New: AI tools, responsible, privacy-first AI for awards management, at scale.

New: AI tools, responsible, privacy-first AI for awards management, at scale.

 Submission + evaluation software
for publishers 

 Easily accept, manage and evaluate literary works, manuscripts,
journals and more with Award Force 

Award Force, #1 awards management software

Recognise literature. Beautifully.

Award Force is award-winning cloud software, perfect for managing submission and evaluation of written content. Designed for performance and function, it’s fast, secure and a great experience for writers and publishers.

Popular features for submission and evaluation for publishers

Access controls / permissions Customisable submission form
Submission dashboard Plagiarism detection
Evaluation management Unlimited submissions

Good decisions

Good evaluation leads to good decisions and good publishing outcomes. Your editorial team will love how fast and smooth it is to evaluate written content in Award Force.

Plagiarism detection

Ensure the originality of content by scanning submissions for plagiarism directly from within the Award Force system. 

Peace of mind

Be confident in your program. You’ll be in good company using our reliable and secure software that performs under pressure.

Unlimited submissions

Accept as many submissions as you like with no limits or extra fees as your program grows and succeeds. 

Grow your program

Increase the volume and quality of submissions with features designed for outstanding integrity and results.

Save time, money 

Free up your time to focus on making your submission program the best it can be thanks to reduced admin and support effort.

An ideal solution for:

  • Book publishers
  • Literary journals
  • Magazines
  • Manuscript evaluators
  • Media
  • University press
  • Websites + blogs
  • And more!

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Awards management clients

Submission and evaluation features for publishers

Managing your submissions online is fun with Award Force.

Book proposals, manuscripts, journals and more are managed with ease in Award Force.

Streamline your administrative processes with real-time reporting, time-saving management tools and a powerful evaluation suite.

Awards management software manage entries

Manage your submissions with ease

  • Make system configuration changes directly
  • Theme the platform to fit your brand 
  • Configure the system to meet your unique submission needs
  • See real-time reporting and export of filtered data sets
  • Track progress of submissions at any time
  • Export and bulk download program data
  • Get support when you need it
  • Have fun managing your literary submissions! 

 

See feature list for more details.

We were able to streamline the management of our awards program (13 categories, 200 entries, 35 judges). We had managed the program manually before purchasing Award Force and it was a full-time job for a sub-par experience for both entrants, judges and most of all the program manager.”

Charlotte Kennett
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Submission features for your writers

Award Force provides an intuitive environment for submitters to create and submit their written work fast.

With Award Force your applicants can edit and refine their submission right up until your deadline, even after submission, if you so choose.

Awards management software edit entries

Easy for your writers

  • Easy, fast registration
  • Auto-save functionality (no lost work!)
  • Intuitive submission process
  • Easy application into multiple program categories
  • Preview and download submission options 
  • Award-winning system design

Great for you

Features to deliver the outcomes you need

  • Unlimited submissions
  • Track volume
  • Track completion status
  • Easy notification and broadcast communication with submitters
  • Flexible configuration of program categories and criteria
  • Configurable review workflow
  • Accept any type of file attachments, unlimited size

See feature list for more details.

Evaluation features for publishers

You want certainty that the best written works are found and recognised. A good evaluation process leads to good decisions, and good outcomes.

Award Force has a powerful suite of evaluation tools that can be configured to suit your evaluation process and to make good decisions. With four different judging modes, the ability to configure multiple sequential or parallel evaluation stages, and options such as criteria weighting and plagiarism detection, the Award Force judging suite gives you ultimate control to configure your evaluation quickly and easily.

Awards management software top pick judging

Evaluator’s view

  • Evaluators only see their assigned submissions 
  • Easy to use; no training required
  • Each application is all on one clear page; no clicking back and forth
  • Options to share scores and comments
  • Easy to track evaluation status
  • Slideshow view for group evaluation of visual material

Your view

  • Powerful configuration of evaluation process and panels
  • Built-in acceptance of confidentiality agreement for evaluators
  • Scoring audit matrix provides visibility and confidence in score breakdown
  • Real-time evaluation leaderboard with scores and comments
  • Visibility of evaluation progress
  • Easy communication with evaluators
  • Manage shortlist, through finalists to award of results

See judging suite feature list for more details.

Save time, boost productivity. Award excellence.