We had 5,288 page views on October 2nd. The first nomination came in from Kate Messner, who nominated "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead. Congrats to Kate and thanks to everyone who's jumping in there with nominations. We're up to 380 books so far. Wow. -Anne
Non-Fiction Picture Books Panel
Meet our panelists and judges for Non-Fiction Picture Books–a truly diverse crop of writers, readers, librarians and teachers poised to find this year’s best in NFPB and information books. Panel Organizer: Jone MacCulloch, Check It Out Panelists (Round I Judges): Bill and Karen, Literate LivesKara Dean, Not Just For Kids Amanda Goldfuss, ACPL Mock Sibert Jone Rush MacCulloch (see panel …
Middle Grade Fiction Panel
Middle Grade Fiction is our spotlighted panel today, and the seven Round I Judges and five Round II Judges are coming from all over the blogosphere to read the best in fiction for readers ages eight to twelve. Panel Organizer: Kerry Millar, Shelf Elf Panelists (Round I Judges): Sherry Early, SemicolonMelissa Fox, Book Nut Abby Johnson, Abby the Librarian Kyle …
2009 Nominations: Non-Fiction/Information Picture Books
While nominations are open in all categories, we're also featuring a few genres at a time over the first few days — Eds. Kids love interesting non-fiction books. Kids love information books. And the sky is the limit for kids' interests. The Non-fiction/Information Picture Book category is looking for stunning, visual nominees that capture the curiosity and wonder of children …
2009 Nominations
Poetry
While nominations are open in all categories, we're also featuring a few genres at a time over the first few days — Eds.WHAT BELONGS IN THE POETRY CATEGORY: Poetry collections, whether for toddlers, school-aged kids or teens. If it's a picture book that consists of a single poem, it belongs with the appropriate category of picture books. If it's a …
2009 Nominations are now closed
Welcome to the 2009 Cybils awards. Our nominations are closed for this year but there's more fun to come. Our finalists are announced on January 1st, so there's a reason to wake up early on New Year's Day. Read on for the full list of nominations …
Reminder
This is it, everyone. The countdown has begun. Nominations open at one minute after the stroke of midnight Pacific time tonight. Remember, there'll be an electronic form available instead of leaving nominations in the comments. Read about it here. The rest of the panelists will be announced tomorrow Friday too. Our apologies for the delay. We were figuring out who …
Science Fiction and Fantasy Panel
This year we've got TWO sets of Round I Judges for SFF, because we get so many wonderful (and sometimes lengthy) nominations in this category. The great part is we get to involve even more enthusiastic bloggers in the process. Panel Organizer: Sheila Ruth, Wands and Worlds Panelists (Round I Judges), MG/Elementary: Anamaria Anderson, bookstogether Cindy Hannikman, Fantasy Book Critic …
Middle Grade/Young Adult Non-Fiction Panel
Non-Fiction for Middle Grade and Young Adult readers, or NFMG/YA for short, has an excellent panel of new folks, old folks, all great-to-have-them folks: Panel Organizer: Susan Thomsen, Chicken Spaghetti Panelists (Round I Judges): Alicia Blowers, The LibrariYAnSarah Rettger, Archimedes Forgets Jennie Rothschild, Biblio File Jill Tullo, The Well-Read Child Erin Walker, Erin Explores YA Round II Judges: Wendy Burton, …
Fiction Picture Books Panel
Our Fiction Picture Books panelists are a truly diverse bunch, with a blend of familiar faces and new friends prepared to find you the best in writing and illustration for kids this year. Panel Organizer: Pam Coughlan, MotherReader Panelists (Round I Judges): Shelly Burns, Write for a ReaderPam Coughlan (see panel organizer)Katie Harvey, Katie's Literature LoungeTravis Jonker, 100 Scope NotesNatasha …