It's Sheila Ruth's birthday today, so leave your well wishes in the comments. This contest wouldn't get off the ground every year without Sheila's hard work and dedication. Without her fabulous database, her publishing contacts, her work ethic and literary mojo, this would just be another cool blog about books that got updated once in a while. So tell her …
Review of Dirty Little Secret
Lucy at The Reading Date has been blogging about Young Adult and Adult Fiction since 2010. She participates in the Waiting on Wednesday and Mailbox Monday memes, lists e book deals, and occasionally reviews movies as well. Back in July, she reviewed one of the books nominated for the Cybils in the young adult fiction section. Dirty Little Secret by Jennifer …
Nominations are now closed
Nominations for 2013 are now closed. We would like to thank everyone who nominated, tweeted, posted, or supported the nominations in any other way. Judges have been hard at work since the first day of nominations, and will continue to work until the announcement of the finalists on January 1, 2014. While you're waiting for the announcement, we will be …
Last chance to nominate and a few last suggestions
Tomorrow is your last chance to nominate for the Cybils Awards! Nominations close tomorrow night at 11:59pm PDT. There are still some great books that haven't been nominated, so don't miss the chance! Here are a few more posts with nomination suggestions: Poetry suggestions from Poetry Category Chair Jone Mac Fiction Picture Books and Nonfiction Elementary and Middle Grade suggestions from …
The clock is ticking!
There's not much time left to nominate your favorite books for the Cybils! I have to check the exact minute that nominations close, but it's some time TOMORROW. Hop to it!
More suggestions for books you’ve forgotten you read!
I know that I struggled with which books I would nominate, and going back through a year's worth of blog posts… didn't happen. Looking at these lists, though, helped me remember books I thought were fabulous and deserved a chance at the Cybils! Take a look and see what made you go "Wow!", even though it might have gotten pushed …
The Clock is Ticking!
You only have until October 15th to nominate your very favorite books of the year! If you're like me, there are lots of books I loved, but because I read them back in January, they aren't immediately jumping to mind. To have your memory nudged, go to these great sites for suggestions, then head to the nomination form here. Charlotte's …
Let the Wild Nominations Begin!
Welcome to our eighth annual awards! Here's the nomination form for books published between last year's contest and this one. If you have any questions, please check out our contest info. Genres are listed in the sidebar under 2013 Nominations by Genre — just click on the category for the latest list of nominated titles. Titles are added continuously until …
On your mark, get set…
Nominations by individuals for all categories of the Cybils begin October 1st! If you don't have your list ready, get to work and come back tomorrow morning to nominate your choices for the books you feel most passionate about!
Young Adult Nonfiction– Category Description
Welcome to the Dark Side…(queue in your Darth Vader music, Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon, or Black Sabbath; which ever personifies the dark most for you). Just kidding…or am I? Young Adult Nonfiction is an interesting and somewhat perilous category in that it takes a lot of skill in writing to be effective. The author is speaking …