Meet the Judges for #CYBILS2023
It’s official! All of our judges are in place!
We announced each of the panels on our blog yesterday, but that’s really just the tip of the iceberg! We are especially excited to welcome new judges! More than 40% are first-time applicants. Representation on our panels is incredibly important to us, and nearly 54% of our judges identify as a person of color, LGBTQIA, neurodiverse, or disabled. [That’s a 12% increase over CYBILS2022!]
Now that we’ve run down the numbers, lets meet the judges:
Speculative Fiction Panels [awarding for Elementary/Middle-Grade and Young Adult]
Realistic Fiction Panels [awarding for Middle-Grade and Young Adult]
Poetry Panels [awarding for Poetry Collections and Novels in Verse]
Nonfiction Panels [Awarding for Elementary, Middle-Grade, and High School]
Graphic Novel Panels [awarding for Elementary/Middle-Grade and Young Adult]
New Reader Panels [awarding for Easy Readers and Early Chapter Books]
Check out the panels for yourself. Didn’t apply this year? Don’t worry, August 2024 will be here before you know it!