You’ll find no dragons or magic, fairies or robots here. Just real people, in the real world, in real situations. In a good YA novel teens will find themselves and discover their world. A great YA novel will do both of those while respecting and appealing to its audience. We are looking for a handful of the greatest teen novels …
About Kelly Herold
We saved the best for last! Today we introduce our Director, Kelly Herold: Kelly here. I’m a co-founder of the Cybils (along with Anne Boles Levy) and this year during our second annual awards process I’ll be filling an organizational role only. I’ll be dealing with our troublesome (just kidding! Love you guys) blogger volunteers and serving as the publisher …
About Sheila Ruth
Today we meet Sheila Ruth, our Fantasy/Science Fiction organizer: I started reading Science Fiction in the fourth grade and never looked back. From Madeleine L’Engle, I quickly moved on to Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Andre Norton, Frank Herbert, and many others. When a teacher loaned me her copy of The Lord of the Rings in fifth grade, I fell …
About Anne Levy
Today we introduce Anne Boles Levy, Editor of the Cybils blog: Me and my big mouth started this contest last year when I left a smart-alecky comment on Kelly Herold’s blog. I said us blogging upstarts should up and start our own contest. Kelly, being one of these organized types, took me up on it. I began my foray into …
About Eisha Prather
Today we introduce Eisha, our Non-Fiction Picture Books organizer: Hey! I’m Eisha, and I’m the other half of the blogging team behind Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast (you’ve already met Jules). At our blog we review books for all ages, but we tend to emphasize children’s and YA lit. We also feature interviews with authors, illustrators and bloggers; participate in …
About Little Willow
Today we introduce Little Willow, our Forum Moderator and Henchwoman for YA Outreach. Hi there! I’m an actress, singer, and dancer as well as a writer and a bookseller. I review books and interview authors at my lit blog. I specialize in children’s fiction, ranging from juvenile classics to contemporary teen fiction. My blog’s title, Bildungsroman, is the German term …
About Jackie Parker
Today we introduce Jackie Parker, our Young Adult Fiction organizer: I don’t remember playing with dolls as a child. What I do remember is hanging out in hot, musty school libraries as my librarian mother prepared for the school year. I remember helping by spreading out the new catalog cards across a great swath of carpeting and dancing across them …
Graphic Novels
Category Organizer: Sarah Stevenson (Reading YA: Readers’ Rants) Nominating Panel: Mary Lee Hahn (A Year of Reading)Alyssa Feller (The Shady Glade)Katie Zenke (Pixie Palace) Elizabeth Jones Gina Ruiz (AmoXicalli) Judging Panel: David Elzey (The Excelsior File) J.L. Bell (Oz and Ends)Anna (TangognaT)Snow Wildsmith (My Reading Project) Angie Thompson (Angieville)
Fantasy/Science Fiction
Category Organizer: Sheila Ruth (Wands and Worlds) Nominating Panel: Kim BaccelliaSheila Ruth (Wands and Worlds)Leila Roy (Bookshelves of Doom)Sarah Stevenson (Reading YA: Readers’ Rants)TraciTasha Sacker (Kids Lit)Tanita Davis (TadMack) (Finding Wonderland: The Writing YA Weblog) Judging Panel: Michele Fry (Scholar’s Blog)Gwenda Bond (Shaken & Stirred)Chris Rettstatt (Chris Rettstatt’s blog)Janelle Bitikofer (Writermorphosis)Libby (Lessons from a Tortoise)
Non Fiction (MG/YA)
Category Organizer: Jen Robinson (Jen Robinson’s Book Page) Nominating Panel: Mindy (Propernoun.net)Susan Thomsen (Chicken Spaghetti)KT Horning (Worth the Trip) Vivian (HipWriterMama) Becky (Farm School at Home) Judging Panel: Tracy Chrenka (Talking in the Library) Emily Mitchell (Emily Reads)Camille Powell (Book Moot)Alice Herold (Big A litte a)Jennie Rothschild (Biblio File)