I had this article scheduled to post on March 6th, but Erik beat me to it and announced the resolution here.
Not what any of us wanted, but a conclusion nonetheless.
Below is what I wrote.
In 2014, Erik Tenkar, over at Tenkar’s Tavern, held a contest for the OSR Superstar. It got down to the finalists in July and there were some delays on the final judging. Up until Erik re-organized his page, there was a largish graphic about the contest.
I posted a comment to the OSR Superstar page asking about it a few months back, and I have seen others ask about it in other forums.
It is understandable if judges dropped out, or something else beyond Erik’s control. Did the finalists not submit? He is a NYPD officer, so his job comes with stresses most of us will never encounter.
Erik usually keeps all the Tavern’s readers in the loop. If he has mentioned it, I have not encountered the explanation.
If it’s resolution is dead or will eventually be resolved, I would like to know. I had a submission, I did not win. The submissions that did well were very cool, and I am curious to see what the finalists come up with for the final challenge.
I know that Erik is looking forward to retirement soon, sometime in the next year, I believe. I would ask that he wrap up a soon to be year old contest before then, so he can focus on the good content he regularly provides.