Poetry All Over the Place

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Here's what I've been up to recently:

Two of my books have just been published, Prismatica: Science Fiction Poetry Spanning the Spectrum and From Nature's Patient Hands: A Collection of Poetry.  The shopping post has descriptions, purchasing information, links to cover images, links to table of contents with sample poems, etc.  The networking post invites folks to help with reviews and promotion.  I also posted the press release for my books, along with a couple links on how to write a press release for authors.  I've got one blog guest post lined up to do, and am looking for more networking opportunities.

I finished a batch of scrapbooked poems on commission for a friend.  View photos of the finished pages, with links to the original poems.

The December Poetry Fishbowl will be on Tuesday the 7th.  This month's theme is "oceans and other waters."  You're all encouraged to drop by and give me prompts.

Preparing for the 2011 Rose & Bay Awards

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Last year we launched the Rose & Bay Awards recognizing excellence in cyberfunded creativity.  The nomination period begins in January so I'm starting the advance planning now.

The Rose & Bay Awards opened in 2010 with five categories: Art, Fiction, Poetry, Other Project, and Patron.  Nominations and discussions following the first round have revealed the need for another category, Webcomic, which will appear in this year's lineup.  (Other includes any cyberfunded creativity that isn't art, fiction, poetry, or webcomic -- or that spans more than one category -- such as movies, music, etc.)  I'm willing to handle Other Project and Webcomic.  I would prefer not to handle the Art, Fiction, Poetry, or Patron categories because I'm eligible to be nominated in those.  If you would like to volunteer to handle one of those categories, please let me know.  Here are the 2011 categories and their handlers:

Art: itew
Fiction: eseme
Poetry: xjenavivex
Webcomic: ysabetwordsmith
Other Project: xjenavivex 
Patron: xjenavivex

Time Parameters:
Eligibility period: January 1-December 31, 2010.
Nomination period: January 1-January 31, 2011.
Voting period: February 1-February 28, 2011.

This allows time to promote the award across a wide range of venues, and repeat the announcements so that plenty of people have time to hear them.  Everyone is encouraged to spread the word as far as possible whether you are a creator, a donor, or whatever.

Complete rules appear on the 2011 Rose & Bay Award Landing Page.


Category Management

Handling a category entails the following responsibilities:

1) Posting the "nomination" post for that category, on or near January 1. Here is an example from 2010.

2) Watching the nominations as they appear in comments. Prod people to fill in missing details. Ask people to move misfiled nominations to a different category. Post an outside nomination for someone if they can't get their comment to post for some reason. Quash any arguments that may arise. If there are issues over how something should be filed, etc. then talk that over with ysabetwordsmith and we'll figure it out. Handlers are also welcome to post updates or nudges to boost participation.

3) Posting the "voting" post on or near February 1. Here is an example from 2010.

4) Similar oversight as for the nomination post. Just keep an eye on the voting post.

5) On or near March 1, tally the votes for your category and announce the winner. Sign and mail the award certificate to the winner; there is already paper for this to send the awards to the handlers.

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2011 Rose & Bay Artwork

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Here is some art for you to use in promoting the 2011 Rose and Bay Awards! haikujaguar created the logo, with which karen_wehrstein has created a batch of LJ icons, blog badges, buttons, and banners.  I will see if it's possible to obtain nominee and winner badges later.  You can revisit the 2010 artwork post for a look at last year's material.  Also check out the advance planning post for the 2011 Rose & Bay Awards.

EDIT 2/7/11: Nominee badges are now available for all six 2011 categories.

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2011 Rose & Bay Award Landing Page

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Welcome to the official landing page for the 2011 Rose and Bay Award, honoring excellence in creative crowdfunding.  This page gathers together important information about the award, its functions, and its participants.  You can also revisit the 2010 Landing Page.

Check out the 2011 winners.

For a glimpse of changes planned for 2012, please see the results of the followup discussion & poll.


What Is the Rose and Bay Award?

The Rose and Bay Award was launched by ysabetwordsmith (Elizabeth Barrette) in January 2009, and quickly gained additional volunteers.  This award focuses on a growing business model known as "crowdfunding" or "cyberfunded creativity," which directly connects creative people and patrons of the arts online.  This award recognizes exemplary projects and enthusiastic patrons.  It currently features six categories: Art, Fiction, Poetry, Webcomic, Other Project, and Patron.  (Other Project includes any cyberfunded creativity that isn't art, fiction, poetry, or webcomic -- or that spans more than one category -- such as movies, music, etc.)  

The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2010.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2011.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2011.

NOTE: The Fiction category required a runoff vote in 2011, which took place March 1-15.

There are images for promoting the 2011 Rose & Bay Award.  These include LJ icons, buttons, and banners.

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