The panels of Round I and II judges are rapidly taking shape, and we'll be announcing those soon! In the meantime, we're going to start introducing the Cybils '09 organizing team. Today, we meet Jen Robinson, our hardworking Literacy Evangelist: I'm Jen Robinson, and I've been blogging for nearly 4 years at Jen Robinson's Book Page. My blog is dedicated …
A Little Night-Light Music
We have a really good friend over at Zooglobble, which does for kids music what many of us try to do for books. In fact, Stefan, who runs the show, was a judge in Fiction Picture Books last year and counts himself a Cybils fan. This year, he's asking our help for a very important and amazingly cool task. He's on a quest …
The Cybils are Wiki-Fabulous
The word is spreading, and thanks to everyone who's made the Cybils such a well-organized and respected endeavor over the past three years, we're now officially a fixture on Wikipedia! That's right, the Cybils has a Wikipedia entry, complete with lists of award winners, a little history, and everything else the world needs to know about us. So go check …
Announcing Brand-New Cybils Bling!
Hi, everyone! Not only am I excited to be back as your friendly neighborhood Cybils blog editor for the 2009-10 awards process, I'm also happy to announce that we've got a whole new stock of Cybils swag available for your purchasing enjoyment over at CafePress. Similar to last year, we have an array of different t-shirts, a couple of mugs, and …
I am soooo not the Cybils admin.
Help! I have a terrible problem. In nearly four years of trying I simply cannot think of a better title than "Cybils administrator." I tried "Cybils editor" but I don't do much of that anymore. "Cybils sherpa" was DOA. Who am I? If you're familiar with the contest and my efforts here and can think up a title that doesn't …
Super quick update for judges
At least 40 people have emailed about judging. YES! I'm sorry I didn't program the gmail account to automatically reply: "Hey, thanks! We'll get back to you in a couple weeks. Fingers crossed for ya' …" So, consider yourselves officially thanked and responded to. Sorry 'bout that. -Anne
Judging Stuff, Part II
The Cybils '09 season is launching soon and we need judges in every genre of children's and YA literature. If you: blog about some aspect of children's or teen books on at least a somewhat consistent basis; or contribute regularly to a group blog about same; know a thing or two about what kids/teens are reading these days; are planning …
Judging Stuff, Part I
The call for judges will go out very, very soon. Like, about a day or so after this is posted. But I didn't want you to just skim through all the stuff there is to know. Please, pretty please, read this before diving into the whole judging thing. Overview There are two rounds of judging, and two types of judges. …
Soft launch
We'll be fiddling with the new header and layout this week in preparation for the 2009 season. Stay tuned …
Right Up Our Alley
Since one of our major criteria for award-winning books here at the Cybils is kid appeal, we were stoked to find out about a new award for YA literature that recognizes that same quality. The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN) of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) recently announced the finalists for the inaugural Amelia Elizabeth Walden …