Gina fell in love with books very early on. Once she discovered the local library, it was all over. By the time she'd reached 6th grade the local librarian knew her so well, she'd have a stack almost as tall as the quiet girl that would come in every day and leave almost stumbling over with her pile of books. …
Introducing Liz Jones, Graphic Novels Category
Liz Jones is a fan of visual storytelling who began accumulating picture books for her children at least a decade before they were born. She'd never read a graphic novel before volunteering with the Cybils back in 2007, as graphics are in short supply in her area. She was awestruck at the range and depth of the genre when the …
Thanks, volunteers!
Just a quick word if you've emailed us to judge. We can't respond to all emails individually just yet, but we're grateful for the outpouring so far. We're working behind the scenes to accommodate as many people as possible. If you're just joining us, we're talking about the judges sign-up going on now. Here's more info, and still more info.
Introducing Jen Robinson, Literacy Evangelist
As a child, Jen Robinson pretty much always had a book in her hand. Yes, even when she was swimming out to a raft in the middle of a lake (holding the book up high with one hand). Yes, even when she was climbing trees (with three younger brothers and sisters, she had to take quiet spots where she could …
Introducing Anastasia Suen, Easy Readers and Early Chapter Books Category
Learning how to read was magic for me. It opened up a new world – one where I could go anywhere and do anything. When I grew up, I helped others enter this magic world – I taught Kindergarten ESL and first grade, and helped children learn how to read. Now I recommend great books for this magic stage on …
Contest FAQs
What’s a Cybil? The Cybils awards are given each year by bloggers for the year’s best children’s and young adult titles. Nominations open to the public on October 1st. Can anyone nominate? Yes, anyone may nominate one book per genre during the public nomination period. We ask authors, publishers and publicists to wait until after the public nomination period ends …
2010 Call for Judges
Yes, it's that time of year, when we ask kidlit bloggers around the world to stop what they're doing and join us. It's going to be another crazy contest year, so we're again reminding everyone: judging is loads of fun work. For which we pay you tons nothing. you should skip skim read every word of this post here. you'll …
Judging Info
Overview Who’s eligible: Anyone who contributes regularly to a blog (including Goodreads, YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr, and TikTok) about any aspect of children’s or young adult literature. Regularly pretty much means at least once a month or so, but there are always exceptions. Ask us if you’re not sure. You must also be at least 16 years old before Oct. 1st. …
Cybils 2010 Bling for Your Blog
We're back! And we're all very excited about this year's awards–the books…the bloggers…the fame and fortune…oh, wait. Maybe we do it for the love. And, okay, getting to read a ton of awesome books is a great side benefit. Whatever your reason for loving the Cybils, we want YOU to help us by showing your love. That's right, we've got …
Pardon our dust
Ah, we ordered this fancy new blog header and the delivery guy comes and installs it and it doesn't fit in the space! We ordered the wrong size, so we're sending it back and getting a new one. It was either that, or move to a larger blog in a nicer neighborhood, preferably one with a pool. Of course, once …