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Satirical & Allegorical Fiction Book Awards | Chanticleer Book Reviews

The MARK TWAIN Book Awards recognize emerging talent and outstanding works in the genre of Humor and Satire Fiction. The Mark Twain Book Awards is a genre division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

The 2020 Mark Twain Book Awards for Satire Fiction, a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards is the first year that this division is offered as a book awards competition division in the CIBAs. Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring  satire, humor, political ideology, parody, fantasy, and allegory or fable. These books have advanced to the next judging rounds. These books have advanced to the Premier Level of Achievement in the 2020 CIBAs. (For contemporary and literary fiction see our Somerset Book Awards.)

The 2020 MARK TWAIN Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the MARK TWAIN Grand Prize Winner were announced by Sarah Stamey 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 MARK TWAIN Awards, a division of the 2020 CIBAs.

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

Congratulations to all!

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

  • Charlie Suisman – Arnold Falls 
  • Lenore Rowntree – Cluck
  • Wayne Edmiston – UNfatally Dead: to thaw or not to thaw?
  • Haris Orkin – You Only Live Once
  • Elizabeth Crowens – Dear Bernie, I’m Glad You’re Dead
  • Alex J. Tremari – Dragoncast
  • Matt Tompkins – Odsburg
  • J.P. Kenna – Toward A Terrible Freedom

     

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2020 Mark Twain Awards is:
    Charlie Suisman for
    Arnold Falls

    Cover of Arnold Falls by Charlie Suisman

    Blue and gold Grand Prize Winner in Mark Twain Awards for Arnold Falls by Charlie Suisman

     

    This is the first awarding for a Grand Prize in the MARK TWAIN Division

    The 2021 MARK TWAIN 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 MARK TWAIN Book Awards are open until the end of November. 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.