The protagonist, the main character. The central focus of the story told following the journey of said protagonist; of their joys, sorrows, desires, asporations, greatest moments and shortcomings.

Every protagonist is different just like how every story is different, give or take in which time or circumstance the protagonist is placed.

How well defined is this protagonist in question? Can the reader resonate with the protagonist? Is this protagonist well-written enough for the reader to follow the journey the protagonist is taking? Or is there something more that about the peotagonist that the reader hasn't noticed within the story yet?

Here are the accepted entries for Best Protagonist:

1. Kuroko Tetsuya - The Kingmaker by YouCanCallMeCorn
2. Dea Rhodoreef - Rhodoreef by SuVida777
3. Arabella Layne - A Realm of Magic and Mayhem by AdrielleReina
4. Cerise Verns - The Girl Who Was Afraid by LucyAnnWrites
5. Tessa - Road Not Taken by SylRose18
6. Jahruno Bando - Top Of The World by the_mf_world
7. Beth Kappa - Lust and Torture by IcyMoonSword
8. Alex Hayes - Stuck With A Hellhound by Charming_liar
9. Lucifer - Speak of the Devil by Iskipp_U
10. Dove Stanley - Amethyst Desire by TheVriter
11. Jahnvi Mittal - My Best Partner by EmmaWrites1
12. Mirai Yamato - Time Warrior by AwesomeOmokwe

NOTICE: The same judges evaluating your books shall be the same ones who shall determine the results. If the books enlisted in this category aren't in any of the genres of the awards, then I'll make an evaluation personally.

Here is the rubric which shall be utilized exclusively for the following categories: Best Protagonist, Best Antagonist, Best Side Character, Best Female Lead & Best Male Lead.

CHARACTER RUBRIC:

Presentation /10
Character description /10
Character development /10
Plot /20
Grammar /10
Vocabulary /10
Dialogues /10
Story development /10

A/N: I, the host, shall not be held responsible for whichever critique the judges have towards your protagonist, antagonist, side character or anything in between whether if it is deemed offensive or disrespectful. You, the participant(s) have been warned first hand in case of any inconvenience or unexpected results. But since you're the type of writers who can handle constructive criticism, there is nothing to fret about.

And for the judges; take a screenshot of the rubric in case you forget.