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The 2007 Children’s and Young Adult
Bloggers’ Literary Awards |
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The internet's first literary awards are back.
Like all revolutions, this one started small, with a single post on a blog devoted to children's literature. The
Newbery Awards seemed too elitist and the Quills, well, not enough so. Was there a middle ground, an annual award that
would recognize both a book's merits and popularity?
The Cybils found that middle ground. The public nominates their favorite children's books from 2007 in seven categories:
Picture Books; Non-fiction Picture Books; Middle Grade fiction; Poetry; Young Adult fiction; Non-fiction (YA/MG); and
Graphic Novels. Nominations open on October 1.
When we say "the public," we mean it. Anyone with an e-mail address may nominate one book per category. Then groups of
bloggers get to work. First, a nominating committee reads ALL the titles in a given category. After nearly two arduous
months, this committee winnows the nominees to five finalists. A second committee of bloggers considers the shortlist and,
after much debate, chooses the best of the best for 2007.
Because The Cybils is a blogger-run, blogger-inspired awards process, we operate with the expectation of openness and
transparency. If you have any question about the process—any question at all—please feel free to e-mail
Anne or Kelly at any time.
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