For the record, the control panel log reveals that Anders deleted his account himself. His cited reason (courtesy of a last post left in the moderators' forum) was the forum drawing on his creative energy.
As for the remainder of this competition, it's not too complicated: the submissions thread will be closed after the deadline, the judges will all be PM'd a reminder for them to go over the submissions and reach their judgments by August 20, and the winner will be established from that. Commentaries will also be made available to all participants.
I must say that I'm pleased at the hearty number of entries for this competition, at least compared to the last one.

It's sad to see Anders leave, but it's also nice to see a group of people come together and make something work.