Critter Notices
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The Critters Queue
Manuscripts themselves are here.
Queue of manuscripts out or to be sent (dates are estimated,
depending on number of mss. sent out, which depends on number of
members; probabalistically, the end of the queue is usually about
a month away):
Title Author
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Week of 15-Jul-2026 (Crits due 22-Jul-2026):
F Hydra, Chapters 19-25 Dallas Nicholls -#32274
F The Demon in the Wood Holly Hefner -#32275
SF My Android Stand-In Always Orders the Lobster Todd "T.E." Poremba -#32276
SF Brine Karen Ni -#32277
SF The Most Beautiful Picture in the World Jae Cho -#32278
Week of 22-Jul-2026 (Crits due 29-Jul-2026):
F Crooked City Jeff Dickman
F A Contest of Gods Part 1 Karen L Kobylarz
F LELOUCH PAULIZOX, CHAPTERS 2-3 Makhosonke Mchunu
F Under Fractured Skies Emma Eisenbraun
SF Disjunction Jessica Landau
H To the Clowns, I'm God. To Fate, I'm but Another Man R.J. Melby
Week of 29-Jul-2026 (Crits due 5-Aug-2026):
F The Cabin Boy Craig Borri
F Bearer Daniel J Allen
SF Inconsistent Moon Jon Rosenthal
SF All Bodies Fall Apart F.B. Hughes
SF KR1S-In-The-Morning Michael Maier
H Roman Holiday Mark Evans
H Butcher of Detroit Edward Moore
SF The Ember Path, Chapter 9 D.G. Appeldoorn
F Carl's Curiosity Shop Brian Sellnow
SF The Queen's Hairdresser Kate Wooderson
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(Note, if the last week above looks abnormally large, it probably
needs me to add a new week, a task I do manually when I get around
to it. Future critique dates are approximate and subject to change.)
Symbols:
[@] - Pro [SFWA/HWA] author
[*] - Extra week(s) for holidays/aburt-out-of-town.
[mpc] - Most Product Critter Award winner
[!] - Special non-Wednesday dates because Critter Captain will be out of town
[ERROR!] - This means there is a problem and your manuscript will NOT be
sent out - Contact the Critter Captain ASAP if you see this by your name.
Waiting to enter Queue (Will enter at end of queue on "[date]"):
H Blackjack and Blood Chapter 3 Jim Keane [after-novel]
H Blackjack and Blood Chapter 4 Jim Keane [?]
H Blackjack and Blood Chapters 5,6,7 and 8 Jim Keane [?]
F Hydra, Chapters 26-31 Dallas Nicholls [22-Jul-2026]
F Hydra, Chapters 32-38 Dallas Nicholls [?]
F When Gods Dream of Tomorrow Edward Moore [5-Aug-2026]
F Hydra, Chapters 39-46 Dallas Nicholls [?]
F Hydra, Chapters 47-53 Dallas Nicholls [?]
F Jesus Is Coming--Buy Gold! Jeff Dickman [29-Jul-2026]
F A Contest of Gods Part 2 Karen L. Kobylarz [29-Jul-2026]
SF Persuasion Craig Borri [5-Aug-2026]
SF Star Racer, Chapter 6 Brian Sellnow [5-Aug-2026]
SF The Seventh Sense of Home Edward Moore [?]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
SF The Watchlist, Chapters 1-2 Aaron Shavolian [29-Apr-2026]
H Sculpting in the Shadows Manvi Verma [29-Apr-2026]
SF Unremarkable - prologue Garrett D Mair [17-Jun-2026]
F Of the Elements, Chapter 1 Jersey Lee [24-Jun-2026]
H The Roadside Attraction Jay Lamborn [15-Jul-2026]
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>> Note 1: Held manuscripts are removed after four weeks on hold and
>> must be resubmitted.
>> Note 2: It is the *author's* responsibility to notify Aburt when
>> they have brought up their critique count and want their ms. sent out.
[Click here to see the queue including archival data from 1995.]