Voting is now CLOSED for the Other Project category of the 2023 Rose and Bay Awards. Thank you for your participation! 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
2023 landing page.
The 2022 winner was "
A Mending" solo roleplaying craft-game by Shing Yin Khor.
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:
These are the handlers for the 2023 award season:
Art: ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
fuzzyred
Fiction: nsfwords
Poetry: fuzzyred
Webcomic: ysabetwordsmith
Other Project: ysabetwordsmith
Patron: nsfwords
The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2022.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2023.
The voting period spans February 1-February 29, 2023.
Voting Rules1) 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 HelpThe 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.
This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 5
Vote for your favorite other projects.
View Answers"Dragons of Amylte" by Peach Garden Games aka Cat McDonald
1 (20.0%)
"Make 100: Letbia's Cookbook: Authentic Mexican Cuisine V6" by Letbia Rejón
3 (60.0%)
"Arborea" by Caezar and Kuly from Alley Cat Games
1 (20.0%)
"Worldbuilding Tower" by Joriam Ramos
2 (40.0%)
"For Honor and For Glory! A Medieval Fantasy Roleplaying Game" by Orion Scott Kroulek, MA
2 (40.0%)
"Limitless Heroics: Better worlds via Dice & Disabilities 5e" by Dale Critchley
3 (60.0%)
"Regnum RPG" by LightspeedRPG
1 (20.0%)
