Welcome to the 2009 Cybils awards. Our nominations are closed for this year but there's more fun to come. Our finalists are announced on January 1st, so there's a reason to wake up early on New Year's Day. Read on for the full list of nominations …
Announcing Brand-New Cybils Bling!
Hi, everyone! Not only am I excited to be back as your friendly neighborhood Cybils blog editor for the 2009-10 awards process, I'm also happy to announce that we've got a whole new stock of Cybils swag available for your purchasing enjoyment over at CafePress. Similar to last year, we have an array of different t-shirts, a couple of mugs, and …
New Blog Announcement: Booklights
I am happy to announce the launch of a new children's book blog from PBS Parents, Booklights. Pam Coughlan (MotherReader), Susan Kusel (Wizards Wireless), and I (Jen Robinson) will be working with Gina Montefusco from PBS, along with various guest contributors, to bring literacy and reading content to the PBS Parents audience. The goal of Booklights, in line with the …
The Amazing Gregory K.
Crap! I totally forgot to publicize Gotta Book's poetry blitz. That was SO on my list of things to do for this month. I'm such a bad virtual friend. Actually, since I've met Gotta Book's Gregory K. in person, I'm a bad friend, period. I hope he still loves us and comes back to judge again next year (gulp). Here's …
Calling all interviewers
If you were a panelist or judge this year, would you like to do a Q&A with one of the winners? I'll try and set it all up with the publicists, but wanted to coordinate it centrally so we don't all step on each other's toes or have too much duplication. Email me at anne (at) bookbuds (dot) net if …
Belated Dedication
I was in such a frantic rush to edit the winners' list and get it posted that I never wrote a dedication. I decided to post it somewhat belatedly, if you all don't mind.
The 2009 Cybils coming soon!
Get your 2008 winners right here! Oh, and check out last season's finalists too. Nominations for the new 2009 season open Oct. 1. Read about us here.
Nominations close tonight!
Nominations for the third annual Cybils close tonight at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time. As best we can, we’ll go in tonight and shut down the comments. Any nominations left in comments after 11:59 p.m. tonight won’t be counted, sorry to say. What happens next: The full list of nominations will be posted on Monday. Review copies will be ordered from …
What’s missing?
I gotta tell ya. The crazy way TypePad does comments now makes it harder to skim through them all to see what’s already been nominated. Complaints are pouring in about duplicate nominations, wasted nominations, etc. We hear you! Has anyone compiled a list of what terrific books are still missing from our nominations? If you’ve posted a list on your …
The Third Annual Cybils Awards
Welcome to the premier Web awards for children's literature. You, the public, nominated the books. Now we, the bloggers, are busy reading them and will eventually hand out prizes. Nominations are now closed. Please come back as we post reviews and news. Below the jump you'll see contest rules.