Blogging Idol

Hey Canadians, wanna be the Blogging Idol? Think of it: Fame, fortune, a blogging contract, Simon Cowel making a fortune of the sweat of your brow…

Or, you know, a thousand bucks and some increased traffic.

IT World Canada is hosting a contest called Blogging Idol, which is open to all Canadian bloggers. Check out the info:

Starting in mid-May, we’ll be asking would-be bloggers to write posts on our site, blogs.itworldcanada.com, on a weekly topic determined by our editors. We’ll have special guests critique the posts in the comments area, and readers will choose their favourites using the ratings function.
IT World Canada is the information resource of choice for Canadian IT professionals. For more than 25 years, the Toronto-based company has been building relationships with Canada’s IT professionals through leading publications including: CIO Canada, Network World Canada, ComputerWorld Canada, CIO Government Review, DI Informatique and CDN, as well as the Web sites www.itworldcanada.com and  itbusiness.ca

Clearly this is most suited to tech bloggers, but theoretically anyone with the ability to write about IT can enter. Top prize is $1,000, and all runners-up get gift certificates.

Good luck!