⭐Judges' Rubrics⭐
The Judges must read the first 2/2 chapters of short stories and 4/5 chapters of novels and poetry. Reading the rest is recommended but not compulsory.
READ GENUINELY.
❇For Poetries❇
Total: 100/100
Title (meaning, uniqueness, relevant): 15
Cover (awesome, related, unique, amazing): 10
Grammar (spelling, and tense and more): 20
Emotions (Does is have any impact on the reader?): 20
Organization and diction: 15
Total content: 20
(Give a short overall review)
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❇For Novels and Short Stories❇
Total: 100/100
Title (meaning, uniqueness, relevant) : 5
Cover (awesome, related, unique, amazing) : 5
Genre relevance (fits the genre to which it is entered) : 5
Opening (rare and arouses curiosity) : 10
Character (they feel realistic and provoke emotions from the reader) : 20
Plot (unique, well-explained and intriguing. Any plot holes?) : 35
Grammar (spelling, tenses, etc) : 20
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❇For Best Cover❇
Total: 100/100
Is it relevant to the Story/Poetry/Novel? If you think so, give full points. (read the first 1-2 pages, excluding Author's note) : 50
Eye catching? : 25
Rare/unique? : 25
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❇For Best Opening❇
Total: 100/100
Read the prologue/ first chapter. Is it a good start? : 70
[not good: 20pts or below | medium: 50pts or below | excellent: 50 to 70 pts]
Does the opening create curiosity (what's next?) or any feeling/emotion (sad, happy, thrill) ? : 30
NOTE
-> Submit proper results on time. The result must consist of the scores and a small review.
-> Follow the proper rubric for the your respective categories and read genuinely.
-> PM the results to this account. You may send all the results at once or one by one. When you are done judging all the books assigned to you, say 'Completed 'the genre name'' after sending all the results of books under that category.
-> Send the results anytime before 20th February. We should not have to remind you. In case you haven't already sent the results, we will give you a reminder a week before the deadline.
-> Please be responsible and submit on time.
Thank you.
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The Winterville Awards 2021
Non-FictionWelcome to the very first Winterville Awards, 2021. Our aim is to give all the writers out there the recognition they deserve through this awards. So what are you waiting for?
