Turning 18 has made us a bit nostalgic … and yet looking forward, too. That got us thinking …
wouldn’t it be fun to see how many 2023 CYBILS Awards nominees are written by previous winners?
So we dug into the archives to find which CYBILS Awards winners of yore who have new books being considered this year. Quite a few, as it turns out.
- Some authors have multiple books eligible this year (Eoin Colfer, Grace Lin, Debbi Michiko Florence, Laura Purdie Salas, Jason Reynolds, Melissa Stewart, Mike Wohnoutka).
- Others have books that have won or are eligible in different categories (Eoin Colfer, Candace Fleming, Jacqueline Jules, Debbi Michiko Florence, Laura Purdie Salas, Jason Reynolds, Joyce Sidman, Christina Soontornvat).
- Joyce Sidman and Jonathan Stroud have the distinction of winning in 2006, the CYBILS Awards inaugural year AND having books eligible this year.
Know a young reader who loves a particular author or genre? Browse this list. Brand new or backlist, you may have just found your next read … or the perfect gift!
ATINUKE |
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| 2023 Nominee Early Chapter Book | 2011 Winner Early Chapter Book |
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STEPHANIE BURGIS |
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| 2023 Nominee EMG Speculative Fiction | 2017 Winner EMG Speculative Fiction |
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EOIN COLFER |
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| 2023 Nominee Fiction Picture Book |
2023 Nominee EMG Speculative Fiction |
2007 Winner EMG Graphic Novel |
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JEN FERGUSON |
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| 2023 Nominee Young Adult Fiction | 2022 Winner Young Adult Fiction |
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CANDACE FLEMING |
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| 2023 Nominee Fiction Picture Book | 2023 Nominee Fiction Picture Book |
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| 2011 Winner Middle-Grade Nonfiction |
2014 Winner High School/YA Nonfiction |
2016 Winner #Elementary Nonfiction |
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MARLA FRAZEE |
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| 2023 Nominee Fiction Picture Book | 2009 Winner Fiction Picture Book |
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NATHAN HALE |
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| 2023 Nominee EMG Graphic Novel | 2008 Winner EMG Graphic Novel |
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SHANNON HALE |
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| 2023 Nominee Early Chapter Book |
2008 Winner EMG Graphic Novel |
2007 Winner YA Speculative Fiction |
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CHRIS HARRIS |
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| 2023 Nominee Poetry Collection | 2017 Winner Poetry |
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PAUL B. JANECZKO |
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| 2023 Nominee Poetry Collection | 2011 Winner Poetry |
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JACQUELINE JULES |
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| 2023 Nominee Poetry Collection | 2010 Winner Early Chapter Book |
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AMIE KAUFMAN |
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| 2023 Submission YA Speculative Fiction | 2016 Winner YA Speculative Fiction |
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GRACE LIN |
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| 2023 Nominee Board Book | 2023 Nominee MG Nonfiction | 2023 Nominee Board Book |
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| 2023 Nominee Board Book | 2015 Winner Early Chapter Book | 2023 Nominee Board Book |
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JANAE MARKS |
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| 2023 Nominee Middle-Grade Fiction | 2020 Winner Middle Grade Fiction |
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MEG MEDINA |
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| 2023 Nominee YA Graphic Novel | 2013 Winner YA Fiction |
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MINDY McGINNIS |
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| 2023 Nominee Young Adult Fiction | 2019 Winner Young Adult Fiction |
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DEBBI MICHIKO FLORENCE |
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| 2023 Nominee Early Chapter Book | 2023 Nominee Early Chapter Book |
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| 2023 Nominee Middle-Grade Fiction | 2018 Winner Early Chapter Book |
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MOLLY KNOX OSTERTAG |
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| 2023 Nominee EMG Graphic Novel | 2018 Winner EMG Graphic Novel |
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R.J. PALACIO |
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| 2023 Nominee Middle-Grade Fiction | 2012 Winner Middle-Grade Fiction |
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LAURA PURDIE SALAS |
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| 2023 Nominee Elementary Nonfiction |
2023 Nominee Board Book | 2012 Winner Poetry |
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ADAM REX |
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| 2023 Nominee Elementary Nonfiction |
2020 Winner Elementary Nonfiction |
2007 Winner EMG Speculative Fiction |
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JASON REYNOLDS |
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| 2023 Nominee YA Speculative Fiction |
2023 Nominee Poetry Novel In Verse |
2023 Nominee Middle-Grade Fiction |
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| 2020 Winner High School Nonfiction |
2018 Winner Poetry | 2016 Middle-Grade Fiction |
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RUTA SEPTYS |
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| 2023 Nominee High School Nonfiction | 2016 Winner Young Adult Nonfiction |
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TESS SHARPE |
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| 2023 Nominee Young Adult Fiction | 2021 Winner Young Adult Fiction |
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LAURA SHOVAN |
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| 2023 Nominee Poetry Collection | 2016 Winner Poetry |
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NEAL SHUSTERMAN |
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| 2023 Nominee YA Speculative Fiction |
2023 Nominee YA Speculative Fiction |
2017 Winner YA Speculative Fiction |
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JOYCE SIDMAN |
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| 2023 Elementary Nonfiction | 2006 Winner Poetry |
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CHRISTINA SOONTORNVAT |
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| 2023 Nominee EMG Speculative Fiction | 2023 Winner Middle-Grade Nonfiction |
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PHILIP STEAD |
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| 2023 Submission Fiction Picture Book | 2012 Winner Fiction Picture Book |
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JONATHAN STROUD |
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| 2023 Nominee EMG Speculative Fiction |
2013 Winner EMG Speculative Fiction |
2006 Winner Fantasy & Science Fiction |
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MELISSA STEWART |
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| 2023 Nominee Elementary Nonfiction |
2023 Nominee Elementary Nonfiction |
2014 Winner EMG Nonfiction |
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MIKE WOHNOUTKA |
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| 2023 Nominee Easy Reader | 2023 Submission Fiction Picture Book |
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| 2021 Winner Easy Reader | 2020 Winner Easy Reader |
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