At the bottom of this post is the full press release. The important part?
It's time to nominate books, baby!
It's simple. Really. Go over to the Cybils blog. You can nominate one book per category. So, go to the category and leave your nomination (title and author, please!) in the comments section. Easy peasy!
OK, here, I'll make it even easier for you; here are the direct links to the category posts.
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Fiction Picture Books
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade Fiction
Nonfiction: Middle Grade and Young Adult
Nonfiction: Picture Books
Poetry
Young Adult Fiction
Press Release:
BOOK BLOGGERS KICK OFF KIDLIT AWARDS' SECOND YEARCHICAGO
Will Harry Potter triumph among critical bloggers? Will novels banned in some school districts find favor online?
With 90 volunteers poised to sift through hundreds of new books, the second annual Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards launches on Oct. 1 at http://www.cybils.com/. Known as the Cybils, it's the only literary contest that combines both the spontaneity of the Web with the thoughtful debate of a book club.
The public's invited to nominate books in eight categories, from picture books up to young adult fiction, so long as the book was first published in 2007 in English (bilingual books are okay too). Once nominations close on Nov. 21, the books go through two rounds of judging, first to select the finalists and then the winners, to be announced on Valentine's Day 2008.
Judges come from the burgeoning ranks of book bloggers in the cozy corner of the Internet called the kidlitosphere. They represent parents, homeschoolers, authors, illustrators, librarians and even teens.
The contest began last year after blogger Kelly Herold expressed dismay that while some literary awards were too snooty – rewarding books kids wouldseldom read – others were too populist and didn't acknowledge the breadth and depth of what's being published today.
"It didn't have to be Brussels sprouts versus gummy bears," said Anne Boles Levy, who started Cybils with Herold. "There are books that fill both needs, to be fun and profound."
Last year's awards prompted more than 480 nominations, and this year's contest will likely dwarf that. As with last year's awards, visitors to the Cybils blog can leave their nominations as comments. There is no nomination form, only the blog, to keep in the spirit of the blogosphere that started it all.
See you Oct. 1!
For further info:
Anne Boles Levy, anne (at) bookbuds (dot) net
1 comment:
What a nifty concept. If I had more experience with kidlit I would definitely participate. I'll pass this on to a friend of mine who is much more familiar with the genre!
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