Leaf Books is the sponsor of the Best Writing on a Blog category.

Leaf Books is a small independent publishing house based in South Wales. It specialises in the publication of short fiction, micro-fiction and poetry by both new and established authors. Since its inception in 2006, the company has put over 200 authors into print. Leaf Books is also known for its series of A6 pocket-sized books, each book containing one short story (3000-5000 words) or a collection of short poems or micro-fiction.

Leaf Books has links to the University of Glamorgan, and was launched with the help of the university’s GTI project. The publishing company was started with the intention of providing a publishing outlet for short story writers beyond the usual route of magazines or anthologies. The company runs several competitions a year. All titles are selected anonymously from competition entries and published in competition anthologies.

For more information please visit http://leafbooks.co.uk/

Talk About Local are the sponsors of the Best Community Blog category.

Talk About Local helps people in deprived and isolated communities find voice online that they own and run. We have helped people create around 100 sustainable local web sites. We are a small business with a public service ethos – our free Spring unconference on hyperlocal publishing in Cardiff was attended by almost 100 people.

Visit http://talkaboutlocal.org.uk/ for more details.