Olympic Blog Relay: Closing Ceremonies

First of all, thanks to everyone for your great support! You made hosting this relay an amazing experience, and I loved reading all the stories and comments.

Special kudos go out to our torch-bearers for sheer awesomeness!

I also promised prizes, and what's more fun than official London 2012 hat pins? I had a blast collecting these kind of pins in '96 and '02, so I hope you guys enjoy 'em too! Here we go:

Bronze: Alex Cavanaugh - For getting us all into shape to chase down our writing medals!

Silver: Mark Koopmans - For sharing what I think might be one of the most inspiring Olympic stories ever. If you missed it, check it out here.






Gold: DL Hammons - For true grit! The relay fell right in the midst of Write Club, and DL is a writing all-star for balancing both. That takes some guts, man!



Winners - email me your addresses, and I'll mail these out to you. And thanks again to ALL OF YOU for making the relay such a blast!

In other news, lots has been happening in the Blogosphere.

• Thanks to the folks who joined Write Me A World as new followers.

 

• "What If?" Blogfest
  Ever wanted to mess with "Once upon a time?" Check out this amazing blogfest (Aug. 13-17)hosted by a bunch of amazing people, including Mark Koopmans, Leigh Covington, Cassie Mae and Morgan Shamy.

• Publishing Dreams Come True
  While we were celebrating Olympic dreams, several authors were making their own dreams come true. Congrats to folks who released their titles in the last couple weeks!
• JC Martin, Oracle
• Kyra Lennon, Game On
• Chantele Sedgwick, Not Your Average Fairytale