Celebrating Lesbian Literature
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We want to thank all those who entered our first year of the Lesfic Bard Awards. Our judges are hard at work getting those last entries read and judged. We will be tabulating the scores and announce the winners later this year as well sending on the awards, stickers, and marketing them. Watch this space for those announcements.
At this time we would like to extend a call for judges for the 2019 Lesfic Bard Awards.
Contact awards administrators: Judges@lesficbardawards.com
Are you a lover of lesbian literature? Do you enjoy reading good books about people like yourself, being taken to places you never thought you’d go, and finding yourself in situations that might never happen in your world?
If you feel you could fairly judge the books you read, you may want to consider becoming a judge for the Lesfic Bard Awards. We are still taking applications, and we’d like to hear from you!
Read more here on our website and decide if this is something you can commit to. Lesbian authors deserve recognition for their good works, and we would like your help to bring them the attention and recognition they richly deserve.
The judging process is now open and will run through to December 31, 2019. The awards administrators will review, consult, and select the judges. Those selected will be notified via email.
Consideration will be given to all interested parties in a fair, equitable, and professional manner, but experienced judges will have priority. We have eighteen (18) categories spanning a vast array of lesbian literature, so there is something to pique many interests. Each category will be assigned up to five (5) judges. Judges may apply for more than one category but must be able to maintain their responsibilities in a fair and prompt manner for each category they choose.
Judges must complete and sign the Application of Interest form and must be accepted by our awards administrators before they begin judging. Judges must submit their scoring for all books in their category no later than February 15, 2020.
For more information regarding the Lesfic Bard Awards, the nomination process, deadlines, and eligibility, please visit http://www.lesficbardawards.com
Concerned about your manuscript being pirated and put up on an illegal site? We have a suggestion that will help alleviate that concern. We will accept manuscripts with watermarks in them.
If you don’t already know how to put a watermark in your finished manuscript, the following instructions will help you.
Go to the Design section of Word while in your manuscript. The screen should look something like this:
Next, go to the Watermark tag and click on it. Then, click on Text watermark and in the Text box write Lesfic Bard Awards Entry Only. Make sure the watermark is light enough that our judges can still read the text of your story. REMINDER: remove all references to your name, your book’s title, and the publisher from the manuscript, so you are not disqualified.
After entering the watermark text, click ok. And don’t worry, this process is totally reversible if you need your manuscript for other uses. Meanwhile, this makes it harder for someone to ‘steal’ or ‘pirate’ your copyrighted story. Make sure you save this copy as a PDF, so you can send it to us for judging.
We hope this addresses the concerns of those who have asked what happens to their PDF manuscripts. We are striving to make ours the best awards site with the fairest judging!
Lezbelib joins us in celebrating lesbian literature by giving us a shout out in our call for judges for the 2018 year! Please take a moment to thank them and go to their site and check them out! You can follow them on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+!
The Lesfic Bard Awards are on the lookout for judges for the awards. Details below on how to participate. The awards are brand new for 2018 and a great opportunity for authors and readers alike. Judges Contact awards administrators: Judges@lesficbardawards.com Calling all judges! Minneapolis, MN – The Lesfic Bard Awards has issued its Proclamation for Judges […]
via Call for Judges for Lesfic Bard Awards! — Kitty Kat’s Book Review Blog
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A HUGE shoutout of THANX to Curve Magazine for telling their readers about our call out for judges for the 2018 season. Please take a moment to go and check out this wonderful lesbian magazine and the issues they cover. If you get a moment, sign up for their magazine, read it on line, like their page on facebook, follow them on twitter, and look for them on other social media platforms.
Don’t forget, we are looking for judges for the 2018 season! Check out their article here.
A big THANK YOU to AfterEllen.com for sharing our shoutout for Judges for the Lesfic Bard Awards!
A community coming together, that’s what it’s all about. Show your support by going to their site and following!
Minneapolis, MN – The Lesfic Bard Awards has issued its Proclamation for Judges for the 2018 awards season.
These awards are presented each year to recognize excellence in lesbian literature, also known as Lesfic.
The judging process will open January 1, 2018 and run through to December 31, 2018. The awards administrators will review, consult, and select the judges. Those selected will be notified via email.
Consideration will be given to all interested parties in a fair, equitable, and professional manner, but experienced judges will have priority. We have sixteen (16) categories spanning a vast array of lesbian literature, so there is something to pique many interests.
Each category will be assigned up to five (5) judges. Judges may apply for more than one category but must be able to maintain their responsibilities in a fair and prompt manner for each category they choose.
Judges must complete and sign the Application of Interest form and must be accepted by our awards administrators before they begin judging. Judges must submit their scoring for all books in their category no later than February 15, 2019.
For more information regarding the Lesfic Bard Awards, the nomination process, deadlines, and eligibility, please visit our website.
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