One platform. Four simple steps.
Create your contest, collect entries, manage judging, and recognize great work. Contest Engine keeps everything moving from start to finish.
Build your contest in an afternoon
Create categories, organize divisions, control deadlines, and give participants instant access using a URL link or QR code.
One code and they're in
Students simply enter a participant code or use the QR code provided. No accounts to create, no emails required, and no barriers to submitting an entry.
- No participant accounts or personal information required
- Participants track their submission status and see feedback when results publish
- Uploads may come from any device, and progress is saved if the connection drops
- Built for real-world uploads, even when the Wi-Fi is not
Fair, focused judging, flexible remote access
Judges evaluate anonymized entries, not participant names. A guided 1–10 scoring rubric, written feedback, and a simple drag-and-drop podium for selecting winners make judging fair, consistent, and easy.
- Anonymous entry capabilities, so judge bias is not a problem
- Standard performance rubric using a 1–10 scale, from Developing Skills to Master Creator
- Written feedback fields, auto-saved as judges progress
- Rank the top entries, drag-n-drop them to the winner's podium
- Automatic email notifications to judges when entries are ready, and to organizers when judging is completed
Awards night, minus the all-nighter
When judging closes, you review, then publish. Now you can plan award ceremonies, share winner showcases, push feedback to students, and the originals are yours to download.
- Winner galleries may be showcased on a password-protected webpage with downloading and sharing tools
- Winning entries may be downloaded for presentation, shared with a URL link, or posted with an embed code
- Entire categories may be downloaded in bulk for broadcast and social media deployment, or for your library archive
- All participants see where they landed on the rubric, and may receive their own private judging feedback
See it with your event structure
Bring us your categories and divisions. We'll walk you through a contest set up exactly like yours.