Feb. 1st, 2018

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[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith
Voting is now CLOSED for the Art category of the Rose and Bay Awards.  Thank you for your participation.

The 2018 winner is "Nashay Jones is creating Queer Black Video & Performance Art, Paintings, and Prints" by Nashay Jones / Nyela.


Voting is now open for the Art category of the Rose and Bay Awards. These awards honor excellence in cyberfunded creativity (aka crowdfunding), and this category recognizes exceptional artists. Everyone is encouraged to vote. Please read the complete details below, and then make your vote in the following poll. For more information about this award, visit the 2018 Landing Page.

The 2017 winner is "Nature Adores Diversity" by Capriuni.


What Is the Rose and Bay Award?

The Rose and Bay 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 categories and their handlers are listed below:
Art: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate art! Vote for art!
Fiction: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate fiction! Vote for fiction!
Poetry: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate poetry! Vote for poetry!
Webcomic: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate webcomics! Vote for webcomics!
Other Project: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate other projects! Vote for other projects!
Patron:[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate patrons! Vote for patrons!
The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2017.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2018.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2018.


Voting Rules

1) Voters are encouraged (but not required) to browse the nominees before making a final decision; that's what the links are for, and the purpose of this award is to promote the splendor of crowdfunded projects. If you have not already explored the nominees, please refer back to the Art nomination post.

2) Voting will take place via Dreamwidth non-transparent polling in this community, open to all. Everyone is eligible to vote; if you do not have a Dreamwidth account, you may leave a comment below with your full name and your vote. In each category, you may vote for as many entries as you consider worthy of the award. (There may need to be more than one poll question per category, and runoffs, in categories with a high number of nominees.) You may vote for your own project, or yourself as a patron.

3) Winners will be announced after the polling is completed.


How You Can Help

The Rose and Bay Award depends on your enthusiasm to make it a success. Here are some ways you can help that happen:

1) Cast your vote! Watch for the voting polls to appear for the other projects, and vote in those too.

2) Promote the Rose and Bay Award by blogging about it, emailing your friends, posting it on social networks, or any other method you can imagine. Everyone is encouraged to spread the word as far as possible whether you are a creator, a donor, or a curious bystander. Here is some art for promoting the Rose and Bay Award.

3) If you're a patron or audience member, link to your favorite nominees and then direct people to the relevant voting pages.


Poll #19400 2018 Rose & Bay Award Art
This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 8

Vote for your favorite Art projects.

"Miniature Painting & Print Commission: Transport me to Bali!" by Budi Agung Kuwara (Kabul) and Komang Sudiarta (Loster)
0 (0.0%)

"The Butterfly Effect Tarot" by Eva Duplan Illustrations
4 (50.0%)

"Torn World" by Ellen Million and others
1 (12.5%)

"SilverFlame Art is creating Magical and Faerie Art" by Amyla SilverFlame
1 (12.5%)

"Nashay Jones is creating Queer Black Video & Performance Art, Paintings, and Prints" by Nashay Jones / Nyela
5 (62.5%)

ysabetwordsmith: (Rose-Bay)
[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith
Voting is now CLOSED for the Fiction category of the Rose and Bay Awards.  Thank you for your participation.

The 2018 winner is "Polishing the Mirror of Media" by Sarah Williams aka [personal profile] dialecticdreamer.


Voting is now open for the Fiction category of the Rose and Bay Awards. These awards honor excellence in cyberfunded creativity (aka crowdfunding), and this category recognizes exceptional writers. Everyone is encouraged to vote. Please read the complete details below, and then make your vote in the following poll. For more information about this award, visit the 2017 landing page.

The 2017 winner is "FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction" by Justina Ireland, Troy L. Wiggins, et al.


What Is the Rose and Bay Award?

The Rose and Bay 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 categories and their handlers are listed below:
Art: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate art! Vote for art!
Fiction: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate fiction! Vote for fiction!
Poetry: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate poetry! Vote for poetry!
Webcomic: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate webcomics! Vote for webcomics!
Other Project: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate other projects! Vote for other projects!
Patron:[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate patrons! Vote for patrons!
The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2017.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2018.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2018.


Voting Rules

1) Voters are encouraged (but not required) to browse the nominees before making a final decision; that's what the links are for, and the purpose of this award is to promote the splendor of crowdfunded projects. If you have not already explored the nominees, please refer back to the Fiction nomination post.

2) Voting will take place via Dreamwidth non-transparent polling in this community, open to all. Everyone is eligible to vote; if you do not have a Dreamwidth account, you may leave a comment below with your full name and your vote. In each category, you may vote for as many entries as you consider worthy of the award. (There may need to be more than one poll question per category, and runoffs, in categories with a high number of nominees.) You may vote for your own project, or yourself as a patron.

3) Winners will be announced after the polling is completed.


How You Can Help

The Rose and Bay Award depends on your enthusiasm to make it a success. Here are some ways you can help that happen:

1) Cast your vote! Watch for the voting polls to appear for the other projects, and vote in those too.

2) Promote the Rose and Bay Award by blogging about it, emailing your friends, posting it on social networks, or any other method you can imagine. Everyone is encouraged to spread the word as far as possible whether you are a creator, a donor, or a curious bystander. Here is some art for promoting the Rose and Bay Award.

3) If you're a patron or audience member, link to your favorite nominees and then direct people to the relevant voting pages.


Poll #19401 2018 Rose & Bay Voting Fiction
This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 12


Vote for your favorite fiction projects.

View Answers

"Polishing the Mirror of Media" by Sarah Williams aka Dialecticdreamer
8 (66.7%)

"Monthly Monday Muse Bait" by Siliconshaman
1 (8.3%)

"QRM" by Chanter_greenie
3 (25.0%)

"Lyn Thorne-Alder is creating Speculative Fiction" by Lyn Thorne-Alder
4 (33.3%)

"Thaddeus Howze is creating Speculative Fiction, Media Analysis & Social Justice Journalism" by Thaddeus Howze / @ebonstorm
1 (8.3%)

"Zanda Myrande is creating Stories, Art and Music" by Zanda Myrande
1 (8.3%)

ysabetwordsmith: (Rose-Bay)
[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith
Voting is now CLOSED for the Poetry category of the Rose and Bay Awards.  Thank you for your participation.

The 2018 winner is "Real Friends Help You Hide The Bodies" by [personal profile] bairnsidhe.


Voting is now open for the Poetry category of the Rose and Bay Awards. These awards honor excellence in cyberfunded creativity (aka crowdfunding), and this category recognizes exceptional poets. Everyone is encouraged to vote. Please read the complete details below, and then make your vote in the following poll. For more information about this award, visit the 2018 landing page.

The 2017 winner is "The Purpose of Power" by [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith.


What Is the Rose and Bay Award?

The Rose and Bay 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 categories and their handlers are listed below:
Art: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate art! Vote for art!
Fiction: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate fiction! Vote for fiction!
Poetry: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate poetry! Vote for poetry!
Webcomic: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate webcomics! Vote for webcomics!
Other Project: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate other projects! Vote for other projects!
Patron:[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate patrons! Vote for patrons!
The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2017.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2018.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2018.


Voting Rules

1) Voters are encouraged (but not required) to browse the nominees before making a final decision; that's what the links are for, and the purpose of this award is to promote the splendor of crowdfunded projects. If you have not already explored the nominees, please refer back to the Poetry nomination post.

2) Voting will take place via Dreamwidth non-transparent polling in this community, open to all. Everyone is eligible to vote; if you do not have a Dreamwidth account, you may leave a comment below with your full name and your vote. In each category, you may vote for as many entries as you consider worthy of the award. (There may need to be more than one poll question per category, and runoffs, in categories with a high number of nominees.) You may vote for your own project, or yourself as a patron.

3) Winners will be announced after the polling is completed.


How You Can Help

The Rose and Bay Award depends on your enthusiasm to make it a success. Here are some ways you can help that happen:

1) Cast your vote! Watch for the voting polls to appear for the other projects, and vote in those too.

2) Promote the Rose and Bay Award by blogging about it, emailing your friends, posting it on social networks, or any other method you can imagine. Everyone is encouraged to spread the word as far as possible whether you are a creator, a donor, or a curious bystander. Here is some art for promoting the Rose and Bay Award.

3) If you're a patron or audience member, link to your favorite nominees and then direct people to the relevant voting pages.


Poll #19402 2018 Rose & Bay Award Voting: Poetry
This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 11

Vote for your favorite poetry projects.

"Real Friends Help You Hide The Bodies" by Bairnsidhe
9 (81.8%)

"Alex Conall Creating Poetry" by Alex Conall aka alexconall
1 (9.1%)

"My Friend Jack: A Poetry Collection Creator" by Jodie Knowles
0 (0.0%)

"Touching Someone's Pain" by Ysabetwordsmith
4 (36.4%)

"Bogi Takács is creating fiction, poetry, reviews and recommendations" by Bogi Takács
0 (0.0%)

ysabetwordsmith: (Rose-Bay)
[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith
Voting is now CLOSED for the Other Project category of the Rose and Bay Awards.  Thank you for your participation.

The 2018 winner is "Potlatch" by ndnplayers games.


Voting is now open for the Other Project category of the Rose and Bay Awards. These awards honor excellence in cyberfunded creativity (aka crowdfunding), and this category recognizes exceptional creators of eclectic content. Everyone is encouraged to vote. Please read the complete details below, and then make your vote in the following poll. For more information about this award, visit the 2018 landing page.

The 2017 winner is "Letter to a Super-Hurrah" by [personal profile] alatefeline.


What Is the Rose and Bay Award?

The Rose and Bay 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 categories and their handlers are listed below:
Art: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate art! Vote for art!
Fiction: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate fiction! Vote for fiction!
Poetry: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate poetry! Vote for poetry!
Webcomic: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate webcomics! Vote for webcomics!
Other Project: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate other projects! Vote for other projects!
Patron:[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate patrons! Vote for patrons!
The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2017.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2018.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2018.


Voting Rules

1) Voters are encouraged (but not required) to browse the nominees before making a final decision; that's what the links are for, and the purpose of this award is to promote the splendor of crowdfunded projects. If you have not already explored the nominees, please refer back to the Other Project nomination post.

2) Voting will take place via Dreamwidth non-transparent polling in this community, open to all. Everyone is eligible to vote; if you do not have a Dreamwidth account, you may leave a comment below with your full name and your vote. In each category, you may vote for as many entries as you consider worthy of the award. (There may need to be more than one poll question per category, and runoffs, in categories with a high number of nominees.) You may vote for your own project, or yourself as a patron.

3) Winners will be announced after the polling is completed.


How You Can Help

The Rose and Bay Award depends on your enthusiasm to make it a success. Here are some ways you can help that happen:

1) Cast your vote! Watch for the voting polls to appear for the other projects, and vote in those too.

2) Promote the Rose and Bay Award by blogging about it, emailing your friends, posting it on social networks, or any other method you can imagine. Everyone is encouraged to spread the word as far as possible whether you are a creator, a donor, or a curious bystander. Here is some art for promoting the Rose and Bay Award.

3) If you're a patron or audience member, link to your favorite nominees and then direct people to the relevant voting pages.



Poll #19404 2018 Rose & Bay Award Voting: Other Project
This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 9

Vote for your favorite other projects.

"Potlatch" by ndnplayers games
5 (55.6%)

"Wordless Lullabyes for the Sleepless" by Megan Ihnen
1 (11.1%)

"Harp Twins" by Camille and Kennerly Kitt
0 (0.0%)

"Writing While Autistic" by Rose Lemberg
0 (0.0%)

"Cathy McManamon is creating Music" by Cathy McManamon
1 (11.1%)

"Harper Jen is creating Music" by Jen Midkiff
3 (33.3%)

"Dr. Mary C. Crowell is creating Music Videos, Instrumental music, and Songs!" by Mary C. Crowell
2 (22.2%)

ysabetwordsmith: (Rose-Bay)
[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith
Votng is now CLOSED for the Webcomic category of the Rose and Bay Awards.  Thank you for your participation.

The 2018 winner is "Sophie Labelle is creating Assigned Male: a webcomic about a transgender girl" by Sophie Labelle.


Voting is now open for the Webcomic category of the Rose and Bay Awards. These awards honor excellence in cyberfunded creativity (aka crowdfunding), and this category recognizes exceptional comic creators. Everyone is encouraged to vote. Please read the complete details below, and then make your vote in the following poll. For more information about this award, visit the 2018 landing page.

The 2017 winner is "Oglaf" by Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne.


What Is the Rose and Bay Award?

The Rose and Bay 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 categories and their handlers are listed below:
Art: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate art! Vote for art!
Fiction: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate fiction! Vote for fiction!
Poetry: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate poetry! Vote for poetry!
Webcomic: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate webcomics! Vote for webcomics!
Other Project: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate other projects! Vote for other projects!
Patron:[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate patrons! Vote for patrons!
The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2017.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2018.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2018.


Voting Rules

1) Voters are encouraged (but not required) to browse the nominees before making a final decision; that's what the links are for, and the purpose of this award is to promote the splendor of crowdfunded projects. If you have not already explored the nominees, please refer back to the Webcomic nomination post.

2) Voting will take place via LiveJournal non-transparent polling in this community, open to all. Everyone is eligible to vote; if you do not have a LiveJournal account, you may leave a comment below with your full name and your vote. In each category, you may vote for as many entries as you consider worthy of the award. (There may need to be more than one poll question per category, and runoffs, in categories with a high number of nominees.) You may vote for your own project, or yourself as a patron.

3) Winners will be announced after the polling is completed.


How You Can Help

The Rose and Bay Award depends on your enthusiasm to make it a success. Here are some ways you can help that happen:

1) Cast your vote! Watch for the voting polls to appear for the other projects, and vote in those too.

2) Promote the Rose and Bay Award by blogging about it, emailing your friends, posting it on social networks, or any other method you can imagine. Everyone is encouraged to spread the word as far as possible whether you are a creator, a donor, or a curious bystander. Here is some art for promoting the Rose and Bay Award.

3) If you're a patron or audience member, link to your favorite nominees and then direct people to the relevant voting pages.



Poll #19405 2018 Rose & Bay Award Voting: Webcomic
This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 9

Vote for your favorite webcomic projects.

"MollyBeans" by Dan Sacharow
2 (22.2%)

"Mine" by ComicMix, LLC
2 (22.2%)

"The Young Protectors" by Alex Woolfson
2 (22.2%)

"Sophie Labelle is creating Assigned Male : a webcomic about a transgender girl" by Sophie Labelle
4 (44.4%)

ysabetwordsmith: (Rose-Bay)
[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith
Voting is now CLOSED for the Patron category of the Rose and Bay Awards.  Thank you for your participation.

The 2018 winner is [personal profile] ng_moonmoth, patron of the Poetry Fishbowl.


Voting is now open for the Patron category of the Rose and Bay Awards. These awards honor excellence in cyberfunded creativity (aka crowdfunding), and this category recognizes exceptional supporters. Everyone is encouraged to vote. Please read the complete details below, and then make your vote in the following poll. For more information about this award, visit the 2018 landing page.

The 2017 winner is Glenn Stone aka [personal profile] technoshaman, patron of the Poetry Fishbowl.


What Is the Rose and Bay Award?

The Rose and Bay 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 categories and their handlers are listed below:

Art: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate art! Vote for art!
Fiction: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate fiction! Vote for fiction!
Poetry: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate poetry! Vote for poetry!
Webcomic: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate webcomics! Vote for webcomics!
Other Project: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate other projects! Vote for other projects!
Patron:[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith Nominate patrons! Vote for patrons!


The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2017.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2018.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2018.


Voting Rules

1) Voters are encouraged (but not required) to browse the nominees before making a final decision; that's what the links are for, and the purpose of this award is to promote the splendor of crowdfunded projects. If you have not already explored the nominees, please refer back to the Patron nomination post.

2) Voting will take place via Dreamwidth non-transparent polling in this community, open to all. Everyone is eligible to vote; if you do not have a Dreamwidth account, you may leave a comment below with your full name and your vote. In each category, you may vote for as many entries as you consider worthy of the award. (There may need to be more than one poll question per category, and runoffs, in categories with a high number of nominees.) You may vote for your own project, or yourself as a patron.

3) Winners will be announced after the polling is completed.


How You Can Help

The Rose and Bay Award depends on your enthusiasm to make it a success. Here are some ways you can help that happen:

1) Cast your vote! Watch for the voting polls to appear for the other projects, and vote in those too.

2) Promote the Rose and Bay Award by blogging about it, emailing your friends, posting it on social networks, or any other method you can imagine. Everyone is encouraged to spread the word as far as possible whether you are a creator, a donor, or a curious bystander. Here is some art for promoting the Rose and Bay Award.

3) If you're a patron or audience member, link to your favorite nominees and then direct people to the relevant voting pages.



Poll #19406 2018 Rose & Bay Award Voting: Patron
This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 11

Vote for your favorite patrons.

Lee Billings aka stardreamer, patron of the Poetry Fishbowl
2 (18.2%)

Amy Swahlan aka daisiesrockalot, patron of the Poetry Fishbowl
2 (18.2%)

Alisa Cohen aka mama_kestrel, patron of the Poetry Fishbowl
2 (18.2%)

Ng_moonmoth, patron of the Poetry Fishbowl
6 (54.5%)

Kengr, patron of the Poetry Fishbowl
2 (18.2%)

Shirley Barrette, patron of the Poetry Fishbowl
1 (9.1%)

Chanter_greenie, patron of the Poetry Fishbowl
1 (9.1%)

Ann M. aka capriuni, patron of Magpie Monday
1 (9.1%)

Pyraxis, patron of Dandelyon's Readings
1 (9.1%)

Rix_scaedu, patron of Dandelyon's Readings
2 (18.2%)

AceLightning, patron of Dandelyon's Readings
3 (27.3%)

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[personal profile] ysabetwordsmith
What are your planned crowdfunding projects for February? What did you accomplish during January?

The February Creative Jam will be Saturday 17-Sunday 18. The theme will be "Trust & Vulnerability."
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The February Creative Jam will be Saturday 17-Sunday 18. The theme will be "Trust & Vulnerability."

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