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crowdfundingEDIT 2-1-11: Nominations are now CLOSED for the Webcomic category of the 2011 Rose & Bay Awards.
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.) The categories and their handlers are listed below:
Art:itew
Fiction:
Poetry:
Webcomic:
Other Project:
Patron:
The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2010.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2011.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2011.
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 piece.)
3) This award will go by calendar years. So in order to be eligible for this round, a project must have been active on or between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010.
4) For this round, nominations will be made in comments to this nomination post. 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: A.J. Muse
Link: http://wonderful.webcomic.com
Category: Webcomic.
Summary: "Wonderful Webcomic is a new (March 2010-current) black-and-white webcomic about two left shoes, a magical butterfly, and their efforts to rescue neglected children. It updates weekly on Mondays. This project is funded by donations; there are thresholds at which additional black-and-white strips may appear (on Wednesdays and Fridays) and another for a monthly full-color, full-page spread. A monthly poll asks readers to choose a favorite bit character to reappear; other questions vary. Watch for the hardcopy edition planned for publication in summer 2011."
5) 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; that's tacky.
6) Nominations for the Webcomic category will be collected by ysabetwordsmith.
7) 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.
8) 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.
9) Voting will take place via LiveJournal polling in this community, open to all. You may cast one vote per category. (There may need to be more than one poll question per category, and runoffs, if the number of nominees is high.) You may not vote for your own project, nor yourself as a patron; that's tacky.
10) Winners will be announced after the polling is completed. The winner of each category will receive a "Rose and Bay Award" certificate in recognition of their achievement.
Where To Find Webcomics
While there is not yet a website that focuses exclusively on crowdfunded projects, there are several that gather various types of webcomics. If you want to participate in this award category but you're not sure what projects to nominate, look for places to browse through different projects so you can find some that you like.
- The Belfry Webcomics Index
- DrunkDuck
- KeenSpot
- Top Web Comics
- Web Comics Nation
- The Webcomic List
- The Webcomic Overlook
How You Can Help
As a relatively new award, 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. 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 2010 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.
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Nomination
Date: 2011-01-01 08:12 am (UTC)Project Title: "Alien Dice"
Creator Name: Tiffany Ross aka
Link: http://aliendice.com/
Category: Webcomic
Summary: "Alien Dice" is full-color science fiction featuring Lexx, a slave trapped in a bizarre game for the amusement of rich aliens. Unlike most webcomics, it features long sections of fiction in addition to the text appearing in the illustrations. It's funded by donations, and there are perks at various thresholds.
Project Title: "Girl Genius"
Creator Name: Phil & Kaja Foglio
Link: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/
Category: Webcomic
Summary: "Girl Genius" is full-color steampunk or gaslamp fantasy following the adventures of Agatha Heterodyne, a "spark" or mad scientist with a knack for inventing things and getting into trouble. Books and swag are for sale, in addition to the free online webcomic. Posts Monday-Wednesday-Friday.
Project Title: "Oglaf"
Creator Name: Trudy Cooper
Link: http://www.oglaf.com/
Category: Webcomic
Summary:
"Oglaf" is a full-color webcomic that favors fantasy but has ventured into other genres. Erotic humor prevails. Most stories are one-page but some run several pages. There is no overall plot but some characters or motifs recur, such as the search for the Fountain of Youth. Updates on Sundays. Some swag is available for sale.
Nomination
Date: 2011-01-01 04:52 pm (UTC)Creator Name: Genesis Eve Whitmore, aka
Link: http://www.little-tales.com/
Category: Webcomic
Summary: "Little Tales" is a furry webcomic. Updates are posted three days a week with slice-of-life strips on Monday and Friday and a retelling of the classic G.K. Chesterton story, The Man Who Was Thursday, on Wednesdays. The first and second years of strips have been collected into printed volumes and are available for purchase from http://www.indyplanet.com.
Thank you!
Date: 2011-01-01 08:43 pm (UTC)First of my nominations... TJ and Amal
Date: 2011-01-08 02:18 am (UTC)Creator Name:
Link: http://tjandamal.com
Category: Webcomic
Summary: The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal is a graphic novel being created and posted a few pages at a time, telling the tale of Amal, who comes out to his parents (and gets disowned, basically) shortly before his little sister's college graduation in Rhode Island. Amal is in San Francisco, gets drunk that night, and wakes up the next morning to find he made a deal with a kind of stoner guy to drive together to Providence the next day. TJ can't drive, but he'll pay for the gas & food. And thus a grand adventure begins. The art is wonderful, very professional, and thrives on the facial expressions of the two principle characters. The tale is nicely paced, overall it's just a fantastic work.
Re: First of my nominations... TJ and Amal
Date: 2011-01-08 08:17 am (UTC)Re: First of my nominations... TJ and Amal
Date: 2011-01-08 08:22 am (UTC)my second nomination; Khaos Komix by Tab Kimton
Date: 2011-01-08 02:32 am (UTC)Creator Name: Tab Kimton
Link: http://www.khaoskomix.com
Category: Webcomic
Summary: This is a brilliant interwoven story of a group of queer British teens. Each "issue" of the comic tells one of the characters' stories, as each one reveals a bit more of the whole story and about themselves. One of the best pieces of art on 'coming out' I've ever seen. The characters are amazingly well depicted, both in the characterization and in the spare and raw art style that Tab uses.
Re: my second nomination; Khaos Komix by Tab Kimton
Date: 2011-01-08 08:20 am (UTC)Nomination
Date: 2011-01-08 04:08 pm (UTC)Creator Name: Tom Siddell
Link: http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/
Category: Webcomic
Summary: From the comic's first strip, spoken by the main character, Antimony Carver: "Gunnerkrigg Court does not look much like a school at all. It closer resembles a large industrial complex than a place of learning. Within the first week of my attendance, I began noticing a number of strange occurrences. The most prevalent of these oddities being the fact that I seemed to have obtained a second shadow."
Updates on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Tipping from patrons is encouraged and the author/artist sells selected Gunnerkrigg prints and t-shirts through http://www.topatoco.com/
Re: Nomination
Date: 2011-01-08 10:32 pm (UTC)Nomination
Date: 2011-01-22 05:56 am (UTC)Creator Name: William Brian MacLean
Link: http://roostertree.com/opinionation/
Category: Webcomic (technically hyperbolized opinion inspired by news, but it adds up the same way)
Summary: (from the ABOUT page) "A sometimes political, always critical, editorial-style webcomic, imbued with (MacLean's) sarcastic commentary on governmental, religious & corporate decisions & actions. With celebrity cameos & occasional anthropomorphisms." It began as a weekly, but has become nearly daily. There are recurring themes, & it has begun its second official storyline.
Crowdfunding Approach: OpinioNation is a volunteer project that runs on donation. Prints are available for sale.
(Sorry if this is a repost. I think I did something wrong and hit the wrong entry to comment on the first time around.)
Thank you!
Date: 2011-01-23 09:11 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-01-27 02:48 pm (UTC)Creator Name:
Link: http://www.electric-manga.com/
Summary: "Kagerou is the story of an unstable young man with occasional fits of power and a sever case of multiple personalities after he is transported to a post-apocalyptic fantasy world and finds himself at odds with gods, demons, and chicks with the hots for him. The story is funded by donations, sale of dead-tree format, and story-related merchandise."
Thank you!
Date: 2011-01-27 06:44 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-01-27 02:55 pm (UTC)Creator Name: Kelsea Jewell (aka Mina Lunga)
Link: http://www.drunkduck.com/Gnoph/
Summary: "Gnoph is a story of two young people struggling with the biological, worldview, and moral differences they have with their sentient internal parasites while fleeing from everyone who thinks they are too dangerous to live. The creator's work is funded through sale of dead-tree format and ebooks."
Thank you!
Date: 2011-01-27 06:45 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-01-27 03:04 pm (UTC)Creator Name: Jenn Manley Lee
Link: http://dicebox.net/
Category: Webcomic
Summary: "Dicebox is a story of the wanderings of two itinerant laborers in a high-tech future, chronicling their everyday life, strange coincidences, and eerie visions. The work is funded by donations and the sale of dead-tree format and story-related merchandise."
Thank you!
Date: 2011-01-27 06:41 pm (UTC)