Judging is going to be very quick, so you don't have to worry about waiting for results. The schedule will go like this:

Week 1: Prompt 1 given, entries submitted by the end of the week. (December 22 - 29)

Week 2: Judging prompt 1 and releasing prompt 2. Entries must be submitted by the end of the week. (December 29 - January 5).

Week 3: Prompt 1 results announced. Judging prompt 2. Prompt 3 released. Entries must be submitted by the end of the week. (January 5 - January 12).

Week 4: Prompt 2 results announced. Judging prompt 3. Prompt 4 released. Entries must be submitted by the end of the week (January 12 - January 19).

Week 5: Prompt 3 results announced. Judging prompt 4. Prompt 5 (FINAL PROMPT) released. Entries must be submitted by the end of the week. (January 19 - 26).

Week 6: Prompt 4 results announced. Judging prompt 5. (January 26 - February 2).

Week 7: FINAL WEEK. Prompt 5 results announced. Contest concludes. (February 2 - February 9)

Judging will be conducted based on the individual stories, similar to Ravendipity's Padauk Mini Awards. You will receive a detailed review highlighting the strengths and areas for improvement in the piece. None of the reviews will use rude language like "this sucks" or "I hated this" or things like that. They're honest reviews and not sugarcoated, but they won't be insulting. If anything we say within the reviews makes you uncomfortable, please communicate with us as we are very understanding.

Blurbs/covers aren't really considered for judging here since this is a prompt-based contest. Titles won't matter much either, though please title your piece before submitting it.