Write-A-Book-In-A-Day Judging Criteria

Please Note: KSP will be managing Write-A-Book-In-A-Day in 2008 But there will be NO COMPETITION. The Competition will resume in 2009. KSP will provide parameters, web page display of book covers and blurb but not participation certificates, judging, awards. Please send donations as usual but direct to your local children's hospital foundation. Telephone contact for 2008 is 08-9295-6147

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A formal assessment will be used. Each judge individually will rate all submissions, and the final score will be reached through averaging and consensus in committee. The number of judges will depend on the number of entries.

All books will be scored on the following criteria.

• Whether it is appropriate for the stated target age group - this may be chosen to be either 10 to 13 years, or 14 to 16 years.
• Parameters - Creativity in incorporating all the assigned parameters.
• Rules - whether the rules of the competition have been complied with.
• Use of words - whether concise, precise and economical; whether polished, spelt and used correctly.
• The point of the piece - whether there is a theme and/or moral and/or point to the piece.
• Engagement of reader: whether the reader is engaged, and the piece has a "goosebump factor".
• Absence of glaring faults.
• Structural - whether the book is well planned and executed.
• Appropriateness of the illustrations.
• General appearance of the book.

The judges decisions are final and no discussion will be entered into.

We would like to be able to give feedback to each team explaining how the judging panel scored each book, but that is just not going to be possible.

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