Easy Readers Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Spring Babies by Erica Silverman Harcourt Nominated by: Madigan McGillicuddy In this endearing sixth episode of the series, Cowgirl Kate and her horse, Cocoa, meet and discover baby animals on their farm. Told in four short chapters, the stories are empowering and gently dramatic. The two friends go on a night watch to see …
Errata — with apologies
It seems I made a dreadful mistake on this post here. The contest I mention is decidedly NOT free to enter — it's $15. Here's their fine print. It was free when I entered last year. I'm a little upset about this, as I normally never promote contests with fees. Not that they're bad — some, like those at Glimmer …
YA Novel Contest, 2nd Edition
Hey folks, just a quick public service announcement. The same contest that launched me on the path to fame and fortune has started up again. The YA Novel Discovery Contest gets underway November 1st. It's free to enter, and the five finalists win a consult with literary agent Regina Brooks. Further details, plus my blithering, overly long testimonial, here. –Anne …
Quick snapshot
We have 1,289 nominated books this year. More than half — 59% — have been read by at least one panelist so far. About a third have been read by two or more panelists. Way to go, panelists! –Anne Levy, Cybils admin.
Some off-topic news
I've signed with Regina Brooks of the Serendipity Literary Agency in Brooklyn, New York. Yay, me. I've taken a giant leap forward on the path to publication for my manuscript. There were any number of reasons why it made sense to sign with Ms. Brooks, not the least of which is that I read and enjoyed her book. I won't …
Thanks, Angela!
I made a promise on Facebook a couple weeks ago to give a shout-out to the person who nominated Suzanne Collins' "Mockingjay." I haven't finished reading it myself, but there's no escaping news of it this year. As a fantasy fan (and wannabe fantasy author) I'm always glad to see the genre grabbing mainstream headlines. So thanks go to Angela …
Nomination Form 2010
Just click here. Nominations remain open until October 15th at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. Update: Pretty please read our very simple nomination rules. Some of you have been listing books that aren't eligible. Thanks!
On your mark, get set …
Reminder: Nominations open just after midnight tonight. Yes, tonight. That's October 1st, right? So at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you can click on our nomination form (which will be posted then, I promise) and nominate away. The rules: One book per genre per person. Have two young adult books you love? Get a best friend, co-worker or random stranger to …
A word for our sponsors
We have two ads on our blog now in our center column, which I'm not about to take for granted. I watched ad revenue dry up last year and never recuperate. One of the ads is from the independent publishing firm run by our own Sheila Ruth. She's rightly very proud of the "Ratha" series so please give her ad …
A word about judging
It's the 15th as I write this, the official deadline to have signed up to judge for this year's Cybils. Even as I type, emails are flying back and forth between organizers about who goes where. It literally came down to the wire. At last count, more than 190 people volunteered for roughly 110 spots (give or take a few, …