First Round Katie Fitzgerald Story Time Secrets @mrskatiefitz Caroline Flory Under God’s Mighty Hand @Keep_Tha_Faith Maggi Idzikowski Mama Librarian @mama_librarian Mike Lewis No High 5 News @145lewis Kimberley Moran Books First in Maine @kagmoran Debbie Nance Readerbuzz @debnance Melissa Taylor Imagination Soup @imaginationsoup Round Two Narineh Ferderer Ready, Set, Read @TheNovelWorld Amanda Furman Maestra Amanda’s World @maestra_amanda Catherine Nichols …
2014 Book App Judges
First Round Jill Goodman appoLearning @queenofappland Emily Lloyd Little eLit @poesygalore Cathy Potter The Nonfiction Detectives @cppotter Colby Sharp Sharp Read @colbysharp Stacey Shubitz Two Writing Teachers @raisealithuman Jen Vincent Teach Mentor Texts @mentortexts @u46insttech Erin Warzala Falling Flannelboards @fallingflannel Second Round Jason Boog Born Reading @jasonboog Elisabeth LeBris LeBrisary @elebris Jackie Parker Interactive Reader @interactiver Deanne Shoyer Small …
2014 Fiction Picture Book Judges
First Round Carrie Charley Brown Carrie On… Together! @carriebrowntx Travis Jonker 100 Scope Notes @100scopenotes Teri Lesesne Goddess of YA @ProfessorNana Carol Munro Just Write Words @CarolMunroJWW Kristen Remenar Kristen Remenar @RemenarReads Jen Robinson Jen Robinson’s Book Page @JensBookPage Jennifer Wharton Jean Little Library jeanlittlelibrary@gmail.com Second Round Myra Bacsal Gathering Books @GatheringBooks Julie Larios Books Around the Table Dawn …
Introducing Our Judges
The people who volunteer each year to judge for Cybils never fail to amaze us. We pay you nothing, and there isn’t even a consistent flow of free books, really. We make you sit on bookstore floors or stalk librarians. We deprive you of a normal Christmas and pester you for links and posts. We cajole your introverted, bookish selves …
And Now…
We’re almost ready to announce the panelists and judges for the 2014 Cybils. We just need to get a few more things in order, and we’ll be ready to announce them on Wednesday, September 17th, starting at 10 a.m., PDT. We’re very pleased with the people who have volunteered their time (definitely), money (maybe a little), and firstborn children (almost never) …
News: Judge Announcements Postponed
“Patience, grasshopper,” said Maia. “Good things come to those who wait.” “I always thought that was ‘Good things come to those who do the wave,’” said Simon. “No wonder I’ve been so confused all my life.” ― Cassandra Clare, City of Glass Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Cybils judge invitations have not gone out yet. Those behind the scenes are doing …
Call for Judges
It’s nearing the end of summer and beach reads are slowly giving way to back-to-school booklists. It’s time for the 2014 Cybils Awards to get underway. Cue balloons and pigeons and national anthem and stuff! Okay, we don’t have any of that. It’s still pretty exciting, though. We kick off our new season by lining up a new crew of …
Welcome to the new website!
In preparation for the 2014 season, we’ve been working hard this summer to set up a shiny new website for the Cybils Awards. The old website has served us well, but after eight years of continually adding to it, it was getting cluttered and difficult to find what you’re looking for. So, we decided to make a fresh start. Our goal …
Diverse Book Recommendations for #WeNeedDiverseBooks
If you’re not already aware, there’s a wonderful thing happening in the book world these past few days. A campaign called #WeNeedDiverseBooks (link is here) is trying to bring together likeminded folks to push for change in the publishing industry. We all envision lists that include more books for people of every color, ethnicity, faith, sexuality, and ability level. I …
Twitter Love for Cybils 2014
As if we weren't excited enough simply to announce this year's fantastic winning titles, we're also running high on the lovely things people have been saying in reaction to the winners announcement. It makes us so thrilled to be able to spread some love to deserving authors and illustrators (and their publishers, too), and here's what some of them had …