Since I last saw you all back in February, a few amazing things have happened.
I interviewed a witch who casts spells and stuff and even writes YA. I interviewed an Iraq war veteran whose blog was censored by the U.S. Army. I meet some cool people in my day job as a radio news writer. Until a month or so ago, it was actually my night job. My hours were mercifully switched, but not before I completed draft #584 of a YA fantasy novel on my nights off. I seriously thought about ditching the big, shaggy, rambling monster of a manuscript. Then my first page went and got itself shortlisted in a big ol' national contest. Plus, my writing group loves the darn thing, so it's my albatross for the foreseeable future.
Oh, and I'm back as your taskmaster-in-chief and executive bottle washer. It's my privilege to run the Cybils every year and take all the credit for your hard work. Kidding! Seriously, welcome back, everyone.
–Anne Boles Levy