Just a quick update to let you all know that the nominating and judging panels for the Cybils were announced last week. Here are direct links to each panel:
- Easy Readers/Short Chapter Books
- Fantasy/Science Fiction
- Fiction Picture Books
- Graphic Novels
- Middle Grade Fiction
- Nonfiction (MG/YA)
- Nonfiction Picture Books
- Poetry
- Young Adult Fiction
You can also follow the Cybils organizers on Twitter here, the Young Adult panelists here, and an ever-growing set of all of the 2010 panelists, maintained by Amy Baskin, here.
And here are some comments from Anne Levy, Cybils co-founder and champion, about the selection of panelists:
At last count, more than 190 people volunteered for roughly 110 spots (give or take a few, I really haven't counted lately). Inevitably, some of you will be disappointed. It wasn't personal. Honest.
We tried to achieve a balance on each panel. We wanted a mix of occupations, genders, regions, ethnicity, etc. Some veteran judges weren't asked back so we could make room for more newcomers. A few people impressed us with the combined reach of their blogs, tweets and Facebook presence. Still others have such a masterful command of their favorite genre that we knew it would be a poorer contest without their expertise.
For those of you who volunteered but were not selected, please know that the organizers were sad not to be able to include you this time around. They did their best to put together the most balanced panels that they could. It was especially difficult because certain categories (like young adult fiction) were very popular this year. If you weren't selected, please do try again next year. And we hope that you'll still participate in the Cybils by blogging, tweeting, following us on Facebook, supporting our sponsors, or buying Cybils bling. And, most importantly, by nominating books.
Nominations for the 2010 Cybils open this Friday, October 1st. Anyone can nominate titles, one book per category. Visit the Cybils blog on Friday for more details. Thanks for your interest in the Cybils!
Hey Jen! You just gave me a little shock! I was wondering why my name didn't appear as an MG SFF judge, and then I realized you've got last year's list linked. So I guess I'm still on the job. :)
Posted by: Kate Coombs | September 27, 2010 at 05:45 PM
Sorry, Kate! I tried to edit those links (YA was old, too), but apparently I failed. Thanks for letting me know. And sorry for giving you a scare!! They're fixed now.
Posted by: Jen Robinson | September 27, 2010 at 05:58 PM