We’re adding a new category for the 2008 Cybils—Easy Readers. Easy Readers are those 6" x 9" books found in the easy-to-read section. The category will be headed up by none other than Anastasia Suen (Book of the Week, Children’s Book Biz News, Picture Book of the Day, Scholastic’s Kid Lit Kit) and we’re looking for judges. If you’re interested, …
2008 Call for Cybils Judges
Hey all: We’re once again seeking 80 masochists, er, volunteers for two rounds of judging. Eligibility rules are tighter this year, so please suffer through this whole memo before jumping in. If you don’t know what the Cybils are, please read the previous post. Thanks! Overview There are two rounds of judging, and two types of judges. Panelists Duties: Panelists …
We’re warming up for the 2008 contest …
The 3rd annual Cybils awards are nearly here! For newcomers, Cybils stands for The Children’s and YA Bloggers’ Literary Awards, and we’re still the only book awards of any sort from the blogging community. A refresher: 1. We open nominations to the public on Oct. 1 at cybils.com. Anyone 13 or older – authors and publishers included – may nominate …
The new Cybils logo
I hope you all like our new logo. It was the product of a four-way collaboration. Little Willow of Bildungsroman blog stepped forward when I asked for a new logo that didn’t look like a giant sticker. Her sister, Lisa Fuller, created the "mousebook" graphic for us. Many thanks to Lisa and her Little Pie Studio. Little Willow and I …
Under Construction
The Cybils site will be undergoing a redesign in coming days. Look for our new logo and a handful of other changes as we clear out the old to make way for the new. Thanks for your continued patience. -Anne Levy
Briefest of brief updates …
The Cybils blog will end its summer sleep mode in a few weeks with a new logo and new look. Also, a buncha new announcements, new rules, and, oh, other new stuff. Nominations will open again on Oct. 1. See you all soon. -Anne
Cynsations interview
Are you looking forward to the Cybils ramping up again in the fall? So are we! Anne and I talk to Cynthia Leitich Smith at Cynsations about the Cybils and what comes next. –Kelly
Help us locate missing winners
First, check out our fabulous prize: Gorgeous, no? Many thanks to Jim Lanier at Lanier Pens for his stunning craftsmanship. I had to adjust the logo a bit for the box, but it came out quite grand, methinks. I’m really proud we were able to raise the money for such a gorgeous prize. It’s not the honorarium we’d all love …
The premier web awards for kidlit
Hooray for our 2007 winners! Click here for a short overview of the contest, or peruse the index of 2007 finalists. We’ll open nominations for the 2008 contest on Oct. 1. Look for announcements in coming weeks as we line up this year’s participating bloggers and launch the new season.
2007 Post Mortem
As with last year, we’re asking participants, readers and random visitors to comment on the contest. We’re not looking for lavish praise (though we won’t delete it, either:-) but a frank appraisal of what is or isn’t working, and what needs to improve for next year. We already know we need to work on our judging criteria–what specifics would you …