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 experience in the Military and Armed Forces Service, Medical Services, Stories of Community Service Workers and First Responders, Service Organizations, Work in Agencies that service communities, and Service Life. 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. 

1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the  2023 CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Strider Klusman on Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at the Four Points By Sheraton in beautiful Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2024 Chanticleer Authors Conference. 

This is the OFFICIAL 2023 LIST of the MILITARY & FRONT LINE BOOK AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the MILITARY & FRONT LINE Grand Prize Winner.

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
  

• Benjamin Sledge – Where Cowards Go to Die
  

• Eric M. Liddick – All the Memories That Remain: War, Alzheimer’s, and the Search for a Way Home
  

• John Thomas Hoffman – The Saigon Guns
  

• JoAnna Rakowski – Chasing the Daylight

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2023 MILITARY & FRONT LINE Awards is:

Chasing the Daylight

by JoAnna Rakowski

You can see all of our amazing 2023 Military & Front Line Finalists! Congratulations to all and thank you for submitting!

Well done climbing the CIBA Levels of Achievement!

Special Recognition: Burl Harmon

We had the immense pleasure to host 2022 Military and Front Line First Place Winner Burl Harmon and his wife, Dr. Nanette Davis who won a 2023 Journey Award. Mr. Harmon is a 100-year-old veteran, and it was incredibly moving to have him in attendance.

Combat Missions by Burl Harmon won the 2022 Military & Front Line First Place Award

While not a Journey Winner, there was no way these Blue Ribbon Winners were going to pass on a photo with Burl. From Left to right we have Dr. Nanette Davis, Sarah Martin, Burl Harmon, Lori Lee Peters, Erika Shepard, and Julie Morrison.

PROMOTING OUR AUTHORS! 

Attn CIBA Winners: More goodies and prizes will be coming your way along with promotion in our magazine, website, and advertisements in Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards long-tail marketing strategy. Welcome to the CIBA Hall of Fame for Award Winners!

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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. You will receive an OFFICIAL EMAIL NOTIFICATION with Digital Badges and more information.

We will post at least two 2023 CIBA Divisions’ OFFICIAL Winners per business day starting April 24, 2024. We do a final sweep and reconciliation prior to making the Official CIBA Posts for the 2023 First Place and Grand Prize Winners. We thank  you in advance for your patience and understanding. There are many moving parts involved with the Chanticleer International Book Awards Program.

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 2023 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

Team Chanticleer!