From Dream to Shelf: Your Guide to Courting Independent Bookstores
Master the three pathways to independent bookstore success: events, consignment, and wholesale orders. Expert advice from industry insiders.
Chanticleer 10 Question Author Interview Series with Rae Knightly – Grand Prize Award-winning Author of Exostar
Chanticleer recently spoke with author Rae Knightly to discuss Exostar, her 2024 CIBA Grand Prize Award-winning book in the Gertrude Warner Division!
The Research Puzzle—How to Conduct Great Research Without Becoming Overwhelmed
Facts gleaned from good research give a story authenticity, juices up the plot, and offers leads to find out more about the world you've created.
Chanticleer 10 Question Author Interview Series with Steven Mayfield – Grand Prize Award-winning Author of Delphic Oracle
Steven Mayfield won the Humor & Satire Grand Prize in 2022, and now he's back with a brand new book from Regal House! Learn more about his writing life and Sixty Seconds today!
Happy Fourth of July! Celebrating Independence with Indie Authors and a Review Sale!
Celebrate Independence Day by exploring how smart self-published authors turn creative freedom into marketing advantage with professional book reviews.
All the Things that Go BUMP! in the Night — The Varied Word of Horror Sub-Genres
Fun and frightening horror sub-genres that writers can mix and match to twist their readers into knots with plots that will keep them up at night.
A Chanticleer 10-Question Author Interview with Gail Avery Halverson – Historical Fiction, Colonial America, Slavery
Avery Halverson took home the 2023 Chatelaine Grand Prize for Romance for Sea of Glass, and she's sharing her journey to becoming an award-winning author!
Chanticleerians in the News: Go from Page to Screen with Kim Hornsby
Chanticleer keynote Kim Hornsby went from CIBA Award winner to produced screenwriter. Join her Greece retreat to turn your book into a screenplay!
A Moment of Reflection with Dr. Janice Ellis, Social Scientist & CIBA Nellie Bly Grand Prize Winner
CIBA Grand Prize winner Dr. Janice Ellis reflects on American values this Juneteenth. Discover the voice that bridges journalism and personal truth.
Celebrating Father’s Day with Some of Memorable Book Dads
This Father's Day we reflect on how literary dads guide, challenge, and sometimes harm, and how they reveal the many complex shades of fatherhood.