The Gem Awards 2022 [Judging]

GENRES AND THEIR JUDGES

Participants: The listed payment for your judge must be completed by February 5. If not, your book will not be scored. For comments, you must leave genuine reactionary or feedback comments (aka, actually READ the chapter. After all, it's what your judge is doing for you). Follows are permanent.

Judges: All scores for your assigned books must be sent to us by February 20. If there is a problem or you can't complete judging, please let us know as soon as possible so we can find a replacement. If someone doesn't complete payment by February 5, you are not obligated to judge that book. The rubric for judging is listed below.

Judging Rubric:

Title & Cover: 10/10
Blurb: 10/10
Hook: 5/5
Plot & Originality: 10/10
Narrative & Voice: 10/10
Character Development: 10/10
Grammar & Spelling: 20/20
Writing Style: 10/10
Overall Impression: 10/10
A little feedback (compulsory).

POETRY:
Title/Cover: 10/10
Emotional quality: 10/10
Meaning & Depth: 20/20
Grammar & spelling: 20/20
Writing style: 20/20
Arrangement & Pattern: 10/10
Overall impression: 10/10
Feedback:

Romance:

Judge 1: vocaloidexpert

A love that breaks barriers by samantha_r_samuel
Finding you again by TheBasilWriter
Passion fruit dreams in paradise beach by Evergreen_Ebony
I'm Not Letting Her Go by Wolfgirltilly8914
Beautiful minds by Egwuji

Payment: Follow your judge

Judge 2: inspiredwriter3456
My Blossoming Redemption by MiniMoxx
Arranged to be yours by YoungDreams2013
The unwanted rose by Hello_Cupid
Queen of snakes by briizy98
My Rebel Angel by BaronArkanghel

Payment: Follow your judge

Judge 3: gr0w-ing
Dramarama: All in by EchoStoriesMB
Finding her truth by Rei-naa
ShoHora: between the two by dontknow_u
Back to you by -forever-summer-
Serena by Hjaynee

Payment: Read and comment a minimum of three times on the first chapter of Summoned the Devil for a Date

Fantasy:

Judge 1: _fareeha
1)Tethered Destinies by MiniMoxx
2)Fallen Moon by Moon_G0ddess
3)Of caverns and casters by avadel
4)Whisper of blade by MiyaHikari
5)The dragon's scale by Cross-Warrior

Payment: Read and comment a minimum of three times on the first chapter of The Water Boy

Judge 2: Evergreen_Ebony
1)Of sapphire wings and Jade scales by Nightingale257
2)Infinity: Whispers of Orianne by xxunknowndreamerxx
3)Rise of the firstborn by briizy98
4)The Green Guardian by CroodsGirl