Nominations for the 2023 Rose And Bay Awards: Patron

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Nominations are now OPEN for the Patron category of the Rose & Bay Award. This award honors excellence in creative crowdfunding, and this category recognizes the people who support projects financially among other ways. Everyone is encouraged to make nominations and, later, to vote. Icons and banners are available to help spread the word. Please read the complete details below, and then make your nominations in a comment under this post.

 

Note: A project or person which wins one year is not eligible in the same category for the next year. After that, they are eligible again. In the Patron category, Shirley Barrette, patron of the Poetry Fishbowl by ysabetwordsmith is not eligible for 2023.

What Is the Rose and Bay Award?

 

The Rose and Bay Award was launched by ysabetwordsmith (Elizabeth Barrette) in January 2009, and quickly gained additional volunteers. This 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 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 28, 2023.

 

These are the handlers for the 2023 award season:

 

Art: fuzzyred

Fiction: nsfwords

Poetry: fuzzyred

Webcomic: ysabetwordsmith

Other Project: ysabetwordsmith

Patron: nsfwords

 

Award Rules

 

1) In order for a person to be nominated in the Patron category,

• The person must have made a financial contribution to a creative project. This distinguishes patrons of the arts from the general audience. However, money is not the only consideration: Patrons may also be admired for their feedback, word of mouth promotion, suggested improvements to crowdfunding models, taste in items sponsored, etc. -- and these are good ways to choose between patrons if you're not sure which to pick.
• The receiving project must qualify as "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.
• For the Patron category only, duplicate nominations will be accepted/encouraged. The same patron can be nominated by multiple creators and/or by the same creator for multiple projects. This has two benefits. Links are included to each project on the nomination comment. Voters may follow those links and find new projects to enjoy. Also, the information that a patron has supported multiple creators/projects might prove useful for undecided voters.

2) A project or person which wins one year is not eligible in the same category for the next year. After that, they are eligible again. The 2022 winners are therefore not eligible for the 2023 award season. These are the winners for the 2022 award season: Shirley Barrette, patron of the Poetry Fishbowl by ysabetwordsmith.

 

3) This award will go by calendar years. So in order to be eligible for the 2023 award season, a project or patron must have been active on or between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022.

 

4) For the 2023 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: "Awesome Content"

Creator Name: A.J. Muse

Link: http://awe.some.content.com

Category: Other Project

Summary: "Awesome Content" is a story about A.J. Muse's three ferrets, told in a combination of music and fiction, illustrated by photos. It is funded by donations and photo sales. Updates twice weekly on Music Mondays and Fiction Fridays."

 

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, nor yourself as patron.

 

6) Nominations for each category will be collected by the handler of that category. (See list of handlers above.)

 

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 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.

 

9) 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 radio button 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 for yourself as a patron.

 

10) Winners will be announced after the polling is completed.

 

How You Can Help

 

The Rose and Bay Awards depends on everyone's participation and enthusiasm to make it a success. Here are some ways you can help that happen:

• 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 of crowdfunded projects, a patron of the arts, or a curious onlooker. You may link to this landing page, and/or the "nomination open" posts for individual categories when those appear in January.
• If you're a patron or audience member, highlight your favorite cyberfunded projects from 2022 and direct people back to the award. You may link to this landing page and/or the "nomination open" posts for individual categories when those appear in January. 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.
• 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). You may link to this landing page and/or the "nomination open" posts for individual categories when those appear in January. 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. Have you been running a creative project this year, but not involved money yet? You still have time to make it crowdfunded by putting out a tip jar or any other monetizing option. Finally, make sure that your project is readily identifiable as cyberfunded creativity; see the article "5 Steps to Crowdfunding Success" for suggestions.
• If you're not a member of the Dreamwidth community crowdfunding yet, consider joining. We welcome new members who are patrons of the arts, producers of crowdfunded projects, or curious onlookers. This is a good place to network and find out what's happening in the wonderful world of cyberfunded creativity.
• Add "crowdfunding," "cyberfunded creativity," and/or "weblit" to your Interests. This makes it easier for creative people and potential fans to find each other.
• Place an appropriate image on your website; there are general ones for promoting the Rose and Bay Awards.

Comments

Nomination

[fuzzyred]

Project Title: "Poetry Fishbowl"
Creator Name: ysabetwordsmith
Link: https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/13815723.html
Category: Patron
Summary: "Poetry Fishbowl" is an event hosted by ysabetwordsmith that allows readers to leave prompts and get poetry in return. janetmiles frequently sponsors poems generated by the fishbowl, and helps out in instances of internet blackouts for Ysabetwordsmith.
Patron: janetmiles

Re: Nomination

[nsfwords]

Thank you for your nomination! You may make two more nominations in this category.

Nomination

[fuzzyred]

Project Title: "Poetry Fishbowl"
Creator Name: ysabetwordsmith
Link: https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/13815723.html
Category: Patron
Summary: "Poetry Fishbowl" is an event hosted by ysabetwordsmith that allows readers to leave prompts and get poetry in return. ng_moonmoth frequently sponsors poems that they have prompted, as well as running pools for the half-price sales to aid in the sponsoring of more poems.
Patron: ng_moonmoth

Re: Nomination

[nsfwords]

Thank you for your 2nd nomination! You may make one more nomination in this category.

Nomination

[ysabetwordsmith]

Project Title: "Poetry Fishbowl"
Creator Name: ysabetwordsmith
Link: https://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/730515.html
Category: Patron
Summary: The Poetry Fishbowl takes place on the first Tuesday of each month, when people can prompt for poems. Anthony Barrette often prompts and sponsors nature poems, haiku, and other topics.
Patron: Anthony Barrette

Nomination

[ysabetwordsmith]

Project Title: "Poetry Fishbowl"
Creator Name: ysabetwordsmith
Link: https://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/730515.html
Category: Patron
Summary: The Poetry Fishbowl takes place on the first Tuesday of each month, when people can prompt for poems. fuzzyred often prompts and sponsors poems, as well as running pools during the half-price sales.
Patron: fuzzyred

Nomination

[ysabetwordsmith]

Project Title: "Poetry Fishbowl"
Creator Name: ysabetwordsmith
Link: https://ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com/730515.html
Category: Patron
Summary: The Poetry Fishbowl takes place on the first Tuesday of each month, when people can prompt for poems. EdorFaus sponsors occasionally in big batches, like in the Holiday Poetry Sale.
Patron: EdorFaus