Anna, that's up to the author. If you want it to be eligible this year, send a short note to Erin Klingler letting her know you'd like it included, along with a URL if you could. Or if you decide to wait, then when the story's uploaded in January, it'll go on the list for *next* year.
Stories can only be eligible in one year, btw -- if you ask for it to be included this year, it won't be included again next year.
We'll post this again with more details when we get further along, don't worry
PJ