Or else you won’t get to nominate your favorites this year!

1. Make a list of the books you loved that were published in the past 12 months. Books for children and teens published in the U.S. or Canada between October 16, 2017 and October 15, 2018 are eligible. If a book will be published after October 15, 2018, it will be eligible next year.

2. Separate the books on your list into categories. The Cybils categories are:

– Easy Readers and Early Chapter Books
– Elementary/Middle-Grade Nonfiction
– Elementary/Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction
– Fiction Picture Books/Board Books
– Graphic Novels
– Junior/Senior High Nonfiction
– Middle-Grade Fiction
– Poetry
– Young Adult Fiction
– Young Adult Speculative Fiction

If you’re not sure which category a book falls into, you can read the category descriptions. If you’re still not sure, just make the nomination in the category you think best fits the book. The Cybils folks will go through the nominations on their list and move books from one list to another, if necessary.

3. Head over to the Cybils website and make your nominations. You can nominate one book per category. However, you don’t have to nominate a book in every single category. If you have more than one favorite in a category, ask a friend to nominate your second favorite. If your first-pick book for a category has already been nominated, go ahead and nominate your second favorite. Do this TODAY, October 15th! Today is the deadline for nominations.

You can find more information on nominating books for the Cybils Book Awards here or go here to make your nominations.