diff --git a/SPONSORSHIP.md b/SPONSORSHIP.md
index debd6f9159..4900a1048d 100644
--- a/SPONSORSHIP.md
+++ b/SPONSORSHIP.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Your sponsorship puts your product in front of developers at the exact moment th
 
 ## Get Started
 
-Email [vinta.chen@gmail.com](mailto:vinta.chen@gmail.com?subject=Awesome%20Python%20Sponsorship) with:
+Email [sponsorship@awesome-python.com](mailto:sponsorship@awesome-python.com?subject=Awesome%20Python%20Sponsorship) with:
 
 - **Tier:** Headline Sponsor ($500/mo) or Featured Sponsor ($150/mo)
 - **Content:** Product name, URL, logo, and description (Headline tier) or `[Name](URL) - Description.` entry (Featured tier)
diff --git a/website/build.py b/website/build.py
index 96cf050631..bcfc64d1e6 100644
--- a/website/build.py
+++ b/website/build.py
@@ -270,6 +270,36 @@ def extract_categories_body(markdown: str) -> str:
     return "".join(lines[start_idx:end_idx]).rstrip() + "\n"
 
 
+def github_markdown_anchor(text: str) -> str:
+    anchor = text.strip().lower()
+    anchor = re.sub(r"[^\w\s-]", "", anchor)
+    anchor = re.sub(r"\s", "-", anchor)
+    return f"#{anchor}"
+
+
+def link_llms_category_index_to_canonical_pages(markdown: str, categories: Sequence[ParsedSection]) -> str:
+    """Point the README-derived category index at canonical category pages."""
+    category_urls = {}
+    for category in categories:
+        public_url = category_public_url(category)
+        category_urls[f"#{category['slug']}"] = public_url
+        category_urls[github_markdown_anchor(category["name"])] = public_url
+    lines = markdown.splitlines(keepends=True)
+    out: list[str] = []
+
+    def replace_link(match: re.Match[str]) -> str:
+        target = match.group(1)
+        url = category_urls.get(target)
+        if url is None:
+            return match.group(0)
+        return match.group(0).replace(f"({target})", f"({url})", 1)
+
+    for line in lines:
+        out.append(MARKDOWN_LINK_RE.sub(replace_link, line))
+
+    return "".join(out)
+
+
 def build_llms_txt(
     template_text: str,
     *,
@@ -280,7 +310,10 @@ def build_llms_txt(
 ) -> str:
     """Render the llms.txt entry point with the curated category catalog."""
     categories_md = annotate_entries_with_stars(
-        extract_categories_body(readme_text).rstrip(),
+        link_llms_category_index_to_canonical_pages(
+            extract_categories_body(readme_text).rstrip(),
+            categories,
+        ),
         stars_data,
         format_stars=lambda n: f"GitHub stars: {n}",
     )
diff --git a/website/templates/sponsorship.html b/website/templates/sponsorship.html
index dbd5180104..f8807cfb6d 100644
--- a/website/templates/sponsorship.html
+++ b/website/templates/sponsorship.html
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ <h1>Sponsor Awesome Python</h1>
 
       <div class="hero-actions">
         <a
-          href="mailto:vinta.chen@gmail.com?subject=Awesome%20Python%20Sponsorship"
+          href="mailto:sponsorship@awesome-python.com?subject=Awesome%20Python%20Sponsorship"
           class="hero-action hero-action-primary"
-          >Email vinta.chen@gmail.com</a
+          >Email sponsorship@awesome-python.com</a
         >
         <a
           href="https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python"
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ <h1>Sponsor Awesome Python</h1>
             <li>Logo link in the sponsor section of awesome-python.com.</li>
           </ul>
           <a
-            href="mailto:vinta.chen@gmail.com?subject=Awesome%20Python%20Sponsorship%20-%20Headline"
+            href="mailto:sponsorship@awesome-python.com?subject=Awesome%20Python%20Sponsorship%20-%20Headline"
             class="tier-cta"
             >Email about Headline tier</a
           >
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ <h1>Sponsor Awesome Python</h1>
             <li>Text link in the sponsor section of awesome-python.com.</li>
           </ul>
           <a
-            href="mailto:vinta.chen@gmail.com?subject=Awesome%20Python%20Sponsorship%20-%20Featured"
+            href="mailto:sponsorship@awesome-python.com?subject=Awesome%20Python%20Sponsorship%20-%20Featured"
             class="tier-cta"
             >Email about Featured tier</a
           >
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ <h1>Sponsor Awesome Python</h1>
       <p class="sponsorship-lede">
         Email
         <a
-          href="mailto:vinta.chen@gmail.com?subject=Awesome%20Python%20Sponsorship"
-          >vinta.chen@gmail.com</a
+          href="mailto:sponsorship@awesome-python.com?subject=Awesome%20Python%20Sponsorship"
+          >sponsorship@awesome-python.com</a
         >
         with the four items below.
       </p>
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ <h1>Sponsor Awesome Python</h1>
       </dl>
       <div class="sponsorship-cta-row">
         <a
-          href="mailto:vinta.chen@gmail.com?subject=Awesome%20Python%20Sponsorship"
+          href="mailto:sponsorship@awesome-python.com?subject=Awesome%20Python%20Sponsorship"
           class="hero-action hero-action-primary"
-          >Email vinta.chen@gmail.com</a
+          >Email sponsorship@awesome-python.com</a
         >
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/website/tests/test_build.py b/website/tests/test_build.py
index 0f99351a83..caada78223 100644
--- a/website/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/website/tests/test_build.py
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ def test_build_creates_llms_text_alternate_without_sponsors(self, tmp_path):
         assert "Sitemap: https://awesome-python.com/sitemap.xml" in llms_txt
         assert "## Categories" in llms_txt
         assert "**Tools**" in llms_txt
-        assert "- [Widgets](#widgets)" in llms_txt
+        assert "- [Widgets](https://awesome-python.com/categories/widgets/)" in llms_txt
+        assert "- [Widgets](#widgets)" not in llms_txt
         assert "### Widgets" in llms_txt
         assert "- [w1](https://example.com) - A widget." in llms_txt
         assert "- [w2](https://github.com/owner/w2) - A starred widget. (GitHub stars: 42)" in llms_txt