HEMINGWAY Book Awards for Wartime Historical Fiction | Chanticleer International Book Awards

The HEMINGWAY Book Awards ~ 20th & 21st century Wartime Historical Fiction Novel Book Awards ~ 2024
The CIBAs search for 2025's best 20th century Wartime Historical Fiction Books

The Hemingway Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards program.

Deadline October 31st, 2025

ENTER TO WIN the 2025 CIBA Overall Grand Prize of $1,000 USD for Best Book

or the Hemingway Book Awards Division Grand Prize with an Exclusive Chanticleer Book Review Package and Author Interview

Or the PLUS more than $30,000 in Additional prizes, services, and awards for Finalists, 1st Place Category Winners and Division Grand Prize Winners!

Chanticleer Book Reviews is looking for the best books featuring twentieth century wartime historical fiction: World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, 20th Century, World and other wars of the Twentieth Century. (Looking for Chaucer Pre 1750 contest or Laramie Western/Pioneer/Civil War contest or post-1750s Historical Fiction -the Goethe's? Then click on these links.)

The entry fee is $99 for Non-Members and $75 for The Roost at Chanticleer members per entry per category.

Email Chanticleer@ChantiReviews.com for membership information or click here for more info about this exciting new Members-Only Community:

Prizes to be won:

• The Finalists will be recognized at the 2025 CIBA ceremony and will be eligible for prize packages & services, digital badges, etc.
• 1st Place Category winners will be selected from the 2024 Hemingway Book Awards Finalists
• The Hemingway Grand Prize Winner is named Chanticleer Reviews Best 20c Wartime Historical Fiction Book of the Year, and goes on to compete for the Chanticleer Overall Grand Prize Best Book of the Year.
• Enter to WIN the 2025 Hemingway Book Awards Grand Prize of an Exclusive Chanticleer Book Review Package and Author Interview along with e-newsletter and social media promotion (Valued at $795) Exclusive for only CIBA Grand Prize Winners!
  
  
• The Overall Grand Prize Winner is named Chanticleer Reviews Best Book of the Year, and awarded the $1000 prize
• All Grand Prize Winners receive a Chanticleer Prize Package which includes a digital badge, a ribbon and a whole assortment of goodies detailed below (winners outside the US pay a shipping & handling fee)

That's more than $30,000.00 worth of cash and prizes! The Fine Print.

~$1000 for one lucky Overall Grand Prize Winner

~Exclusive Chanticleer Book Review Package and Author Interviews for each one of the 25 Division Grand Prize Winners

~$30,000 plus in prizes and promotional opportunities awarded to Category Winners, Finalists, Division Grand Prize Winners, and the Overall Grand Prize winner for 2025!

Currently accepting entries. Deadline: November 30th, 2025.

What are you waiting for? Enter today!

The 2023 HEMINGWAY Grand Prize Winner is Kevin Miller

Click here for the Full List of 2023 Hemingway Winners

The Chanticleer Prize Package includes:

• A Prize Ribbon to use in promotion at book signings and book festivals
• Access to Digital Badges for display on your website or incorporation into book covers
• Book stickers to identify your print books to book store shoppers as they browse

In addition to all the ribbons and badges and cash awards we will be showering you with, you will also receive a powerful promotional boost from Chanticleer Reviews, with:

• Your name and book title announced on our high traffic website at the finalist stage, the category winner stage, the genre grand prize stage, and the overall grand prize stage, depending on how far you go in the competition
• Corresponding social media announcements of your contest advancements
• Corresponding newsletter announcements to our sizable email list
• Your book may also be seen and noticed by agents, publishers, Hollywood producers, and others within the publishing and entertainment industry who see our contests as a way to spot new and upcoming talent and original story ideas

The Hemingway Awards Categories are:

• World War 1 fiction
• World War Two fiction
• Women in War
• Occupation Stories
• Espionage Thrillers
• Love in Wartime
• Campaigns/Theatre/Specific Battles

Each work submitted will be judged on the following criteria:

Eligibility Requirements:

• Novels may be Manuscripts, Self-published, Indie Published or Traditionally Published.
• E-pub accepted.
• All published novels must have ISBN/ASIN designation, manuscripts are not required to have this designation at the time of submission.
• Entries must be in the English language.
• No erotica. No graphic violence, please.
• Published works before Dec. 31, 2020 will be disqualified.
• Novels must be 60,000 plus words.
• You may enter in more than one category. However, each entry must be accompanied by the entry fee.
• You may enter more than one novel into a given contest.
• Default winners will not be declared. Contests are based on merit and writing craft.
• Digital Files must be submitted in PDF or Word DOC format.
• Fees and Digital File must be received before October 31st, 2025 midnight.
• Please read our Terms and Conditions page aka The Fine Print. Prizes and Award Packages may change without notice.

Helpful Links

Previous Winners:

Click here for a list of ALL previous CIBA winners organized by Year

How The Contests Work

The Fine Print

If you have any questions or concerns, please email: info@ChantiReviews.com

Note: You will receive a confirmation email after you have uploaded your work and paid entrance fees through PayPal. PayPal also sends us your contact information. If we have any questions or concerns, we will contact you within 72 business hours of receiving entry(ies).

You should receive a confirmation emails from PayPal and from Chanticleer Book Reviews & Media. If you have any questions or concerns about your submission, please contact us at admin@ChantiReviews.com.