The Cybils Awards, or Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards, are a set of annual book awards given by people who blog about children's and young adult books. Co-founded by Kelly Herold and Anne Boles Levy in 2006, the awards were created to address an apparent gap between children's book awards perceived as too elitist and other awards that did not seem selective enough.
Criteria
• Anybody may nominate a children's or young adult book published October 16 of the preceding year – October 15 of the contest year. • Books must be written in English or they may be bilingual. • Only one book may be nominated per person, per category. • Nominations open October 1 and close October 15 of the contest year. • Books should exemplify award criteria of literary merit and "kid appeal". == Recipients ==
Recipients
Audiobooks (2016) Board books (2016–) Book apps (2011–2015) Early chapter books (2009–) Easy readers (2008–) Speculative fiction (2006–) General science fiction and fantasy (2006) Elementary and middle grade (2007–) } Young adult (2007–) } Fiction Picture book (2006–) } Middle grade (2006–) } Young adult (2006–) Graphic novel Elementary and middle grade (2006–) Young adult (2006–) Nonfiction Picture books (2006–2012) Juvenile (2016) Middle grade and young adult (2006–2012) Elementary and middle grade (2013–2015) Elementary (2016–) Middle grade (2016–) Junior high (2017–) Young adult (2013–2016) } Senior high (2017–) Novels in verse (2022–) Poetry (2006–) } == References ==