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

Chanticleer International Book Awards discovers the best books featuring magic, the supernatural, imaginary worlds, fantastical creatures, legendary beasts, mythical beings, or inventions of fancy that author imaginations dream up without a basis in science as we know it. Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Dragons, Unicorns, Steampunk, Dieselpunk, Gaslight Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, or other out-of-this-world fiction. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs.

The 2020 OZMA Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the OZMA Grand Prize Winner were announced by David Beaumier on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar and Facebook Live.

It is our privilege and profound honor to announce the 1st in Category winners of the 2020 OZMA Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

This is the OFFICIAL 2020 LIST of the OZMA BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the OZMA Grand Prize Winner.

Congratulations to all!

Congratulations to the 2020 1st Place Winners in the Ozma Book Awards! 

  • Christopher Russell – Rebirth: Divinity’s Twilight
  • T. Cook – Shin
  • Michelle Rene – The Canyon Cathedral: The Witches of Tanglewood, Book Two ( YA)
  • Gordon Preston – Zendragon    
  • H.J. Ramsay – Ever Alice    
  • Alison Levy – Gatekeeper: Book One in the Daemon Collecting Series
  • Jeny Heckman – The Warrior’s Progeny        
  • Glenn Searfoss –Cycles of Norse Mythology: Tales of the AEsir Gods 
  •  KC Cowan & Sara Cole – Everfire     

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 Ozma Awards is:

Christopher Russell for

Rebirth: Divinity’s Twilight

The 2021 OZMA Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC22 on April 10, 2022. Save the date for CAC22, scheduled April 7-10, 2022, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2021 OZMA Book Awards are open until the end of October. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today! 

A Note to ALL the WINNERS: The coveted CIBA Blue Ribbons will be mailed out starting in July. We will contact you with an email to verify your mailing address and other items. We thank you for your patience and understanding.