2013 Rose & Bay Voting: Fiction Category
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crowdfundingVoting is now CLOSED. The 2013 winner is The Philosopher in Arms by Karen Wehrstein aka ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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Voting is now open for the Fiction category of the Rose and Bay Awards. These awards honor excellence in cyberfunded creativity (aka crowdfunding), and this category recognizes exceptional artists. 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 2013 landing page.
What Is the Rose and Bay Award?
The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2012.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2013.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2013.
Voting Rules
1) 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 Fiction nomination post.
2) Voting will take place via LiveJournal non-transparent polling in this community, open to all. Everyone is eligible to vote; if you do not have a LiveJournal 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 not vote for your own project, nor yourself as a patron.
3) Winners will be announced after the polling is completed.
How You Can Help
The 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.
[Poll #1893916][Poll #1893916]
karen_wehrstein.Voting is now open for the Fiction category of the Rose and Bay Awards. These awards honor excellence in cyberfunded creativity (aka crowdfunding), and this category recognizes exceptional artists. 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 2013 landing page.
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:
Art:
Fiction:
Poetry:
Webcomic:
Other Project:
Patron:
The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2012.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2013.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2013.
Voting Rules
1) 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 Fiction nomination post.
2) Voting will take place via LiveJournal non-transparent polling in this community, open to all. Everyone is eligible to vote; if you do not have a LiveJournal 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 not vote for your own project, nor yourself as a patron.
3) Winners will be announced after the polling is completed.
How You Can Help
The 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.
[Poll #1893916][Poll #1893916]
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My Vote
Date: 2013-02-02 08:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-02-09 09:47 pm (UTC)I vote for "The Philosopher in Arms"
Date: 2013-02-26 08:19 pm (UTC)I vote for "The Philosopher in Arms" too
Date: 2013-02-27 04:20 am (UTC)vote
Date: 2013-02-26 04:32 pm (UTC)2013 Rose and Bay Voting, Fiction Category
Date: 2013-02-26 05:09 pm (UTC)Philosopher In Arms
Date: 2013-02-26 05:36 pm (UTC)Rose & Bay award
Date: 2013-02-26 08:05 pm (UTC)Philosopher in arms!
Date: 2013-02-26 08:54 pm (UTC)1 vote for Philosopher in Arms
Date: 2013-02-26 11:10 pm (UTC)"Philosopher In Arms"
Date: 2013-02-27 02:17 am (UTC)Voting for Rose and Bay Award, Fiction category
Date: 2013-02-27 02:49 am (UTC)Louise Hypher
Toronto, Ontario
Vote for Karen
Date: 2013-02-27 04:43 am (UTC)I vote for "Philosopher in Arms" by Karen Wehrstein.
Nora
Vote
Date: 2013-02-27 04:53 am (UTC)Vote for Karen
Date: 2013-02-27 03:55 pm (UTC)Nora Kelly
A vote for Philosopher in Arms
Date: 2013-02-27 05:52 pm (UTC)1 more vote for "Philosopher in Arms". :)J
Rose and Bay vote
Date: 2013-02-27 07:56 pm (UTC)My sincere thanks
Date: 2013-03-01 08:52 pm (UTC)