Yes, we are doing something a little different in this, our 18th year: we are going to have TWO Calls for Judges. Since you’re here, odds are you already love books for kids and teens and connecting other readers with great books. You probably even post reviews of them so that others can get your thoughts about what you’ve been …
Dear Author
Dear Author Friend, I’ve been sharing thoughts about serving as a CYBILS AWARDS Panelist volunteer in some recent letters to bloggers, librarians, and others who are deeply invested in quality books for young readers. I hope that some of those discussions are traveling among friends and colleagues in those groups. Thinking about those peer groups made me realize I was …
Dear Librarian
Dear Library Friend, I’m so was so excited to hear from you! When sharing thoughts about volunteering as a CYBILS AWARDS panelist with my Blogger Friend, I was hoping they might find their way to others. Library friends are the perfect target audience for these discussions since librarians are ALWAYS my best friends, my portal to the reading world that …
Dear Blogger (Part 2)
Dear Blogger Friend, I’m pleased that you understood the intent of my previous letter. I worried I might be sounding pushy, but I was simply reaching out to encourage possible interest. Your questions are great ones and I appreciate your interest in learning more about volunteering as a Cybils Awards panelist. If you’ve hesitated because you have questions about what …
Dear Blogger (Part 1)
<p Dear Blogger Friend, I am long overdue in thanking you for countless mornings of joy. Each day I open an e-window for my library-network HOLD portal, and another for my email. Then, with hot tea and biscotti on hand, I ignore all other inbox business to read your posts about books and their creators. I subscribe to dozens of …
2021 Panelists and Judges: YA Speculative Fiction
Round 1 Sarah Cook sarah yael Instagram: @sarahyael_ Grace Barker Grace Gets Books Twitter: @gracegetsbooks Instagram: @gracegetsbooks Kim Aippersbach Dead Houseplants Tria Pallesen Goodreads Nithya Myneni Goodreads Kimberly Lynne girlxoxo Instagram: @Chapter_Adventure Jenna Ehler Goodreads Twitter: @readthinkvote Round 2 Rine Karr Goodreads Twitter: @rinekarr Instagram: @rinekarr Sondra Eklund Sonderbooks Twitter: @Sonderbooks …
2021 Panelists and Judges: YA Fiction
Round 1 Gary Anderson What’s Not Wrong? Twitter: @AndersonGL Instagram: @evergreenliterature Christopher Helton Plucked Stacks Twitter: @achrishelton Karen Jensen Teen Librarian Toolbox Twitter: @tlt16 Christa Seeley Twitter: @christasbooks Instagram: @christasbooks Haley Shaffer Goodreads Twitter: @hale27storm Instagram: @h_shaffer Vidya Tiru Lady in Read Writes Twitter: @LadyInReadvt Instagram: @ladyinreadwrites Jamie Yocum Goodreads Instagram: @jamiereadsthings Round 2 Lauren Becker Shooting Stars Mag Twitter: …
2021 Panelists and Judges: High School Nonfiction
Round 1 Jennifer Giberga Introverted Reader Twitter: @IntrovertReader Instagram: @Introverted.Reader Melissa Wiley Here in the Bonney Glen Twitter: @melissawiley Instagram: @melissawileybooks Julie Neitz Wielga Instagram: @partnersinliteracydenver Gavin Woltjer Twitter: @GavinWoltjer Beth Mitcham Library Chicken Twitter: @Beth Mitcham Instagram: @bethjmitcham Round 2 Terry Doherty The Reading Tub Twitter: @TheReadingTub Instagram: @readingtub Wendy Gassaway Falconer’s Library Twitter: @WendyGassaway Anne Bennett My Head …
2021 Panelists and Judges: Graphic Novels
Round 1 Rosemary Kiladitis Mom Read It Twitter: @roesolo Instagram: @roesolo Tiffany Sorenson Provo Library Children’s Book Blog Jennifer Rummel YA Book Nerd Twitter: @yabooknerd Instagram: @yabooknerdlibrarian Anne Wilson Mount Prospect Public Library Kristen Harvey The Book Monsters Goodreads Twitter: @bookgoil Instagram: @bookgoil Round 2 Helen Murdoch Helen’s Book Blog Twitter: @hcmurdoch Instagram: @hcmurdoch Cheriee Weichel Library Matters Twitter: @CherieeWeichel …
2021 Panelists and Judges: Poetry
Round 1 Carol Grannick Carol’s Facebook Twitter: @carolcgrannick Instagram: @carolcovengrannick Nicole Hewitt Feed Your Fiction Addiction Twitter: @NicoleMHewitt Instagram: @NicoleFictionAddiction Rae Longest Powerful Women Readers Margaret Simon Reflections on the Teche Twitter: @MargaretGSimon Instagram: @margaretsmn Anastasia Suen #Kidlit Book of the Day Twitter: @AnastasiaSuen Round 2 Linda Baie TeacherDance Twitter: @LBaie Instagram: @lbaie Alex Baugh Randomly Reading Twitter: @randomlyreading Instagram: …