What is the Critters Workshop?
Critters is an on-line workshop/critique group for serious writers of Science
Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. You get your work critiqued in exchange
for critiquing the work of others, both of which are invaluable ways to
improve your writing. It's run by Dr. Andrew
Burt, vice-president of SFWA,
and his army of software minions. Critters is free (except for
the work of doing critiques!); if you find Critters useful, you may
make a donation
(appreciated but in no way
required).
Want to know more?
A more detailed description is here.
Here is a brief description of what it's like
to send a manuscript through the workshop, including some sample critiques,
and here are what some of our members think about
Critters.
Here are the "rules" of the group, i.e., how
we ensure that people participate.
Details on our program for rapidly critiquing whole novels are
here.
Here are the format guidelines for submissions.
You can meet the Critter Captain in here.
Everyone is welcome to join in our newsgroups,
where you can meet some of our members face to face and discuss writing,
the group itself, etc.
The Frequently Asked Questions are here,
and a map/guide to the whole site is here.
If you need help, go
here.
Want to join?
If you want to join, drop in here.
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Need resources on critiquing, writing or SF?
Here are many articles on how to critique,
where to find markets, links to other SF/F/H research info, interviews
with writers about writing, and other such resources.
Who are we?
The bios of members (who've consented to be listed) and their accomplishments
are here.
What's in the Queue?
The list of manuscripts coming up for review is here.
Where's the good stuff?
This week's manuscripts are
here
as well critiques of those from prior weeks.
Want to jump to the head of the queue?
Details of the weekly Most Productive Critter contest are
here.
Want to write a story?
Join in on the current BabelStory collaborative short story,
here.
What's in it for pros?
Professional SF/F/H authors are especially welcome. For one critique a month,
voting SFWA/HWA members get immediate reviews of their work. If you don't mind
a little humorous coaxing, drop in here.
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