I'm not thrilled at needing a chapter like this, but I think it's the easiest thing to do overall.  I wasn't wanting to update again so soon, but I need a hand.

The following are the things that the contest currently needs:

*NEW* (1) I am interested in hearing from any (18+/M) PRJs or RcuJs that would consider assisting in judging for 'Best In Show.'  (In essence, because I feel that an average of as many scores as possible would be ideal and the most fair.)  The details:

-It will involve reading the first place winners of the 9 categories (so 9 stories, barring any ties) Though I don't like not being able to have the NM-judges take part in the B-I-S round, I have decided it would not be as fair to have the works read by totally different groups of judges for the highest prize in the contest.

-Judges who have works of their own up for consideration for B-I-S, or for which they have a preexisting bias [e.g.,  a work written by a close buddy or someone with whom they are on poor terms, etc.], cannot participate.

-It's ok if you judged any of the 1st place winners already.  You don't have to re-read it, only those you haven't scored yet.

-I am willing to take feedback on how long this would take judges to accomplish (I will be reading them all and judging too).

-I am thinking that I will release the category place winners before the Best In Show.

-All the First Place Winners should make for some very fine reading!

-If this doesn't work for any additional judges, that's alright.  I just want to make things as balanced and fair as possible.  If no one else is able, I will judge the entries myself and average my score in with the two already given to each entry by its original judges.

*NEW* (2) For a few entries that have been evaluated by both judges, there has been a massive discrepancy in the two assessments.  If anyone is willing to act as a third judge to any number of entries whose judges differed in scoring by 30+%, I'd love to know.  (I don't yet know how many entries would benefit from this, or what categories they are from.)  Along those lines, if judges could add up their own scores and  make sure they sound right (out of 100), that would be great.

(3)  Anyone who is willing to be a judge of any kind, for any number of entries (no minimum), is always welcomed to apply.  Just check out the judging chapters.  :3

(4) At the moment, mostly just scores sent in.  Oh, and...

(5) I would appreciate it if all participants could engage in a brief interpretive dance.