User blog comment:RuckusQuantum/The All-new "Mystery Writing Contest"!/@comment-27007772-20150821061628/@comment-25226524-20150821142328

Yeah, it's because he says you have two weeks to submit your work after saying you're in. I just left that part in because I didn't want to keep altering his blog, but he should probably just make it open submissions with the only deadline being September 10th. The two week time limit doesn't really work because someone could start writing now and then say "I'm in" a week from now. Regardless, two weeks is likely plenty of time for most people to finish a short story.