Costume Contest

2024 Costume Contest Winners

Audience Choice Awards:

Moiraine and her Fire Dragon – Leslie Annis and Ross Newberry

Mat Cauthon S1 & S2 – Mistress Dovie and Knotaishar

Judges Choice Awards:

Judge Seth – Amethyst Kellogg as Alastor the Radio Demon

Judge Kaylee Makes – Denise LaFrenier as The Merchant

Judge Guy Roberts – Mark Leinhart as Uno Bloody Nomesta

Judge Kritter XD – Tony Cioffi as Witch King Aginor

Best Novice – Kayleigh Osborne as Brown Aes Sedai

Best Journeyman – Rosemary Williams as Vi (Arcane)

Best Master – Sophie Coleman as Sul’dam

Best Craftsmanship – Jason Koelewyn as Mysterious Tarabon Armsmen

Best of Show – Foundlings Cosplay as Ringmaster and his Traveling Circus

Contestants may choose to compete for “Best of” awards (Juried Entries) or only for Judges Choice/Audience Choice (Exhibition Entries)
Due to time constraints, we will be limiting the number of entries to the following:
- The First 20 Juried Entries to sign up.
- All other entrants who wish to participate as Exhibition Entries up to a total of 35 entries combined entries between Exhibition and Juried.
Mandatory pre-judging for juried entrants will take place between 2:30 and 4:30 in Ashford. Please arrive on time or you may not be eligible for judging.
Judging will be staggered based on entry class. We estimate the times to be approximately below, we will send a confirmation email to all entries once registration closes with the final times.
- Novice Class Check in by 2:30
- Journeyman Class Check in by 2:45
- Master Class Check in by 3:15
Please arrive promptly at your assigned time to check in.
Participants who are not being pre-judged should come to Ashford by 4:30 to check in.
Each entry will have approximately 1-2 minutes to walk across the stage to present their costume while the emcee reads your pre-written description. Please write descriptions clearly and provide pronunciations, otherwise the Emcee will ad-lib at their own discretion.

Juried Entrants may enter one of the 3 classes (below).
- Novice – Anyone who has never won a juried award before.
- Journeyman – Anyone who has won 2 or fewer best in class awards or no more than 1 best in show.
- Master – Anyone who has won best in show more than once or Best in Class 3 or more times.
Classes are determined by placement in previous Jordan Con Costume Contests only, however entrants may choose to enter in a higher class based on other factors. Entrants may not enter a lower class. Group entries will be classified by the highest entrant in the group. Judges may choose to award a contestant an award from a higher class during judging should they deem entrance to be exceptional for their class.

The following awards will be given at the end of the contest.

Best in Show– The highest scored entrance from all categories.
Best Workmanship– The entrant with the highest score in workmanship who has not also won Best in Show
Best in Class– The best entrant from each class that is not also the Best in Show or Best Workmanship
Judges Choice– Each judge may choose to present an award to any contestant that does not also receive a Best of award
Audience Choice– This award will be chosen based on audience reaction

Entrants will be judged on the following weighted criteria.
- Accuracy- (5 points) How well the costume(s) match the source material. If you are not sure the judges will know the source material you may provide a brief description in your entry form.
- Craftsmanship- (10 points)Judges will examine the construction of your costume as well as any props and accessories that were made by you. They will also be looking at the overall assembly and design of your costume(s) that includes premade pieces.
- Presentation- (5 points) Presentation will be judged by how you present the costume(s) on stage, including your introduction, how you “embody” the character, and the overall “wow factor” of your costume(s).

Pre-Judging will be staggered based on entry class. We estimate the times to be approximately below, we will send a confirmation email to all entries once registration closes with the final times.
- Novice Class Check in by 2:30
- Journeyman Class Check in by 2:45
- Master Class Check in by 3:15

Please arrive promptly at your assigned time to check in.

Once you have spoken with the judges you are free to leave the room, be sure to return to your assigned area at 5:00

Contestants should provide their own handlers for any large or obstructive costumes.

Contestants should be aware of any part of their costumes or props that may cause damage to the facilities or other contestants and take necessary precautions. If your costume is considered a problem by the organizers you may be asked to leave.

Children may enter but must be accompanied the entire time by an adult guardian who will be responsible for their needs.