In January, the editors at Grosset & Dunlap read every submission and chose their favorite 25. My sister Lisa Henson, Wendy Froud and I, together with Rob Valois, Francesco Sedita and Lori Burke of Grosset & Dunlap have now read all 25 of these and together chose the top 5 finalists. Every story is fascinating, rich in detail and character. We each have our favorites. We would like to congratulate all 25 authors who have made it to this stage. We would like to acknowledge your talent and invite you to share your stories on the Fan Fiction area of the site as well as the Forums.