Announcing the 2011 BlogHer Voices of the Year!

For the next collection of awards, how do you submit someone???

I'm wondering how to get that button I see that let's me brag about being included in this list of amazing women and writers? I must have missed that somehow and, well, I'd like to brag about it a little while longer quite frankly. Honors like this don't happen every day.

Thank you for including Hello Ladies in the humor category - proof that feminists are funny. Have a great event. I'll catch you at the 2012 conference.

www.helloladies.com

I am equal parts honored... and terrified.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Jenni Chiu

http://MommyNanibooboo.com ( http://mommynanibooboo.com )

Not perfect, just right.

I can't wait to hear you all at the conference!

JCK is the author of the blog, Motherscribe ( http://motherscribe.blogspot.com ). She explores parenthood, self-expression and feminism, while juggling 2 children less than 10 months apart...

I'm still astonished to see my name listed alongside so many writers I respect and admire. Thank you, thank you to the judges and to BlogHer!

Overthinking adoption at Production Not Reproduction ( http://www.productionnotreproduction.com ) and shopping the Pacific NW at Evergreen Moms ( http://www.evergreenmoms.com )

To read more from BUTTERFLY go to www.butterfly.pro/blog ( http://www.butterfly.pro/blog )

With all of the talent out there, what an enormous task this must have been. Congrats to all on a job well done!!

...I'm going to remind him I'm a BlogHer Voice of the Year. :)

Thank you so much. I am really honored to be in the company of such great writers.

Ellen blogs daily at Love That Max ( http://lovethatmax.com ), a blog about kids with special needs who kick butt

... and so, so sad that I won't be able to make it to San Diego this year. But I have big plans for future conferences! Enjoy, all of you. Looking forward to reading your posts.

Thanks so much for including my post as an honoree in the Niche category. Would SO love to be at the conference, hiding somewhere in the back.

~Laura is a book editor, farm wench, and author of several books. She blogs about learning and creative living at lauragraceweldon.com and about farm life at bitofearthfarm.wordpress.com

Well...maybe a little worthy. I suck. I'm great. I should take up Brazillian waxing rich women and their Chihuauhas. I'm an undiscovered treasure trove of wit and depth. I don't deserve success and should just apply at Nordstroms. When will anyone recognize my rockilaciousness?? I have whiskers. I love my tits now I've put on 20 pounds. But my belly is fat. I lost my train of thought... oh yes.

Thank you for even reading my submission (it was me who sent it, not a fan. My fans are my family and they get really embarrassed when I write about sex or curse). Blogging's my mistress. My third child. Thank you for this honor. And for making me happy. And I so look forward to hugging you all and thanking you in person. But just so you know I'm not funny in person. I'm a bit dull. And mustachioed. But I love words. Reading them and writing them. I'll shut up now. But thank you. This means the world to me. xo

Congrats to all! I can't wait to read your words and check out a few new blogs.

And all my love and best wishes to Alexandra of Good Day Regular People, a woman wise beyond her years and someone I wish I could meet in person.

I honestly just threw my hat into the ring on a whim... I've found it amazing that people love to read about ranchlife and living in Wyoming. You've honored me greatly by choosing me for VOTY. I've enjoyed checking out the other honorees, seeing our differences and similarities. Thank you, BlogHer and judges!

"You ask of my companions.  Hills, sir, and the sundown, and a dog as large as myself."  Emily Dickinson

I checked out these blogs-fabulous points of view! Way to go!

Are most of these bloggers regulars on Blogher? because I don't remember seeing any of these posts on the Blogher website. Just wonderin.

The Patty Beat can be found at  http://pattyabr.wordpress.com ( http://pattyabr.wordpress.com/ )

A huge sparkly congratulations to all the honorees and chosen keynote speakers!!! (especiallly The Empress, Jenni, Lori, Wendi & Tammy - I love these ladies)

Wow, I am stunned to be included alongside so many amazing bloggers! I am honored to be featured in this very talented group and to be a part of this entire community. I wish I could be there to hear the VOTY Community Keynote this year. Have a fabulous time all!

Not Your Average Widow ( http://notyouraveragewidow.com )

So excited to be part of an amazing lineup. I wish I could be in San Diego with you all!

Jana Llewellyn tries to make the best of modern motherhood on her blog, An Attitude Adjustment. ( http://anattitudeadjustment.com ) She also teaches English part-time at her local community college.

I am just... wow. Thank you so very much for taking the time to do this. You just don't know what it means to those of us "in the trenches" of the bloggy world.

What amazing company to find myself in!

San Francisco.
Chicago.
New York.
Sigh. So many great voices I had the privilege of hearing. I'm looking forward to tracing my fingers along the ripples as I keep track of the goings-on via FB, Twitter and oh so many blogs.

Congratulations to everyone!

Amanda

http://amandamagee.com

I'm sorry to say I've already laughed AND cried over these posts. I cannot wait for this year's keynote.

Brava.

Lisa Stone, BlogHer Co-founder ( http://www.blogher.com/member/lisa-stone )

BlogHer is non-partisan but our bloggers aren't! Follow our coverage of Politics & News ( http://www.blogher.com/topic/politics-news ).

I can't believe I was selected as an honoree with my name next to so many people I admire!

Thank you so much, I'm honored and stunned.

Paying it forward was a torturous honor as there were so many fantastic entries! Congratulations to all the presenters and honorees!! Well done and well deserved.

Alexandra  ( http://www.gooddayregularpeople.com/ ) keeps a humor blog, Good Day, Regular People.com ( http://www.gooddayregularpeople.com/ ), where she writes of small town life, raising 3 boys.

What do I say, without sounding like a babbling idiot?

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I could write a book on how BlogHer has made so many of my dreams come true: with syndicating my posts, with introducing me to amazing bloggers, with making me part of the Publishers Network, with bringing quality reading to my life daily, and now: with being named Community Keynote speaker/Humor.

I can hardly believe this is my life.

BlogHer, you do exactly as your mission statement has committed to: empowering women.

Thank you.This is an honor that has left me speechless since I first found out.

Still jumping up and down here, at the recognition, and the thought of coming to BlogHer, for my first blogher conference.

I can hardly believe it.

Cheryl D.

Little Bit Quirky ( http://littlebitquirky.blogspot.com )

What a terrific list of bloggers! I'm so excited for them.

I was FLOORED when I found out I was an honoree in the Niche category! Thank you so, so much.

Last year was my first year at BlogHer, and the Voices of the Year presentation was the most moving part of the whole weekend for me. I am looking forward to hearing the presenters again this year in San Diego.

Janiss

Sparkle the Designer Cat

http://www.sparklecat.com

Thank you so much. I am feeling so honored and grateful from the top and bottom of my heart to be chosen as a VOTY. And the company I'm keeping, so many amazing writers and blogs here, it's just astounding. Can't wait for Aug. 5th!

Varda is the Squashed Mom from The Squashed Bologna: a slice of life in the sandwich generation. ( http://www.squashedmom.com/ )

I am beyond thrilled to have earned a place in such incredible company. And knowing many of the entries that DIDN'T get on that list, I am simply and completely stunned. How your panel of judges chose I absolutely do not understand!

I am honored beyond words.

Lori, speech pathologist, writer, and business owner, blogs home-family-working-mom drama at In Pursuit of It All ( http://inpursuitofitall.com ). ( http://inpursuitofmarthapoints.com )

I am so honored and thrilled to be included with such a talented group of honorees. Thank you so much and congratulations to all!

______
http://kikiwalter.blogspot.com

I think I'm still sort of in shock. Thank you for including me in such a great group of writers. And for tackling one whopper of a task. I wish I could be at Blogher'11 to celebrate!

Tammy Soong blogs about her super-exciting, highly controversial life on the cul-de-sac at Partly Sunny, Chance of Rain ( http://www.partlysunnyblog.com ). She also edits World's Worst Moms ( http://www.worldsworstmoms.com ), where good moms come to tell their best "bad mom" stories.

I'm so honored to be even on the same list as these fabulous bloggers! I can't wait!

I am honored to be included among such talent. The VOTY Community Keynote is my favorite part of the BlogHer conference, so I am looking forward to hearing the amazing readings! Hooray!

Family Section Editor Jenna Hatfield (@FireMom ( http://twitter.com/FireMom )) blogs at Stop, Drop and Blog ( http://stopdropandblog.com ) and The Chronicles of Munchkin Land ( http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com ). She is a freelance writer and photographer.

So grateful, honored, and humbled to have been chosen! Many thanks to the committee, and congratulations to my fellow honorees! Happy to see many I voted for honored here, and I'm so looking forward to pouring over all these posts!

~ Lisa
Crazy Adventures in Parenting ( http://www.crazyadventuresinparenting.com/ )

Dear all:

The fact that you even DO these awards each year attests to a lot of chutzpah you must have embedded in your essence. That said - thanks for all your reading. And, congratulations to all those chosen for various recognitions. I have my reading list for the next few weeks!

I am so honored to be included in this amazing group of bloggers!! Voices of the year is always my absolute favorite part of Blogher - I can't believe I have to miss it this year!!! But I'm still so excited to be a part, even though I won't be there in person!

You guys are so dedicated and amazing sorting through all of those submissions. Thank you so much for the honor!

What an enormous task! Cannot thank all the committee members enough. Honored to be recognized, and so fulfilling to see many of the posts I nominated recognized too.

See everyone in THREE WEEKS!

www.annsrants.com ( http://www.annsrants.com )

www.listentoyourmothershow.com ( http://www.listentoyourmothershow.com )

I am SO honored to be featured amongst so much talent! It's truly amazing!

Jessica http://www.itsjessicaslife.com

Huge congrats to all the winners! (Especially The Empress, Anna Lefler and Wendi Aarons. What can I say, I love women who make me laugh :-)

This event is such a showcase for what it is that makes up BlogHer community: heart and soul, wit and wisdom.

Read every one of these posts, and then know that there were hundreds upon hundreds more riches that simply couldn't fit into one night's treasure chest.

Come one, come all, Friday August 5 at 4:45pm ( http://www.blogher.com/community-keynote-1 ), and be ready to laugh 'til you cry, and cry 'til you laugh.

What's not to love?!