| The Southern Independent Book Awards were create in 1999 to recognize excellent books of southern origin, as determined by members of the Southern Independent Booksellers Association (SIBA), and “to give southern readers an enviable list of books to enjoy, read, buy and give as gifts.” Books are nominated in six categories, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cooking, young adult, and children’s. Eligible books must be set in the American South and have been published within the award year. Only SIBA-member booksellers in the states of Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and Mississippi can submit nominations and vote on the selections. Winners are chosen from among the finalists by a panel of southern booksellers.
The shortlist for the 2011 awards was announced on April 14th. |
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| Fiction Shortlist: | ||
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Bloodroot by Amy Greene  |
Burning Bright by Ron Rash  |
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin  |
On Folly Beach by Karen White  |
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman  |
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| Young Adult Shortlist: | ||
| Countdown by Deborah Wiles  |
Leaving Gees Bend by Irene Latham  |
Zora and Me by Victoria Bond  |
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| The complete list of all Southern Independent Book Awards fiction winners can be found on page 141 of the Read, Remember, Recommend Reading Journals. | ||
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I’m excited about this award! I’ve read all but 2 of those books and I should be reading those two soon.
GREAT BLOG name….pretty clever and appropriate….fantastic content too.
I have Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter in my TBR pile…I loved Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt…the other books look great too.
Found your name on the list from the BEA Armchair list.
Nice to meet you.
Elizabeth
http://silversolara.blogspot.com