shawgo – Legacy of Lies
E. V. Svetova – Over The Hills Of Green
London Clarke – Whickering Place
Joey Rodriguez – Below
Jerry Gundersheimer – El Coronel: Book Two of The Medium Series
Lynne Hill-Clark – Of Gods and Goddesses
Ryan J. Lyons – Drums and Dragons
Avanti Centrae – VanOps: The Moses Map
Lori Roberts – Where the Sweetgrass Grows
T. L. Augury – Witches Brew
John Stafford – A Song of Vengeance
TK Lawyer – Shifter Shorts

Good Luck to all as these works compete to advance to the Short List!

Information about the #CIBAs Long Lists and Short Lists and Announcement Rounds.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from SLUSH pile to the 2019 Long List (aka the Slush Pile Survivors). We incorporate the Long List when the judges request an additional round of judging to accommodate the number and/or quality of entries received. These entries are now in competition for the 2019 PARANORMAL SHORTLIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Semi-Finalists positions.

The coveted First Place Category Winners of the 2019 PARANORMAL Book Awards will be selected from the Semi-Finalists in the final rounds of judging. The First Place Category Winners will be announced at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony, which is hosted by the Chanticleer Authors Conference.

The First Place Category winners will automatically be entered into the PARANORMAL GRAND PRIZE AWARD competition. The 16 CBR Grand Prize Genre Winners will compete for the CBR Overall Grand Prize for Best Book and its $1,000 purse. First Place Category and Grand Prize Awards will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Awards Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 18th, 2020, Bellingham, Washington. Hosted by the Chanticleer Authors Conference.