by Philip Connors (Cinco Puntos Press)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
According to the Border Regional Library Association, the eligibility for this year\u2019s Southwest Bok Awards was based on the following criteria:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\n- about the Southwest, defined as West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- appearing in book or nonprint format for the first time;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- published between August 1, 2018, and July 31, 2019;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- of high quality, both in the context of the current year\u2019s entries and in the existing body of Southwestern literature; and<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- books that reflect and interpret the Southwest. A scholarly work must make a well-documented contribution to scholarship in some aspect of Southwestern history or culture. Other nonfiction works should make reliable information accessible to the general leader. Poetry and fiction must reflect Southwestern culture and\/or be set in the Southwest.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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The Southwest Book Awards will be presented at Ardovino\u2019s Desert Crossing on Saturday, February 22, starting at 6 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Nominations for librarian of the year and library staff person of the year are open until Feb. 3, 2020.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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