The International Rubery Book Award is "a writing award for high quality self published books" and books from "Independent Publishers".
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Judges include Booker shortlisted author Clare Morrall, poet Jeff Phelps, children's authors Ann Evans and Simon Cheshire, and former Birmingham Poet Laureate and non-fiction writer Chris Morgan.
The latter being a regular con attendee and SF fan.
There is an entry fee.