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The Mark Twain Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Humor and Satire.  The Mark Twain Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (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. We will put them to the test and choose the best among them.

These titles have moved forward in the judging rounds from the 2021 Mark Twain Humor and Satire Fiction Short List to the 2021 Mark Twain Book Awards FINALIST. All FINALISTS will be announced and recognized at the Chanticleer Authors Conference (CAC22).

The First Place Category Winners, along with the CIBA Division Grand Prize winners, will be selected from the 24 CIBA divisions’ Finalists.

We will announce the 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony on Saturday, June 25th, 2022 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference–which will be VIRTUAL and IN-person. 

These titles are in the running for the FIRST PLACE WINNERS of the 2021 Mark Twain Book Awards novel competition for Humor and Satire!

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

  • Linda Stewart Henley – Waterbury Winter
  • Anne Pfeffer – Binge
  • Chief John J. Mandeville – The Admiral of Bolivia
  • Charlie Suisman – Hot Air
  • Roger Wilson-Crane – Certified
  • Barry Robbins – Oh Daddy Chronicles
  • Pamela Hamilton – Lady Be Good: The Life and Times of Dorothy Hale
  • Andy Becker – The Kissing Rabbi: Lust, Betrayal, and a Community Turned Inside Out
  • Elizabeth Crowens – Babs and Basil, and the Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles
  • Lou Dischler – My Only Sunshine: Getting Straight with the Bomb
  • David Perlmutter – Orthicon
  • John Prather – The Jesus Nut

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    Good luck to all as your works move on the next rounds of judging for the 2021 Mark Twain Book Awards First Place and Grand Prize Winner positions. 

     

    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

    Click here to see the 2020 Mark Twain Book Award Winners for Humor and Satire.

    We are now accepting submissions into the 2022 Mark Twain Book Awards for Humor and Satire Fiction. The 2022 CIBA winners will be announced at CAC 2023. 

    Please click here for more information.

    Winners will be announced at the 2021 CIBA Awards Ceremony that is sponsored by the 2022 Chanticleer Authors Conference.

    VIRTUAL and IN-Person –  June 23 – 26, 2022! Register Today!

    FLEXIBLE REGISTRATIONS ARE AVAILABLE for these challenging times.

    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.

    Join us for our 10th annual conference and discover why!

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