Point of Information: The Coyotl Awards are not a juried award (neither are the Nebulas, which they are modeled after). They are a popular award drawn from a smaller pool of participants. A juried award is an award in which a small panel of people, usually recognized experts in a field, are appointed to review each nominated work and choose a winner. The fact that the Coyotl requires its members to do a math problem before nominating does not mean that every voter has read every nominated work before voting.
It is possible to have a juried award with a large pool of entrants if there is an administrator ensuring that each nominee recieves equal evaluation before tallying the votes, but to my knowledge this is not part of the Coyotls' process.
Point of Information: The Coyotl Awards are not a juried award (neither are the Nebulas, which they are modeled after). They are a popular award drawn from a smaller pool of participants. A juried award is an award in which a small panel of people, usually recognized experts in a field, are appointed to review each nominated work and choose a winner. The fact that the Coyotl requires its members to do a math problem before nominating does not mean that every voter has read every nominated work before voting.
It is possible to have a juried award with a large pool of entrants if there is an administrator ensuring that each nominee recieves equal evaluation before tallying the votes, but to my knowledge this is not part of the Coyotls' process.
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