You only have until October 15th to nominate your very favorite books of the year! If you're like me, there are lots of books I loved, but because I read them back in January, they aren't immediately  jumping to mind. To have your memory nudged, go to these great sites for suggestions, then head to the nomination form here. Charlotte's …

Welcome to our eighth annual awards! Here's the nomination form for books published between last year's contest and this one. If you have any questions, please check out our contest info. Genres are listed in the sidebar under 2013 Nominations by Genre — just click on the category for the latest list of nominated titles. Titles are added continuously until …

Nominations by individuals for all categories of the Cybils begin October 1st! If you don't have your list ready, get to work and come back tomorrow morning to nominate your choices for the books you feel most passionate about!

Welcome to the Dark Side…(queue in your Darth Vader music, Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon, or Black Sabbath; which ever personifies the dark most for you).  Just kidding…or am I?   Young Adult Nonfiction is an interesting and somewhat perilous category in that it takes a lot of skill in writing to be effective.  The author is speaking …

10 Plants That Shook The World by Gillian Richardson Annick Press Nominated by: Flowering Minds Reviewed by: Alice@Supratentorial | Ellen Zschunke A Day in the Deep by Kevin Kurtz/Erin E. Hunter Sylvan Dell Publishing Publisher/ Author Submission A History of Just About Everything: 180 Events, People and Inventions That Changed the World by Elizabeth MacLeod and Frieda Wishinsky Kids Can …

Middle grade fiction encompasses a wide range of stories that do not have magical elements and are geared toward the 8 to 12 year old age group. These stories could be mysteries, histories, humor, sports, adventure and other tales set in the real world. Books should not contain mature content in regards to violence, sex or language are more appropriate …

The world as it was and is. Not as it could, or would, or should be. Send the dystopias and space operas, the fairies and angels, the blood-suckers, zombies, and alternate realities to SFF. In YA Fiction we are looking for realistic fiction, be it contemporary or historical, funny or mysterious, romantic or adventurous. We want the real world of …

 Poetry is tiny but mighty in nominations. From words that rhyme, words that flow and shape emotions on all different topics to poetic forms, the Poetry Genre is home to a veritable stew of entries. These books will appeal to the very young, middle grade and/or young adults. What belongs in Poetry? Consider nominating anthologies and poetry collections written by …

Nonfiction is the perfect way to introduce elementary and middle grade kids to the amazing world around them from history and biography to art and nature. Science? Math? Animals? Sports? It's all here and more besides! We're looking for titles that are suitable for reading aloud or independently, including picture books, easy readers, and early chapters, text and illustrations or …

Everyone loves comics…and the graphic storytelling mode goes way beyond Superman! The graphic novels category covers a wide range of stories–everything from wordless picture books appealing to the very young to intense, issue-based young adult novels–all of which tell their stories through serial artwork. We give an award for both the younger graphics and for the young adult graphics. Since …