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The 2026 Rose and Bay Awards are now open for nominations! Please make your nominations and pass the word to all the crowdfunders you know and encourage them to participate. It would be especially helpful for folks you know via places like Kickstarter or Patreon, as I'm not on those sites.

The award period for eligible activities spans January 1-December 31, 2025.
The nomination period spans January 1-January 31, 2026.
The voting period spans February 1-February 28, 2026.


These are the handlers for the 2026 award season:

Art: gs_silva Nominate art! Vote for art!
Fiction: fuzzyred Nominate fiction! Vote for fiction!
Poetry: gs_silva Nominate poetry! Vote for poetry!
Webcomic: curiosity Nominate webcomics! Vote for webcomics!
Other Project: curiosity Nominate other projects! Vote for other projects!
Patron: fuzzyred Nominate patrons! Vote for patrons!

Today is the last day to nominate projects and patrons for the 2025 Rose and Bay Awards. If you have not yet nominated or boosted the signal, please do so now. It would be especially helpful for folks you know via places like Kickstarter or Patreon, as I'm not on those sites.

These are the handlers for the 2025 award season:

Art: fuzzyred Nominate art! Vote for art! (3 nominations)
Fiction: curiosity Nominate fiction! Vote for fiction! (4 nominations)
Poetry: fuzzyred Nominate poetry! Vote for poetry! (4 nominations)
Webcomic: ysabetwordsmith Nominate webcomics! Vote for webcomics! (2 nominations)
Other Project: ysabetwordsmith Nominate other projects! Vote for other projects! (3 nominations)
Patron: curiosity Nominate patrons! Vote for patrons! (3 nominations)