Nominations for the 2013 About Catholicism Readers' Choice Awards close on Monday, February 11, at 11:59 P.M. EST.
If you haven't made your nominations yet, it's not too late; and if you have made your nominations, now is your last chance to convince your friends and family to nominate the same people, organizations, and products. Remember: Only the top five nominees in each of the following ten categories will become a finalist and advance on to the voting round:
- Best Catholic Book of 2012
- Best Catholic Blog
- Best Catholic Website
- Best Catholic Podcast
- Best Catholic Magazine
- Best Catholic Newspaper
- Best Catholic iOS App
- Best Catholic Radio Show
- Best Catholic to Follow on Twitter
- Best Catholic Facebook Page
Currently, the categories with the fewest number of nominations are Best Catholic Magazine, Best Catholic Newspaper, and Best Catholic Radio Show. As a print journalist myself (in my day job), I'm partial to these "old media," and I hope that readers will take the opportunity presented by the low number of nominations to try to get their favorites into the finals!
After nominations close at 11:59 P.M. EST on February 11, 2013, I will tally up the nominations and choose five finalists in each category. Voting will begin at midnight EST on February 19, when I announce the finalists. (Sign up for the About.com Catholicism Newsletter to be notified automatically when voting begins.) Voting will end at 11:59 P.M. EST on March 19, 2013, and the winners will be announced on March 27.

