To those who have contacted me with access to the full text of your entry before this point, your entry will be eligible even if your story appears on the site a bit past the deadline. Otherwise, we are now closed for submissions.

Thank you all so much for participating! This has been an amazing turnout beyond what anyone could have dreamed. We are very excited to dig in to these stories, and after discussing with the judges, I will post here again soon with when to expect the results.

In the meantime, please be sure to check out the entries here and support the contestants!