Meet the 2020 Organizers: Melissa Fox, Co-Blog Editor

Melissa has made time in her life for lots of “little” things: a bookseller at an independent bookstore, going back to get her MLIS degree, helping out with the parent organizations (well, the drama department) at the high school, and being a part of the Cybils! Even with all those small commitments, she still manages to find time to (kind-of, …

Meet the 2020 Organizers: Sarah Stevenson, Co-Blog Editor

Sarah Stevenson has been a part of the Cybils since its inaugural year in 2006. Besides helping with the blog, she’s also worked behind the scenes with the Cybils logo and flyers, and as a judge in various categories. She is very happy to be back again helping co-Blog Editor Melissa Fox bring you updates on the 2020 Cybils. Sarah …

Meet the 2020 Organizers: Stephanie Charlefour, Board President and Nonfiction Chair

A lifelong reader, some of Stephanie’s most vivid memories from her childhood are centered around books including volunteering in her middle school library, curling up with a great book on a rainy day,​ ​trying not to run into walls while walking with a book in front of her face, ​and sharing books with her best friends at recess. Having worked …

Time is Running Out to Volunteer!

You only have one more day (well, two? Maybe? How does time work again?) to apply to be a panelist/judge for the Cybils! If you were thinking about it, wondering about it, musing about it, you need to stop, and go DO it!  Here’s the link to the post with the application (and other terms and conditions and sundries) again.  …

OOOH Shiny: Logos Galore!

As is the custom at the beginning of a Cybils cycle, we like to roll out a new logo. However, we’ve come to realize that 1) doing a new logo every year is work, and 2) it’s time for a refresher. So… our amazing graphic designer (and co-blog writer) Sarah Stevenson has worked up a new, all-purpose, every year logo …

The Show Must Go On: A Call for Volunteers

Life still isn’t back to “normal” (we are starting to wonder what “normal” was and if there really was such a thing). School is probably virtual (or if it’s in-person, it’s fraught with anxiety). Most places are still closed, or if they’re open, it’s only in a limited capacity. And so, we do what we bookish people do: we read! …

Cybils and COVID-19: Some Changes

We here at the Cybils want to recognize excellence and kid-friendly-ness in as many books as possible. This is why, over the years, our categories have expanded to include a huge variety of ages and genres. We feel it is important to highlight the excellence that is going on in all areas of the publishing industry.    That said, 2020 is a …

Cybils 2020: We Need Your Help!

The CYBILS Board has been meeting to plan the upcoming year and given the global pandemic, we have some concerns about how you are doing and if you have had access to books that would be eligible for this upcoming CYBILS Award Cycle.    To help us make informed decisions, we are asking that you take this short CYBILS Feedback Form. The …

2019 Nominations: Poetry

Please view the full blog post to see a list of all 2018 nominated books in the Poetry category.