The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) launched this year’s the BAKE Awards on 14th September 2021. This announcement was made the same day at which submissions for the bloggers competition was to start.
The annual blogging competition, now in its ninth year, honors and recognizes outstanding bloggers in each area. The tournament was postponed last year owing to the COVID-19 outbreak and ultimately did not take place.
This year’s BAKE Awards 2021 will be out today, September 14th, 2021, with submissions in a variety of categories. Following that, judges will select the best 5 nominations from the submitted blogs, which will then be available for public voting. The winners will then be announced during a virtual gala event in December.
BAKE Awards 2021 Schedule
- Submissions phase –14th September – 20th October 2021
- Judging phase – 21st October -1st November 2021
- Online voting – 2nd November – 10th December 2021
- Virtual Winners’ Gala event – 17th December 2021
In 2019, we added a new category called Best Podcast, which was won for the first time by Amani Maranga. There are currently 24 different categories to choose from.
JustJoykendi.com, which received the overall Kenyan Blog of the Year award, Lyraoko.com in the photography category, leotunapika.com in the culinary category, africancityplanner.com in the environmental category, and fashionablestepmum.com in the fashion and style area were also among the winners.
In 2019, the competition had more than 10,000 blog submissions and 800,000 votes. The awards were dominated by women, with 15 of the 23 categories being won by women.
Submissions will be accepted in 23 categories, with each blog being limited to one category in which it best fits. There is an exemption, however, for new blogs (those launched after January 2019), which can be filed in both the New Blog and any other category where they suit. The stipulation that three-time (or more) award winners are unable to compete remains in place.
Bloggers and their fans can enter the BAKE Awards 2021 by going to bakeawards.co.ke/submit.
N/B
Check out previous BAKE Awards here; https://www.bakeawards.co.ke/history/
Check out the rules for participating in BAKE Awards; bakeawards.co.ke/rules
Check out the available categories; bakeawards.co.ke/categories