2015 Cybils Call for Judges

It’s that time of year, again! I know, for many of us that means heading back to school, looking forward to fall. But, in the kidlitosphere, that also means it’s Cybils Time! And, because we can’t do this alone (we do like having a life off the computer), we are lining up a crew of new judges who will be …

Announcing the 2015 Cybils Organizing Team!

While most of the organizing team is returning, we do have a couple of new (well, returning) organizers: Sarah Stevenson from Finding Wonderland | Co-Blog Editor Terry Doherty from The Reading Tub | Fiction Picture Book Category Chair We are happy to welcome Sarah and Terry back! They join the returning organizers: Anne Boles Levy | Executive Director Sheila Ruth | Publisher Liaison and Young Adult Speculative …

2015 Cybils are Coming

SOON! Keep an eye on this spot…. It’s just about Cybils’s Time!

Tomorrow…

It’s Valentine’s Day. And International Book Giving Day. But, MOST IMPORTANTLY, it’s the day when we reveal the Cybils Winners! Stay tuned…

Nominations Now Closed

You blew it. You had your chance to nominate, and now it’s gone. You missed the boat, you’re out of time, past deadline, unpunctual, late. Done, finished, kaput. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news here, but nominations are now closed. Of course, if you nominated a book or few, we’re delighted. We collected  more than 880 nominations altogether …

The 2013 Cybils Winners Are Coming…

The winners of the 2013 Cybils Awards will be announced next Friday, on Valentine's Day. Our Round 2 panelists are hard at work. Each panel will select what they believe is the best-written, most kid-friendly title out of the choices on their shortlist. For your reference, here are links to the full shortlists: Elementary & Middle Grade Book Apps Fiction …

The Cybils Finalists Are Coming!

Good news! The Cybils shortlists will be announced the day after tomorrow, on New Year's Day! The shortlists are blogger-vetted, kid-friendly, well-written lists of 5 to 7 titles in all 11 categories (some with sub-categories). That means that a whole host of great book and app recommendations will be coming your way to start the new year.  In the meantime, …