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crowdfundingNOTE: A project or person which wins one year is not eligible in the same category for the next year. After that, it is eligible again. In the Poetry category, "Real Friends Help You Hide The Bodies" by
bairnsidhe is not eligible for nomination in 2019.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 spans 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.)
These are the handlers for the 2019 award season:
Art:
Fiction:
Poetry:
Webcomic:
Other Project:
Patron:
The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2018.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2019.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2019.
Award Rules
1) In order to be nominated, a project must be "cyberfunded creativity" aka "crowdfunding." That means it must be creative material marketed directly to an audience online, with money involved somehow. There are many variations of this business model; all are welcome; and if you're not sure a project qualifies, you may ask.
2) In order to be nominated, at least part of the project must be visible online without charge. If the project is normally visible only to paying subscribers or the like, and the creator wishes for it to be eligible, then s/he may offer temporary or partial access for voting purposes. (If the available material is temporary and/or partial, it needs to say that at the top of the screen, to avoid annoying visitors who might otherwise think they're about to see a complete and permanent piece.)
3) A project or person which wins one year is not eligible in the same category for the next year. After that, it is eligible again. In Poetry, "Real Friends Help You Hide The Bodies" by
bairnsidhe.8) Participation is voluntary. If a creator wishes to withdraw their project from any category, or a patron wishes to withdraw from the Patron category, simply contact the category handler. In case of withdrawal, the person who made the withdrawn nomination may then nominate another project or patron instead.
9) Voters are strongly encouraged (though 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 don't have time for that, better to vote on the ones you know than just skip the whole award.
10) Voting will take place via Dreamwidth polling in the
crowdfunding community, open to all. Polling is by popular vote, with checkboxes; you may vote for all of the projects in a category that you admire. (There may need to be more than one poll question per category, and runoffs, if the number of nominees is high. DW has a limit to how many options there can be per question in a poll.) You ARE allowed to vote for your own project, or yourself as a patron.11) Winners will be announced after the polling is completed.
How You Can Help
Rose and Bay depends on your enthusiasm to make it a success. Here are some ways you can help that happen:
1) Make some nominations. Leave yours in a comment to this post, and watch for separate posts to appear for the other five categories.
2) Mark the voting period on your calendar. Make sure you come back to this community in February to cast your votes.
3) 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. Boost the signal on Facebook, Twitter, and whatever other social networks you frequent. Everyone is encouraged to spread the word as far as possible whether you are a creator, a patron, or a curious bystander.
4) If you're a patron or audience member, highlight your favorite crowdfunded projects from 2017 and direct people back to the award. Are you following other patrons whose tastes match your own to see what they sponsor or recommend? Mention them too! This makes it easier for people to find eligible nominees.
5) If you're a creative person, let your audience and patrons know which of your projects are eligible for the Rose and Bay Award, including a link to the relevant nomination page(s). Do you have an "honor wall" or other place acknowledging your patrons? Mention that too! Let your fans know there is a way for them to honor your project and the patrons who make it possible.
Fixed!
Date: 2019-01-15 07:10 pm (UTC)Could you please fill out the rest of the form for this nomination?
Re: Fixed!
Date: 2019-01-15 07:28 pm (UTC)Creator Name: Ysabetwordsmith
Link: https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/11641924.html
Category: Poem
Summary: Alicia (Dr. Infanta) plays with pipecleaners and probable futures. It came out of the December 4, 2018 Poetry Fishbowl, a crowdfunding poetry venture.
(Sorry, ran out of can-word.)
Re: Fixed!
Date: 2019-01-15 07:28 pm (UTC)Nomination
Date: 2019-02-01 01:33 am (UTC)Creator Name: Summer Starr
Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1485995559/poem-booth-2018
Category: Poetry.
Summary: This project will bring poetry to the streets of Bellingham. It was funded on Kickstarter in 2018.
Nomination
Date: 2019-02-01 01:34 am (UTC)Creator Name: Matilda Bray
Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/under-the-moon-as-my-sun-poems-by-matilda-bray#/
Category: Poetry
Summary: This is a chapbook about nature, family, and other topics. It was funded in 2018 on IndieGoGo.
Nomination
Date: 2019-02-01 01:36 am (UTC)Creator Name: Jane Yolen & 3 Ravens
Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-infinite-dark-cd-by-jane-yolen-3-ravens#/
Category: Poetry
Summary: Jane Yolen recites her fantasy poems on this CD with background music. It was funded in September 2018 on IndieGoGo.