If you’ve been on YWS, you will probably have at least seen one or two of them scattered across the site—whether they’re put on by crazy members or friendly neighborhood moderators. They’re always a fun thing to take a part in, and the abundance of reviews help the authors and keep the Green Room empty.
Allow me to introduce to you Kickstart, the first reviewing contest of 2015. This would be a great way to be a head start in your reviewing endeavors of the year, and a fun challenge to take part in if you love competition and the lovely prizes at the finish line.
DID I MENTION PRIZES?
Since this challenge is meant to start the year off with a terrific bang of reviewing, there should also be a terrific prize to come along with it. That is why many of us came to together and decided to really make there be a great reward for the winners of this challenge.
First Prize: 30,000 points, and 15 reviews*
Second Prize: 15,000 points, and 10 reviews*
Third prize: 7,500 points, and 5 reviews*
Yeah, that's what I said—30,000 points.
I DON'T THINK I CAN WIN THIS
We understand. Reviewing is hard work—like writing. And we all have lives, and sometimes they keep us insanely busy. But don’t let this deter you from joining! Everyone who signs up for this contest and completes at least ten reviews during the duration of the contest will receive 1000 points. We challenge you to write ten reviews during this month. We think that all who put their energy into reviewing for the challenge deserve a reward.
I WANT TO JOIN. WHAT DO I DO?
If you want to take part in this contest, simply subscribe to this club: Kickstart Reviewing Challenge All subscribers of the aforementioned club are considered as participating in the contest—and will receive all the notifications we can give them to remind them that, yes, this is still going.
After you’re subscribed, the only thing you have to do is review when the time comes. In this reviewing contest, there are no threads or posts you have to update with your review count. You don’t have to keep track of anything save for where your keyboard is. We take care of everything else for you, and the leaderboards of the month of January tell us the number of reviews you have done as a participant.
The only thing you have to do in order to be a part is:
1) subscribe to the club.
2) Write reviews. —Nothing more.
HOW WILL THIS BE JUDGED?
The participants will be judged by five reviewers, moderators, members—all of whom are household names around YWS. If you’re on here, you know them.
This review challenge isn’t scored by just the number of reviews you’ve written, but also by the quality of your reviews. The judges will be using their special system to analyze random reviews of the contestants and giving their final score based off the combined scores of both quality and quantity.
Someone who writes one hundred poor reviews may lose to the competitor who has written seventy well-done reviews. It all depends on the overall score. And also keep in mind that if you’re a new member, or one that is rusty and wants to get back in the game—don’t let this deter you. Our judges are fair and un-biased, and will factor everything in.
SO WHEN IS THIS REVIEW CHALLENGE?
It begins on January 1st and ends on January 31st.
It will continue on from the first day of the year to the end of January. Exactly one month long. The deadline for joining is December 31st. Basically, if you join before the challenge starts, you're in.
Good luck, my friends.
This review challenge is brought to you by:
Noelle
Jameshunt
Shadowvyper
fortis
Thewriter13
Theresecricket
Deanie
TimmyJake
Noelle
Jameshunt
Shadowvyper
fortis
Thewriter13
Theresecricket
Deanie
TimmyJake
*the reviews are written by the challenge judges, and the host. They will be good quality reviews, and well-worth the hard work for. They are also request reviews—meaning you can request specific pieces to be reviewed. And we will be fine with waiting until you need reviews. From us, you will receive a well-rounded reviewing team—ranging from poetry masters to novel/short story reviewers.
Gender:
Points: 300
Reviews: 0