LARAMIE Book Awards for Western, Pioneer, & Civil War, Americana Historical Fiction Novels, and First Nations Works | Chanticleer International Book Awards

The Laramie Awards ~ Western, Pioneer, Civil War, First Nations Fiction Novel Writing Contest ~2025
The search for the best North American Historical Fiction Books (1800s to Contemporary)

Deadline Nov 30, 2025

Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring, the Wild West, Pioneering, Civil War, North American History, and First Nation Novels.

Prizes to be won:

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

or the 2025 Laramie Book Awards Division 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!

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

Enter to WIN the Laramie 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!

PLUS Additional prizes, services, and awards for Finalists, FINALISTS, 1st Place Category Winners and Division Grand Prize Winners!

Five 1st Place Category Positions will take home blue ribbons and prize packages, digital badges, & more!

The Finalists will be recognized on stage at the CIBA ceremony and will be eligible for prize packages & services, digital badges, etc.

• All First in Category Winning Titles will go on to compete for the Laramie Grand Prize
• The Laramie Grand Prize Winner will compete for the Overall Grand Prize of the CIBAs.
• The Overall Grand Prize Winner is named Chanticleer Reviews Best Book of the Year, and awarded the $1000 prize
• All 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)

Approximately $30,000.00 worth of cash and prizes are awarded each year! The Fine Print.

~$1000 for one lucky Overall Grand Prize Winner

~ Division Book Awards Grand Prize Winners will receive 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!

~A total of more than $30,000 in cash and prizes, along with promotional opportunities awarded to Category Winners.

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:

Currently accepting entries. Deadline: Nov. 30, 2025.

What are you waiting for? Enter today!

The 2023 LARAMIE Grand Prize Winner is

The LAST MAN

by Thomas Goodman

Click here for the Full List of 2023 Laramie Winners

The Chanticleer Prize Package includes:

• A Prize Ribbon to use in promotion at book signings and book festivals
• 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 winning title published in our Chanticleer Reviews Magazine
• 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 Laramie Awards Categories are:

• Western Romance
• Adventure Caper
• Classic
• Civil War/Prairie/Pioneer
• Contemporary Western
• Americana
• First Nation

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 January 1, 2020 will be disqualified.
• By entering your work or the author's work, you are agreeing to Chanticleer Int'l Book Awards Program's Terms and Fine Print. Please visit the links provided for more information.
• 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 Nov 30, 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.