We're Taking a Break...Sort Of
Books are treasures to be discovered.
Books are explorations to be celebrated.
Books are gifts to be shared.
That’s why, in 2025 the usual nomination and award cycle of the CYBILS Award is going on hiatus in favor of sharing books that we love, that we’d like you to love.
We’ll talk about books that reflect our world, and we hope you’ll stick around on our social media platforms to celebrate these books with us.
Publishers and Authors: We still want to connect with you! Read more about how you can support the Cybils in 2025.
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.
Equity Diversity, 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.
Our Mission
The CYBILS Awards aims to recognize children’s and YA authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.
Read our Mission Statement.
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