Fantasy Book Critic: 2014 Cybils Awards Celebrating Great Children's and YA Books

The Cybils Awards are back! The Cybils, or Children's and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards are held every year. I am excited to announce that I will be serving as a first round judge in the Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Category.

The Cybils provide a wonderful opportunity for passionate book blogger to gather together and recognize the most outstanding books of the year for a variety of YA and children categories that include graphic novels, fiction, poetry, picture books, and speculative fiction.

This year I will be joined by an amazing group of first round judges who share a love of all things sci-fi, fantasy, and speculative fiction (and books in general!).

My fellow 2014 panelists include:

Rana Bardisi from Reader Noir

Sherry Early from Semicolon

Katy Kramp from A Library Mama

Brandy Painter from Random Musing of a Bibliophile

Charlotte Taylor from Charlotte's Library

Maureen Eichner from By Singing Light

Have a favorite book you want to see nominated?

Nominations for books to be considered come in via the public. That is your opportunity to nominate a favorite book in its appropriate category. The only requirement is the book must have been published between October 16, 2013 and October 15, 2014.

Nominations for books begin October 1, 2014 and runs until October 15, 2014. Visit the Cybils official website here to nominate your favorite title!