{{short description|American literary award}}{{Infobox award | name = Southern Book Prize | description = Honoring the best "Southern" literature as voted by indie booksellers and readers | presenter = [[Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance]] (SIBA) | country = [[United States]] | website = {{URL|https://www.southernbooksellers.org/}} }} '''Southern Book Prize''' (formerly the '''SEBA Book Award'''<ref name=summer/> and '''SIBA Book Award'''<ref name=2016winners/>) is a [[literary award]] given by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA). It was first awarded in 1999.<ref name=summer>Summer, Bob (1999). "SEBA presents first book awards." ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'', 246(20), 24. 1 Color Photograph. Last accessed Oct. 8, 2012.</ref> Nominated books must be [[American South|Southern]] in nature or by a [[southern literature|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 [[fiction]], [[non-fiction|Nonfiction]], [[poetry]], [[cookbook|cooking]] and [[children's literature]]. In 2016, the award was renamed the Southern Book Prize and awarded in honor of southern writer [[Pat Conroy]], who died in March 2016.<ref name=2016winners>{{cite web |url=http://www.sibaweb.com/booksellers/book-award-booksellers/635-conroy-2016-winners |title=Celebrate Independents! Announcing the 2016 Southern Book Prize Winners |publisher=Southern Book Prize |author= |date= |accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref>
The first awards were given in 1999.<ref name=siba2008/> From 1999 through 2007 winners were chosen by popular vote through an online voting mechanism.<ref name=siba2008/> Starting in 2008, winners were chosen from the list of finalists by a jury of SIBA booksellers.<ref name=siba2008>[http://www.sibaweb.com/siba-book-award/84-2008-siba-book-award 2008 SIBA Book Award]</ref> Since 2019 candidates have been nominated by Southern indie booksellers before the ballot of finalists in three categories is voted on by bookstore customers. According to SIBA, 1800 ballots were cast to select the winners of the 2023 prize.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thesouthernbooksellerreview.org/southern-book-prize/ |title=Announcing the 2023 Southern Book Prize Winners |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=The Southern Bookseller Review |publisher=Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) |access-date=June 6, 2023 }}</ref>
==Winners==
=== Southern Book Prize === {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+SIBA Book Award winners !Year !Category !Author !Title !Ref. |- ! rowspan="4" |[[1999 in literature|1999]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Frasier|first=Debra}} | ''Out of the Ocean'' |<ref name="summer" /> |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Gautreaux|first=Tim}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Next Step in the Dance|nolink=1}}'' |<ref name="summer" /> |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Horwitz|first=Tony}} | ''[[Confederates in the Attic]]'' |<ref name="summer" /> |- !Poetry |{{sortname|last=Glaze|first=Andrew}} | ''Someone Will Go On Owing'' |<ref name="summer" /> |- ! rowspan="4" |[[2000 in literature|2000]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Rickey|first=Ann Heiskell}} | ''Bugs & Critters I Have Known'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Chappell|first=Fred}} | ''Look Back All the Green Valley'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Ray|first=Janisse}} | ''Ecology of a Cracker Childhood'' | |- !Poetry |{{sortname|last=Jones|first=Rodney|link=Rodney Jones (poet)}} | ''Elegy for the Southern Drawl'' | |- ! rowspan="4" |[[2001 in literature|2001]] !Children |{{sortname|last=DiCamillo|first=Kate}} | ''[[Because of Winn-Dixie]]'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Earley|first=Tony}} | ''[[Jim the Boy]]'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Bragg|first=Rick}} | ''Somebody Told Me'' | |- !Poetry |{{sortname|last=Meinke|first=Peter}} | ''Zinc Fingers'' | |- ! rowspan="3" |[[2002 in literature|2002]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Reneaux|first=J.J.}} | ''How Animals Saved the People'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Marlette|first=Doug}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Bridge|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Bragg|first=Rick}} | ''Ava’s Man'' | |- ! rowspan="5" |[[2003 in literature|2003]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Hiaasen|first=Carl}} | ''[[Hoot (novel)|Hoot]]'' | |- !Cookbook |{{sortname|last=Foster|first=Sara|link=Sara Foster (chef)}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Foster’s Market Cookbook|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Kidd|first=Sue Monk}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Secret Life of Bees|link=The Secret Life of Bees (novel)}}'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Conroy|first=Pat}} | ''[[My Losing Season]]'' | |- !Poetry |{{sortname|last=Byer|first=Kathryn Stripling}} | ''Catching Light'' | |- ! rowspan="5" |[[2004 in literature|2004]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Long|first=Melinda}} | ''How I Became a Pirate'' |<ref name=":0">Steelman, Ben (2004, Jun 27). "Book marks; Edgerton Nabs SEBA Award for 'Piccadilly'". ''Star-News''. ProQuest document ID 285439497. Last accessed Oct. 8, 2012.</ref> |- !Cookbook |{{sortname|last=Lewis|first=Edna}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Gift of Southern Cooking|nolink=1}}'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Edgerton|first=Clyde}} | ''Lunch at the Piccadilly'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Ford|first=Deborah}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=GRITS Guide to Life|nolink=1}}'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- !Poetry |{{sortname|last=Chappell |first=Fred}} (ed.) | ''Locales'' |<ref name=":0" /> |- ! rowspan="5" |[[2005 in literature|2005]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Barry |first=Dave}} and [[Ridley Pearson]] | ''[[Peter and the Starcatchers]]'' | |- !Cookbook |{{sortname|last=Stitt|first=Frank}} | ''Frank Stitt’s Southern Table'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Rash|first=Ron}} | ''[[Saints at the River]]'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Rivenbark|first=Celia}} | ''We’re Just Like You, Only Prettier'' | |- !Poetry |{{sortname|last=Manning|first=Maurice|link=Maurice Manning (poet)}} |''{{sortname|1=A|2=Companion for Owls|nolink=1}}'' | |- ! rowspan="5" |[[2006 in literature|2006]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Giovanni |first=Nikki}} (with [[Bryan Collier]]) | ''Rosa'' |<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 21, 2006 |title=SIBA Book Awards: Best of the South |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=232 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]]}}</ref> |- !Cookbook |{{sortname|last=Metcalfe |first=Gayden}} and [[Charlotte Hays]] | ''Being Dead is No Excuse'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Jackson|first=Joshilyn}} | ''Gods in Alabama'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Grogan|first=John}} | ''[[Marley & Me]]'' | |- !Poetry |{{sortname|last=Arnoult|first=Darnell}} | ''What Travels with Us'' | |- ! rowspan="5" |[[2007 in literature|2007]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Key|first=Watt}} | ''[[Alabama Moon]]'' | |- !Cookbook |{{sortname|last=Sedaris|first=Amy}} | ''I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Frazier|first=Charles}} | ''[[Thirteen Moons]]'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Shields|first=Charles J.}} | ''Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee'' | |- !Poetry |{{sortname|last=Meyers|first=Susan}} | ''Keep and Give Away'' | |- ! rowspan="5" |[[2008 in literature|2008]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Bateman|first=Donna}} with [[Brian Lies]] (illus.) | ''Deep in the Swamp'' | |- !Cookbook |{{sortname|last=Anderson|first=Jean|link=Jean Anderson (cookbook author)}} |''{{sortname|1=A|2=Love Affair with Southern Cooking|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Allen|first=Sarah Addison}} | ''[[Garden Spells]]'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Kingsolver|first=Barbara}} | ''[[Animal, Vegetable, Miracle]]'' | |- !Poetry |{{sortname|last=Kirby|first=David|link=David Kirby (poet)}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=House On Boulevard Street|nolink=1}}'' | |- ! rowspan="6" |[[2009 in literature|2009]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Larson |first=Kirby}} and [[Mary Nethery]] | ''Two Bobbies'' | |- !Cookbook |{{sortname|last=Foose|first=Martha Hall}} | ''Screen Doors and Sweet Tea'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Rash|first=Ron}} | ''[[Serena (novel)|Serena]]'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Bragg|first=Rick}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Prince of Frogtown|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Poetry |{{sortname|last=Young|first=Kevin|link=Kevin Young (poet)}} | ''Dear Darkness'' | |- !Young Adult |{{sortname|last=Cashore|first=Kristin}} | ''[[Graceling]]'' | |- ! rowspan="4" |[[2010 in literature|2010]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Bass|first=Hester}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Secret World of Walter Anderson|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Cookbook |{{sortname|last=Lee|first=Ted |link=Ted Lee (writer)}} and [[Matt Lee (writer)|Matt Lee]] |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Stockett|first=Kathryn}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Help}}'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Bragg|first=Rick}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Most They Ever Had|nolink=1}}'' | |- ! rowspan="6" |[[2011 in literature|2011]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Erskine|first=Kathryn}} | ''[[Mockingbird (Erskine novel)|Mockingbird]]'' | |- !Cookbook |{{sortname|last=Knox|first=Gena}} | ''Southern My Way: Simple Recipes, Fresh Flavors'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Rash|first=Ron}} | ''Burning Bright'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Minick|first=Jim}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Blueberry Years: A Memoir of Farm and Family|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Poetry |{{sortname|last=Ray|first=Janisse}} |''{{sortname|1=A|2=House of Branches|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Young Adult |{{sortname|last=Wiles|first=Deborah}} | ''Countdown'' | |- ! rowspan="6" |[[2012 in literature|2012]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Quattlebaum|first=Mary}} | ''Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond'' | |- !Cookbook |{{sortname|last=Castle|first=Sheri}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=New Southern Garden Cookbook|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Hart|first=John|link=John Hart (author)}} | ''Iron House'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Morgan|first=Robert|link=Robert Morgan (poet)}} | ''Lions of the West'' | |- !Poetry |{{sortname|last=Lane|first=John|link=John Lane (poet)}} | ''Abandoned Quarry'' | |- !Young Adult |{{sortname|last=Hartley|first=A. J.}} | ''Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact'' | |- ! rowspan="6" |[[2013 in literature|2013]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Joyce|first=William|link=William Joyce (writer)}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Cookbook |{{sortname|last=Day|first=Cheryl}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Cash|first=Wiley}} |''{{sortname|1=A|2=Land More Kind Than Home|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Leutze|first=Jay Erskine}} | ''Stand Up That Mountain: The Battle to Save One Small Community in the Wilderness Along the Appalachian Trail'' | |- !Poetry |{{sortname|last=Byer|first=Kathryn Stripling}} | ''Descent'' | |- !Young Adult |{{sortname|last=Turnage|first=Sheila}} | ''[[Three Times Lucky]]'' | |- ! rowspan="6" |[[2014 in literature|2014]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Thompson|first=J. E.}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Girl from Felony Bay|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Cooking |{{sortname|last=Currence|first=John}} | ''Pickles, Pigs & Whiskey: Recipes from My Three Favorite Food Groups and Then Some'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Crandall|first=Susan}} | ''Whistling Past the Graveyard'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Fink|first=Sheri}} | ''[[Five Days at Memorial|Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital]]'' | |- !Poetry |{{sortname|last=Bowers|first=Cathy Smith}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Collected Poems of Cathy Smith Bowers|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Young Adult |{{sortname|last=Dessen|first=Sarah}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Moon and More}}'' | |- ! rowspan="5" |[[2015 in literature|2015]] !Children |{{sortname|last=Woodson|first=Jacqueline}} | ''[[Brown Girl Dreaming]]'' | |- !Cooking |{{sortname|last=Brock|first=Sean}} | ''Heritage'' | |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Kidd|first=Sue Monk}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Invention of Wings|nolink=1}}'' | |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Macy|first=Beth}} | ''Factory Man'' | |- !Young Adult |{{sortname|last=Gratz|first=Alan}} with [[Brett Helquist]] (illus.) | ''League of Seven'' | |}
=== Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize === {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Southern Book Prize winners !Year !Category !Author !Title !Ref. |- ! rowspan="9" |[[2016 in literature|2016]] !Cookbook |{{sortname|last=Randall|first=Alice}} | ''Soul Food Love'' |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=July 5, 2016 |title=Awards: Pat Conroy Southern Book Winners |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2788 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]]}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=2016 Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize |url=https://www.squarebooks.com/2016-pat-conroy-southern-book-prize |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=SQUARE BOOKS |language=en}}</ref> |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Walsh|first=M. O.}} | ''My Sunshine Away'' |<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":8" /> |- !History & Life Stories |{{sortname|last=Inskeep|first=Steve}} | ''Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab'' |<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":8" /> |- !Literary |{{sortname|last=Rash|first=Ron}} | ''Above the Waterfall'' |<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":8" /> |- !Mystery |{{sortname|last=Panowich|first=Brian}} | ''Bull Mountain'' |<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":8" /> |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Grant|first=Richard|dab=writer}} | ''Dispatches from Pluto: Lost and Found in the Mississippi Delta'' |<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":8" /> |- !Thriller |{{sortname|last=Isles|first=Greg}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Bone Tree|nolink=1}}'' |<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":8" /> |- !Young Adult |{{sortname|last=Arnold|first=David|dab=author}} | ''Mosquitoland'' |<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":8" /> |- !Youngsters |{{sortname|last=Beatty|first=Robert}} | ''[[Serafina and the Black Cloak]]'' |<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":8" /> |- ! rowspan="10" |[[2017 in literature|2017]] !Biography, Autobiography & Memoir |{{sortname|last=Lanham|first=J. Drew}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature|nolink=1}}'' |<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=July 5, 2017 |title=Awards: SIBA's Southern Book; Caine Prize |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3036 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]]}}</ref> |- !Cooking |{{sortname|last=Howard|first=Vivian}} | ''Deep Run Roots: Stories & Recipes from My Corner of the South'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- !Creative Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Vance|first=JD}} | ''[[Hillbilly Elegy|Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis]]'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- !Fiction (Coming of Age) |{{sortname|last=Patchett|first=Ann}} | ''Commonwealth'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- !Fiction (Family Life) |{{sortname|last=Monroe|first=Mary Alice}} |''{{sortname|1=A|2=Lowcountry Christmas|nolink=1}}'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- !Fiction (Historical) |{{sortname|last=Morgan|first=Robert|link=Robert Morgan (poet)}} | ''Chasing the North Star'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- !Fiction (Literary) |{{sortname|last=Franks|first=Julia}} | ''Over the Plain Houses'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- !Juvenile |{{sortname|last=Gephart|first=Donna}} | ''Lily and Dunkin'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- !Southern Stories & Stories by Southerners |{{sortname|last=Flagg|first=Fannie}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Whole Town's Talking|nolink=1}}'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- !Thriller |{{sortname|last=Hart|first=John|link=John Hart (author)}} | ''Redemption Road'' |<ref name=":2" /> |- ! rowspan="8" |[[2018 in literature|2018]] !Biography & History |{{sortname|last=King|first=Coretta Scott}} | ''Coretta: My Life, My Love, My Legacy'' |<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=July 6, 2018 |title=Awards: SIBA's Southern Book; Branford Boase |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3285 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]]}}</ref> |- !Fiction (Literary) |{{sortname|last=Cash|first=Wiley}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Last Ballad|nolink=1}}'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- !Fiction (Women & Family |{{sortname|last=Zevin|first=Gabrielle}} | ''Young Jane Young'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- ! rowspan="2" |Juvenile Fiction |{{sortname|last=Ahdieh|first=Renée}} |''[[Flame in the Mist]]'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- |{{sortname|last=Beasley |first=Cassie}} | ''Tumble & Blue'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- !Mystery, Thriller, Suspense |{{sortname|last=Sasser|first=J. C.}} | ''Gradle Bird'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Dyson|first=Michael Eric}} | ''[[Tears We Cannot Stop|Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America]]'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- !Southern Fiction |{{sortname|last=Wingate|first=Lisa}} | ''Before We Were Yours'' |<ref name=":3" /> |- ! rowspan="3" |[[2019 in literature|2019]] !Children's |{{sortname|last=Hackl|first=Jo}} | ''Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe'' |<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=February 14, 2019 |title=Awards: Southern Book Prize; London Book Fair Bookstore of the Year |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3432 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]]}}</ref> |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Joy|first=David|dab=author}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Line that Held Us|nolink=1}}'' |<ref name=":4" /> |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Bragg|first=Rick}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Best Cook in the World|nolink=1}}'' |<ref name=":4" /> |- ! rowspan="3" |[[2020 in literature|2020]] !Children's |{{sortname|last=Chokshi|first=Roshani}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Gilded Wolves|nolink=1}}'' |<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=February 14, 2020 |title=Awards: Southern Book Prize; Klaus Flugge |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3676 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]]}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=2020 Southern Book Prize Winners |url=https://www.quailridgebooks.com/2020-southern-book-prize-winners |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Quail Ridge Books}}</ref> |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Handler|first=Jessica}} |''{{sortname|1=The|2=Magnetic Girl|nolink=1}}'' |<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":9" /> |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Conroy|first=Cassandra King}} | ''Tell Me a Story: My Life With Pat Conroy'' |<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":9" /> |- ! rowspan="3" |[[2021 in literature|2021]] !Children's |{{sortname|last=Barnes|first=Derrick|link=Derrick Barnes (author)}} with Gordon C. James |''I Am Every Good Thing'' |<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=February 16, 2021 |title=Awards: Southern Book, Ripped Bodice Winners |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3923 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]]}}</ref> |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Sickels|first=Carter|link=}} |''{{sortname|The|Prettiest Star|link=|nolink=1}}'' |<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2021 |title=Carter Sickels' "The Prettiest Star" Wins 2021 Southern Book Prize! |url=https://english.eku.edu/insidelook/carter-sickels-prettiest-star-wins-2021-southern-book-prize |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Department Of English {{!}} [[Eastern Kentucky University]]}}</ref> |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Trethewey|first=Natasha|link=}} |''Memorial Drive'' |<ref name=":6" /> |- ! rowspan="3" |[[2022 in literature|2022]] !Children's |{{sortname|last=Neil|first=Aliya King}} with [[Charly Palmer]] (illus.) |''Keep Your Head Up'' |<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=February 14, 2022 |title=Awards: Southern Book, PROSE Excellence, R.R. Hawkins Winners |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4169 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=[[Shelf Awareness ]]}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=2022 Southern Book Prize Winners! |url=https://www.cavalierhousebooks.com/2022-southern-book-prize-winners |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Cavalier House Books}}</ref> |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=Cash|first=Wiley}} |''When Ghosts Come Home'' |<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":10" /> |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Renkl|first=Margaret}} |''Graceland, At Last'' |<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":10" /> |- ! rowspan="3" |[[2023 in literature|2023]] !Children's |{{sortname|last=Eady|first=Antwan}} with [[Gracey Zhang]] (illus.) |''Nigel and the Moon'' |<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=February 15, 2023 |title=Awards: Southern Book Winner; Wingate Literary Shortlist |url=https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4417#m59114 |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=[[Shelf Awareness ]]}}</ref><ref name=":19">{{Cite web |title=Booksellers' Guide to the Southern Book Prize |url=https://sibaweb.com/page/ba_bkstore |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance }}</ref> |- !Fiction |{{sortname|last=House|first=Silas}} |''Lark Ascending'' |<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":19" /> |- !Nonfiction |{{sortname|last=Philpott|first=Mary Laura}} |''Bomb Shelter'' |<ref name=":18" /><ref name=":19" /> |- ! rowspan="3" |[[2024 in literature|2024]] !Fiction |[[Ann Patchett]] |''[[Tom Lake]]'' | rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Southern Book Prize Winners - Southern Indie Booksellers Alliance |url=https://sibaweb.com/blogpost/1157249/497948/2024-Southern-Book-Prize-Winners |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119033605/https://sibaweb.com/blogpost/1157249/497948/2024-Southern-Book-Prize-Winners |archive-date=2025-01-19 |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=sibaweb.com |language=en}}</ref> |- !Nonfiction |[[Margaret Renkl]] |''The Comfort of Crows'' |- !Children's and YA |Gillian McDunn |''When Sea Becomes Sky'' |- ! rowspan="3" |[[2025 in literature|2025]] !Fiction |Taylor Brown |[[Rednecks (book)|''Rednecks'']] | rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 Southern Book Prize Winners |url=https://sibaweb.com/blogpost/1157249/507940/2025-Southern-Book-Prize-Winners |website=SIBA}}</ref> |- !Nonfiction |Annabelle Tometich |''The Mango Tree'' |- !Young Readers |Meredith Adamo |''Not Like Other Girls'' |}
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