Current Phase: We've got lots to read!

Thank you! The public has nominated its recommendations, publishers and authors have submitted theirs. Now, our Round 1 judges have a "mere" 1000+ books to read and discuss as they choose the 2024 CYBILS Awards finalists. [To be announced 1.1.2025.]

In the meantime, have some fun. Click a category, pick some books, and read what our judges are reading!

Vision Statement

The CYBILS AWARDS seeks to elevate the best books for children and young adults, expanding their audience and improving childhood literacy by helping to identify books that will encourage a love of reading in children and teens, and ensuring a diverse and equitable appreciation of literature through inclusivity.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Cybils Awards is committed to mindful inclusivity in its book selection process. To this end, the Cybils Awards Board

Published its Inclusivity Goals and Guidelines document to demonstrate its transparency; and
Requires diversity and cultural sensitivity training for all panelists to ensure critical engagement with books nominated for its awards.

Our Reporting Form offers the public a means to report books that are incompatible with these values for reasons that include blatant racism, sexism, and other hate-filled perspectives, with or without attribution. Learn more here.