Tomorrow, October 16, is the start of the period where publishers, publicists, authors, and app developers may submit your own books for consideration for the Cybils Awards. From October 16-25, you may submit any titles not already nominated by the general public, up to 10% of your 2014 children’s/YA list. The titles nominated by the public do not count towards the 10%, and …
And…. GO! 2014 Cybils Nominations are OPEN
Welcome to the NINTH annual Cybils awards! You can now go and nominate any book to your heart’s content. Well… maybe not ANY book. So here are a few things to get you started: First off, be sure to check out our category descriptions. If you’re not sure where your book should go, PLEASE check these out. If you’re not quite sure, …
Nominations Open TOMORROW!
Today is the last day in September, and you know what this means, right? Only 31 more days until Halloween! Also, just 24 more hours until you can nominate books for the Cybils Awards. Rules are so ridiculously simple, even I can follow them. And I made them up! I’m some sort of genius, I guess: Anybody can nominate a …
2014 Poetry Judges
First Round Kelly Fineman Writing and Rumination @kellyfineman Nancy Bo Flood The Pirate Tree Jone Rush MacCulloch Check It Out @JoneMac53 Margaret Simon Reflections on the Teche @MargaretGSimon Tricia Stohr-Hunt The Miss Rumphius Effect @missrumphius Sylvia Vardell Poetry For Children @SylviaVardell Bridget Wilson What is Bridget Reading @bridgetrwilson Second Round Linda Baie Teacher Dance @LBaie Matt Forrest Esenwine Radio, …
2014 Graphic Novel Judges
First Round Alyssa Feller The Shady Glade Kristin Harvey The Book Monsters @bookgoil Liz Jones Lizjonesbooks @lizjonesbooks Nicola Mansfield It’s All Comic To Me @lilelizajane Sarah Sammis Puss Reboots @pussreboots Alysa Stewart Everead @everead Emma Weiler No Flying. No Tights Second Round Leslie Darnell Omphaloskepsis @omphaloskepsisL Emily Mitchell Emily Reads @emilyreads Gina Ruiz AmoXcalli @ginaruiz Maria Selke Maria Selke …
2014 Elementary/Middle Grade Non-Fiction Judges
First Round Ellen Zschunke On The Shelf 4 Kids @ontheshelf4kids Carol Wilcox Carol W’s Corner @carwilc Reshama Deshmukh Stacking Boooks @Stackingbks Margo Tanenbaum Fourth Musketeer Andi Sibley A Wrung Sponge @AndiSibley Elisa Bergslien Leopards and Dragons @DNAPL Carrie Waterson IMCPL Kids’ Blog IMCPL Ready to Read Second Round Laurie Ann Thompson http://lauriethompson.com @lauriethompson Alyson Beecher Kid Lit Frenzy @alybee930 …
2014 Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Judges
First Round Sondra Eklund Sonderbooks @Sonderbooks Sherry Early Semicolon @semicolonblog Maureen Eichner By Singing Light @elvenjaneite Cindy Hannikman Fantasy Book Critic Katy Kramp A Library Mama @alibrarymama Brandy Painter Random Musings of a Bibliophile @brandymuses Charlotte Taylor Charlotte’s Library @charlotteslib Second Round Hayley Beale Bibliobrit Melissa Fox Book Nut @book_nut Sarah Potvin Librarian of Snark @librarianosnark Tasha Saecker Waking …
2014 Middle Grade Fiction Judges
First Round Mark Buxton Buxton’s Blog O’ Books Earl Dizon The Chronicles of a Children’s Book Writer @ea12l Rosemary Kiladitis Mom Read It @roesolo Kyle Kimmal The Boy Reader @theboyreader Deb Marshall Read Write Tell @debamarshall Brenda Tjaden Log Cabin Library @LogCabinLibrary Karen Yingling Ms. Yingling Reads @msyingling Second Round Alex Baugh Randomly Reading @randomlyreading Terry Doherty Family Bookshelf @thereadingtub …
2014 Easy Reader/Early Chapter Book Judges
First Round Katie Fitzgerald Story Time Secrets @mrskatiefitz Caroline Flory Under God’s Mighty Hand @Keep_Tha_Faith Maggi Idzikowski Mama Librarian @mama_librarian Mike Lewis No High 5 News @145lewis Kimberley Moran Books First in Maine @kagmoran Debbie Nance Readerbuzz @debnance Melissa Taylor Imagination Soup @imaginationsoup Round Two Narineh Ferderer Ready, Set, Read @TheNovelWorld Amanda Furman Maestra Amanda’s World @maestra_amanda Catherine Nichols …
2014 Book App Judges
First Round Jill Goodman appoLearning @queenofappland Emily Lloyd Little eLit @poesygalore Cathy Potter The Nonfiction Detectives @cppotter Colby Sharp Sharp Read @colbysharp Stacey Shubitz Two Writing Teachers @raisealithuman Jen Vincent Teach Mentor Texts @mentortexts @u46insttech Erin Warzala Falling Flannelboards @fallingflannel Second Round Jason Boog Born Reading @jasonboog Elisabeth LeBris LeBrisary @elebris Jackie Parker Interactive Reader @interactiver Deanne Shoyer Small …