This year’s awards have drawn an impressive response, with nearly 200 separate nominations from across Greater Manchester (and beyond). Here’s the 2009 shortlist:

Best City and Neighbourhood Blog

Best Personal Blog

Best Arts and Culture Blog

Best Writing on a Blog

Best New Blog

Blog of the Year
One of the winners in the preceding five categories will be selected by the judges as 2009 Blog of the Year.

Winners will be selected by a judging panel that includes:

  • Author and Guardian columnist Naomi Alderman
  • Dave Carter, head of Manchester Digital Development Agency
  • Richard Fair of BBC Manchester
  • Author (and former blog award winner) Jenn Ashworth
  • Mike Noon of Arts Council England North West
  • Manchester Blog Awards founder Kate Feld

Winners will be announced at this year’s event, which will take place at Band on the Wall on Wednesday 21 October 2009 – click here for more information and to book tickets.

Who's blogging about the awards?

  • Manchester music bloggers sign up! - This year, the Manchester Blog Awards moves to a new home: the cultural hub that is the Deaf Institute, which is situated at 135 Grosvenor Street on the university campus. Tickets are £4 (£3 concs). They will be available on the door or ...
  • Manchester Blog Awards - Nominations have opened for this year's Manchester Blog Awards. I've put Spinneyhead forward for everything except Best New Blog. It's been around since 2001, I can't really claim it's new. That I can legitimately put my blog forward ...
  • Manchester Blog Awards 2010 - Nominate now! - The Manchester Blog Awards, supported by Manchester Literature Festival, is in its 5th year and nominations are now open. Manchester is becoming more and more exciting to me as I get to know it better. I started working for MLF very ...
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