Re: GWA Awards - Blogs/websites ARE unique animals.

**"* H* <h*@erols.com>**

Barbara, excellent points.  In the digital world, really the distinction 
between "Artist" and "publisher/producers" of "overall  products" doesn't 
work.  Bloggers don't just write their blogs; they're in charge of all those 
indivdiual elements that GWA has been judging separately - writing, design, 
photo, etc.   Blogs and static websites (and the distinction between those 
is hazy now, too) are whole products and need to be judged as such.  They 
also (I agree with Barbara here too) need to be experienced and judged 
online, not in print. (Printing them out misses the whole experience of 
them.)

(Ditto for video, btw.  Many garden writers are 
producing/editing/writing/etc their own videos.)

Seems the whole awards program needs to be looked at outside the print box 
it's been in for so long with its categories, procedures and fees that no 
longer make sense for so many of us. Judy and others - is there time to do 
this for the next go-round?  How can that happen?  Susan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara Pintozzi" <headfullaplants@gmail.com>
To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 4:07 PM
Subject: [GWL] GWA Awards - procedures

>Or maybe
> a blog post is a unique animal, a hybrid between writing, photography,
> video, and interactive media. 

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