On Sunday, December 12th, the 2010 Blogisattava Award Winners’ names were posted. The awards were revived by bloggers Nate DeMontigny of Precious Metal and Kyle Lovett of The Reformed Buddhist, who did a great job getting the word out to the Buddhist blogging community. The judges included Rev. Danny Fisher, Tanya McGinnity, Barbara O’Brien and Andy Lambert; the graphics were provided by Anoki Casey from BuddhaBadges and DharmaDots.
The Winners:
Best Achievement with Humor in a Blog or Blog Post
Sweep the dust, Push the dirt – Blogger: John Pappas
Best Achievement in Wide Range of Topic Interests Blogging
Buddhist Geeks – Blogger: Group Blog
Best Achievement in Design
21awake – Blogger: Rohan Gunatillake
Best Engage-the-World Blog
Smiling Buddha Cabaret – Blogger: Marnie Louise Froberg
Best Achievement Blogging Opinion Pieces or Political Issues
Dangerous Harvests – Blogger: Nathan Thompson
Best Achievement in Kind and Compassionate Blogging
Discovering the Divine Connection – Blogger: Emily Horn
Best Blogging on Matters Philosophical, Psychological or Scientific
Wandering Dhamma – Blogger: Brooke Schedneck
Best “Life” Blog
Cheerio Road – Blogger: Karen Maezen Miller
Best Buddhist Practice Blog
Mind Deep – Blogger: Marguerite Manteau-Rao
Best Achievement Blogging on Buddhist Practice or Dharma
The Meditative Gardener – Blogger: Cheryl Wilfong
Best Achievement in Skilled Writing
Wandering Dhamma – Blogger: Brooke Schedneck
Post of the Year!
Sweep the dust, Push the dirt – Post: Point of Contact – John Pappas
Blog of the year, Svaha!
The Jizo Chronicles – Blogger: Maia Duerr
Congratulations to all the finalists and the winners!