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.

 1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by James Conroyd Martin on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference. 

This is the OFFICIAL 2022 LIST of the CHAUCER BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the CHAUCER Grand Prize Winner.

Congratulations to the FIRST PLACE CATEGORY WINNERS of the CHAUCER BOOK AWARDS for Pre-1750s Historical Fiction, a division of the 2022 CIBAs.

• PJ Adair – The Viking Girl

• Mack Little – Daughter of Hades

• Donna Scott – The Tacksman’s Daughter

• Rozsa Gaston – Anne and Louis Forever Bound

• Philip Remus – Gods of Men: Where the Spartans Are Made

• Eric Schumacher Ramirez – The Hummingbird and The Serpent

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 CHAUCER Awards is:

Mack Little, author of

Daughter of Hades

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

ALL the WINNERS: You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

Grand Prize Division Winners will receive a customized digital badge. When we receive it from our graphic artist, we will also post here and in the Grand Prize Division Winners Official Posting.

Thank you for participating in the 2022 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

Team Chanticleer