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)