By: tanita✿davis,
on 10/14/2016
The Cybils Nomination period ends October 15th! Have you made your nomination in every category you can? Turn your attention to something fun - and non-election related, thus SOMEWHAT LIFESAVING AND BETTER THAN FUN - and nominate your favorite 2016... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 10/6/2016
This is for anyone and EVERYONE who has a fave book of the past year (published in U.S. or Canada between Oct. 16, 2015 - Oct. 15, 2016). You--yes, YOU!--are eligible to nominate one book per category for this year's Cybils Awards--Children's and... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 9/22/2016
Just like this entire year has been flying past at inconceivable speed, the Cybils season is revving up without delay, and Tanita and I are both incredibly excited to be judging again. Tanita is part of the Round 1 YASF panel (which brings back... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 9/8/2016
No, really. It's already time for another Cybils Awards season, and the application for judges is open until September 14th, so get cracking! There are TWO new pilot categories this year for you to explore--Board Books and Audiobooks--so if you... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita✿davis,
on 2/12/2016
This year AF and I were on the same judging panel - which has never happened before! There were some really interesting finalists this year; do stay tuned to find out what we - and the rest of our hep cat crew - chose for the YA Speculative Fiction... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 12/28/2015
There's a very special day coming up, and I wanted to drum up a little buzz--I'm talking about New Year's Day, yes, but it also happens to be CYBILS SHORTLIST DAY, a red-letter day around the kidlitosphere. January 1st is when all 10 Cybils Award... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 10/1/2015
Are yooouuuuuu ready to NOMINATE? ...for the Cybils Awards? Nominations are officially open to the public (that means YOU, readers) for ten categories of children's and young adult books. You have between Oct. 1-15 to nominate your favorite book in... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 8/17/2015
It's that time of year again--and while some of us are trying to ignore this godawful heat wave (it's supposed to be 105 here today) there are indeed some welcome distractions out there, like the fact that it's also CYBILS TIME!! The 2015 call for... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 1/19/2015
We are now well into the Round 2 judging period for the Cybils Awards, and this year I'm on the committee for Graphic Novels (both YA and Elementary/Middle Grade), which is always wonderfully fun for me. Without going into detail on the actual books... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 1/1/2015
The Cybils finalists for 2014, that is. And the diversity tally this year is something to shout about (in a good way, I mean). Some personal highlights from this year's Cybils finalists:One of our most longstanding blog buds, Melissa Wiley, is a... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 12/30/2014
We've been resting and recovering and just generally taking a much-needed media holiday here at FW, but the New Year is fast approaching, and with it, one of our favorite annual bookish events:the announcement of the Cybils shortlists!Finalist... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 12/8/2014
...and there's very little I personally hate MORE than "going shopping," especially when it's the season of Everybody Shopping. Shopping online, therefore, is kind of what saves me during this time of year. I just made my first holiday purchase this... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 9/15/2014
I just wanted to make sure you all know that Cybils Awards judging panels will be announced this week--Wednesday, to be exact! It's always an exciting time because I know, once the panels get announced, it's time for me to start thinking about books... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 8/28/2014
That wig is BIG.Let's face it--we're all in this because we love children's and YA books. We read them. We write them. We want to talk about them until we drive everyone nuts within a 10-foot radius. But sometimes it seems like the people who really... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 8/21/2014
Difficult as it may be to believe, somehow I managed to come up with a NEW CARTOON today. It's been a while, and for that I apologize. Plus it's one of the sort-of weak ones where I recycle the part I already drew, and just add new text. (Do other... Read the rest of this post
By: Sarah Stevenson,
on 8/14/2014
Just you wait until tomorrow.I could not be more excited that the Cybils Awards are launching a BRAND-NEW-SUPER-DUPER-AWESOME website!I helped out with the redesign, but most of the credit for the heavy lifting goes to Sheila of Wands and Worlds... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 2/14/2013
Toon Thursday is officially postponed until next week, because today is CYBILS DAY and you should all be glorying in this year's fabulous winning titles and rushing to the library or bookstore or your chosen intertube-based reading material purchase... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 2/7/2013
OK, so I just made up "Teaser Thursday." But it's an apt description of today's post, which is all about teasing you regarding NEXT Thursday.What's next Thursday? What ISN'T next Thursday, you might well ask. Firstly, it's that commercial... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita davis,
on 10/2/2012
It's like we were just waiting for September to get out of the way, so we could launch: **The 30th annual Banned Books Week, September 30 - October 6th (and do check out these amazing Hunger Game themed posters, hat tip to Leila), ** Guys Lit Wire's... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 9/28/2012
Now, I just KNOW you've all been keeping up with the Cybils blog, so this should come as no surprise, but it's almost time for NOMINATIONS!! That means, between Oct. 1 and Oct. 15, you should visit the Cybils site and nominate your favorite book in... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 8/16/2012
I can hardly believe it, but the Cybils Awards are ready to kick off again! For those of you who are going "huh?", that's the Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards, now in their SEVENTH year. The Cybils are a homegrown blogger award... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita davis,
on 2/14/2012
FEEL THE LOVE, GIVE THE LOVE It's
By: tanita davis,
on 12/3/2011
Yes, you've noticed: we haven't had much to say that isn't specifically book-related around here lately! A.F. and I have been working away at our version of NaNoWriMo, which in our case is National Novel Oh, For Heaven's Sakes Just Finish It Month... Read the rest of this post
By: tanita davis,
on 9/30/2010
I would have posted this yesterday, but Blogger was doing its I-hate-you thing, and wouldn't let me post any pictures. No matter, no matter. I'm ready today to announce the Awesome that is the Cybils is being paired with the awesome that is...... Read the rest of this post
By: aquafortis,
on 8/27/2010
It's that time of year again! The official call for blogger volunteers has been posted to the Cybils blog, so head on over if you want to take part. You can also download nifty 2010 logos for use on your own blog, like the one at right. And stay... Read the rest of this post
For the first time ever, I've read quite a few of the nominated books. So, I'm pretty pleased with the selections. They're all very deserving.
WOOT WOOOOT!
So, so, SO many good wins. What a tough, tough year, but what a great-looking list! And now I feel justified in starting the sequel to THE FALSE PRINCE today - ☺☺☺