Nominations are now being accepted for the latest round of The Diarist Awards. Given by online journalers to other online journalers, the awards today enter their fifth year  making them the longest-running program to recognize excellence in personal storytelling on the web.

Escribitionists of all stripes  be they called online diarists, web journalers, or personal webloggers  are invited to submit their favorite sites and their favorite individual entries in a number of categories, ranging from Best Design to Best Rant. All nominees will then be reviewed by a volunteer panel, with the finalists they select offered for a public vote to determine the final winners.

Nominations will be accepted through April 15. The finalists will be announced May 16, when voting will commence, with winners named on June 5.