Contest deadline!

Contests in the past have extended the deadline in response to demand from those authors that have run out of time. Anne and I feel that we have left ample submission time, over a calendar month, and therefore, under no circumstances, will we extend the deadline. We feel that it is against the contest rules as we set them down and unfair to those who worked hard to hit the proper date.

So please don't ask ladies, because a refusal often offends :)