First Round Carrie Charley Brown Carrie On… Together! @carriebrowntx Travis Jonker 100 Scope Notes @100scopenotes Teri Lesesne Goddess of YA @ProfessorNana Carol Munro Just Write Words @CarolMunroJWW Kristen Remenar Kristen Remenar @RemenarReads Jen Robinson Jen Robinson’s Book Page @JensBookPage Jennifer Wharton Jean Little Library jeanlittlelibrary@gmail.com Second Round Myra Bacsal Gathering Books @GatheringBooks Julie Larios Books Around the Table Dawn …
Introducing Our Judges
The people who volunteer each year to judge for Cybils never fail to amaze us. We pay you nothing, and there isn’t even a consistent flow of free books, really. We make you sit on bookstore floors or stalk librarians. We deprive you of a normal Christmas and pester you for links and posts. We cajole your introverted, bookish selves …
And Now…
We’re almost ready to announce the panelists and judges for the 2014 Cybils. We just need to get a few more things in order, and we’ll be ready to announce them on Wednesday, September 17th, starting at 10 a.m., PDT. We’re very pleased with the people who have volunteered their time (definitely), money (maybe a little), and firstborn children (almost never) …
News: Judge Announcements Postponed
“Patience, grasshopper,” said Maia. “Good things come to those who wait.” “I always thought that was ‘Good things come to those who do the wave,’” said Simon. “No wonder I’ve been so confused all my life.” ― Cassandra Clare, City of Glass Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Cybils judge invitations have not gone out yet. Those behind the scenes are doing …
Call for Judges
It’s nearing the end of summer and beach reads are slowly giving way to back-to-school booklists. It’s time for the 2014 Cybils Awards to get underway. Cue balloons and pigeons and national anthem and stuff! Okay, we don’t have any of that. It’s still pretty exciting, though. We kick off our new season by lining up a new crew of …
Welcome to the new website!
In preparation for the 2014 season, we’ve been working hard this summer to set up a shiny new website for the Cybils Awards. The old website has served us well, but after eight years of continually adding to it, it was getting cluttered and difficult to find what you’re looking for. So, we decided to make a fresh start. Our goal …
Diverse Book Recommendations for #WeNeedDiverseBooks
If you’re not already aware, there’s a wonderful thing happening in the book world these past few days. A campaign called #WeNeedDiverseBooks (link is here) is trying to bring together likeminded folks to push for change in the publishing industry. We all envision lists that include more books for people of every color, ethnicity, faith, sexuality, and ability level. I …
Twitter Love for Cybils 2014
As if we weren't excited enough simply to announce this year's fantastic winning titles, we're also running high on the lovely things people have been saying in reaction to the winners announcement. It makes us so thrilled to be able to spread some love to deserving authors and illustrators (and their publishers, too), and here's what some of them had …
The 2013 Cybils Awards
Thanks to the many volunteers who made for another successful Cybils contest. Our judges, panelists and — most especially — our organizers gave up their so-called free time to spend with us. You can thank them by passing along the good word about what we do here! Without further fuss, here are this year’s winners of a Cybils Award: Elementary …
The 2013 Cybils Winners Are Coming…
The winners of the 2013 Cybils Awards will be announced next Friday, on Valentine's Day. Our Round 2 panelists are hard at work. Each panel will select what they believe is the best-written, most kid-friendly title out of the choices on their shortlist. For your reference, here are links to the full shortlists: Elementary & Middle Grade Book Apps Fiction …