For judges, here is the criteria. You don't necessarily need to answer the questions below the score; they act as just a guide as you read. Please write a short three to five sentence review of each book!

Poetry:

Title: [5/5]

Does the title make sense within the context of your book?

Does it work with your genre?

Cover: [5/5]

Does it match your title?

Does it look nice?

If I judge the book by its cover, would I want to read it?

Blurb/Synopsis: [5/5]

Does your blurb make me want to read your collection?

Coherence of Structure: [10/10]

If it's rhythmic or prose poetry, does the style follow throughout the entire poem? Another way of looking at this question is: is there a form of rhyme or reason?

Are the length of the lines relatively consistent or follow a pattern or are they completely random and hard to read?

Originality: [10/10]

What about your poetry is new and different from the regular cliches?

Storyline: [10/10]

Do your poems follow some sort of storyline or emotion or are they just words thrown together?

Language: [10/10]

Is descriptive imagery or language appropriate to the age range and style used?

Grammar: [15/15]

Is the grammar accurate?

Do you keep the same verb tense throughout?

Are basic grammar rules followed?

Overall Enjoyment: [5/5]

Do you want to keep reading?

Did you enjoy what you did read?

Total: [75/75]

One-Shots/Flash Fiction:

Title: [5/5]

Does the title make sense within the context of your book?

Does it work with your genre?

Cover: [5/5]

Does it match your title?

Does it look nice?

If I judge the book by its cover, would I want to read it?

Blurb/Synopsis: [5/5]

Does your blurb make me want to read your collection?

Coherence of Structure: [10/10]

Are the one-shots too long or too short? Ex. under 400 words or over 2000

Are the paragraphs too long or too short?

Originality: [10/10]

What about your poetry is new and different from the regular cliches?

Storyline: [10/10]

Do the one-shots follow a plot or general storyline with a rising action, climax, and, but not necessarily, a denouement or falling action?

Grammar: [15/15]

Is the grammar accurate?

Do you keep the same verb tense throughout?

Are basic grammar rules followed?

Spelling and Vocabulary: [5/5]

Are new, descriptive words used rather than repeating the same ones?

Are dialogue tags descriptive?

Is all spelling accurate?

Overall Enjoyment: [5/5]

Do you want to keep reading?

Did you enjoy what you did read?

Total: [70/70]