...but could I ask how you knew it was your friend's entry? Doesn't the gatekeeper remove the author's name and title from the story before the judges get them?
Not in the Golden Heart. It's up to the individual author whether he/she wants to put his/her name on the entry. Of the 8 entries I judged, 3 had a name and 5 didn't. And as luck would have it, I am acquainted with one of the women who put her name on her entry. We're not bosom buddies; merely acquainted.
