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The Chanticleer Cover Design Awards (The CCDAs) for Non-Fiction recognizes artistic excellence across genre in great cover design. The CCDAs are a new Award Division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (The CIBAs).

Our design is inspired by books designed by the incomparable Coraline Bickford-Smith. Her simple, beautiful, and evocative designs do so much to make the book work as a visual ambassador, capturing the essence of story and compelling potential readers to pick it up, click on it, or share it with others. A well-designed cover signals professionalism, sets expectations for your genre, and serves as a powerful marketing tool to stand out in both digital and physical spaces.

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring clear genres, audience, time periods, typography, and longevity across genres of Non-Fiction.

1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Miranda Fozard on Saturday, April 5th, 2025 at the Bellingham Yacht Club in Bellingham, Wash. sponsored by the 2025 Chanticleer Authors Conference. 

This is the OFFICIAL 2024 LIST of the COVER DESIGN AWARDS First Place Category Winners and the COVER DESIGN Grand Prize Winner.

A Wreath with the words "CAC 2025" on it to celebrate the Chanticleer Author's Conference!

Join us in cheering on the following authors and their covers!

  • Anne Gately – Sunburnt: A Memoir of Sun Surf and Skin Cancer

  • Marianna Marlowe – Portrait of a Feminist a Memoir in Essays

  • Linda M. Lockwood – Sky Ranch Reared in the High Country

  • Kathryn Caraway – Unfollow Me

  • Kasey Claytor – Finding the Light

The Non-Fiction Cover Design CCDA Winners mentioned above

The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2024 COVER DESIGN Awards is:

Teaching in the Dark a Memoir

By Genét Simone

You can see all of our amazing 2024 Cover Finalists! Congratulations to all and thank you for submitting!

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 May. 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.

NOTE: We will post at least two 2024 CIBA Divisions’ OFFICIAL Winners per business day starting April 14, 2025. We do a final sweep and reconciliation prior to making the Official CIBA Posts for the 2024 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.

Thank you for participating in the 2024 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

The Chanticleer Team