diff --git a/src/helpers.nim b/src/helpers.nim
index 4edd10f4..203d849b 100644
--- a/src/helpers.nim
+++ b/src/helpers.nim
@@ -16,3 +16,9 @@ proc getSortedSubdirs*(dir: string): seq[string] =
     if kind == pcDir:
       result.add path
   sort result
+
+template writeError*(description: string, details: string) =
+  stdout.styledWriteLine(fgRed, description & ":")
+  stdout.writeLine(details)
+  stdout.write "\n"
+  result = false
diff --git a/src/lint/concept_exercises.nim b/src/lint/concept_exercises.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d55ca1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lint/concept_exercises.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import std/[json, os, terminal]
+import ".."/helpers
+import "."/validators
+
+proc isValidAuthorOrContributor(data: JsonNode, context: string, path: string): bool =
+  if isObject(data, context, path):
+    result = true
+    checkString("github_username")
+    checkString("exercism_username", isRequired = false)
+
+template checkFiles(data: JsonNode, context, path: string) =
+  if hasObject(data, context, path):
+    checkArrayOfStrings(context, "solution")
+    checkArrayOfStrings(context, "test")
+    checkArrayOfStrings(context, "exemplar")
+  else:
+    result = false
+
+proc isValidConceptExerciseConfig(data: JsonNode, path: string): bool =
+  if isObject(data, "root", path):
+    result = true
+    checkArrayOf("authors", isValidAuthorOrContributor)
+    checkArrayOf("contributors", isValidAuthorOrContributor, isRequired = false)
+    checkFiles(data, "files", path)
+    checkArrayOfStrings("", "forked_from", isRequired = false)
+    checkString("language_versions", isRequired = false)
+
+proc isEveryConceptExerciseConfigValid*(trackDir: string): bool =
+  let conceptExercisesDir = trackDir / "exercises" / "concept"
+  result = true
+  if dirExists(conceptExercisesDir):
+    for exerciseDir in getSortedSubdirs(conceptExercisesDir):
+      let configPath = exerciseDir / ".meta" / "config.json"
+      if fileExists(configPath):
+        let j =
+          try:
+            parseFile(configPath)
+          except:
+            writeError("JSON parsing error", getCurrentExceptionMsg())
+            continue
+        if not isValidConceptExerciseConfig(j, configPath):
+          result = false
diff --git a/src/lint/lint.nim b/src/lint/lint.nim
index 74c765b6..3c4a5898 100644
--- a/src/lint/lint.nim
+++ b/src/lint/lint.nim
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 import std/[json, os, terminal]
 import ".."/[cli, helpers]
-
-template writeError(description: string, details: string) =
-  stdout.styledWriteLine(fgRed, description & ":")
-  stdout.writeLine(details)
-  stdout.write "\n"
-  result = false
+import "."/concept_exercises
 
 proc isValidTrackConfig(trackDir: string): bool =
   result = true
@@ -68,12 +63,14 @@ proc lint*(conf: Conf) =
   let b1 = isValidTrackConfig(trackDir)
   let b2 = conceptExerciseFilesExist(trackDir)
   let b3 = conceptFilesExist(trackDir)
+  let b4 = isEveryConceptExerciseConfigValid(trackDir)
 
-  if b1 and b2 and b3:
+  if b1 and b2 and b3 and b4:
     echo """
 Basic linting finished successfully:
 - config.json exists and is valid JSON
+- Every concept has the required .md files and links.json file
 - Every concept exercise has the required .md files and a .meta/config.json file
-- Every concept has the required .md files and links.json file"""
+- Every concept exercise .meta/config.json file is valid"""
   else:
     quit(1)
diff --git a/src/lint/validators.nim b/src/lint/validators.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2541b400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lint/validators.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import std/[json, strutils, terminal]
+import ".."/helpers
+export strutils.strip
+
+proc q(s: string): string =
+  "'" & s & "'"
+
+proc isObject*(data: JsonNode; context, path: string): bool =
+  result = true
+  if data.kind != JObject:
+    writeError("Not an object: " & q(context), path)
+
+proc hasObject*(data: JsonNode; key, path: string,
+               isRequired = true): bool =
+  result = true
+  if data.hasKey(key):
+    if data[key].kind != JObject:
+      writeError("Not an object: " & q(key), path)
+  elif isRequired:
+    writeError("Missing key: " & q(key), path)
+
+template checkString*(key: string, isRequired = true) =
+  if data.hasKey(key):
+    if data[key].kind == JString:
+      let s = data[key].getStr()
+      if s.len == 0:
+        writeError("String is zero-length: " & q(key), path)
+      elif s.strip().len == 0:
+        writeError("String is whitespace-only: " & q(key), path)
+    else:
+      writeError("Not a string: " & q(key) & ": " & $data[key], path)
+  elif isRequired:
+    writeError("Missing key: " & q(key), path)
+
+proc format(context, key: string): string =
+  if context.len > 0:
+    q(context & "." & key)
+  else:
+    q(key)
+
+template checkArrayOfStrings*(context, key: string; isRequired = true) =
+  var d = if context.len == 0: data else: data[context]
+  if d.hasKey(key):
+    if d[key].kind == JArray:
+      if d[key].len == 0:
+        if isRequired:
+          writeError("Array is empty: " & format(context, key), path)
+      else:
+        for item in d[key]:
+          if item.kind == JString:
+            let s = item.getStr()
+            if s.len == 0:
+              writeError("Array contains zero-length string: " & format(context, key), path)
+            elif s.strip().len == 0:
+              writeError("Array contains whitespace-only string: " & q(key), path)
+          else:
+            writeError("Array contains non-string: " & format(context, key) & ": " & $item, path)
+    else:
+      writeError("Not an array: " & format(context, key), path)
+  elif isRequired:
+    writeError("Missing key: " & format(context, key), path)
+
+template checkArrayOf*(key: string,
+                       call: proc(d: JsonNode; key, path: string): bool,
+                       isRequired = true) =
+  if data.hasKey(key):
+    if data[key].kind == JArray:
+      if data[key].len == 0:
+        if isRequired:
+          writeError("Array is empty: " & q(key), path)
+      else:
+        for item in data[key]:
+          if not call(item, key, path):
+            result = false
+    else:
+      writeError("Not an array: " & q(key), path)
+  elif isRequired:
+    writeError("Missing key: " & q(key), path)