Entries open on December 1 and close on December 31.

Judging will start on January 1 and will end at the beginning of February. This is to ensure our judges have enough time to read the entries. The exact timeline will be announced later.

Announcement shortlist January

Announcement winners TBD

Prizes TBD, but will be done in the following week/month when the winners are announced

𓍊𓋼 𓆏 𓋼𓍊 Round 1 𓍊𓋼 𓆏 𓋼𓍊

Cover: 1-5 points
1-2 points | Is the cover eye-catching? 
1-2 points | Does the cover fit the genre? 
0-1 points | Is the font exciting and readable?

Title: 1-5 points
1-2 points | Is the title original?
1-3 points | Does the title fit the theme?

Logline: 1-10
0-2 points | Is the logline understandable (grammar, punctuation, etc))? 
0-4 points | Does the logline make clear what the book is about?
0-4 points | Does the logline grab your attention?

Blurb: 1-10
0-2 points | Is the blurb understandable (grammar, punctuation, etc)?
0-4 points | Does the blurb make clear what the book is about? 
0-4 points | Does the blurb grab your attention? 

On a scale from 1 to 10, how much would you pick up this book?

𓍊𓋼 𓆏 𓋼𓍊 Round 2 𓍊𓋼 𓆏 𓋼𓍊

0-4 points | Does the cover, title, logline, and blurb fit the story?  (a point for each category)

0-15 points | Does the first chapter grab your attention? Does it make you want to read further?

0-10 points | Is the first chapter understandable/readable (Grammar, formatting, punctuation, etc)?

0-15 points | Does the first chapter give a good introduction of the main character?

0-15 points | Is the dialogue engaging and does it sound natural?

0-10 points | Is the concept original?

One bonus point for submitting their story

The Round 1 points will be added to the round 2 score.

Total 100 points

𓍊𓋼 𓆏 𓋼𓍊 Round 3 𓍊𓋼 𓆏 𓋼𓍊

0-4 points | Does the cover, title, logline, and blurb fit the story? (a point for each category)

0-15 points | Do the first three chapters grab your attention? Does it make you want to read further?

0-10 points | Are the first three chapters understandable/readable (Grammar, formatting, punctuation, etc)?

0-15 points | Are the characters believable, and does it build up to a character arc?

0-15 points | Is the dialogue engaging, and does it sound natural?

0-10 points | Is the concept original, and/or are the tropes originally executed?

One bonus point for submitting their story.

The Round 1 points will be added to the round 3 score.

Total 100 points

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