[Artemisia] May 01 Gryphon's Prize

[julia.jackman-brink]

Hello and Good Morning!

As you may be well aware, the First Annual Gryphon's Prize Arts and 
Sciences Competition will soon be upon us. May 01 only a scant 12 DAYS 
away! Entrants are still welcome, and judges are still desperately 
needed.  This event is a great way to test your pieces for Kingdom 
Competition and to learn how the whole system works.

Preregistration, although not required, is extremely helpful in the 
planning process. Early registration means fewer lines and allows us to 
have an early indication of where judges will be needed, and to find 
them in advance.

I would like to stress again that one does NOT have to be a Laurel to 
judge. One just needs to be competently knowlegeable in the subject 
matter and willing to take the time to completely read the documentation 
and make constructive, compassionate, and helpful commentary.

NOTE: There will be a judges meeting that all judges are reccommended to 
attend prior to Gryphons' Prize (I think it is at 10am or there abouts). 
  The new scoring and guidelines will be addressed and specific 
instructions will be given.

As of today, some of the major categories I have received entries in are:

Cooking
Brewing
Performing Arts
Costuming
Heraldic Display
Needlework
Writing
Manuscript Arts
Textile Arts

**Please note that these are just roughly grouped.  Larger categories 
will be broken up so that judges will not be saddled with a large number 
of items to view. With enough volunteers I hope that the number will be 
around 5 items. We will see...

Again, we will need judges available for all subjects as not all 
entrants preregister for Gryphon's Prize.  Please contact me DIRECTLY if 
you wish to volunteer to judge. If at all possible I would like to have 
volunteers' names in hand rather than twisting arms the day of the event.

Thank you all in advance. Every person who volunteers makes it that much 
easier for everyone else.  Please contact me if there are questions. I 
look forward to seeing you all there.

HE Juliana
KMOAS