Judges are the most important part of any award to conduct it smoothly. Here are some rules and criteria that you have to keep in mind while scrutinising the book.
First of all, every judge has to read at least 10 chapters of the book before giving their points, judgement and review. Every judge will be given sufficient time for their hard work. Hence, they have to submit the result within time.
While judging, they have to follow the mentioned criteria and also at the end, each judge has to write a brief review about the winning books. The review should comprise every criterion mentioned below.
Criteria:
1. Title - 5 points
2. Cover - 5 points
3. Blurb - 5 points
4. Plot/Storyline - 5 points
5. Characterisation - 5 points
6. Dialogues/Expression - 5 points
7. Grammar - 5 points
8. Creativity/Originality - 5 points
9. Flow - 5 points
10. Overall engagement - 5 points
Total points - 50