YOU GUYS.
I'm pleased as heck to share the news that I've been picked to be a Round 1 judge for the Cybils in the YA Speculative Fiction category.
What does that mean, exactly?
It means that from the beginning of the nomination period on October 1st, through the selections of the finalists that go live on New Year's Day, I'll be reading YA fantasy and sci fi until my eyeballs fall out. I'll be stalking my library catalog, I'll be hunting down books at the store, I'll be stalking the ebook sales.
But Bibliovore, I hear you say. Isn't that what you do anyway?
Yes, but I get to discuss and debate them with my fellow Round 1 judges! Honestly, that's why I love doing this. You can take the girl out of the English courses, but you can't take the English courses out of the girl. Right around Christmas, we'll be picking 5-7 finalists that will be sent on to Round 2. And then we'll all collapse in a heap and wait, oh, maybe about two hours before going to find another book to read.
These fellow judges are:
Sheila Ruth
Wands and Worlds
@sheilaruth
Karen Jensen
Teen Librarian’s Toolbox
@tlt16
Kim Baccellia
Kim Baccellia
@ixtumea
Allie Jones
In Bed With Books
@wearedevilcow
Kathy Burnette
The Brain Lair
@thebrainlair
Kimberly Francisco
Stacked Books
@kimberlymarief
I look forward to working with you! Congratulations to all the judges in all the categories and both rounds.
Pull together your nominations right now, folks, because I expect to have some awesome books to read come October! And since each book can only be nominated once, grab some backups, just to make sure that your favorites all get their day in front of a judge's eyeballs.