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KidlitCon Registration is OPEN
From our friends over at Kidlitosphere Central: We are thrilled to announce that registration for KidLitCon 2015 is now open. We have been working on superior content for our two days of discussion and networking. We are expecting topics like: Why do kids read horror: are they freaks or something? How can I get paid to write about what I love? What really goes …
Call for Blog Submissions
Last year, we created a spreadsheet to connect publishers and publicists with bloggers who are active in the Cybils community. (If you’re a blogger and you’re reading this, that means you!) The spreadsheet was successful, and feedback we received on it was very positive. A year has passed, and the information is becoming outdated, as information does. It’s time to update! If …
Featured Blogger: Maureen Kearney
Since the date and place for the 2015 KidlitCon has been announced and the call for proposals is out, we thought it’d be fun to highlight the one person (that we know of; there may be others) that has been to every single KidlitCon since it started back in 2007. Maureen was more than happy to take a moment out …
Interview with J. Patrick Lewis and George Ella Lyon
First off, congrats! Voices from the March on Washington is fantastic! Can you tell us how you got the idea for this book? JPL: All credit goes to George Ella. When we first met at the Redlands (CA) conference a couple of years ago, I suggested to her that we might do a book together. She sweetly agreed and suggested the theme of …
Featured Blogger: Lee Wind
This month’s featured blogger is Lee Wind, who blogs over at I’m Here. I’m Queer. What the Hell Do I Read?. Lee’s a long-time active member of the Kidlitosphere, and we were happy he took some time out of his busy schedule to talk with us! Tell us a bit about your blog. LW: The idea behind “I’m Here. I’m Queer. …
A Quick Word about The Temple of Doubt
Remember back when we revealed the cover of our own Anne Levy’s book? Well… it’s in the next stage, and ARCs will soon be available. Anne is collecting a list of bloggers interested in reviewing the book to send to her publisher. If you’re interested, please contact Anne at me at anneboleslevy dot com. She will then pass along the list …
We Need YOUR Help
Hopefully, you’ve been enjoying the interviews with the winners (I know I have!) and looking over our themed lists as they’ve gone up this past month. We have a lot more in store for you this summer… but we are also looking for participants! If you would like to be a part of the Cybils blog, we are looking for …
Interview with Melissa Stewart and Sarah Brannen
First off, congrats! We were all very excited Feathers won. Can you tell us a bit about how you came up with the idea for this book? MS: Thanks so much! Sarah and I were thrilled to hear that our book had won. While I was doing research for another book, I stumbled across an article in Birder’s World (now …
Featured Blogger: Greg Pincus
We have loved all the bloggers we’ve featured so far, but it has occurred to us that we’ve been remiss in featuring the male population around here. There are men out there in the kidlit blogging community, and we wanted to highlight their contributions. Greg Pincus at Gottabook has been involved in the community for a number of years, and …