Carnival of the Liberals: Call for submissions!

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Next week will be Brainshrub.com's turn to host the Carnival of the Liberals. (CotL)

A blog "carnival" is when bloggers who share similar interests on a topic submit their best posts, or nominate other peoples posts, to a central host-blogger who then collates and promotes them as a carnival.

The carnival happens on a regular schedule, and the host of the carnival alternates with each issue. The host is expected to do everything in h/er power to promote the carnival and present the links in a creative way. Sometimes, a theme is invoked. For example, in CotL #5 Modem Butterfly used the theme "The Twilight Zone."

CotL is a bit different than most other carnivals because it is more selective. The host is limited to ten of the entries.

Think of Carnival of the Liberals like the Utne Reader of the liberal blogosphere; it is a way to showcase up-and-coming writers and increase their site traffic.

I've been looking forward to hosting this for months. For this edition I am planning to combine two of my favorite things: Political writing and haiku.

For blogs that are selected for the CotL #8 "The Haiku Edition," I will write a descriptive haiku about the essay.

For example, if I selected this post for CotL I might write something like:

CotL #8 The Haiku Edition

A blog carnival.
March fifteenth, two thousand six.
At Brainshrub dot com.

If you're interested in being considered for the carnival, use this entry form to send a submission. The deadline is 11:59pm on Monday, March 13th.



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