Quenching Sword Poetry Award, was this founded by Bai Ya and Zhao Weifeng?

No, the Quejian Poetry Award was founded by the Quejianchi Literature and Photography Network in March 2014. The founder is the photographer Da Chuan (Zhuang Xifan). Bai Ya is just the specially invited director of the jury, and Zhao Weifeng is the theoretical director. The host, and the judging process of the Quenching Sword Poetry Award adopts a registered voting method, which is very fair. I heard that Bai Ya only organizes the judges to judge the awards, but does not participate in the voting himself. They have a WeChat ID "Sword Tempering Pool", you can follow it to learn more.