Final update: Last day to vote for BlogHer, a finalist for The Weblog Awards

I've been swamped at work all week so just had a chance to really check them out today. No book blogs!

Sassymonkey ( http://sassymonkey.wordpress.com/ ), Sassymonkey Reads ( http://sassymonkeyreads.wordpress.com/ ), and Sassymonkey Eats ( http://sassymonkeyeats.wordpress.com/ )

And again they are a category dominated by women.

Sassymonkey ( http://sassymonkey.wordpress.com/ ), Sassymonkey Reads ( http://sassymonkeyreads.wordpress.com/ ), and Sassymonkey Eats ( http://sassymonkeyeats.wordpress.com/ )

I just updated the post.

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

Thanks for the kind words Lisa!

Here's the link to vote:
Best Community Blog ( http://2006.weblogawards.org/2006/12/best_online_c... )

and

Best Parenting Blog ( http://2006.weblogawards.org/2006/12/best_parentin... )

and here is the full list. ( http://2006.weblogawards.org/2006/12/voting_opens_... )

Have fun!
Karen

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Troll Baby ( http://www.troll-baby.com/ )

Motherless ( http://www.themotherless.com/ )

Troll Baby Graphics ( http://www.troll-babygraphics.com/ )

Wow. That's a formidable achievement. Well done Elise, Lisa, Jory - and Five Dollar Camera, I hope you did overlook that.
Surely there are book blogs in there somewhere.

Genevieve blogs at
reeling and writhing
( http://austlit.typepad.com/cfn ) and
library sputnik ( http://austlit.edublogs.org )

There's no best book blog award? Please tell me I just overlooked it.

Five Dollar Camera ( http://www.fivedollarcamera.com/blog/ )

I looked through the catagories (including three catagories for political bloggers!!).. and thought: No crafting (craft,knitting,quilting)?? No Art except for photoblogs?? The question they would raise: are there 10-15 great craft blogs?? I couldn't limit myself to merely 15 if you promised me a new sewing machine to do so. (yeah, I'm fighting mine this afternoon..).

Are these catagories chosen by men??

Debra
A Stitch In Time ( http://astitchintime.blogspot.com )
Deb's Daily Distractions ( http://debsdistractions.blogspot.com )

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

Great news, Lisa! I am humbled to be a tiny part of this most excellent site.

Beauty Dish ( http://beautydish.typepad.com )

Any time. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with all the talented women here.

Lovefest for BlogHer!

Suzanne ( http://www.blogher.com/member/suzanne ), BlogHer Contributing Editor - Feminsim & Gender ( http://www.blogher.com/topic/feminism-gender )
Campaign for Unshaved Snatch (CUSS)& Other Rants ( http://cussandotherrants.com/ )

I see another user has the same idea -- check out the comment here ( http://weblogawards.org/forum/index.php/topic,4.msg51.html#msg51 ).

The administrator indicates in a previous exchange about environment and nature blogs that he's completely open if folks want to introduce new categories in 2007. You can read his comment here ( http://weblogawards.org/forum/index.php/topic,4.msg50.html#msg50 ) and I'll copy it below:

" Re: The 20006 Weblog Awards?
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2006, 03:39:24 PM »

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Quote from: dragonden on November 16, 2006, 03:18:56 AM
This might not be the right area to post this but I can't find a suitable area: I'd like to suggest another category for nominations - what about nature or enviornmental websites?

[Administrator response]: "Thanks. Obviously the call for categories is long since closed, but it will go on the list to be considered for 2007. The real question is whether there are 10-15 top quality blogs focused solely on nature or the environment. I don't have an answer to that...

"My guess is that those would fall under science blogs in this year's awards, so nominate some there and we'll see if one or more make the finalist list."

So I'd say go for it!

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

For all your writing!

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

I wonder how often they do a refresh of their categories, Kalyn. Certainly food blogging and knit blogging are just two areas where communities of bloggers have sprouted up and really grown in the last couple of years.

Maybe they'll have a write-in section of the ballot!?

Elisa Camahort
BlogHer and Worker Bees
elisa@blogher.org/elisa@workerbees.biz

Very exciting. I'm proud to be just a tiny part of it, and I've already put the button on my blog in the section where I have Blogher stuff!

Only one complaint: why no section in the awards for food blogs?

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen ( http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com )

Thanks to Lisa, Elisa, and Jory for setting up this community and ensuring that it runs smoothly!

Suzanne ( http://www.blogher.com/member/suzanne ), BlogHer Contributing Editor - Feminsim & Gender ( http://www.blogher.com/topic/feminism-gender )
Campaign for Unshaved Snatch (CUSS)& Other Rants ( http://cussandotherrants.com/ )