Truthfully, I’m a writer most of the time, sometimes I’m an editor and occasionally I judge writing contests.
I’ve judged numerous contests, but during the past few weeks of May, I’ve had the honour of helping judge both, a short story contest and a novel contest. I’ve discovered some important things that make a winning submission and also a few things that turn judges off immediately.
Here are a few things judges check for when judging a writing contest: Read more