Premio Dardos Award Gets Passed to Others

Holly Jahangiri honored publisher Vivian Zabel with the Prémio Dardos (Darts Prize). And Vivian passed it to me. Thank you to both of you. Peer honored awards are always especially nice.

The Prémio Dardos is given for recognition of cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values transmitted in the form of creative and original writing. These stamps were created with the intention of promoting fraternization between bloggers, a way of showing affection and gratitude for work that adds value to the Web.

And, of course, those motives are supreme in any great public relations campaign whether you're promoting a book or a business.

The origin of the Prémio Dardos seems now to lie somewhere in obscurity. Still, Holly believes it began in Portugal or Brazil and this is the closest rendition of the original intent available:

1) Accept the award by posting it on your blog along with the name of the person that has granted the award and a link to his/her blog.

2) Pass the award to another 15 blogs that are worthy of this acknowledgment, remembering to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been selected for this award. So, I am passing the torch to:


http://www.allynevans.blogspot.com

http://defyinggravitynow.blogspot.com

http://pennylockwoodehrenkranz.blogspot.com

http://stepofaith.blogspot.com

http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/A21V32M89BJ4ZD/ref=cm_blog_blog

http://www.forshriekingoutloud.blogspot.com

http://Conniegotsch.blogspot.com

http://myfavouritebooks.blogspot.com

http://jozettesnotes.blogspot.com

http://www.lindalarue.blogspot.com

http://writebettergetpublished.blogspot.com

http://itsmycrisisandillcryifineedto.blogspot.com

http://mowtownwriters.blogspot.com

http://thereadingtub.blogspot.com

http://www.divadoctrine.blogspot.com

http://www.rimworlds.com/thecrotchetyoldfan

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of This Is the Place; Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered; Tracings, a chapbook of poetry; and two how to books, The Frugal Book Promoter: How To Do What Your Publisher Won't and The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success. She is also the author of the Amazon Short, "The Great First Impression Book Proposal". Some of her other blogs are TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog where authors can recycle their favorite reviews. She also blogs at all things editing, grammar, formatting and more at The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor blog.