Round 1 Karen YinglingMs. Yingling Reads@msyingling Sarah SammisPuss Reboots@pussreboots Jenna GroseFalling Letters@FallingLetters Ryan Hanna Reading Rocks!@rantryan Mindy RigherProper Noun Blog@mindyreads Round 2Alex BaughRandomly Reading@randomlyreading Greg PattridgeAlways in the Middle Valerie BogertSkipping Through the Stacks@MsVal313 Katie McEnaneyThe Logonauts@thelogonauts Yamile MendezProject Middle Grade Mayhem@YamileSMendez
Cybils 2016: Elementary and Juvenile Non-Fiction Judges
Round 1 Sandy Brehl Unpacking the Power of Picture Books @PBWorkshop and @sandybrehl Carrie Waterson IndyPL Kids’ Blog IndyPL Ready to Read @indylibrary Reshama Deshmukh Stacking Books @Stackingbks Sara Ralph Two Nerdy Sisters @sralph31 Ellen Zschunke On the Shelf 4 Kids @ontheshelf4kids Joanne Roberts Bookish Ambition @BookishAmbition Elisa Bergslien Leopards and Dragons @DNAPL …
Cybils 2016: Easy Reader/Early Chapter Books Judges
Round 1 Maggi RhodeMama Librarian@mama_librarian Niki BarnesDaydream Reader@NikiOhsBarnes Kristi BernardKristi’s Book Nook@kristibernard Heather HibbettsBooks and Giggles@booksandgiggles Claire NolandA Field Trip Life@claire_noland Round 2Beth SchmelzerBest Books by Beth Amanda BoyarshinovThe Educators’ Spin On It@ABoyarshinov Kimberly MoranWritten Reflections@kagmoran Miranda RosbachMy Book Bloom@bookbloom Veronica FranklinGrounded Wanderlust@verilyfranklin
Cybils 2016: Fiction Picture Books Judges
Round 1Deb NanceThe Reader Buzz@debnance Jennifer WhartonJean Little Library@jeanlittlelib Kirsti CallReading for Research@kirsticall Lynne Marie PisanoMy Word Playground@Literally_Lynne Ami JonesA Mom’s Spare Time Sue MorrisKid Lit Reviews@suemmorris Kate UngerMom’s Radius@MomsRadius Round 2 Teri LesesneGoddess of YA@ProfessorNana Mel SchultLet’s Talk Picture Books@spiky_Penelope Benji MartinTales of an Elementary School Librarian@mrbenjimartin Lauren DavisHappily Ever Elephants@KidLitLauren Emily AndrusLiterary Hoots@literaryhoots
Changes Are Fun, Part Whatever
Due to some unfortunate circumstances, Terry Doherty has to step down as our Fiction Picture Books chair. We will miss her terribly, and wish her all the best. In her stead, Deb Nance has graciously volunteered to step up and fill Terry’s shoes this season. Here’s a bit about her: Fiction picture books are Deb Nance’s world. She’s had many huge …
Applications for Judges Are Now Closed
We want to make sure we send out an enormous THANK YOU to all who applied; without you there would be no Cybils. Category chairs are busy putting together panels and those who have been accepted onto panels will soon be contacted. From there, you’ll have a short break before the work (really: it’s fun!) begins after October 1. For those who …
Last Call!
If you are a blogger, podcasters, vloggers/booktubers, or book network reviewer who has reviewed children’s, middle grade or YA books, we would love it if you applied to be a Cybils Judge. You can read up on experiences that former judges and panelists have had, as well as reasons category chairs feel you should apply over on our Twitter feed. …
The Cybils is Now a Non-Profit!
The Cybils organization is thrilled to report that we are now officially a not-for-profit corporation, registered in the state of Arizona. We will be applying for 501(c)(3) nonprofit status this year. We have undertaken this formal registration process as a reflection of the seriousness with which we, the Cybils organizers, treat this award. While we are taking steps to make the …
The 2016 Cybils Logo
(I really wanted to title this OOOOH PRETTY, but I refrained.) Our wonderful graphic designer and co-blog editor, Sarah, worked her magic and whipped up a new batch of logos for this year’s Cybils. Feel free to grab, share, link, place, enjoy at your leisure. We definitely think they’re possibly our favorite out of all of them! And don’t forget …
Call for Judges: We Need YOU!
It’s CYBILS TIME again! (Already? Can you believe it?) After 10 years of doing this, you know the drill. We need YOUR help. It wouldn’t be the Cybils without audience participation. So, we are lining up a crew of judges (newbies and returning ones) who will be willing to read, discuss, think about, blog about, narrow down, and select the year’s …