Will the HTOTM event come back?
Four members of the ES team have been removed and new ones are currently being recruited, so it might be hard to organize this right now, but can we expect this event to come back in the near future?
It was a really good contest.

So far, it's just a month break, so maybe I'm overreacting a little.

i think because not many people entered the last one they are going to prioritize other things

HTOTM has taken many hiatuses, and tends to come back within 1-2 months. You should be able to expect another HTOTM sooner than later.

Can't promise anything in any official capacity, though.