The Military and Front line 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 and Front Line 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 2024 Military and Front Line Non-Fiction entries to the 2024 Military and Front Line Book Awards SHORT LIST. Entries below are now in competition for 2024 Military and Front Line Finalists. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC25).

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 5th, 2025 in beautiful Bellingham, WA at the Bellingham Yacht Club sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference. 

These titles are in the running for the FINALISTS of the 2024 Military and Front Line Book Awards novel competition for Non-Fiction!

Join us in celebrating the Short List authors and their works in the 2024 CIBAs.

• Roderick S. Haynes – Unauthorized Disclosures a Navy Memoir of the 1980s
• David Huntley – The B Tomahawk Warrior a WWII Final Honor
• Patrick Hogan – Coincidence, You Say?
• Shari Biery – It’s Your Turn How To Rediscover Yourself Prioritize Your Well-Being Thrive with Purpose
• Max Lauker & Antonio Garcia – Number 788: My Experiences in Swedish Special Operations – Preparing for NATO and the War on Terror
• Kim Sloan – Memoirs from the Frontlines: Four states, Two years, One pandemic
• Ben Powers – Never A Dull Moment: The 80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion in World II
• Bibi LeBlanc – Wings of Freedom – The Story of the Berlin Airlift | Flugel der Freiheit – Die Geschichte der Berliner Luftbrucke
• Josh McConkey – Be the Weight Behind the Spear

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

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The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2023 Military and Front Line Awards is:

Chasing The Daylight

By Joanna Rakowski

See the full list of 2023 First Place Military and Front Line Winners here!

We are now accepting submissions into the 2025 Military and Front Line Book Awards for Non-Fiction.

Please click here for more information.

Winners will be announced at the 2024 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

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