The gold and pearl awards

Judging Rubrics

The available genres are for the participants.

Mystery/Thriller: (5/5)

Best Title:(7/10)

Best Cover: (2/5)

For the judges

Fantasy: (1/1)

Fan-fiction: (1/1)

Now comming on to the Judging Rubrics

For the main category:

Creativity and Originality:(0-10)
How original the idea and the theme related to the book is?How innovative it is?

Plot: (0-10)
Is the plot keeping you engaged with the book? Does it fetch reader's interest in reading and continuing?

Characters: (0-10)
Are the characters well-developed? Are they relatable to the story?

Writing style:(0-10)
Mark the author according to his/her clarity, coherence and overall writing. Is there any convoluted situation created?

Grammar: (0-5)

Memorability:(0-5)
Will people remember this after some time?

Enjoyment: (0-5)
Did you enjoy the book? How was your overall experience

Genre: (0-5)
Does it fit the genre?

Total: (0-60)

Best Title:

Creativity and Originality: (0-10)
How unique is the book title and creativity spend on it?

Relevance to the content: (0-5)
Is it relatable to the content and the themes of the book?

Eye-catching factor: (0-5)

Total: (0-20)

Best cover:

Design creation: (0-10)
The Originality and creativity of the genre is to be marked on

Visual: (0-5)

Relevance to content: (0-5)
Is it relatable?

Total:(0-20)

Best Prologue:

Impression: (0-10)
How much did it impress you?Did it pull you into the book and read the full?

Setting the tone: (0-5)
How well does it establish the themes and moods of the book?

Grammar: (0-5)

Total: (0-20)

Also judges you need to read the first 4 chapters only and give the marks based on it. You can read more than that but marks are to be given on the first four chapters.