Will the judge of the short story competition share any of her observations on entries? I wonder how you whittle down from 3,000 entries, what is the process, how long does it take etc.... Might be interesting to hear her point of view and see how it's done?
That arouses my curiosity as well... Would love to have more information on the same...
I would be interested to learn how the short list is arrived at from 3,000 entries. I suspect it is not one person, more like a committee. I agree it would be useful to have feedback even if it is generic. Probably more chance of feedback for the shortlisted stories.