Given the complexity and multiple variables in weighing works of speculative fiction for how well they fit the distinctive dual focus of the Prometheus Awards, many LFS members and Prometheus judges have found a set of questions useful to answer as they read different works and consider their eligibility and quality.
These questions also may help LFS members as they read and rank finalists before voting to choose each year’s Prometheus winners.
After outlining a set of basic eligibility questions in the previous Prometheus Blog post, this post will focus on further questions related to overall literary quality.
Continue reading Literary qualities: Questions to consider in judging the Prometheus Awards, part 2