In my other life, I’m the freelance editor for the Poetry Foundation’s children’s Web page. It’s my great pleasure to announce that two of Cybils’ organizers, Jules and Eisha, have an article suggesting which poems to sneak into your kid’s lunch box. Besides the usual holidays, you’ll find poems for losing a tooth, pop quizzes, fights with best friends … …

First, we’d like to thank all the publishers who have sent review copies so far. Books are streaming in to our panelists, who aren’t wasting a precious second of their all-too-brief reading period. Some of the smaller publishers have said they cannot make review copies available, so panelists are hunting down copies in local libraries. That’s cool. Thanks for letting …

Root-a-toot-toot! That’s me tooting my own horn, as I’m joining a pantheon of great kidlit bloggers to guest post at ForeWord magazine. My first article is about this here contest and its origins, which you’ll find at this here link. I’m following on the heels of the world famous Jules and Eisha, two of our organizers, and Betsy Bird from …

Tricia Stohr-Hunt, a panelist in the non-fiction picture books, is a finalist under Best Education Blog in the 2007 Weblog Awards for her blog, The Miss Rumphius Effect. Go, Tricia! Woot! There’s only a tiny window to go vote — from today until Nov. 8, when the winners will be announced at the BlogWorldExpo in Las Vegas. Though I don’t …

Hey all, don’t forget we’re selling classified ads for $10. The money will go toward buying an award (likely a fountain pen) for our winning authors and illustrators. Follow this link to buy a classified on our BlogAds page. Check "Classie" and fill out all the other stuff.  Your ad’ll appear about halfway down the center column. Send a shout …

Nominations are still streaming in, of course, but we thought you’d like to see the list so far. Sheila, our F/SF coordinator extraordinaire, has put up a list (with links to both Amazon and your local bookstore) on her blog, Wands and Worlds. Take a look, than come back and nominate something too. For other categories, click for the index.

Several people have requested our official press release. Feel free to borrow, copy or steal: BOOK BLOGGERS KICK OFF KIDLIT AWARDS’ SECOND YEAR CHICAGO – Will Harry Potter triumph among critical bloggers? Will novels banned in some school districts find favor online? With 90 volunteers poised to sift through hundreds of new books, the second annual Children’s and Young Adult …

Hooray for our 2007 winners! Click here for a short overview of the contest, or peruse the index of 2007 finalists. And don’t forget your sexy widget. Enter our Amazon code if you want us to get a teensy commission: cybils0c-20.

Welcome to the 2007 Cybils, the only literary awards by bloggers. We’re seeking nominations from book lovers in eight genres: Fantasy/Science FictionFiction Picture BooksGraphic NovelsMiddle Grade FictionNon-Fiction: Middle Grade and Young AdultNon-Fiction Picture BooksPoetryYoung Adult Fiction Want to nominate your favorite children’s and young adult books of the year? They must’ve been published in 2007: Only one book per category; …

Yo, anybody else out there as excited as us? One week ’til nominations open. That’s seven days. You know, one less than eight and one more than six … Starting Oct. 1 (did we mention that’s in only a week), we’ll open eight categories so the public (that’s you) can start listing their favorite books from 2007 (that’s one more …