I joined the jam early, but had been working on something in the hopes of getting it completed and submitted by the original deadline. Seeing that the submissions were closed early, I did just send an email as instructed, in an effort to at least include an older completed and polished project. Being included last year massively helped me in not struggling financially for a month, giving me freedom to continue creating with less worries bogging me down; it would similarly mean the same for me this year to be included again!