Cybils

2007 Young Adult Fiction Nominations

Rounding in at a robust 123 titles, the most of any category this year, Young Adult Fiction proudly presents the 2007 nominations.

--Jackie Parker, YA Fiction organizer

2007 Non-fiction Picture Book Nominations

Now that the dust has settled, it looks like a total of 45 Nonfiction Picture Books have been nominated for a Cybil award. There's lots of good stuff here: biography, biology, technology, history, sports... a little bit of everything.

--Eisha Prather, Non-fiction Picture Books organizer

2007 Fantasy and Science Fiction Nominations

We have 94 nominations in the Fantasy and Science Fiction category, an amazing assortment of books for all ages and tastes. It's a strong list, and choosing a short list out of so many good books won't be easy.

Sheila Ruth, Fantasy and Science Fiction organizer

2007 Graphic Novels Nominations

Spanning a wide range of genres from historical and literary re-tellings to fantasy adventures to manga, the Graphic Novels category topped off at 34 nominations for 2007. Below is the final list.

--Sarah J. Stevenson, Graphic Novels organizer

2007 MG/YA Non-fiction Nominations

I'm pleased to announce that we have 45 nominated titles for middle grade and young adult non-fiction for this year's Cybils awards. There are lots of great selections for kids of all ages. Many thanks to the people who submitted nominations.

Jen Robinson, Organizer for the Middle Grade and Young Adult Nonfiction Category

2007 Middle Grade Fiction Nominations

Let me say; I love these Cybils list. I only wish I had the time to read all the nominations, because they all look so good.

Here is Middle Grade; seventy five nominations! We have a little bit of everything, from books for your younger readers to historical fiction to genre-bending illustrated books. Books to make you cry, books to make you laugh, books to make you think. Enjoy.

--Liz Burns, Middle Grade Fiction organizer

2007 Fiction Picture Books Nominations

Count them. Well, okay, you don't have to do that. I'll tell you: We have over one hundred nominations in this category: 118, to be exact. Many thanks to everyone who submitted nominations. Needless to say, there's something for everyone here in this list. See for yourself!

Jules, Organizer for the Fiction Picture Books category

2007 Poetry Nominations

We have a total of forty-two nominations in the poetry category this year. Without further ado, here's our list of nominees, organized alphabetically by title.

--Kelly Fineman, Poetry Organizer

2007 Nominations are now closed

Many thanks to all who nominated. We hope you had fun picking your favorites. Now it's our panelists' turn.

While we're waiting for them to plow through the lists and make up their minds, we'll still be busy here at Cybils.

Starting Friday, the full lists of nominees will trickle in from our organizers, all nicely alphabetized. I'll post them as fast as I get them, promise!

It'll also be "Black Friday" and we're not above grubbing for a few measly commissions. Not only will our lists be linked to Amazon and BookSense, but we'll have a handy-dandy widget from the fabulous crew at JacketFlap for you.

And, of course, we'll be running excerpts of book reviews from our panelists.

Stay tuned.

--Anne Levy, editor

2007 Nominations Fantasy and Science Fiction

Science fiction and fantasy take us to realms of the imagination: places and times and realities where the rules of life may be different than our own and where the impossible and improbable become real. But good science fiction and fantasy does more than that; a book about magic for its own sake isn't a very interesting book. Good science fiction and fantasy asks, "What if?" It makes us think. It holds up a mirror to our own society and lets us see ourselves in a different light.

Like our counterparts in the other categories, we'll be looking for books that combine the best writing with kid or teen appeal, but we'll also be looking at some of the unique requirements of the genre, such as world building and internal consistency. The elements in a science fiction or fantasy book don't have to be possible, but the writer must make us believe that they really could exist, perhaps do exist, if only we could find them.

--Sheila Ruth, organizer

Please leave a nomination -- including author and title -- for this category in the comments below.

Nominating the same book over and over WON'T help its chances ... one book per category, one nomination per book ... thanks!