
In my role as Publisher Liaison, my job is to notify publishers about their Cybils nominees, finalists, and winners, to answer any questions and concerns from publishers, and to coordinate review copies from those publishers that can provide them...

Hey all, we have a new blurb, this one from Kelly Jensen. Remember, these are 50-word pitches for a YA NaNoWriMo manuscript. The Acres, by Kelly JensenSelling the family farm to developers left Sidney’s father wealthier but depressed. ...

Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews is no stranger to the Cybils, and this year she's a round I judge for the Middle Grade Fiction category...

Yeesh, it feels a little weird to be posting about one of my own reviews! I assure you, it really isn't shameless self-promotion; rather, I wanted to post about a graphic novel for teens, since I'm on the judging panel for this year's Graphic Novels category...

Our next NaNoWriMo blurb is from Sarah Mulhern, who adds, "I'm hoping this forces me to keep writing!" River of Monarchs Brielle loved gardening & raising monarch butterflies with her grandfather. But since his death, she hasn’t looked at the garden. ...

Today's featured blogger, Fantasy/Science Fiction Round I panelist Charlotte Taylor, describes herself as "archaeologist by day, president of the Friends of a small New England library by night." She blogs at Charlotte's Library, posting about (what else?) sci-fi and fantasy for YA and middle-grade...

Organizers Susan, Pam, myself and ex-Cybils organizer Liz are headed into New York City for a big to-do at the NY Public Library. Another ex-Cybilian, Betsy, is our organizer and moderator...

Easy Readers and Short Chapter Books panelist Terry Doherty is well-known around the kidlitosphere, not just for her literacy efforts at Scrub-a-Dub Tub and Share a Story-Shape a Future, but also for her thorough and informative blog reviews at The Reading Tub...

Congrats to Abby Johnson, who sends in our first NaNoWriMo blurb:Pale as Snow by Abby Johnson Rafe knows where he's heading. Though he dreams of more, he'll marry his betrothed and work in the mines. When a new family arrives in the village, things begin to change...

Hey, anyone out there doing NaNoWriMo? Don't tell me you've no idea what I'm talking about. You're doing it, right? Or you started your magnum opus last year, didn't finish, and are wondering if it's worth dusting off ... Okay, that's where I'm at. About 40,000 words in and losing faith...

At her blog Write for a Reader, Fiction Picture Books panelist Shelly Burns posts a wide assortment of reviews of children's and YA books, book contests, blog tour stops, articles by guest bloggers, and content geared toward adult readers. What's more, she tweets...

Today's featured review comes courtesy of Easy Readers and Short Chapter Books Round II judge Mary Ann Scheuer...

Leila Roy is a self-described "uber-librarian" and the nefarious mind behind the blog Bookshelves of Doom, where she posts about YA fiction and related news. She's also the creator and editor of a 'zine for YA short fiction, the TBR Tallboy, and she's well known around the Cybils, too...

Back to Books is an apt moniker for today's featured blog, which is the online home of Nicola Manning, one of our Round I panelists for the Graphic Novels category...









