September 17, 2008 @ 10:30 am | Filed under: Books
What are the Cybils, you ask?
The Children’s & Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards!
The call for nominations for the best children’s and YA books published in 2008—nine categories of books, from easy readers to poetry to nonfiction to novels—will begin on October 1st. The tireless Cybils organizers have worked hard to assemble panels of judges for each category. Each category has a team of round I panelists—people to read all the nominated books and compile a shortlist in each category—and round II judges, who will choose the winning titles from those shortlists. For more details, and to see lists of Cybils winners from 2006 and 2007, visit the Cybils website.
I’m a Round 1 panelist for the Fiction Picture Books category this year, and I am really looking forward to reading (and sharing with my children) all the nominated books. So start thinking about what picture books bowled you over this year (published in English between January 1st and October 15th, 2008) and watch for the call for nominations at the Cybils site.
My fellow team members in the Fiction Picture books category:
Category Organizer
Pamela Coughlan, Mother Reader
Panelists (Round I):
Cheryl Rainfield, Cheryl Rainfield
Stephanie Ford, The Children’s Literature Book Club
Travis Jonker, 100 Scope Notes
Round II Judges:
Erica Perle, Pajamazon
Emily Beeson, Whimsy and Deliciously Clean Reads
Maureen Kearney, Confessions of a Bibliovore
Anne-Marie Nichols, My Readable Feast
Stefan Shepherd, Zooglobble
To see the judging teams in the other categories, visit the Cybils site.
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How cool to be a panelist. I am still making our way through all of last year’s nominated picture books. I’d better get crackin’
What happens to books published between 10/16 and the end of the year? They don’t qualify for any year’s consideration?
Posted on September 17th, 2008 at 12:09 pmWhat happens to books published between 10/16 and the end of the year? They don’t qualify for any year’s consideration?
No worries, they’ll be eligible for next year’s awards. At least I’m pretty sure I saw that on the Cybils website somewhere. Maybe in the FAQ?
Posted on September 17th, 2008 at 12:12 pmIt’s Cybils Nominations Time! — Here in the Bonny Glen says:
[...] Fiction Picture Books (that’s the panel I’m on) [...]
Posted on October 1st, 2008 at 5:06 amCybils Nominations Continue — Here in the Bonny Glen says:
[...] my gosh, I’m getting excited. As you know, I’m a first-round judge for the Fiction Picture Book category in the Children’s and [...]
Posted on October 7th, 2008 at 6:45 am