#CYBILS2023 Early Call for Judges Opens Today

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Yes, we are doing something a little different in this, our 18th year: we are going to have TWO Calls for Judges. Since you’re here, odds are you already love books for kids and teens and connecting other readers with great books. You probably even post reviews of them so that others can get your thoughts about what you’ve been …

Dear Author

Dear Author Friend, I’ve been sharing thoughts about serving as a CYBILS AWARDS Panelist volunteer in some recent letters to bloggers, librarians, and others who are deeply invested in quality books for young readers. I hope that some of those discussions are traveling among friends and colleagues in those groups. Thinking about those peer groups made me realize I was …

Dear Librarian

Dear Library Friend, I’m so was so excited to hear from you! When sharing thoughts about volunteering as a CYBILS AWARDS panelist with my Blogger Friend, I was hoping they might find their way to others. Library friends are the perfect target audience for these discussions since librarians are ALWAYS my best friends, my portal to the reading world that …

Dear Blogger (Part 2)

Dear Blogger Friend, I’m pleased that you understood the intent of my previous letter. I worried I might be sounding pushy, but I was simply reaching out to encourage possible interest. Your questions are great ones and I appreciate your interest in learning more about volunteering as a Cybils Awards panelist. If you’ve hesitated because you have questions about what …

Dear Blogger (Part 1)

<p Dear Blogger Friend, I am long overdue in thanking you for countless mornings of joy. Each day I open an e-window for my library-network HOLD portal, and another for my email. Then, with hot tea and biscotti on hand, I ignore all other inbox business to read your posts about books and their creators. I subscribe to dozens of …

2021 Panelists and Judges: YA Speculative Fiction

Round 1 Sarah Cook sarah yael Instagram: @sarahyael_   Grace Barker Grace Gets Books Twitter: @gracegetsbooks Instagram: @gracegetsbooks   Kim Aippersbach Dead Houseplants   Tria Pallesen Goodreads   Nithya Myneni  Goodreads   Kimberly Lynne girlxoxo Instagram: @Chapter_Adventure    Jenna Ehler  Goodreads Twitter: @readthinkvote   Round 2 Rine Karr Goodreads Twitter: @rinekarr Instagram: @rinekarr   Sondra Eklund Sonderbooks Twitter: @Sonderbooks   …

2021 Panelists and Judges: YA Fiction

Round 1 Gary Anderson What’s Not Wrong? Twitter: @AndersonGL Instagram: @evergreenliterature  Christopher Helton Plucked Stacks Twitter:  @achrishelton   Karen Jensen Teen Librarian Toolbox Twitter: @tlt16  Christa Seeley Twitter: @christasbooks Instagram: @christasbooks  Haley Shaffer Goodreads Twitter: @hale27storm Instagram: @h_shaffer   Vidya Tiru Lady in Read Writes  Twitter: @LadyInReadvt Instagram: @ladyinreadwrites  Jamie Yocum Goodreads Instagram: @jamiereadsthings  Round 2  Lauren Becker Shooting Stars Mag Twitter: …

2021 Panelists and Judges: High School Nonfiction

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Round 1  Jennifer Giberga  Introverted Reader Twitter: @IntrovertReader Instagram: @Introverted.Reader Melissa Wiley Here in the Bonney Glen  Twitter: @melissawiley Instagram: @melissawileybooks   Julie Neitz Wielga Instagram: @partnersinliteracydenver   Gavin Woltjer Twitter: @GavinWoltjer   Beth Mitcham  Library Chicken  Twitter: @Beth Mitcham  Instagram: @bethjmitcham Round 2 Terry Doherty The Reading Tub Twitter: @TheReadingTub Instagram: @readingtub   Wendy Gassaway Falconer’s Library Twitter: @WendyGassaway     Anne Bennett My Head …

2021 Panelists and Judges: Graphic Novels

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Round 1  Rosemary Kiladitis Mom Read It  Twitter: @roesolo Instagram: @roesolo Tiffany Sorenson Provo Library Children’s Book Blog Jennifer Rummel YA Book Nerd  Twitter: @yabooknerd Instagram: @yabooknerdlibrarian Anne Wilson Mount Prospect Public Library  Kristen Harvey The Book Monsters  Goodreads Twitter: @bookgoil Instagram: @bookgoil Round 2 Helen Murdoch Helen’s Book Blog  Twitter: @hcmurdoch Instagram: @hcmurdoch Cheriee Weichel Library Matters  Twitter: @CherieeWeichel …

2021 Panelists and Judges: Poetry

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Round 1  Carol Grannick Carol’s Facebook  Twitter: @carolcgrannick Instagram: @carolcovengrannick Nicole Hewitt Feed Your Fiction Addiction  Twitter: @NicoleMHewitt Instagram: @NicoleFictionAddiction Rae Longest Powerful Women Readers  Margaret Simon Reflections on the Teche  Twitter: @MargaretGSimon Instagram: @margaretsmn Anastasia Suen #Kidlit Book of the Day  Twitter: @AnastasiaSuen Round 2 Linda Baie TeacherDance  Twitter: @LBaie Instagram: @lbaie Alex Baugh Randomly Reading  Twitter: @randomlyreading Instagram: …