SPSFC 2023 Dates
*All dates subject to change depending on number of submissions and number of judges
Judge / Reviewer Applications (Aug 4, 2023)
New Book Applications (Aug 8 – 25)
Resubmissions (Aug 14 – 25)
Judge Teams Finalized (Aug 14-18)
Filter/confirm submissions Aug 25 – Sep 1
Team allocations and reading ‘starts‘ on 9/1
The Great Filter (8/19 – 8/28) – runtime: 6 days
- Judges filter ‘Slush-Pile’ for conflicts / ineligible entrants
- Judge / book allocations finalized
SPSFC 2023 Officially ‘begins’
Cover Contest (TBD)
SPSFC ‘Best Cover’ Announced (TBD)
Round One (Slush Pile) Basics
- Timeline: 5-6 months
- Each team receives 20-30 books
- Each team selects two semifinalists to advance to the next round
SPSFC Semi- & Quarter-Finalists Announced
Round Two (Semifinals) The Basics
- Timeline: Two months
- Judging teams will be grouped in threes, and each group will read each other’s semifinalist selections.
- Each team will score each book.
- The top books in each group will make finals.
SPSFC Finalists Announced
Round Three (Finals) The Basics
- Timeline: 1-2 months
- Each team will read the top selections from the other semifinal groups
- The top score will be the winner
SPSFC 2022 Winner/s Announced (Jul 15, 2023)