… is now up on Written World, and it takes the event to a whole new world. Ragnell stepped aside to allow a woman from another planet, indeed perhaps another universe, to run the show – Star Sapphire, “Sovereign of the Planet Zamaron, President of Ferris Aircraft, Super-Villainess, Much Maligned Strawfeminist, Recurring Green Lantern Antagonist, the Killer of Katma Tui”. From that, you might gather, this is a carnival unlike any that has been before.

Despite her “foreign” origins, Star Sapphire is up with all of the latest feminist issues, from the Duke rape case to women in Zambia stepping into politics, but you’ll also find a feminist analysis of topics that mightn’t usually jump to your attention, from the hair colour of cartoon characters to the models they provide for young girls.

Please help to spread the word!

The carnival will be on Written World on Wednesday … so hurry, hurry, hurry and get your nominations in today, to ragnellthefoul AT gmail DOT com, or via this nomination form.

Do click on the link to Written World above, where you’ll find Katma Tui – who’ll indicate to you this will be a carnival unlike any that have come before. So don’t miss out on the chance to take your place, or to nominate another worthy feminist blogger….

Finally, a mainstream media article that gets beyond Belle Du Jour as a female blogger – indeed to the Carnival of Feminists. Kira Cochrane in the Guardian today explores the phenomenon of feminist blogging, and, yes, I do get in a quote or two as founder of the carnival. Others mentioned include Feministing, Bitch PhD, the F-word, Pandagon, AngryBlackBitch, MindtheGapCardiff and Gendergeek.

I’ve made all of those links, because the Guardian didn’t. It’s probably the single most web-friendly newspaper in the world, but it still has some way to go…

(Thanks to Clare on The Ninth Wave who drew my attention to it.)