Yes, that is your Cybils Overlord with superstar author Scott Westerfeld. Note that he is not only totally hot but that he is touching me. I was touched by Scott Westerfeld. Me. I did indeed wash that shoulder, but only because I had visual proof right here that he touched me. Did I mention that Scott Westerfeld actually touched …
Judging Deadline
While the deadline to apply for judging for this Cybils season isn't until Thursday, it looks like we have nearly enough applicants in every category. A few genres, like Poetry and Nonfiction, have once again needed to recruit people to fill empty slots. Young Adult and Science Fiction/Fantasy usually have far too many candidates and the winnowing process is tough …
Warning: English major, cannot do math
For some reason, I didn't order enough bookmarks. I printed up 2,000 and about 40 people requested them. I don't know why 40 doesn't divide evenly into 2,000 but — horrors — I have run out of bookmarks! I still have more than half of you to go. Aak. I need to take a stack to Kidlit Con but otherwise, …
Welcome to the 2011 Cybils
The 2011 Cybils Awards are officially underway. We're busy behind the scenes picking out judges, pushing bookmarks and gearing up for the start of nominations on Oct. 1. Check out last year's winners or the full list of 2010 finalists. More about us here.
2011 Logos
Ladies, look at your blog. Now look at these logos. Now back to your blog. These are the logos that could be on your blog. Then there's this one (really eye-catching, if you ask me): And last but not least: Just right-click and save, folks. Enjoy!
Bookmarks!
Bookmarks with a full listing of our 2010 winners (plus contact info for the contest) just landed on my doorstep. They are as lovely as in years past, though we didn't do 2009 for lack of funds. Wah. This is one of our main publicity pushes — for both us and our winners. I used to put huge stacks of …
2011 Cybils Call for Judges
It's time! We're once again recruiting judges for two rounds of the Cybils contest. THere's just two easy steps: First, everything you need to know is spelled out right here, or click on the "Judging" link on the top nav bar. Second, fill out our handy new form, which is right here. Once again, the deadline to apply is Sept. …
Books and Ebooks and Apps, Oh My!
Opening day for Cybils 2011 is fast approaching and you know what that means — yet more changes to the contest. We thought we'd just be tweaking around the margins at this point in our six-year history. But that's an eon in the digital age, and we've had to pivot quickly to avoid becoming the Jurassic Awards. This year is …
Cybils Winners Around the World
Just found out via the SCBWI Expression e-newsletter that the 2008 Cybils winner for Fiction Picture Books–How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham–has been translated into Persian by Iranian children's book author and translator Parvin Ali-pour. How cool is that? We think it's extremely cool. Congratulations, Bob! You can read more about the translation on the Iran Book …
Get Your Cybil Award Stickers Right Here!
Don't forget that if you're a winning author or illustrator (or publisher of such, or even a bookseller selling the winning titles), you can buy shiny golden Cybil Award Winner stickers to put on your book covers. To the right is a picture of what these gorgeous things look like, and you can buy them right here in our Cybils …