JUDGING CRITERIA

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ROUND 1
Judges will rate participants on the captivation of their book cover, blurb, and book title.

Participant:

Book Title:

Novel/Poetry:

Book cover: _/10

Book title: _/5

Blurb: _/10

TOTAL: _/25


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ROUND 2

Novel

Judges will concentrate on the introductory aspect of the novel

Participant:

Book title:

Novel/Poetry:

Hook (first chapter): _/20

Character introduction (how well are the characters introduced?): _/20

Grammer/Punctuation/Vocabulary: _/10

TOTAL: _/50

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Poetry (FINAL ROUND)

Judges will concentrate on the first four poems of the book

Participant:

Book title:

Novel/Poetry:

Grammar/Punctuation/Vocabulary: /10

Prosody/Flow: /10

Overall Enjoyment: /10

Mood: /10
The feelings the poem evokes in the reader

Imagery: /10
Visually descriptive or figurative language

TOTAL: _/50

Judges should provide each participant with a detailed review which should be structured similarly to this criteria.

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ROUND 3 (FINAL ROUND FOR NOVEL)
Participants will be shortlisted. Judges will judge based on the first 5 chapters of the books.


Participant:

Book title:

Plot Development: /25

Grammar/Vocabulary: /25

Originality: /10

Character Development: /20

Overall Enjoyment: /20

TOTAL: /100

Judges should provide each participant with a detailed review which should be structured similarly to this criteria.

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SPECIAL CATEGORIES:
Best Blurb: _/10

Best Title: _/10

Best Cover: _/10

Best Romance Scene: _/10

Best Writing Style: _/10

Best First Chapter

Participant:

Category:

Book Title:
Hook: /25
Grammar/Punctuation/Vocabulary: /25
TOTAL: /50

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