It is that time, already! (I feel like that should be a question: it is that time, ALREADY? Where did the time go?) Time to gear up for this year’s nominations for the best of the kid-friendly children’s literature! In preparation, check out our category descriptions and idea boards and start thinking about them. The nominations open on October 1st …
2022 Cybils: Category Changes
Things are always in flux around here, as we try and tweak the award to find the biggest number of best books possible. There are only two real changes this year: We are adding Novels in Verse as an award. It will be judged by the Poetry panel, but they have long felt that novels in verse need their own …
Introducing New Category Chairs
Since we are a volunteer organization, as people’s lives and availability change, we need to make changes here as well. We are saying a fond farewell to Pam Margolis (who will remain as a board member), Jenna Ehler, and Joella Basecamp. We appreciated all of their hard work and time over the past years. With farewells come welcomes, though. We …
Presenting the 2022 Cybils Call for Judges!
So, if you talk about kidlit anywhere on the internet — whether it is on a traditional blog, YouTube, Goodreads, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok — we want your help! A word of advice: before you fill out the application, be sure to check out our FAQs about judging for us. There is this one, this one, and this one. PLEASE do this beforehand, so …
It’s Almost That Time Again!
First off: Can someone tell me where summer went? I know there are still three weeks until Labor Day, but school here starts today, and I’m still stuck in March, I think. Though, I will not be unhappy to see the last of these 100+ degree days… Second: that means, however, that we’re ramping up for the Cybils 2022 season!! …
The 2021 Cybils Winners!
As we wrap up another year, we sit back and marvel at how many people are willing to step up and participate, to help out, to find and read all the books, and to make decisions that pick books we feel are excellent, and yet kid-friendly. We are grateful for everyone’s support and help and are glad we have come …
2021 Winners Announced TOMORROW!
Just a quick reminder that the winners of the 2021 Cybils will be announced tomorrow, February 14, 2022 at 9 a.m. PST. Be here! We’re excited about this year’s winners!
The 2021 Cybils Finalists!
We get to this point every year, where we’re revealing the finalists, and every year we say the same thing: we are supremely grateful for our volunteers who read tons and tons of books over the past two and a half months. It sounds trite, but we really do mean it! Without the people reading and logging and discussing and …
Are You Ready?
I think we are! The big announcement of all our finalists is tomorrow, Janary 1, 2022 (which seems weird to write) at 9 a.m. PST! Hope to see you there! (We’re super excited, if you couldn’t tell.)
2021 Cybils: Publisher and Author Submissions Welcome
Dear publishers and authors, The public has weighed in, nominating favorite titles, and we hope that some of yours were among them. If not, never fear, now is your turn! Between now and October 25, publishers and authors may submit your own eligible titles for consideration, up to 10% of your books published in 2021, rounded. (If you published fewer …