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The Military & Front Lines Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Narrative Non-Fiction and Memoir exploring the lives of those who serve their country and others. The Military & Front Lines Service 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 true stories about adventures, life events, unique experiences, travel, personal journeys, global enlightenment, and more. 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. 

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from all 2023 Military & Front Line Non-Fiction entries to the 2023 Military and Front Line Book Awards SHORT LIST. The Short Listers will compete for the Finalist positions. Finalists will be selected from the Short List. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC24).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 25 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at the Four Points by Sheraton in Beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference. 

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2023 Military & Front Lines Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction.

Please join us in cheering on the following authors and their works in the 2023 CIBAs.

  • Daniel L Pinion – Chop That Sh*t Up! Leadership and Life Lessons Learned While in the Military
  • David Huntley – The B-17 Tomahawk Warrior: A WWII Final Honor
  • Pietro Emanuele Garbelli – The Doctor’s Voice – Empowering Solutions to Physicians’ Frustrations, Burnout and Healthcare Inefficiencies
  • Matthew J. Louis – Hiring Veterans
  • Benjamin Sledge – Where Cowards Go to Die
  • Elizabeth Auld – Ma Chère Maman–Mon Cher Enfant: The Letters of Lucien and Louise Durosoir, 1914-1919
  • Eric M. Liddick – All the Memories That Remain: War, Alzheimer’s, and the Search for a Way Home
  • Adam Ankrum – Halloween Horror True E.R. Terror
  • Suzanne M Elshult & Guy Mansfield – A Dog’s Devotion: True Adventures of a K9 Search and Rescue Team
  • Trevor Greene – March Forth: The Inspiring True Story Of A Canadian Soldier’s Journey Of Love, Hope and Survival
  • John Thomas Hoffman – The Saigon Guns
  • Aurita Maldonado – The Zen of Dancing in the Rain: Becoming One with the Storm
  • T.C. Fuller – Painting Over Rust: Stories From a 20-Year Odyssey in the FBI
  • JoAnna Rakowski – Chasing the Daylight: One Woman’s Journey to Becoming a U.S. Army Intelligence Officer

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Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging!

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 Military & Front Line is:

Lost in Beirut: A True Story of Love, Loss, and War
By Ashe & Magdalena Stevens

Click here to see the 2022 Short List for Military and Front Line Non-Fiction Awards.

We are now accepting submissions into the 2024 Military & Front Line Book Awards. The 2024 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2025. Please click here for more information.

See our Full List of Non-Fiction Divisions here!

Winners will be announced at the 2023 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

April 18-21, 2024! Register Today!

Seating is Limited. The esteemed WRITER Magazine (founded in 1887)  has repeatedly recognized the Chanticleer Authors Conference as one of the best conferences to attend and participate in for North America.

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