2021 Rose & Bay Award Landing Page

[ysabetwordsmith]

Welcome to the official landing page for the 2021 Rose and Bay Award, honoring excellence in cyberfunded creativity, aka crowdfunding. This page gathers together important information about the award, its functions, and its participants. You can also revisit the 2020 Landing Page, 2019 Landing Page, 2018 Landing Page, 2017 Landing Page, 2016 Landing Page, 2015 Landing Page, 2014 Landing Page, 2013 Landing Page, 2012 Landing Page, 2011 Landing Page, and 2010 Landing Page.


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, 2020.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2021.
The voting period spans February 1-February 29, 2021.

These are the handlers for the 2021 award season:

Art: ysabetwordsmith Nominate art! Vote for art!
Fiction: scrubjayspeaks Nominate fiction! Vote for fiction!
Poetry: dialecticdreamer Nominate poetry! Vote for poetry!
Webcomic: ysabetwordsmith Nominate webcomics! Vote for webcomics!
Other Project: zianuray Nominate other projects! Vote for other projects!
Patron: nsfwords Nominate patrons! Vote for patrons!

These are the winners for the 2021 award season:

Art: "The Shitpost Calligrapher" by Mia Cong.
Fiction: "Feathering the Nest" by dialecticdreamer aka Sarah Williams.
Poetry: "Poetry Fishbowl" by ysabetwordsmith aka Elizabeth Barrette.
Webcomic: "Alfie - Chapter 14" by InCase.
Other Project: "Cakes & Ale Online!" by Tony & Mark Korol-Evans.
Patron: fuzzyred, patron of the Poetry Fishbowl.

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Rose & Bay Awards: Call for Volunteers

[ysabetwordsmith]

I have posted the landing page for the 2021 Rose & Bay Awards. Is anyone willing to handle some of the categories? I would prefer not to do them all, because I have eligible material in some categories. Please speak up if you're willing to help with this project.