5. = Excellent, ready to submit
4. = Great job, but needs some minor tweaking
3. = Good, but needs a little more work
2. = Shows promise, but needs major revisions
1. = Major problems, but don’t be discouraged, just be open to revising
(50 points, maximum score) Brief comments should be made following each question. If additional space is needed, please use back of score sheet.
______ 1. Is the manuscript professionally presented, following common industry standards and free of grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors? Use back of score sheet if additional space is needed.
______ 2. Is there a hook that pulls the reader into the story? Use back of score sheet if additional space is needed.
______ 3. Does the story begin in an interesting place? Use back of score sheet if additional space is needed.
______ 4. Is the situation, as presented, believable? Use back of score sheet if additional space is needed.
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______ 5. Is there a good sense of time and place? Use back of score sheet if additional space is needed.
______ 6. Are the characters and dialogue (if any), believable? Use back of score sheet if additional space is needed.
______ 7. Is the point of view consistent? Or, if it changes, is the change smooth and logical? Use back of score sheet if additional space is needed.
______ 8. Is the writing vivid and evocative? Use back of score sheet if additional space is needed.
______ 9. Is the tension or conflict present or implied? Use back of score sheet if additional space is needed.
_____ 10. Has the writer revealed the right amount of information, not too much, not too little? Use back of score sheet if additional space is needed.
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Judge’s
Bio (please check all that apply)
| _______ Unpublished | _______ Published, fiction novel length | |
| _______ Unpublished Pro | _______ Published, short stories | |
| _______ Book Store Owner/Representative | _______ Published, articles | |
| _______ Golden Heart Finalist | _______ Published, other | |
| _______ Published, nonfiction novel | ||