For the announcement of the Cybils winners? We know we are! (Ready, that is. And definitely excited!) Stay tuned for the BIG announcement tomorrow. We can’t wait to share these terrific books with you!
Cybils at the ALA Youth Media Awards
I’m pretty sure you (like me) sat next to your computer (or maybe you were lucky and got to be at ALA Midwinter in Boston?) and eagerly listened to/watched the announcements of this year’s ALA Youth Media awards yesterday. It was exciting, and definitely full of surprises! As I watched the livestream, I couldn’t help but wonder how many of the books …
The 2015 Cybils Finalists: The Ones That Got Away
Perhaps the most difficult thing about being a Round 1 judge is letting go of your own personal favorites in order to create a finalist list. It’s a good thing: working with a panel means you get a variety of books for a diverse group of readers rather than, say, All The Books Blogger X Likes. But, there are just so many good …
The 2015 Finalists: What’s Being Said, Part 3
Over the past week, more love for the Cybils finalists have come in. Here’s a sampling of our favorites! https://t.co/DOu9IxYyDC CYBILS Finalist List. So thrilled to see Picture Perfect here. pic.twitter.com/CXuSlvA072 — Jacqueline Jules (@jacquelinejules) January 3, 2016 Hooray! So happy to see SOFIA on this list @Kimdraws. Also, RANGER! @KateMessner @literaticat https://t.co/ykqsb36s0z — Kelly Sonnack (@KSonnack) January 3, 2016 …
The 2015 Finalists: What’s Being Said, Facebook Edition
And a few shout-outs on Facebook: Tundra Books Nova Ren Suma Laurie Ann Thompson Leah Bobet Jacqueline Jules
The 2015 Finalists: What’s Being Said, Part 2
@yainterrobang @cybils @courtney_s Aaahhhhhhhhh! So thrilled, and for ALL THE RAGE too! Thank you! — Nova Ren Suma (@novaren) January 1, 2016 @YAReviewNet @cybils @courtney_s @andimJULIE @thejuby @tamaraistone @ElanaKArnold Wow!! I'm so honored!! Thank youuu!! — Nicola Yoon (@NicolaYoon) January 1, 2016 Cuckoo Song is one of the finalists for the elementary/middle grade speculative fiction category of the #cybils! https://t.co/vICHpCFZqV …
The 2015 Finalists: What’s Being Said, Part 1
One of our favorite parts of the Cybils announcements is seeing all the excitement. We thought we’d share some of the tweets and posts we saw over the past couple of days. There was so much excitement, in fact, that one post can’t hold it all. Let us know if we missed yours! Unexpected award shortlisting is unexpected! And delightful! What a …
The 2015 Finalists
Given our colorful logo at the top of this page, I keep thinking it’s been ten years since Cybils rolled out its very first roster of finalists. It’s actually been nine – but this is our 10th contest, inclusive. My 8th grade Algebra I teacher, Mr. Cloutier, is somewhere shaking his head in my direction at my stubborn innumeracy. I’m …
2015 Nominations Are Closed
Nominations for 2015 have now ended. A big thank you to everyone who nominated! Our dedicated judges are already hard at work reading the nominated titles. Finalists will be announced January 1. If you’d like to follow along, you can subscribe to our newsletter. We are now accepting submissions from authors, illustrators, publishers, and publicists. You can find the publisher/author …
The 2015 Cybils are OPEN!
Welcome to the TENTH annual Cybils awards! The nominations are now open! Some quick reminders: First off, be sure to check out our category descriptions. If you don’t know where the book should go, please read through the descriptions to help you decide. If you’re still not quite sure, make your best guess, and we can straighten things out behind the scenes. Take a minute …