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The Chaucer Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in pre-1750s Historical Fiction.  The Chaucer Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

The Chaucer Book Awards competition is named for Geoffrey Chaucer the author of the legendary Canterbury Tales. The work is considered to be one of the greatest works in the English language. It was among the first non-secular books written in Middle English to be printed in 1483.

Chanticleer International Book Awards is seeking for the best books featuring Pre-1750s Historical Fiction, including pre-history, ancient history, Classical, world history (non-western culture), Dark Ages and Medieval Europe, Renaissance, Elizabethan, Tudor, 1600s, we will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

The other three Historical Fiction Genres are the Laramie Awards for Americana Fiction, the Goethe Awards for Late Historical Fiction, and the Hemingway Awards for 20th c. Wartime Fiction.

The 2021 CHAUCER Book Awards First Place Category Winners and the CHAUCER  Grand Prize Winner were announced by Nicole Evelina on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the Hotel Bellwether and broadcast via ZOOM webinar.

This is the OFFICIAL 2021 LIST of the CHAUCER BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the CHAUCER Grand Prize Winner.

Blue and Gold Chaucer 1st Place Badge

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2021 CIBAs.

  • James Conroyd Martin – Too Soon the Night: A Novel of Empress Theodora (The Theodora Duology Book 2)
  • John A. Martino and Michael P. O’Kane – Olympia: The Birth of the Games
  • Janet Wertman – The Boy King
  • Wendy J. Dunn – Falling Pomegranate Seeds: All Manner of Things
  • Rebecca D’Harlingue – The Lines Between Us: A Novel
  • Patricia Bracewell – The Steel Beneath the Silk
  • James Hutson-Wiley – The Travels of ibn Thomas

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2021 CHAUCER Awards is:

Too Soon the Night

by James Conroyd Martin

Too soon the night cover

Too soon the night Grand Prize Badge

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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We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Chaucer Book Awards for Pre-1750s Early Historical Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

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For our other Historical Fiction Awards, please see the following:

The 2022 CHAUCER Book Awards winners will be announced at CAC23 on April 29, 2023. Save the date for CAC23, scheduled April 27-30, 2023, our 10 year Conference Anniversary!

Submissions for the 2022 CHAUCER Book Awards are open until the end of July. Enter here!

Don’t delay! Enter today! 

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