The Cage-maker has been nominated for The 2018 Southern Book Prize in the Southern Fiction category. The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) member booksellers will vote on the Long List over the next two weeks. Finalists for each category will be announced April 16, 2018. From there, finalists will be sent to a jury of booksellers in each category, who will then choose the winning book for their category. Winners will be announced on July 4, “Independents Day.”