Save the Dates
If you're looking to carry the joys of summer reading into your fall, join us for the 2024 CYBILS Awards. We've made a few changes that we feel will make being a judge even more enticing.
Every year our judges ask for more time to find and read all the books in their category before choosing finalists. We took their feedback to heart and have adjusted our calendar.
- Call for Judges opens 8.1.24 and ends 9.7.24.
- Public Nomination Period runs 9.16 - 9.30.24.
- Publisher/Author Submission period is 10.1.-10.15.24.
Stay in the know by signing up for our Newsletter. Check out our 2024 Nomination Eligible Shelf on Goodreads to see what our summer panelists are reading. Use our Pro Tips to have your application ready to go.
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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.
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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