The Ninjamatics' 2012 Canadian Weblog Awards Winners!
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The Ninjamatics' 2012 Canadian Weblog Awards winners are here!
Over the past year, the Ninjamatics' 2012 Canadian Weblog Awards saw 467 weblogs nominated across 36 categories. Our 51 volunteer jurors worked hard over the course of this January using our ten criteria to judge each of the 467 weblogs in the first round and each of the approximately 180 weblogs in the second round to arrive at our winners. Our jurors have been an incredible group to work with, and I wish I could adequately express the level of my gratitude, because they are what really make these Awards possible as a tool to promote weblogs of quality across Canada.
And now, without further ado, we are thrilled to announce the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in the Ninjamatics' 2012 Canadian Weblog Awards!
Best Weblog About Activism & Social Justice / Activisme et la justice sociale
First: Weighty Matters
Second: Mind of Change
Third: PhD in Parenting
Best Weblog About Art & Photography / Art et photographie
First: Just a Smidgen
Second: Kelly Neil
Third: Postcards from the Mothership
Best Weblog About Arts & Culture / Arts et culture
First: Production Ottawa
Second: Vancity Bride
Third: CVV Magazine
Best Designed Weblog / Meilleur design
First: Everybody Likes Sandwiches
Second: Suzy Krause + the Skyscrapers
Third: Pepper + Paint
Best New Weblog (for weblogs created after July 31, 2011) / Meilleur nouveau blogue (blogues créés après le 31 juillet 2011)
First: Family Adventures in the Canadian Rockies
Second: Mondays with Mac
Third: A Swell Place to Dwell
Best Written Weblog / Meilleurs textes
First: Finding Me In France
Second: Simple Bites
Third: Farewell Stranger
Best Weblog About Business & Career / Affaires et carrières
First: Kyla Roma
Second: Women On The Fence
Third: Productivityist.com
Best Comics Weblog / Bande dessinée
First: Comics! The Blog
Second: Hark! A Vagrant
Third: Mui-Ko
Best Weblog About Crafting / Artisanat
First: A Swell Place to Dwell
Second: Dragonfly Designs
Third: All About Ami
Best Weblog About Disability / Disability
First: Rolling Around In My Head
Second: wildheart
Third: Painfully Optomistic
Best Weblog About Education / Education
First: Figure/Ground Communication
Second: IP Osgoode IPilogue
Third: The Canadian Homeschooler
Best Weblog by an Ex-Pat (a Canadian living abroad) / Expatriés
First: Finding Me In France
Second: Planting Dandelions
Third: Journey Mama
Best Weblog About Family & Parenting / Famille et enfants
First: Mondays with Mac
Second: PhD in Parenting
Third: Farewell Stranger
Best Weblog About Fashion, Style & Design / Mode, style et design
First: Vancity Bride
Second: Lili Brunette
Third: Style Blog
Best Feminist Weblog / Féminisme
First: Gender Focus
Second: Brilliant Woman
Third: the spirit that moves me
Best Weblog About Food & Drink / Cuisine et breuvages
First: Everybody Likes Sandwiches
Second: Les Tuyaux bouffe de Katerine-Lune Rollet
Third: Simple Bites
Best French Language Weblog / En français
First: Lili Brunette
Second: Les Tuyaux bouffe de Katerine-Lune Rollet
Third: Quelquepart
Best General Interest Weblog (for weblogs that cover a range of topics) / Intérêt général
First: Calgary is Awesome
Second: The Best of This Life
Third: Beams and Struts
Best Group Weblog / Blogue collectif
First: I Dig Your Girlfriend
Second: Calgary is Awesome
Third: Simply Stacie
Best Weblog About Health & Wellness / Santé et bien-être
First: Weighty Matters
Second: PlayGroundology
Third: Sober Julie Doing Life
Best Humour Weblog / Humour
First: The Art of Doing Stuff
Second: Dirty Rotten Parenting
Third: Welcome to Kafkaville (Pop.1)
Best LGBTQ Weblog / GLBTQ
First: I Dig Your Girlfriend
Second: Mondays with Mac
Third: Crazy Lesbian Mom
Best Life Weblog / Mode de vie
First: Oh Clementine
Second: Planting Dandelions
Third: Farewell Stranger
Lifetime Achievement Award (for weblogs created before January 1, 2007) / Prix d'excellence pour l'ensemble de son œuvre (blogues créés avant le 1er janvier 2007)
Best Media & Journalism Weblog / édias et journalisme
First: Concert Addicts
Second: Production Ottawa
Third: CMS Critic
Best Weblog About Nature & Gardening / Nature et jardinage
First: You Grow Girl
Second: Empress of Dirt
Third: Strattons Farm
Best Placeblog (contains local political/social/arts/community articles about a place) / Placeblogue (contenant des articles sur la politique/vie sociale/arts/communauté dans une localité)
First: Vancity Bride
Second: CVV Magazine
Third: CornerBrooker.com
Best Podcast & Vlog / Podcast et vlog
First: The Glory, The Glory
Second: Erin's Tea
Third: Chonilla.com
Best Political Weblog / Politique
First: On Procedure & Politics
Second: CalgaryLiberal.com
Third: Russ Campbell's Blog
Best Weblog About Pop Culture & Entertainment / Pop culture et spectacles
First: Sidewalk Hustle
Second: Style Blog
Third: Scene Creek
Best Weblog About Religion, Spirituality & Philosophy / Religion, spiritualité et philosophie
First: Sarah Bessey
Second: The Conscious Perspective
Third: Pineapple Pieces
Best Weblog About Science, Technology & the Internet / Science, technologie et Internet
First: Michael Geist
Second: CMS Critic
Third: Productivityist.com
Best Weblog About Sports, Fitness & Recreation / Sports, condition physique et loisirs
First: PlayGroundology
Second: Calgary Playground Review
Third: Family Adventures in the Canadian Rockies
Best Weblog About Topical / Topique
First: One Smiley Monkey
Second: BuyCanadianFirst.ca: The Good Shopper Blog
Third: An Italian-Canadian Life
Best Weblog About Travel / Voyage
First: Candice Does The World
Second: I Backpack Canada
Third: SpunkyGirl Monologues
Best Weblog About Writing & Literature / Écriture et littérature
First: Bella's Bookshelves
Second: Intralingo
Third: Mike's Bloggity Blog
Congratulations to all the winners! If you are a winner, grab a button for your blog
and sing it from the rooftops. Nominations for the Ninjamatics' 2013 Canadian Weblog Awards open tomorrow, so nominate your favourites for the coming year once the form goes live again at midnight!
