Best of Summer Awards [CLOSED]

▹Judging Criteria

The judges will be looking over several aspects of your story to calculate a score. This list pertains to all categories.

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[ Title ] 5 points. How well does the title of a book catch the attention of a reader and relate to the plot of the story.

[ Book Cover ] 5 points. How pleasing is the image to new readers. Does it give hints about the story or genre?

[ Summary ] 5 points. How interesting is the blurb, and does it interest the reader. Is the blurb well written?

[ Plot ] 20 points. Development and pacing is important. How interesting is the plot? Is there enough action? Basically, judges need to be entertained while reading.

[ Characterization ] 20 points. How the reader feels about your characters. We are looking for likeable characters that show an interesting personality. We expect to see motives, uniqueness, and a well developed character.

[ Grammar ] 10 points. We understand that not everyone is going to have their story edited to perfection. We are looking for a neat structure, and the presence of basic grammar rules.

[ Creativity ] 5 points. How creative are your ideas? Do you add a twist to cliches?

[ Side Characters ] 5 points. These characters are just as important to us as main characters. We love their personalities and their commitment to the main character's situation. Judges are reviewing this category based on the character's likeability, overall personality, and their contribution to the plot.

[ Romance ] 5 points. 10 points for Romance, Teen Fiction, and ChickLit genres. Do we love the romance? Does this romance include cliches that we feel are interesting?

[ Feels ] 5 points. 10 points for Romance, Teen Fiction, and ChickLit genres. Basically, does the reader share the emotions of your character? Do we cry when your character cries?

[ Aesthetic ] 5 points. This is for images, dividers, and overall structure of the work. The fluidity of POV changes is also considered in this category. How well do you show the reader that the POV is changing?

The max amount of points a participant can earn on their book is 90 points, or 100 points for books of the Romance, Teen Fiction, and ChickLit category.

Judges will give a brief description (no more than 4 sentences) on each category in a final score that comes to me in a private message. This is to explain the reason for the score in that category.

For example:

User earned 2/10 points for Grammar. User did not use proper commas in dialogue and used almost no commas where they were needed. There were also several spelling mistakes.