As I am receiving so few submissions for the Carnival of Feminist Parenting, I am considering changing it to a two-monthly Carnival (six per year) instead of the current monthly one. Thus this month’s carnival is not happening – there were very, very few submissions – and I will be trying to publicise it a lot more than I have been, in the hope that people will submit more articles.
The next Carnival of Feminist Parenting will be held on Sunday 16th May 2010. Submission deadline is Sunday 9th May 2010.
If anyone has any ideas on how I can better publicise the Carnival, please do comment here or email me!
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April 11, 2010 at 12:35 pm
I’d be happy to put a call for posts on my blog. If you put one up here, I would pick it up on my RSS, and spread the word from there.
April 14, 2010 at 11:54 am
I certainly will do, about a week before the submission deadline. I have such a horrible memory that I often forget it’s coming myself until the day before I have to compile it!
April 11, 2010 at 1:38 pm
I am horribly bad at remembering all the carnivals. I try to submit when I see the reminders…I should try to use a web calendar of some sort to remind me. I’d also probably be able to plug it more too.
April 14, 2010 at 11:53 am
I should be Tweeting and blogging it a week or two before the deadline myself – perhaps if I did that it might remind you and you could just retweet me.
April 11, 2010 at 2:41 pm
I’d be willing to put a call on my blog too, I get a lot of readers who are intersted in the issue who dont necesarily read feminist blogs,
Also maybe setting a theme for each carnival would prompt people to write stuff.
Also why not make it clear that you don’t have to be a parent to submit a post, (if this is the case?) I write a lot about issues that affect parents (mothers particularly) and children but I haven’t submitted anything (though something was submitted that I’d written) because I’m not a parent
April 14, 2010 at 11:52 am
It certainly is the case that one doesn’t have to be a parent to submit a post to the Carnival! All posts relating to feminist parenting, children’s rights and the intersection between women’s rights and children’s rights are welcome. I shall update the carnival home page to reflect this.
April 11, 2010 at 3:02 pm
I’d be happy to do a call for posts at First the Egg, too. And once I get more firmly up-and-running there and have more relevant posts to submit (beyond here’s-what-I’m-working-on-at-the-new-site stuff), I fully intend to submit posts regularly. Thank you for running such an interesting carnival, despite low submission volume!
April 14, 2010 at 11:50 am
A call for posts would be great – I’ve updated this entry with the date and submission deadline for the next edition.
April 12, 2010 at 3:48 am
I echo the others – I’d be happy to run a reminder on my blog. I would have made more submissions myself but I need to be reminded, too!
A theme might be a good idea as well, and we could definitely shout about it on twitter to get people thinking/writing.
April 14, 2010 at 11:51 am
Arwyn of Raising My Boychick suggested themes and I think it’s a great idea, only I am a bit rubbish at thinking up themes for this sort of thing. Any ideas? Maybe I could take ideas and then run a poll for it?
April 12, 2010 at 8:53 am
I just wanted to say that I massively appreciate the carnivals you put together. I’m pretty much a perma-lurker – I hope it makes you feel very special to know that this is my first comment on The Internet in about five years – but it breaks my heart to see you struggling with it every month.
The carnival is always a fantastic read. I know it must be really hard work, especially as you’re going at it alone, but just so you know, it is very much welcomed and enjoyed. And if I see anything appropriate I’ll pass it along.
April 14, 2010 at 11:49 am
Thanks for your kind words – I do work hard on it and it’s immensely satisfying work.
April 13, 2010 at 11:08 pm
I’m a feminist parenting blogger and I absolutely love the Feminist Parenting Carnival. I subscribe to many feminist parenting blogs but I’ve been reluctant to submit in mass. I also feel weird submitting my own blog. Do you only post submissions or do you ever peruse other blogs for posts? I’ll post a reminder but I have a very small readership so I’m not sure how much that will help. If there is anything I can do to help, I’d be glad to do it. Email me.
April 14, 2010 at 11:49 am
I post every post which is submitted (and with most carnivals people submit their own posts as well as those by others so don’t feel weird submitting your own!).
No matter how small your readership I’d really appreciate a shout-out – the more people who know about it, the better!
April 14, 2010 at 5:05 am
What’s the deadline for the next one?
April 14, 2010 at 11:47 am
I’ve updated the post with the details, thanks for reminding me!
April 15, 2010 at 11:13 pm
I’m posting a notice to submit on my blog. One question and one idea:
* How recent should our submitted posts be? Sometimes I’m reading someone’s archives and think it would be a great submission, but it was written, say, a year ago. Is it supposed to be current posts only?
* Maybe you could create a button that people could post on their sites, both to remind them and to encourage new visitors. Oops — just saw you do have one under the “Link to Us” page. Maybe you could do a button code widget in your sidebar so everyone sees it automatically and can grab the code from there. (You can look at my site for the Carnival of Natural Parenting button in the sidebar to see what I mean, or here’s an online tutorial.)
April 22, 2010 at 7:11 pm
At the moment, posts can be old or new.
Good idea with the code widget, I’ll get to that soon!
April 16, 2010 at 10:31 am
Hi
I’m a feminist parent, so glad to find your site.
I also wanted to let you know that the blog has been nominated in the MAD Awards for parent bloggers – as most inspirational blog.
Well done!
Sally
April 22, 2010 at 7:12 pm
Wow, thanks so much!
April 22, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Hi,
I put your button on my blog, submitted my first and will be calling for posts on my fanpage and blog.
Have you considered getting a FB fanpage? I mean likepage
April 22, 2010 at 7:10 pm
We already have one!
April 23, 2010 at 1:27 am
I just subscribed, keep the good stuff coming!
May 9, 2010 at 8:01 pm
Thanks Dave!
May 8, 2010 at 3:42 am
Anji–Are you getting more submissions this time around? (In other words, are these efforts working?)
May 9, 2010 at 8:00 pm
I have received quite a few submissions so I think it might well be working!
May 10, 2010 at 4:02 pm
I am SO late to the game but glad I found you via the Feminist Breeder. Count me in for your very next go-round!
May 14, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Awesome, I look forward to seeing what you have to say.
May 12, 2010 at 4:10 am
Blogged, forummed, tweeted and facebooked. I hope it helps.
http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/2010/05/12/are-you-a-feminist-who-parents-youre-needed/
May 14, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Excellent, thanks so much!
May 14, 2010 at 1:52 am
I’ve posted in the form, and tweeted, just waiting on a response now.
And for my comments to make it through moderation. *lol*
May 14, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Thank you so much for your support!
May 14, 2010 at 11:06 pm
You’re more than welcome. Let me know if you want the entry I have scheduled.
May 17, 2010 at 9:15 am
Hi what’s happening with the carnival? I’ve got my entry scheduled for tomorrow but no email to confirm? Looking forward to hearing from you.
May 17, 2010 at 10:44 am
It’s not a ‘post it on the day’ carnival, it’s a ‘post it in advance’ carnival so if you haven’t posted your article yet it will be included in the next edition, sorry!
May 17, 2010 at 12:29 pm
So when will this one be going up? (refreshing page at all opportunities to check…)
May 17, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Sorry, it’s a day late! It should be up this evening as a lovely blogger has agreed to help me finish it up.
May 17, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Smashing! I’ll look forward to that.