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January 02, 2008

The Cybils shortlists...

have started to roll in. No, not from my panel (middle grade/young adult nonfiction) just yet -- we have a new deadline of Saturday. But here are the earlybirds:

2007 Fiction Picture Books Finalists

2007 Poetry Finalists

2007 Middle Grade Fiction Finalists

2007 Science Fiction & Fantasy Finalists
Posted by Becky at 9:16 AM
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