Dear publishers and authors,
The public has weighed in, nominating favorite titles, and we hope that some of yours were among them. If not, never fear, now is your turn! Between now and October 26, publishers and authors may submit your own eligible titles for consideration, up to 10% of your books published in 2022, rounded. (If you published fewer than ten titles, you may still submit one title.)
We want to make sure we’re considering every book that we should be considering, so we provide this opportunity for publishers and authors to submit so that you can fill in the gaps with books that were missed during our public nomination period. Please submit those books that meet our dual criteria of literary merit and kid/teen appeal. We’re looking for books that are high quality, well-written, and that kids will love. We are also strongly supportive of greater diversity in children’s books, especially books written by BIPOC authors, so please consider that in choosing your submissions. You can read more about our Inclusivity Initiative here.
Submitted books are considered on a fair and equal basis with nominated books; there is no advantage to one or the other. The only thing we ask is that you don’t call submitted titles “nominees.”
View the complete submission instructions here. The link to download the submission spreadsheet is item #5 in the instructions.
You don’t need to submit books that were nominated during our public nomination period, and those books don’t count towards your 10%. I’ll be in touch as soon as possible with a list of your nominated titles. You can view all the nominated titles by category here:
- Board Books/Fiction Picture Books
- Easy Reader/Early Chapter Books
- Non Fiction (Elementary/Middle Grade/High School)
- Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction
- Middle Grade Fiction
- Poetry/Novels in Verse
- Graphic Novels
- Young Adult Fiction
- Young Adult Speculative Fiction
If you have questions, please feel free to email me at publishers@cybils.com
Sheila Ruth, Publisher Liaison