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The 2025 Dante Rossetti Awards Finalists for Young Adult Fiction

The 2025 Dante Rossetti Finalists are here at last! Congratulations to all these YA authors, and thank you for trusting us with your work!
The 2025 Dante Rossetti Awards Finalists for Young Adult Fiction
The 2025 Dante Rossetti Finalists are here at last! Congratulations to all these YA authors, and thank you for trusting us with your work!
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January 30, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Chanticleer 10-Question Author Interview Series with Timothy S. Johnston – Two-Time Grand Prize Award-winning Author of A Blanket of Steel: The Rise of Oceania

Chanticleer has another great interview with two-time CIBA Grand Prize winning author Timothy S. Johnston, author of A Blanket of Steel:…
Chanticleer 10-Question Author Interview Series with Timothy S. Johnston – Two-Time Grand Prize Award-winning Author of A Blanket of Steel: The Rise of Oceania
Chanticleer has another great interview with two-time CIBA Grand Prize winning author Timothy S. Johnston, author of A Blanket of Steel: The Rise of Oceania!
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January 29, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The 2025 SEA Shorts Semi-Finalists for Short Stories, Essays, and Novellas

The 2025 Semi-Finalists for the SEA Shorts Awards are here! We are so happy to celebrate this brief, but spectacular work!
The 2025 SEA Shorts Semi-Finalists for Short Stories, Essays, and Novellas
The 2025 Semi-Finalists for the SEA Shorts Awards are here! We are so happy to celebrate this brief, but spectacular work!
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January 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The 2025 Gertrude Warner Short List for Middle Grade Fiction

The 2025 Gertrude Warner Short List for Middle Grade Fiction has arrived! Good luck to these authors as we move onto the semi-finalists!
The 2025 Gertrude Warner Short List for Middle Grade Fiction
The 2025 Gertrude Warner Short List for Middle Grade Fiction has arrived! Good luck to these authors as we move onto the semi-finalists!
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January 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM
KILLER FRIENDS by Chris Karlsen – Historical Mystery, 19th Century, Crime Thriller

Bloodstone and Holbrook investigate the disappearance of a well-connected London bachelor, wading into a mire of false loyalty, deceptions, and Killer Friends. Highly recommended!
KILLER FRIENDS by Chris Karlsen – Historical Mystery, 19th Century, Crime Thriller
Bloodstone and Holbrook investigate the disappearance of a well-connected London bachelor, wading into a mire of false loyalty, deceptions, and Killer Friends. Highly recommended!
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January 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The 2025 Chatelaine Finalists for Romance Fiction

The Chatelaine Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Romance and Women's Fiction. The Chatelaine Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (The CIBAs).…
The 2025 Chatelaine Finalists for Romance Fiction
The Chatelaine Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Romance and Women's Fiction. The Chatelaine Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (The CIBAs). Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best new books featuring romantic themes and adventures of the heart, historical love affairs, perhaps a little steamy romance, and stories that appeal especially to fans of affairs of the heart to compete in the Chatelaine Book Awards (the CIBAs).
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January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
THEN CAME The SUMMER SNOW by Trisha T. Pritikin – Historical Fiction, Cold War, Atomic Age

Edith's son is diagnosed with cancer, caused by the US government's nuclear secrecy. In Then Came the Summer Snow, she fights to reveal this injustice. Recommended!
THEN CAME The SUMMER SNOW by Trisha T. Pritikin – Historical Fiction, Cold War, Atomic Age
Edith's son is diagnosed with cancer, caused by the US government's nuclear secrecy. In Then Came the Summer Snow, she fights to reveal this injustice. Recommended!
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January 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The 2025 Dante Rossetti Awards Semi-Finalists for Young Adult Fiction

The 2025 Semi-Finalists for the Dante Rossetti Book Awards are here! Congratulations to these authors, and thank you for remembering how much young readers matter!
The 2025 Dante Rossetti Awards Semi-Finalists for Young Adult Fiction
The 2025 Semi-Finalists for the Dante Rossetti Book Awards are here! Congratulations to these authors, and thank you for remembering how much young readers matter!
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January 25, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The 2025 Cover Design Fiction Semi-Finalists (CCDA)

The Semi-Finalists for the Fiction CCDAs are here! Did your cover make the cut? Who will win in one of the newest CIBA Divisions?
The 2025 Cover Design Fiction Semi-Finalists (CCDA)
The Semi-Finalists for the Fiction CCDAs are here! Did your cover make the cut? Who will win in one of the newest CIBA Divisions?
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January 23, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The 2025 Chatelaine Semi-Finalists for Romance Fiction

Congratulations to the 2025 Chatelaine Semi-Finalists for Romance Fiction! Well done, and good luck as we move on to the Finalists!
The 2025 Chatelaine Semi-Finalists for Romance Fiction
Congratulations to the 2025 Chatelaine Semi-Finalists for Romance Fiction! Well done, and good luck as we move on to the Finalists!
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January 22, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The 2025 Dante Rossetti Awards Short List for Young Adult Fiction

The Dante Rossetti Short List for Young Adult Fiction is here! Congratulations to all authors who made it, and good luck on the next round of judging!
The 2025 Dante Rossetti Awards Short List for Young Adult Fiction
The Dante Rossetti Short List for Young Adult Fiction is here! Congratulations to all authors who made it, and good luck on the next round of judging!
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January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
GLIMPSE The PROMISED LAND by Houston L. Crumpler Jr. – Small Town Fiction, Southern Cultural Fiction, Social & Family Issues

The myriad people of a 1970s Southern town try to Glimpse the Promised Land, seeking a better life as a new real estate development stirs up old family ties. Highly…
GLIMPSE The PROMISED LAND by Houston L. Crumpler Jr. – Small Town Fiction, Southern Cultural Fiction, Social & Family Issues
The myriad people of a 1970s Southern town try to Glimpse the Promised Land, seeking a better life as a new real estate development stirs up old family ties. Highly recommended!
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January 21, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Breaking Down the End-of-Chapter Hook: The Magic that Keeps Readers Turning Pages

In all genres, the art of the literary hook is what sparks the curiosity needed to draw your reader onto the next chapter. Master the art here.
Breaking Down the End-of-Chapter Hook: The Magic that Keeps Readers Turning Pages
In all genres, the art of the literary hook is what sparks the curiosity needed to draw your reader onto the next chapter. Master the art here.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The 2025 Somerset Semi-Finalists for Literary & Contemporary Fiction

The Semi-Finalists for the 2025 Somerset Awards are here! Good luck to these authors of Literary and Contemporary Fiction as we move to the next round of judging!
The 2025 Somerset Semi-Finalists for Literary & Contemporary Fiction
The Semi-Finalists for the 2025 Somerset Awards are here! Good luck to these authors of Literary and Contemporary Fiction as we move to the next round of judging!
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January 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The 2025 Humor and Satire Short List

The Short List for the 2025 Humor & Satire Awards are here! Congratulations to all authors who made it here, and good luck as we move on to the Finalist list!
The 2025 Humor and Satire Short List
The Short List for the 2025 Humor & Satire Awards are here! Congratulations to all authors who made it here, and good luck as we move on to the Finalist list!
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January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
SITNALTA: Book One of the Sitnalta Series by Alisse Lee Goldenberg – Fantasy, YA, Adventure

Fleeing her tyrannical father and the marriage he arranged for her, princess Sitnalta braves the world beyond the castle walls with an open heart.
SITNALTA: Book One of the Sitnalta Series by Alisse Lee Goldenberg – Fantasy, YA, Adventure
Fleeing her tyrannical father and the marriage he arranged for her, princess Sitnalta braves the world beyond the castle walls with an open heart.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The 2025 Hemingway Finalists for Contemporary Wartime Fiction

The 2025 Hemingway Finalists are here! Thank you to these authors for telling the stories of 20th Century Wartime Fiction that we should never forget!
The 2025 Hemingway Finalists for Contemporary Wartime Fiction
The 2025 Hemingway Finalists are here! Thank you to these authors for telling the stories of 20th Century Wartime Fiction that we should never forget!
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January 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The 2025 Chatelaine Short List for Romance Fiction

Love is in the air as we dive into the Chatelaine Short List for 2025! Congratulations to these authors of romance and women's fiction, and good luck as the competition heats up!
The 2025 Chatelaine Short List for Romance Fiction
Love is in the air as we dive into the Chatelaine Short List for 2025! Congratulations to these authors of romance and women's fiction, and good luck as the competition heats up!
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January 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The 2025 M&M Finalists for Cozy and Not-so-Cozy Mysteries

The M&M Awards for your Cozy and Not-so-Cozy Mysteries are here to kick up plenty of mayhem with these impressive Finalist Authors!
The 2025 M&M Finalists for Cozy and Not-so-Cozy Mysteries
The M&M Awards for your Cozy and Not-so-Cozy Mysteries are here to kick up plenty of mayhem with these impressive Finalist Authors!
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January 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Chanticleer 10 Question Interview Series with Fantasy Author Shami Stovall – Grand Prize Award-winning Author of Time-Marked Warlock

Shami Stovall, author of Time-Marked Warlock, shares with how her love of online gaming gave her the inspiration to write stories readers can't put down.
Chanticleer 10 Question Interview Series with Fantasy Author Shami Stovall – Grand Prize Award-winning Author of Time-Marked Warlock
Shami Stovall, author of Time-Marked Warlock, shares with how her love of online gaming gave her the inspiration to write stories readers can't put down.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The 2025 Goethe Book Awards Finalists for Late Historical Fiction

The 2025 Finalists for the Goethe Awards are here! These are extraordinary works of Late Historical Fiction! Huge congratulations to all who made it this far!
The 2025 Goethe Book Awards Finalists for Late Historical Fiction
The 2025 Finalists for the Goethe Awards are here! These are extraordinary works of Late Historical Fiction! Huge congratulations to all who made it this far!
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January 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The 2025 Laramie Finalists for Americana Fiction

Giddyup! The 2025 Laramie Awards for Americana Fiction have ridden onto the scene with the finalist list! Congratulations to all these authors, and good luck on April 18!
The 2025 Laramie Finalists for Americana Fiction
Giddyup! The 2025 Laramie Awards for Americana Fiction have ridden onto the scene with the finalist list! Congratulations to all these authors, and good luck on April 18!
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January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The 2025 Chaucer Finalists for Early Historical Fiction

History is ready to be made with these 2025 Chaucer Finalists for Early Historical Fiction! We can't wait to find out who the winners will be on April 18 at CAC26!
The 2025 Chaucer Finalists for Early Historical Fiction
History is ready to be made with these 2025 Chaucer Finalists for Early Historical Fiction! We can't wait to find out who the winners will be on April 18 at CAC26!
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January 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The 2025 Global Thriller Finalists for High Stakes Suspense

The world is at stake for the Global Thrillers Finalists! Congratulations to all who made the list, and good luck as the Winners approach!
The 2025 Global Thriller Finalists for High Stakes Suspense
The world is at stake for the Global Thrillers Finalists! Congratulations to all who made the list, and good luck as the Winners approach!
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January 14, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The 2025 Clue Finalists for Thriller/Suspense

The Finalists for the Clue Awards in Thriller/Suspense are here! Congratulations to all who made it to the climax, and good luck in the final round!
The 2025 Clue Finalists for Thriller/Suspense
The Finalists for the Clue Awards in Thriller/Suspense are here! Congratulations to all who made it to the climax, and good luck in the final round!
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January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM