Crowdfunded Creativity

Visit the 2013 Rose & Bay Award Landing Page. It has the rules and other information for this round of the awards.  Note that a few things have changed since last year, based on participant feedback.

We still need volunteers to manage the Fiction and Other Project categories. Otherwise they are going to get managed by someone eligible in those categories, which is really not ideal.  It's a modest amount of work and very helpful for the community.  If you've been crowdfunding something else -- or if you're a patron! -- please consider volunteering.  Comment here or send me a note if you're interested.

Nominations open on January 1, 2013.  If you want to affirm a project as crowdfunded, today is the last day to touch it up.  Make sure it has a title, your byline, an obvious way to make money, and a clear audience connection.  See "5 Steps to Crowdfunding Success" for tips on fundamental design features.

Also, think about your favorite projects that you'll want to nominate in January.  This year I kept track of all my crowdfunding activity, both creation and support, in a post that has been very convenient for reference.  I'll probably make many of my nominations out of there.  Feel free to borrow that idea for your 2013 crowdfunding fun.