[Artemisia] Entrants and Judges Needed

[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 is not that far away! 
Both entrants and judges are 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. (Entrants can send those to me, :))  Early 
registration allows us to have an early indication of where judges will 
be needed, and to find them in advance.

I would like to stress 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 the categories I have received are:

Cooking
Brewing
Performing Arts
Costuming
Heraldic Display
Needlework
Writing
Manuscript Arts

**Please note that these are just roughly grouped.  Larger categories 
will be broken up so that judges will do not be saddled with a large 
number of items. 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