Being a judge doesn't mean you will get nothing. By agreeing to be a judge you will get a follow from this account and both the hosts. If you have books the hosts along with this account will add them to a reading list and vote for the first ten chapters of one book. (If you have more than one book pm us the book you want us to vote on)
Information for judges.
1. You will be judging books fairly and within a given time span.
2. The contest will have three rounds only then after the first,second,third and hidden gem winner will be chosen from each genre.
3. If you come across a book with horrendous spelling and grammar please dismiss the book immediately and notify the hosts via pm of this account.
4. If a participant tries to bribe you notify the hosts ( please let's be fair humans 😣)
5. If you are a JUDGE and are entering your book into this contest you cannot submit your book in the same genre you are judging.
6. If you need more time to decide on a winner please notify us via pm of this account and we will give you atleast one week to come up with a winner.
7. Please pretty please do not agree to do this if you are going to leave us midway because then the hosts will have to judge. 😓
Judging Criteria for Novels.
Important note for the rounds.
8 books will move on pass the first round.
6 books after the second round.
After the third round you are required to choose a 1st place, 2nd Place, Third Place and Hidden Gem winner.
Judges are required to judge the book by it's blurb and first chapter. Please note that a prologue with more than a thousand words is considered a chapter.
ROUND 1
Title:-/5
Cover:-/5
Blurb:-/5
Characters:-/10
Storyline:-/10
Spelling and grammar:-/15
Total:-/50
Feedback of results to hosts.
ROUND 2
You are required to read the second and third chapter of the book.
Plot:-/10
Writing style:-/10
Dialog:-/10
Characters:-/10
Creativity and originality:-/10
Total:-/50
Feedback of results to hosts.
ROUND 3
In this round you will be reading chapter 4,5 and 6 of the books you are judging.
Characters:-/5
Originality and creativity:-/10
Writing style and tone:-/10
Ability to captivate reader:-/10
Spelling and grammar:-/15
Total:-/50
Feed back of results to hosts.
Criteria for Judging Poetry.
1. Choice of words and readability.
As a judge ask yourself if the poet has used the best possible choice of words in the poem. The choice of words the writer uses should be geared towards the audience the poet intends to reach.
2. Overall impact.
What makes a good poem is it's ability to stick with you after reading it. If you can read a the poem and then forget about it the poem did not have a great overall impact on you.
3. Originality.
Are the word groupings and phrases the writer uses their own or are they borrowed from someone else? Extra points should be given to a poet who creates his own style in the rhythm of the poem.
4. Message and interest.
Message and interest are at the heart of the poem reason being it gives legitimacy. Is the poem only of interest to the writer or does it have something that others can relate too as well.
Note that this will also have three rounds but the judging criteria will remain the same for all three rounds. After round 1, SIX poems will be chosen to go into round 2 and then after round two FOUR poems will be chosen to go into round 3.
After all the three rounds you should be able to choose a winner, runner up, third place winner and a hidden gem winner.
Round 1/2/3
Choice of words and readability:-/10
Overall impact:-/10
Originality:-/ 15
Message and interest:-/15
Criteria for Judging short stories.
1. Characterization
Does the author create believable and memorable characters.
2. Plot
Has the author created a clear,convincing and compelling storyline with a recognizable arc of conflict, crisis and resolution? Are obstacles to be overcome sufficiently challenging the protagonist? Do you feel tension mounting in the story?
Is the resolution innovative, credible and authentic.
3. Theme
Does the story contain a central dominating theme? Does the author make this idea concrete thought the characters and their actions. How well is the message integrated into the story? Is the story an agenda driven platform.
4. Spelling and grammar.
Does the story have impeccable grammar and spelling.
Round 1/2/3
Characterization:-/10
Plot:-/15
Theme:-/10
Spelling and grammar:-/15
Important note please read:
After the three rounds judges are required to send all results from ROUND THREE to this account. This will include the names of the books you've judged in total, who their written by and their scores eg. Owning Mr. Churchill by anonymousgirl1206 40/50...
***Please Note:
All judges will have 10 books to judge each and we expect results for all 10 books. Don't forget to pm us what genre the results are for!
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ThePurpleIceAwards 2020 Edition
CasualeOPEN [✔] JUDGING [_✔_] CLOSED[_✔_] Welcome to ThePurpleIceAwards. This year's theme is lockdown. All books are welcome. We are proud to announce that we are officially open and looking for entries.
