Today marked the end of the first phase of the contest. With the closure of the 10th group, all 92 stories have now been read and 29 of them have been selected for the semi-finals. A further 11 have made it up to the second chance round. 2 stories are currently in limbo between the two - please vote on the tie breaker to determine which goes where.
Thank you to all the authors of the 50 storie which have left the competition so far. I hope that everyone stays on for the coming rounds - we're all familiar with all the competing stories now so there are no more unknowns, and now the stories can truly be judged for their merits versus the entire field. Good luck all!