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crowdfundingNominations for the 2021 Rose and Bay Awards in the category of Poetry is now open! To honor excellence in crowdfunding creativity, the Rose and Bay Awards are community organized, and community supported. Everyone is encouraged to make nominations and in the next step, vote!
What are the Rose and Bay Awards?
Launched byysabetwordsmith(Elizabeth Barrett) in January of 2009, the awards were created to draw attention not only to the crowdfunding community, but to showcase outstanding works and patrons. Because crowdfunding connects creators and patrons of the arts, having the community vote on these categories is a natural extension of the crowdfunding model itself. The six categories of award are: Art, Fiction, Other Project, Patron, Poetry, and Webcomic.
Icons and banners are available to help spread the word.
Schedule for nominations and voting
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 28, 2021.
The volunteers for the 2021 awards season:
Art:ysabetwordsmith
Fiction:scrubjayspeaks
Other Project:zianuray
Poetry:dialecticdreamer
Patron:nsfwords
Webcomic:ysabetwordsmith
Award Rules
(These are copied to provide a consistent format)
1) In order for a project to be nominated in the Art, Fiction, Poetry, Webcomic, or Other Project categories:
* It 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. See "5 Steps to Crowdfunding Success" for a discussion of key features that identify a crowdfunded project.
* 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.)
Note: 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, "Piper's Daily Paintings" by Piper Thibodeau is not eligible for nomination this year.
2) This award will go by calendar years. So in order to be eligible for the 2021 award season, a project or patron must have been active on or between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020.
3) For the 2021 season, nominations will be made in comments to each category's nomination post (beginning in January). A nomination consists of the project title, creator name, award category, a link to the project page, and a summary. The summary should include several sentences describing the project's content (theme, characters, plot, etc.), presentation (media, frequency, etc.), and crowdfunding approach (money handling, audience interaction, etc.).
4) You may nominate a maximum of three projects per category. You are not required to make that many nominations or to cover all the categories. Please make each nomination in a separate comment; that way, if a problem occurs with one nomination it will not affect any others. You may NOT nominate your own project.
5) Nominations for the Poetry category will be collected bydialecticdreamer.
6) 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.
7) Voters are strongly encouraged 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 to explore widely or you already have a firm favorite, that's okay too.
8) Voting will take place via Dreamwidth polling in thecrowdfunding 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. LJ 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.
9) Winners will be announced after the polling is completed.
How You Can Help
Rose and Bay depends on everyone's participation and enthusiasm to make it a success. Here are some ways you can help that happen:
Nominate. Leave your nominations for Poetry in the comments on this post. Don't forget to check out the other five nominating posts as well.
Vote. Voting opens in February. Don't forget to mark your calendar or set up an alert.
Promote. Blog, email friends, tweet, post to Facebook, GooglePlus, Tumblr, or other social websites. Use the banners and icons. Hire a skywriter. Organize a flash mob. Just spread the word.
Share. If you're a patron or audience member, highlight your favorite crowdfunded projects from 2020 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.
Speak up. Don't be shy. If you have eligible projects for Rose & Bay, let your audience and patrons know and link them to the relevant nomination post(s). If 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.
Plug in. Consider joining thecrowdfunding community on Dreamwidth if you're not yet a member. If you're on LiveJournal, don't forget to check out the Crowdfunding community there as well.
The rose and Bay award nominations are now open!
What are the Rose and Bay Awards?
Launched by
ysabetwordsmith(Elizabeth Barrett) in January of 2009, the awards were created to draw attention not only to the crowdfunding community, but to showcase outstanding works and patrons. Because crowdfunding connects creators and patrons of the arts, having the community vote on these categories is a natural extension of the crowdfunding model itself. The six categories of award are: Art, Fiction, Other Project, Patron, Poetry, and Webcomic. Icons and banners are available to help spread the word.
Schedule for nominations and voting
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 28, 2021.
The volunteers for the 2021 awards season:
Art:
ysabetwordsmithFiction:
scrubjayspeaksOther Project:
zianurayPoetry:
dialecticdreamerPatron:
nsfwordsWebcomic:
ysabetwordsmithAward Rules
(These are copied to provide a consistent format)
1) In order for a project to be nominated in the Art, Fiction, Poetry, Webcomic, or Other Project categories:
* It 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. See "5 Steps to Crowdfunding Success" for a discussion of key features that identify a crowdfunded project.
* 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.)
Note: 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, "Piper's Daily Paintings" by Piper Thibodeau is not eligible for nomination this year.
2) This award will go by calendar years. So in order to be eligible for the 2021 award season, a project or patron must have been active on or between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020.
3) For the 2021 season, nominations will be made in comments to each category's nomination post (beginning in January). A nomination consists of the project title, creator name, award category, a link to the project page, and a summary. The summary should include several sentences describing the project's content (theme, characters, plot, etc.), presentation (media, frequency, etc.), and crowdfunding approach (money handling, audience interaction, etc.).
Example:
Project Title: "Wonderful Webcomic"
Creator Name: written by A.J. Muse, illustrated by Robin Ping
Link: http://wondr.webcomic.com
Category: Webcomic
Summary: "Wonderful Webcomic" is an ongoing (2012-current) serial about two sentient pennies and their adventures in the global economy. It is funded by donations; there's a permanent donation button plus periodic fund drives with specific goals and perks. So far, the 2012-2013 material has been released in ebook and hardcopy; the 2014 material is currently available in ebook only but a hardcopy edition is planned. This series is famous for its fanart sculptures based on coins, and fan photos of pennies in tourist attractions around the world. Several times, A.J. Muse has written extra stories inspired by those photographs.
4) You may nominate a maximum of three projects per category. You are not required to make that many nominations or to cover all the categories. Please make each nomination in a separate comment; that way, if a problem occurs with one nomination it will not affect any others. You may NOT nominate your own project.
5) Nominations for the Poetry category will be collected by
dialecticdreamer. 6) 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.
7) Voters are strongly encouraged 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 to explore widely or you already have a firm favorite, that's okay too.
8) 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. LJ 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.9) Winners will be announced after the polling is completed.
How You Can Help
Rose and Bay depends on everyone's participation and enthusiasm to make it a success. Here are some ways you can help that happen:
Nominate. Leave your nominations for Poetry in the comments on this post. Don't forget to check out the other five nominating posts as well.
Vote. Voting opens in February. Don't forget to mark your calendar or set up an alert.
Promote. Blog, email friends, tweet, post to Facebook, GooglePlus, Tumblr, or other social websites. Use the banners and icons. Hire a skywriter. Organize a flash mob. Just spread the word.
Share. If you're a patron or audience member, highlight your favorite crowdfunded projects from 2020 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.
Speak up. Don't be shy. If you have eligible projects for Rose & Bay, let your audience and patrons know and link them to the relevant nomination post(s). If 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.
Plug in. Consider joining the
crowdfunding community on Dreamwidth if you're not yet a member. If you're on LiveJournal, don't forget to check out the Crowdfunding community there as well.The rose and Bay award nominations are now open!
Nomination
Date: 2021-01-11 08:06 pm (UTC)Creator Name: Ysabetwordsmith - Elizabeth Barrette
Link: https://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/730515.html
Category: Poetry
Summary: Monthly+ prompt call, based on various themes, that results in a massive amount of new poems each time! Many of the poems take place in the creator's incredible Original Worlds with some fanfiction. The crowdfunding is accomplished through individual & pooled sponsorships. Creator’s description: “Live poetry activity where people give me prompts on a theme and I write poems based on whatever I get. Minimum of one free poem posted, and others available for sponsorship. Lots of different perks. Fishbowl Open posts have a donation button. The regular session is on the first Tuesday of each month. Sometimes there is a bonus session or a sale mid-month.”
Nomination
Date: 2021-01-29 03:22 am (UTC)Creator Name: Chris Nemec
Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chrisnemec/decode-me-or-dysphoria-and-my-trans-experience/posts
Category: Poetry
Summary: This presents the author's experience as a non binary person with a collection of favorite poems. The project opened on Kickstarter on December 20, 2020.
Nomination
Date: 2021-01-29 03:25 am (UTC)Creator Name: Jason Lawrence Moore
Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/warriorcarryingwater/warrior-carrying-water-african-american-anthology/posts
Category: Poetry
Summary: This is a collection of poems about African-American life in America (2010-2020). The project opened on Kickstarter on December 2, 2020.