Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize (formerly the SEBA Book Award and SIBA Book Award) is an

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given by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA). It was first awarded in 1999.Summer, Bob (1999). "SEBA presents first book awards." '' Publishers Weekly'', 246(20), 24. 1 Color Photograph. Last accessed Oct. 8, 2012. Nominated books must be

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in nature or by a southern author, have been published the previous year, and have been nominated by a SIBA-member bookstore or one of their customers. Voting categories include

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, poetry,

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and children's literature. The first awards were given in 1999. From 1999 through 2007 winners were chosen by popular vote through an online voting mechanism. Starting in 2008, winners were chosen from the list of finalists by a jury of SIBA booksellers.2008 SIBA Book Award
/ref> Beginning in 2016, the award was renamed the Southern Book Award and named in honor of southern writer Pat Conroy.

Winners

Southern Book Prize

Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize

References

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External links

SIBA Book Award
official website
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