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I LIVING IN LEATHER QUICK FACTS:
What was Living In Leather?
Living In Leather (LIL) was a 501c3 charitable organization that establishes clubs and events and was focused on awarding authors, activists, and artists who contributed to our BDSM/Leather/Fetish culture.
What did LIL do?
LIL had three main focuses:
Awards
- We offered writing awards in five categories to those authors who provide content to the readers in the world surrounding our community and activity.
- We offered art awards in five categories based on style, not a medium, that give insight or acknowledge our community and activity.
- We offered activist awards in five categories to recognize those contributing to the progress and needs surrounding our culture and community.
Incorporations
- We helped individuals and groups establish their own clubs, events, or organizations.
- We provided them with the documents, advice, and direction to make those dreams a reality.
- We offered them an audience to target their product toward and a magazine to market it with.
Domestic Violence Project
- We provided direction and assistance to those in need.
- We made sure that people in our lifestyle can find counselors that are lifestyle friendly.
- We provided workshops on understanding the difference between BDSM and abuse!
- We provided access to resources to help the public “KNOW THE DIFFERENCE ©” in our materials.
Could you join LIL?
- While anyone could volunteer, you must have been a member of NLA-International to be part of Living In Leather’s activity and gain access to its archives.
Who was eligible for nomination to an award?
- Any person over 18 years of age could be nominated or self-nominated as long as they meet the criteria of the award they are being nominated within.
Who voted on nominations?
- Nomination winners for Artist and Author awards were determined by judging panels.
- The membership of NLA-International determined nomination winners for Activist.
How were Judges selected?
- Judges for Art awards were a mixture of previously awarded artists and actively working community artists. We also allowed preeminent members of our community to sit on this panel from time to time.
- Judges for Writing awards were volunteers, some were authors and publishers, but none could judge their own works or accept a nomination for their work while sitting. All manuscripts were entirely read by multiple judges and finally voted upon.
How much did nominations cost?
- Depends on the award, you would have needed to review the existing criteria for each.
- Most of our awards for writing or art could be waived in exchange for publishing the artist or author's nominated content within our Link Magazine.
- Artwork nominations had a fee of $20.
- Writing nominations had a fee of $20.
- Activist nominations had no fees, because there is nothing tangible to manage.