Contest Details – So you want to win the $1,o00 cash prize for Chanticleer Book Reviews Grand Prize for Best Book 2013
This is How to Get Started
First, select the genre. Then select the category within the genre. We offer nine different genres; each genre has at least six categories.
Manuscripts and Published Novels compete separately during the first four rounds. CBR does not distinguish between self-published and traditionally published novels that are entered into our writing competitions.
Enter your novel or manuscript into your selected genre. You may enter your novel into more than one genre contest and into more than one category per genre. However, each entry must be accompanied by an entry fee.
- The Chatelaine Awards for Romance Genre
- The Laramie Awards for Western, Pioneer & Civil War Historical Fiction
- The Chaucer Awards for Historical Fiction
- The Somerset Awards for Contemporary, Mainstream, & General Fiction
- The Clue Awards for Mystery/Thriller Novels
- The Dante Rossetti Awards for Young Adult Fiction
- The Madness & Mayhem Awards (M&Ms) for Cozy Novels
- The Cygnus Awards for Sci-Fi, Paranormal, Steampunk, Fantasy, & Mythological Novels
- The Journey Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction
Each work entered will be judged on the following criteria:
- Is the Story Compelling?
- Professionalism of Editing and Formatting
- Characterization
- Continuity of Story-line
- Satisfying Ending (not necessarily “happy”)
- Intriguing Opening
- Uniqueness of Story
- Writing Craft
- Story Arc
Contest Details:
Round 1 competition for First Place Category within a specific genre.
Consider Round 1 to be the slush pile for the readers. Your work will be read by the “slush pile” readers of CBR. Readers will evaluate the first chapter of your work. Each reader will vote yes or no on whether or not your work moves forward to Round 2.
Round 2 competitions for First Place Category within a specific genre.
If your work moves forward to Round 2, then the next sixty to eighty pages of it will be evaluated by the readers. If your work has been found to have merit at this stage by the reader, it will move forward to Round 3.
Round 3 competitions for First Place Category within a specific genre.
Works that have moved forward to Round 3 will be read by CBR book reviewers and editors. By the end of Round 3, the Finalists for First Place Categories will be selected and notified via social media.
Round 4 competitions for First Place Category within a specific genre.
Category Finalists’ works will compete with each other for 1st Place Category winner. First place category award winners will be notified and awarded ribbons and promotional opportunities. The reviewers and editors of Chanticleer Book Reviews will select the first place category winners.
Round 5 Overall Genre Competition for 1st Place Genre Awards.
Only First Place Category winners may compete for the Overall Genre Competition. There will be only one First Place Genre award for each of the nine genres. The 1st place award winner for each genre competition will be awarded $250 dollars plus prizes and promotional opportunities. There will be only one 1st Place award winner for each genre whether or not it is a manuscript or a published book. If a manuscript wins, it will be eligible to be forwarded to literary agents who have contacted CBR for first peeks at outstanding manuscripts (upon author approval).
The panel of judges for 1st Place Genre awards will consist of published authors from that genre, literary agents, publishing professionals, and librarians. Winners will be notified by email.
Chanticleer Book Reviews Grand Prize Blue Ribbon for Best Book 2013
Grand Prize Blue Ribbon for Best Book 2013 will receive a $ 1,000 plus prizes and promotion. The winner will be announced in early October 2013. There will be only one CBR Grand Prize Blue Ribbon Winner 2013. Only First Place Genre award winners may compete for the Grand Prize for Best Book 2013. If a manuscript wins, it will be eligible to be forwarded to literary agents who have contacted CBR for first peeks at outstanding manuscripts (upon author approval).
Chanticleer Book Reviews retains the right to not declare “default winners.” Winning works are decided upon merit only and not empty slots.
We limit the number of entries so that judging is fair and consistent.
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Don’t delay. Enter today!