Diversity is being invited to the party. Inclusion is being asked to dance. –Verna Myers, ILA2017 Although diversity is not one of the two key criteria (reader appeal and literary merit) we use in our judging, it can contribute to both, and is something that is valued by the Cybils Board of Directors. During the last awards season, we …
Nominations Open TOMORROW!
Today is the last day in September, and you know what this means, right? Only 31 more days until Halloween! Also, just 24 more hours until you can nominate books for the Cybils Awards. Rules are so ridiculously simple, even I can follow them. And I made them up! I’m some sort of genius, I guess: Anybody can nominate a …
Panelist FAQ
The Cybils have always been a grassroots effort, and we generally prefer to keep the rules simple. We think that panelists do their best work when not overburdened by complicated rules or rubrics. However, there are certain questions that come up about the judging, year after year, so we created a short panelist FAQ to address some of these. Q. …