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We are honored and excited to announce the Chanticleer International Book Awards 2020 Grand Prize, Division Grand Prize, First Place, Short Stories, and Fiction Series WINNERS on Saturday, June 5, 2021 – LIVE from the Hotel Bellwether, Bellingham, Washington State.

The 2020 CIBA announcements will be made LIVE at this hybrid event on ZOOM with our Local Unusual Suspects on Saturday, June 5, 2021! 

Due to Covid-19 re-opening phase that we are currently in, we are limiting the number of LIVE attendees to twenty-five people including Chanticleer staff. If you would like to attendee in person, and have been vaccinated, please email Kiffer at KBrown@ChantiReviews.com for more information.

The event will be ZOOMed LIVE and all are welcome to participate. However, registration is required so that we may email you the private ZOOM link.

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The 2020 CIBA Ceremonies Schedule – Saturday, June 5th, 2021

Opening Ceremony and Remarks – half past two o’clock in the afternoon Pacific Standard Time (Seattle/LAX/Vancouver)

All genre division and non-fiction FINALISTS will be recognized at the 2020 CIBA Ceremony and then we announce the First Place Award Winners.

Celebrate with us and Cheer On Your Favorite Authors with your fav bubbly! As always with our virtual events, we try to make the 2020 CIBAs Ceremonies as interactive as possible.

Since this is a LIVE event, the rest of the schedule times are approximate but we will follow the order below. Thank you for understanding.

We look forward to gathering in person for the 2021 CIBAs that will take place at the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference, April 7 – 10, 2022.

  • Please click on the links below to see whose works advanced to the Premier Finalist Level of Achievement for the 2020 CIBAs.
  • Please NOTE:  We are emailing the ZOOM link to all of the Finalists for the 2020 CIBA Ceremonies that will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2021. 
  • If you are not a Finalist in the 2020 CIBAs, but would like to watch the event, please email Chanticleer’s Author Outreach director, David at DBeaumier@ChantiReviews. Please put June 5 CIBA in the Subject Line of your email.
  • Also, please visit our Chanticleer Reviews Facebook webpage for the Facebook Live event.

3:00 p.m. CIBAs for Out of This World Divisions

3:30 p.m.  Get a CLUE CIBA Divisions

4:00 p.m. The CIBA Historical Fiction Divisions

4:30 p.m. The CIBA Young Readers Fiction Divisions 

5:00 p.m. The CIBA Fiction Awards 

5:30 p.m. CIBA Non-Fiction Works

6:00 p.m. CIBA Short Stories & Novellas and the Fiction Series Awards

Grand Prize Ribbons! and First Place Ribbons

6:30 p.m. Announcing the 2020 Grand Prize Winners of the 23 Chanticleer International Book Awards and the Overall Grand Prize Winner  of the 2020 CIBAs

Whose work will take home the Best Book Grand Prize? The excitement builds!

All of the 2020 CIBA Grand Prize Winners will have a chance to accept their awards virtually if in attendance.

We look forward to seeing you virtually at 2020 CIBA Ceremonies on Saturday, June 5, 2021

Welcome and Announcements begin at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Premier Finalists please look for your email with the ZOOM link. 

Ceremonies will also be on Facebook Live. If you are not a Finalist but would like to attend the ZOOMed event, please email DBeaumier@ChantiReviews.com,  Author Outreach.

Please click here for more information regarding the 2021 CIBAs. Don’t Delay! Enter Today!

CAC22 – The Chanticleer Authors Conference and 2021 CIBA Ceremony is scheduled for April 7 -10, 2022! It will be the 10th CAC event!  

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