You know what a blog carnival is and you know how participating in blog carnivals can supercharge your site. The next step is determining which carnivals to submit posts to. If you blog primarily about nature, science, or health issues, you’ll find following the most comprehensive list of potentially relevant carnivals available (updated March 2010).
Each listing includes the:
- carnival name
- carnival home site
- topic
- location
- frequency
NATURE
An Inordinate Fondness
http://aninordinatefondness.wordpress.com/
Beetles - roaming - monthly
Berry Go Round
http://berrygoround.wordpress.com
Any aspect of plant life - roaming - monthly
Carnival of the Arid
http://faultline.org/index.php/site/item/carnival_of_the_arid_february_1/
Science, environment, culture, politics and travel in the world’s deserts
Carnival of the Blue
http://carnivaloftheblue.blogspot.com
Oceans and marine life - roaming - monthly
Circus of the Spineless
http://invertebrates.blogspot.com
Insects, arachnids, invertebrates - roaming - monthly
House of Herps
http://www.houseofherps.com/
Reptiles and amphibians - roaming - monthly
Festival of the Trees
http://festivalofthetrees.wordpress.com/
All things arboreal - roaming - monthly
Friday Ark
http://themodulator.org/
Animal photos and links, pets allowed - static - weekly
I and the Bird (!!!)
http://10000birds.com/iandthebird/
Birding and wild birds - roaming - biweekly
The Moth and Me
http://moths.wordpress.com/the-moth-and-me/
Moths and plenty of them - static - monthly
ALL SCIENCE
Cabinet of Curiosities
http://greensleeves.typepad.com/berkshires/2007/11/new-blog-carniv.html
marvels of natural history, cryptozoology, archeology, etc - roaming - monthly
The Giant’s Shoulders
http://ontheshouldersofgiants.wordpress.com/
posts on “classic” scientific papers - roaming - monthly
Scientia Pro Publica
http://scientiablogcarnival.blogspot.com/
All recent science, nature and medical writing - roaming - biweekly
Scientiae
http://scientiae-carnival.blogspot.com/
women in science - roaming - monthly
Skeptics’ Circle
http://skepticscircle.blogspot.com/
debunking pseudoscience - roaming - biweekly
LIFE SCIENCES
Carnival of Evolution
http://carnivalofevolution.blogspot.com/
evolution - roaming - biweekly
Encephalon
http://www.sharpbrains.com/resources/encephalon-blog-carnival/
neuroscience and psychology - roaming - biweekly
Gene Genie
http://genegenie.wordpress.com/
genes and genetic conditions - roaming - monthly
Linnaeus’s Legacy
http://linnaeuslegacy.blogspot.com/
Taxonomy and diversity of life - roaming - monthly
Mendel’s Garden
http://mendels-garden.blogspot.com/
genetics - roaming - monthly
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
The Accretionary Wedge
http://theaccretionarywedge.wordpress.com/
geoscience - roaming - monthly
Carnival of Space
http://www.universetoday.com/carnival-of-space/
astronomy and space - roaming - biweekly
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Fourth Stone Hearth
http://fourstonehearth.net/
anthropology - roaming - biweekly
MEDICAL
Brain Blogging
http://brainblogger.com/blog-carnivals/
topics related to the brain and mind - static - biweekly
This site also maintains the drugs and pharmacology carnival
Cancer Research Blog Carnival
http://cancer-carnival.blogspot.com/
cancer news from around the blogosphere - roaming - monthly
Change of Shift
http://www.emergiblog.com/change-of-shift
about nurses and for nurses - roaming - biweekly
Grand Rounds
http://blogborygmi.blogspot.com/2004/09/grand-rounds-archive-upcoming-schedule.html
any aspect of medicine - roaming - weekly
Health Wonk Review
http://www.healthwonkreview.com/mt/
health policy - roaming - biweekly
Medicine 2.0
http://medicine20.wordpress.com/
web 2.0 and medicine - roaming - biweekly
SurgeXperiences
http://surgexperiences.wordpress.com/
Surgery, Surgeons, Medicine, etc.- roaming - biweekly
OTHER VALUABLE CARNIVALS
An Outdoorsy Carnival
http://akeepersjackpot.blogspot.com/
outdoor-related activities - static - monthly
Book Review Blog Carnival
http://bookcarnival.wordpress.com
book reviews - roaming - biweekly
Carnival of Cities
http://www.familytravellogue.com/ (no carnival page)
Any aspect of a city - roaming - weekly
Carnival of the Green
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/11/treehugger_to_b.php
green living, conservation, and eco-consciousness - roaming - biweekly
Review Bloggers’ Carnival
http://www.thisfullhouse.com/reviews/review-bloggers-carnival-.html
Reviews of any product - mostly static - biweekly
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blog carnival is great way to promoting our blogs
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