Woo-hoo!

My unscientific estimate is that members of Critters are around 10X more likely to make sales than non-critters (but cause and effect? who knows?. Regardless, this page is to celebrate our successes!

Critter Robert Qualkinbush has analyzed the reports below and created a summary page of how many sales Critters have had. Fascinating, and astounding! Good going to you all.

If you have something to report, tell me immediately!

Congratulations to...

• C. L. Rossman, who sold her short story, "Wayfarer's Privilege" to Golden Visions magazine. { This makes an even 10 stories sold over the past two years, six this year alone. I am grateful for all the help Critters have given me in the past. } [Nov 2008]

• David L Erickson, who reports "new website". {You can check it out at www.davidlerickson.com, my brand new website. I'll be adding new content in the coming days/weeks with an opportunity for Critters to become part of the Crittered time travel series, A Matter of Time'. } [Nov 2008]

• Adam La Rusic, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Roll the Bones" to The Harrow. {This originally went through as critters manuscript #270--yes, you read that correctly: #270! Twelve years ago. What can I say? The rewrite was murder. } [Nov 2008]

• Richard Zwicker, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Time Phone" is now out in the current issue of Speculative Mystery Iconoclast. [Nov 2008]

• hank quense, whose novel, "Fool's Gold" is now out from eTreasures. [Nov 2008]

• Richard S Levine, who sold his short story, "Face Facts" to Crime and Suspense. [Nov 2008]

• Richard S Levine, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Texting for Love" to The Random Eye. {The changes suggested by Critters helped to improve this story. Thank you! } [Nov 2008]

• Leah Cypess, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Shalott's Inn" is now out in the current issue of Sword & Sorceress 23. [Nov 2008]

• Mark Suplinskas, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Athenae" to Beyond Centauri (Samsdot Publishing). {It is due to be published in July 2009. It's the second "Crittered" story I've sold to "Beyond Centauri" under my pen name of Mark Lawrence. Thank you for the critiques. } [Nov 2008]

• Jakob Drud, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Expert Adman" to Space and Time Magazine. [Nov 2008]

• Colin Harvey, who reports "Killers has been published". {My debut anthology 'Killers' has been published by Swimming Kangaroo Books. The stories are all mystery or thrillers but with a speculative element (SF, fantasy or horror) that's equally important. Contributors include Nebula winner Bruce Holland Rogers, Stoker winners Jonathan Maberry and Lee Thomas, and -as well as me- three other critters; Eugie Foster, Charlie Allery and Philip Lees. } [Nov 2008]

• Fred Obermeyer, who sold his short story, "Tense Caste" to Fusion Fragment. [Nov 2008]

• Dylan Fox, whose short story, "The 14:08 from Liverpool St" is now out in the current issue of Bewildering Stories. {Being critted does wonders for my writing, so thank you to all those people who told me I needed tell my readers more. My story appears in the 3rd November edition; all comments more than welcome :) } [Oct 2008]

• Andrew Richardson, who sold his (Critter'd) novel, "The Wood" to Eternal Press. [Oct 2008]

• Chuck Rothman, who sold his short story, "Saving Hitler" to Space and Time. {This story had been making the rounds for a very loooooong time -- 16 years. Never give up. } [Oct 2008]

• Sheila Crosby, whose short story, "Unreal Estate" is now out in the current issue of Electric Velocipede. [Oct 2008]

• Rebecca Nazar, who sold her short story, "The Caulbearers" to Potter's Field Anthology #3. [Oct 2008]

• C. L. Rossman, who sold her short story, "Wayfarer's Privilege" to Golden Visions Magazine. [Oct 2008]

• Kimberly C. Lundstrom, who reports "I got accepted to the Whidbey Writers Workshop MFA program". [Oct 2008]

• Rick Farnsworth, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Gift of the Bouda" is now out in the current issue of The anthology The Beast Within, by Graveside tales. {This on was crittered and accepted long ago as a short story and now winds its way through the queue as a novelization. Thanks all for making it better. } [Oct 2008]

• C. L. Rossman, who sold her short story, "Wayfarer's Privilege"" to Golden Visions Magzine. {Actually one of two sales this month. The other was a story called "Boots" to Strange, Weird & Wonderful Magzine for its Winter issue. Both feature my civilized carnivores called "Hunters." } [Oct 2008]

• Richard Zwicker, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The White Knight Is Talking Backwards" is now out in the current issue of Ray Gun Revival. [Oct 2008]

• Bill Siderski, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Beginning of the Ends" is now out in the current issue of Golden Visions Magazine. {Thanks to everyone that looked at this long ago. This short piece is currently in their online version. As usual, you are invited to vote for your favorite. } [Oct 2008]

• Nerine Dorman, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Night Driving" to Fear and Trembling Magazine. {It's an excerpt from my YA urban fantasy novel, Camdeboo Nights, that is currently doing the rounds in the Critter mill. } [Oct 2008]

• Richard S Levine, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "A Floccinaucinihilipilificatious Life" to OG's Speculative Fiction. {Thanks to all of you who Critter'd this story. } [Oct 2008]

• Adam Colston, who sold his short story, "An Innocent Death" to Golden Visions Magazine (Print Version). [Oct 2008]

• Barbara Bates, whose short story, "Halloween Haunting" is now out in the current issue of SNM Horror at:http://www.freewebs.com/snmhorrormag/snmoctoberissue2.htm. [Oct 2008]

• Matthew Wimmer, whose short story, "My Hand on the Other Side" is now out in the current issue of Fear and Trembling. {This story itself was not crittered but I would be nowhere without the help I've gotten here. I can't say how much all you Critters have meant to getting it published. } [Oct 2008]

• Chuck Rothman, whose short story, "A Date with Patti Pleezmi" is now out in the current issue of Baen's Universe. [Oct 2008]

• Adam La Rusic, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Like Romeo and Juliet"" to Black Ink Horror Magazine. [Oct 2008]

• Richard S Levine, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Into the Wind" is now out in the current issue of The Lorelei Signal Oct-Dec issue online. {Thanks again to those who crittered "Into the Wind". Also, the color artwork by Lee Kuruganti that headlines the story is fantastic. } [Oct 2008]

• Dave Hoing, whose (Critter'd) short story, "We. They." is now out in the current issue of Hub. [Oct 2008]

• Regina Patton, whose short story, "Traveling by Petroglyph" is now out in the current issue of Flash Fiction Online. {This constitutes two great firsts for me: the first piece of flash fiction I've sold and the first story at pro rates. } [Oct 2008]

• Sheila Crosby, who reports "My website almost ran out of bandwidth". {In February I started a blog about the small island I live on. The number of visitors has steadily grown, although I haven't done much to publicise it. In September I got so many visitors that I used 93% of the monthly bandwidth. Time for an upgrade! } [Sep 2008]

• Sheila Crosby, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "The Sock Drawer" to Reflection's Edge. {It's some time sine this was crittered. Since hten it's collected quite a few, "Nice but not for us," rejections. A big thank you to everyone who helped! } [Sep 2008]

• Kristin Janz, who reports "I recently graduated from the 2008 Clarion West writers' workshop". {This was a really wonderful experience, and I recommend it to anyone who's serious about trying to become a professional science fiction or fantasy writer (and who has 6 weeks to spare!). I feel that the feedback I've received on Critters over the years was instrumental in improving my writing enough that I could get accepted to this competitive workshop -- so thanks everyone! } [Sep 2008]

• Kristin Janz, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "The Kiss of the Blood-Red Pomegranate" to Aberrant Dreams. [Sep 2008]

• Kristin Janz, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Veritas Nos Liberabit" is now out in the current issue of Futurismic. {This story actually came out back in June, but it's still up on the Futurismic website. Thanks again to everyone who critiqued this story here on Critters! } [Sep 2008]

• Scott Davis, who sold his short story, "The Third Shadoc War" to Ray Gun Revival. [Sep 2008]

• Scott Davis, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Eleven to Seven" to Sonar 4. [Sep 2008]

• Stephen Gaskell, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Micro Expressions" is now out in the current issue of Cosmos Magazine. {The story can be found on Cosmos Magazine's website (www.cosmosmagazine.com/2197/micro-expressions). Thanks all! } [Sep 2008]

• Michael Anthony, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "A Better Teleportation Theory" to The Dunesteef. [Sep 2008]

• Euan Harvey, who sold his short story, "The Demon of Hochgarten" to Realms of Fantasy. [Sep 2008]

• Amy Treadwell, who sold her short story, "Spinnerbait" to Flash Fiction Online. [Sep 2008]

• Ward Crockett, who sold his short story, "Louis Jazz, Son of God" to Kaleidotrope. [Sep 2008]

• Ward Crockett, who sold his short story, "Louis Jazz, Son of God" to Kaleidotrope. [Sep 2008]

• hank quense, who reports "My novella Fool's Gold will be published by eTreasures ". [Sep 2008]

• Garth Upshaw, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Name Day" to Realms of Fantasy. {Thanks to all the critters who critiqued an early version of Name Day. Your help was much appreciated and I'm sure contributed to the sale. } [Sep 2008]

• Christopher Kastensmidt, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard Van Oost and Oludara" to Realms of Fantasy. {Thanks to everyone who crittered this novelette! } [Sep 2008]

• Michael Greenhut, who reports "My story "Watermark" published this past summer in Fantasy Magazine, was chosen to be in the Worlds of Fantasy: The Best of Fantasy Magazine anthology, due out next year sometime ". [Sep 2008]

• Michael Greenhut, whose short story, "Think Fast" is now out in the current issue of Greatest Uncommon Denominator. [Sep 2008]

• Tracy Canfield, whose short story, "Starship Down" is now out in the current issue of Analog. [Sep 2008]

• Richard S Levine, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Myron's Debarkation"" to Raygun Revival. {Thanks again to those who critter'd this story! } [Sep 2008]

• Michael Anthony, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Adrift With a Bone Die" to Arkham Tales. [Sep 2008]

• Rebecca Nazar, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "The One Big Catch" to Aoife's Kiss. {Thanks to everyone for their time and thoughtful feedback. } [Sep 2008]

• Richard S. Levine, who has won the best of June 2008 issue, The Fifth Di... award for his (Critter'd) short story, "Light Echo". {"Light Echo" will appear in a future anthology edition of Samsdotpublishing's Wondrous Web Worlds. } [Sep 2008]

• Mark Patrick Morehead, whose short story, "Panel Discussion" is now out in the current issue of The Drabblecast #78. {Don't know if any of you listen to the Drabblecast, but it’s one of my favorite audio publications, right up there ISBW and Escape Pod with great stories, high production values including custom scores and sound effects. I'm sure the con-goers among you will get a kick out of it and the rest ought to get at least a chuckle. Check it out at The Drabblecast. } [Sep 2008]

• Valerie Frankel, whose (Critter'd) novel, "Henry Potty and the Deathly Paper Shortage: An Unauthorized Harry Potter Parody" is now out from Wingspan Press. [Sep 2008]

• Jo Thomas, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Half-Breed" is now out in the current issue of Twisted Tongue. {The story was Crittered under the title "Hybrid". Thankks to everyone for your help! } [Aug 2008]

• Dennis R. Upkins, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Stranger Than Fiction" to Sniplits.com. {Thanks to everyone who critiqued my story and provided such invaluable feedback. I can't thank you enough. I'm so excited to see (or hear rather) my story as an audio short. } [Aug 2008]

• Dennis R. Upkins, who sold his short story, "It's All Greek To Me" to an upcoming anthology from Alyson Books. [Aug 2008]

• Kevin J. Cheek, who sold his short story, "Hunger Moon" to Baen's Universe. [Aug 2008]

• David L. Erickson, who sold his (Critter'd) novel, "Mankind's Worst Fear" to PublishAmerica.com. {This has been a long time coming and I owe a lot of thanks to all you Critters that helped me along the way. Mankind's Worst Fear includes an acknowledgement to Critters and one particular Critter, Sandy Chene, who helped me through a major rewrite. I need help getting this novel off to a good start, so if you all wouldn't mind talking to your friends or maybe make inquiries (pre-release) at RR Bowker's Books In Print, Ingram, Baker & Taylor, The Brodart Company, Barnes & Noble.com and Amazon.com, this will go a long way towards creating the buzz I need. The Official Release Date is in mid September and the ISBN number for Mankind's Worst Fear is 1-60610-700-3. Thanks again for all your support. Dave } [Aug 2008]

• Peggy Nuckles, who sold her (Critter'd) , "Extinction" to Aoiffe's Kiss. [Aug 2008]

• Dave Freer, who reports "I will be the Guest of Honor at LUNACON 2009". [Aug 2008]

• Kevin Anderson, who sold his short story, "Damaged" to Alien Skin. [Aug 2008]

• Richard S Levine, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Cosmic Consequences" to Beyond Centauri. {Thank you to everyone who crittered this story! } [Aug 2008]

• Larry Hodges, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Dragon Cuisine" to Aoife's Kiss Magazine. [Aug 2008]

• Larry Hodges, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Omen of the Oven" to Necrography Magazine. [Aug 2008]

• Richard Zwicker, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Time Phone" to Speculative Mystery Iconoclast. {Thanks to everyone for their comments and encouragement. } [Aug 2008]

• Richard Zwicker, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The White Knight Is Talking Backwards" to Ray Gun Revival. [Aug 2008]

• Brian Salyards, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Flushing Utopia" is now out in the current issue of Alien Skin Magazine. {Thank you to everybody who read this story and helped me get it to the point where it was sold! } [Aug 2008]

• Fred Obermeyer, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Three Goblets" is now out in the current issue of Flashing Swords. {Thanks to everyone who critiqued it and thanks to Crystalwizard especially for publishing it. } [Aug 2008]

• Kevin Anderson, who reports "My micro fiction story "Twitching" was accepted by Alien Skin". [Aug 2008]

• Kevin Anderson, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Liberation" is now out in the current issue of Withersin Vol. 2 Issue 1. [Aug 2008]

• Kevin Anderson, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Fear Factor" to Sniplits. [Aug 2008]

• Gary J Beharry, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Wizards, Dual" is now out in the current issue of World of Wonder. {Thanks for crittering! } [Aug 2008]

• Gary J Beharry, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Chaos and Hope" is now out in the current issue of A Thousand Faces #5. {Thanks for crittering! } [Aug 2008]

• Tracy S. Morris, who sold her short story, "The Magic Bullet Theory" to Benbella Books. {This is an essay for the Benbella Books Supernatural Smart Pop anthology entitled In The Hunt. } [Aug 2008]

• Tracy S. Morris, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Attack of the Godless Undead Zombies" is now out in the current issue of The Best of Bubbas. {This is a reprint of a collection from an already exisiting Yard Dog Press lIne of anthologies entitled Bubbas of the Apocolypse. } [Aug 2008]

• Tracy S. Morris, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Constructs" to Aoife's Kiss. [Aug 2008]

• Daniel Arenson, who reports "Author Joan Reeves has posted an interview with me on her website". {My crittered fantasy novel, Firefly Island, was published a year ago -- this month is the novel's first year anniversary. Author Joan Reeves posted an interview with me on her website, where we talked about the book and writing in general. You can check it out here: www.joanreeves.com/works.htm :) } [Aug 2008]

• Andrew Nicolle, whose short story, "Avian Trumpetflower" is now out in the current issue of A Field Guide to Surreal Botany. {It has been a long wait, but Two Cranes Press have done an absolutely astounding job with this book. All the contributors have come up with some weird and eerie specimens, and each is gorgeously illustrated by Janet Chui. Well done to the artist and everyone who contributed to this fantastic book! } [Jul 2008]

• Richard S Levine, whose short story, "Fitter" is now out in the current issue of Raygun Revival - issue 45. [Jul 2008]

• Rick Farnsworth, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "B.E.K.s" to AAbominations. {This piece went through the queue as 'BEKs and the war on Drugs', and now it's in Shroud Publishing's latest anthology, Abominations (ISBN: 978-0980187014), it's a great looking book. Thanks again to all who helped with this and all of the other work that has flown through the queue! } [Jul 2008]

• Zach Lee, who sold his short story, "The Thin End of the Wedge" to Fear and Trembling. [Jul 2008]

• Chet Gottfried, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Modern Monotremes" is now out in the current issue of Space and Time. {The story was originally crittered under the title "Do Monotremes Have a Bellybutton?" So thanks to the Critter help in making it a better story and able to find a good home in Space & Time 103, which has become a truly handsome magazine and a pleasure to be included in it. } [Jul 2008]

• Michael Greenhut, whose short story, "Watermark" is now out in the current issue of Fantasy Magazine. {This was first put up last week, so it's in the second slot this week. I'd forgotten to mention it until now. } [Jul 2008]

• Frank Dutkiewicz, who sold his short story, "Expired Benefits" to Flash Me magazine. [Jul 2008]

• Colm Mc Geever, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Words" to Withersin. {This story was crittered a while back. Many thanks to all who helped. } [Jul 2008]

• Nick Cole, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Swimming Pool of the Universe" to AtomJack Magazine. {Thank God. I would also like to thank a lot of critters who gave valuable time in giving really useful examples on how to reveal, hone and craft an entertaining story. The gentle encouragement was wonderful. Especially from critters Mike Mauthe, Jim Cue, Curt Rabi, Nathan Wilcox,Jonathan Fredrick, Jeff Cates, Tim Slusser, David Brown, Dave Erikson, Russ Colson, Roger Wickes, Sean Davis, Dan Swenson, Robert Dale, Karen 'Solarflare',Zvi the Fiddler, and also editors Jude-Marie Green and Deirdre Saoirse Moen at Abyss and Apex, and finally Adicus Ryan Garton at AtomJack Magazine. } [Jul 2008]

• Tracy S. Morris, who sold her short story, "Homo Homini Lupis" to WolfSongs. [Jul 2008]

• Sean Wilt, who sold his short story, "Pilfered Emotions" to Alienskin Magazine. {My story will be in the August/September 08 online issue. } [Jul 2008]

• Mary Catelli, whose short story, "Among the Wastes of Time" is now out in the current issue of Warrior Wisewoman. [Jul 2008]

• Luke Italiano, who sold his short story, "Fire on a World of Ice" to Ray Gun Revival. [Jul 2008]

• Jakob Drud, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Hidden Folders" to Coyote Wild Magazine. {Thanks a bunch to all the critters who helped me make the best of this novellete! } [Jul 2008]

• Dave Freer, who sold his novel, "Save the Dragons" to Jim Baen's Universe. {The novel will serialised over 6 issues } [Jul 2008]

• Shawn Turner, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Dead Air" is now out in the current issue of Golden Visions Magazine. [Jul 2008]

• Fred Obermeyer, who sold his short story, "Semantica" to Space Westerns. [Jul 2008]

• Larissa N. Niec, whose (Critter'd) novel, "Shorn" is now out from Mercury Retrograde Press. {I'm thrilled to report that my first novel, SHORN, is now available from Mercury Retrograde Press (www.mercuryretrogradepress.com ), an Atlanta-based independent publisher of fantasy and science fiction. I owe many Critters much thanks for their valuable feedback on the novel’s earlier incarnation "Children of Avelos." I am in no way exaggerating when I tell you that SHORN would never have made it to publication without the support of my Critters friends. A LAUNCH PARTY will be held in ATLANTA at WORDSMITHS BOOKS (www.wordsmithsbooks.com ) on JULY 19 at 7:30pm. If any Critters, past or current, can reach the Atlanta area, please come down and celebrate with us! Ari Warner, my map artist, will be there to sign books with me and exhibit some of his own fine art. We’ll have food and drinks and a lot of fun! I would love to have the chance to meet and thank some Critters in person! A final note before I go on too long: Mercury Retrograde Press is truly a gem of an independent publisher. Their mission is to develop collaborative relationships with authors—in the way no longer seen in the major houses—and to publish high quality fantasy and science fiction literature. I’ve had a fabulous experience working with them through a process that can be damn scary at times. Critters who have complete novel manuscripts should check out the submission guidelines and consider submitting. Cheers! -Larissa N. Niec www.larissaniec.com } [Jul 2008]

• Larissa N. Niec, whose (Critter'd) novel, "Shorn" is now out from Mercury Retrograde Press. {I'm thrilled to report that my first novel, SHORN, is now available from Mercury Retrograde Press (www.mercuryretrogradepress.com ), an Atlanta-based independent publisher of fantasy and science fiction. I owe many Critters much thanks for their valuable feedback on the novel’s earlier incarnation "Children of Avelos." I am in no way exaggerating when I tell you that SHORN would never have made it to publication without the support of my Critters friends. A LAUNCH PARTY will be held in ATLANTA at WORDSMITHS BOOKS (www.wordsmithsbooks.com ) on JULY 19 at 7:30pm. If any Critters, past or current, can reach the Atlanta area, please come down and celebrate with us! Ari Warner, my map artist, will be there to sign books with me and exhibit some of his own fine art. We’ll have food and drinks and a lot of fun! I would love to have the chance to meet and thank some Critters in person! A final note before I go on too long: Mercury Retrograde Press is truly a gem of an independent publisher. Their mission is to develop collaborative relationships with authors—in the way no longer seen in the major houses—and to publish high quality fantasy and science fiction literature. I’ve had a fabulous experience working with them through a process that can be damn scary at times. Critters who have complete novel manuscripts should check out the submission guidelines and consider submitting. Cheers! -Larissa N. Niec www.larissaniec.com } [Jul 2008]

• S. R. Dantzler, who sold his short story, "Public Service Announcement from: I Am Democracy" to AlienSkin. [Jul 2008]

• Regina Patton, whose short story, "Sister of the Benevolent Gods" is now out in the current issue of Lorelei Signal. {This story was crittered through another workshop before I discovered Critters. It placed in the semi-finals of Writers of the Future Contest. } [Jul 2008]

• Leah Cypess, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Dead Silent" is now out in the current issue of HelixSF. [Jul 2008]

• Richard S Levine, who sold his short story, "Fitter" to Raygun Revival. [Jun 2008]

• Christopher Kastensmidt, whose short story, "The Creation of God" is now out in the current issue of Burst. [Jun 2008]

• Marjorie Danser, whose novel, "The Eilithia Project" is now out from Double Dragon. [Jun 2008]

• Russell Fellows, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Alien Cafe - The Disconti Incident" to Ray Gun Revival. {Thanks to everyone's comments, I was able to come up with a decent story. Thanks again to all of you! } [Jun 2008]

• Jerry Gordon, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "9th Ward" to The Midnight Diner. {The anthology is scheduled for release in October. Special thanks to Mick Halpin for multiple readings. } [Jun 2008]

• Hank Quense, who reports "Byline has bought my fiction writing article: Daytime TV". {The full name of the article is Daytime TV: A Valuable Addition To The Writers Toolbox. It's a tongue-in-cheek look at how to use daytime tv to improve your writing skills. It will be published later this summer } [Jun 2008]

• Adam Lowe, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "A Labyrinth of Entrails" to Chimeraworld 5. [Jun 2008]

• Christopher Kastensmidt, whose short story, "The Master's Eggs" is now out in the current issue of Third Order Magazine. [Jun 2008]

• Chet Gottfried, whose short story, "The Ragnarok Seduction" is now out in the current issue of Polluto. {Although the story wasn't crittered, I like to think that the principles I've learned at Critters made the story possible. Also, Polluto may not pay much, but it is one of the most handsome publications that I've ever seen (or have been printed in). } [Jun 2008]

• Pam Davis, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Light Through Darkness" is now out in the current issue of Mindflights. {This story went through critters quite a while ago (under a different title, which I've now forgotten), so I'm pleased it's found a home. You can find it under my pen name, Pam L. Wallace, at Mindflights.com. Many thanks, as always, for all the useful comments and help from critters. } [Jun 2008]

• Dave Hoing, whose short story, "The Hand of the Dead" is now out in the current issue of Flash Fiction Online. {This piece is actually an essay, but it has enough speculative elements to almost qualify as both genre and fiction. } [Jun 2008]

• Christine L Golden, who sold her short story, "Have a Seat, Please" to Aoife's Kiss- March 2009. {Check out my story -Balance- online right now in the June issue of Alien Skin online magazine. My other sale comes out next year in print...always a nice bonus. } [Jun 2008]

• Frank Dutkiewicz, who sold his short story, "Precious Gift" to Twisted Tongue. [Jun 2008]

• Frank Dutkiewicz, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Changing of the Seasons" is now out in the current issue of Alienskin. [Jun 2008]

• Adam Lowe, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "A Labyrinth of Entrails" to Chimeraworld #5. [Jun 2008]

• Rebecca Nazar, who reports "I won Sam's Dot 11th Drabble Contest.". [Jun 2008]

• Rebecca Nazar, who sold her short story, "Nemesis Pep Talk" to Lorelei Signal. [Jun 2008]

• J. R. Tomlin, whose short story, "The Case of the Misshapen Rune" is now out in the current issue of Arcane Whispers Volume 1 The Best of Sorcerous Signals 2007. [Jun 2008]

• Carole Ann Moleti, who reports "My article "Graphic Literature: A Blend of Genre, Medium, and Form"". {is now out in The Internet Review of Science Fiction. I learned how to do reviews by being a critter and this is my first pro sale. Here's the link: www.irosf.com/q/zine/article/10423 } [Jun 2008]

• Fred Obermeyer, whose short story, "The Yeast of Your Worries" is now out in the current issue of Newmyths. [Jun 2008]

• Richard S Levine, who sold his short story, "Into the Wind" to the Lorelei Signal. {"Into the Wind" will appear in the Oct-Dec 2008 issue of the Lorelei Signal. } [Jun 2008]

• Richard S Levine, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Light Echo" to The Fifth Di. {"Light Echo" is now online in the June 2008 issue of The Fifth Di, Samsdotpublishing. Thanks to everyone who critiqued this story! } [Jun 2008]

• Alex F. Fayle, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Soul of Sorcery" to Reflection's Edge. {This is a resubmit of the news because I typed the wrong title for the short story (a little too excited/still asleep when I entered the information). } [May 2008]

• Alex F. Fayle, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Sword of Sorcery" to Reflection's Edge. [May 2008]

• Matthew Wimmer, who sold his short story, "My Hand on the Other Side" to Fear and Trembling. [May 2008]

• Jamie Killen Stoops, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Blind Spot" is now out in the current issue of Read by Dawn Volume III. {This anthology is now available from Borders, Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com, etc. Huge thanks to everyone who critiqued this story. } [May 2008]

• Shelley Martinez, who reports "My poem "To All My Clones" was nominated for the 2008 Rhysling Award and will be re-published in an Anthology of Award Nominees in August, 2008.". [May 2008]

• Kevin Anderson, who reports "My first audio drama is now available". {My crittered story Third Shift (crittered about four years ago) has been adapted for audio in Pendant Productions Seminar Audio Drama Anthology - Episode 15, and is now available. } [May 2008]

• C. L. Rossman, who sold her short story, "Vision Quest" to Strange, Weird and Wonderful lMagazine. [May 2008]

• Euan Harvey, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Kamaratunga's Masterpiece" to Black Gate. {This story went through the queue a *long* time ago. I sold it once to an anthology--only to see the publishing company go bankrupt. (Doh!) But it's found a home finally, and in a better-paying market as well. :-) } [May 2008]

• Euan Harvey, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Kamaratunga's Masterpiece" to Black Gate. {This story went through the queue a *long* time ago. I sold it once to an anthology--only to see the publishing company go bankrupt. (Doh!) But it's found a home finally, and in a better-paying market as well. :-) } [May 2008]

• Scott Davis, who has won the Writers of the Future Honorable Mention award for his short story, "The Third Shadoc War". {The Third Shadoc War earned an Honorable Mention at WOTF. I aiming higher with the crittered story, Our Children will be Lighter Still, submitted to WOTF this quarter. } [May 2008]

• Scott Davis, who has won the Writers of the Future Honorable Mention award for his short story, "The Third Shadoc War". {The Third Shadoc War earned an Honorable Mention at WOTF. I aiming higher with the crittered story, Our Children will be Lighter Still, submitted to WOTF this quarter. } [May 2008]

• Scott Davis, who has won the Writers of the Future Honorable Mention award for his short story, "The Third Shadoc War". {The Third Shadoc War earned an Honorable Mention at WOTF. I aiming higher with the crittered story, Our Children will be Lighter Still, submitted to WOTF this quarter. } [May 2008]

• Scott Davis, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Silence on the Dial" to Nova SciFi. {Silence on the Dial was accepted for publication at Nova SciFi, a sub-genre (Christian SciFi) semi-annual print mag. Check them out at www.NovaSciFi.com. They want a query first, but don't let that discourage you. The query response came quicker than I anticipated, so a couple of critter friends got a quick proofreading that caught some egregious punctuation sins. Many thanks. } [May 2008]

• Scott Davis, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Silence on the Dial" to Nova SciFi. {Silence on the Dial was accepted for publication at Nova SciFi, a sub-genre (Christian SciFi) semi-annual print mag. Check them out at www.NovaSciFi.com. They want a query first, but don't let that discourage you. The query response came quicker than I anticipated, so a couple of critter friends got a quick proofreading that caught some egregious punctuation sins. Many thanks. } [May 2008]

• TW Williams, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "It Could Have Been Love, But the Turtle Broke the Harmonica" to Ray Gun Revival. {Thanks to all my fellow Critters for their input on this story ... the folks at Ray Gun Revival say that it might appear under a different title, and that's OK by me. } [May 2008]

• TW Williams, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "It Could Have Been Love, But the Turtle Broke the Harmonica" to Ray Gun Revival. {Thanks to all my fellow Critters for their input on this story ... the folks at Ray Gun Revival say that it might appear under a different title, and that's OK by me. } [May 2008]

• Garth Upshaw, who reports "Writers of the Future honorable mention for a critter'd short story: Birdsong.". {Thanks for all the good feedback on this story. This is my 2nd Honorable Mention in WotF. Getting closer! Critters rocks. } [May 2008]

• Garth Upshaw, who reports "Writers of the Future honorable mention for a critter'd short story: Birdsong.". {Thanks for all the good feedback on this story. This is my 2nd Honorable Mention in WotF. Getting closer! Critters rocks. } [May 2008]

• Garth Upshaw, who reports "Writers of the Future honorable mention for a critter'd short story: Birdsong.". {Thanks for all the good feedback on this story. This is my 2nd Honorable Mention in WotF. Getting closer! Critters rocks. } [May 2008]

• TW Williams, who sold his short story, "The Second Fire" to Mindflights. [May 2008]

• TW Williams, who sold his short story, "The Second Fire" to Mindflights. [May 2008]

• TW Williams, who sold his short story, "The Second Fire" to Mindflights. [May 2008]

• Sherry Thompson, whose (Critter'd) novel, "Seabird (The Narentan Tumults, Book 1)" is now out from Gryphonwood Press (GA). {Initial inspiration for my YA fantasy Seabird grabbed me in 1979. The characters have shared my life ever since, and they show no signs of departing any time soon! I'm currently revising Seabird's sequel, Earthbow, with more Narentan books planned. Critters reviewed early Seabird chapters in 1998, 2002-2004, & 2007. Seabird was a RFDR in 2002-2003. With so much Critter feedback, I have many co-authors and ghost-writers. Thank you for your hard work and kind advice! Thank you for providing many examples of excellence in fiction-writing. Without your help, no question, I wouldn't be published. SherryT sherryttreehouse AT aol DOT com (See B&N for a decent Book Description) } [May 2008]

• Sherry Thompson, whose (Critter'd) novel, "Seabird (The Narentan Tumults, Book 1)" is now out from Gryphonwood Press (GA). {Initial inspiration for my YA fantasy Seabird grabbed me in 1979. The characters have shared my life ever since, and they show no signs of departing any time soon! I'm currently revising Seabird's sequel, Earthbow, with more Narentan books planned. Critters reviewed early Seabird chapters in 1998, 2002-2004, & 2007. Seabird was a RFDR in 2002-2003. With so much Critter feedback, I have many co-authors and ghost-writers. Thank you for your hard work and kind advice! Thank you for providing many examples of excellence in fiction-writing. Without your help, no question, I wouldn't be published. SherryT sherryttreehouse AT aol DOT com (See B&N for a decent Book Description) } [May 2008]

• Amy Treadwell, who has won the PARSEC Short Story Contest First prize award for her short story, "Guinea". {This piece was not Crittered but working with you all has definitely improved my writing to the point I'm starting to get published! Thank you, Aburt! Also, my story "Nine is Her Number" won second in the same contest. Yikes. Heads up for next year, enter two, and improve your odds. :) } [May 2008]

• Douglas Davidson, who has won the Writers of the Future Honorable Mention award for his (Critter'd) short story, "Dragonsaint". [May 2008]

• Sherry Thompson, whose (Critter'd) novel, "Seabird (The Narentan Tumults, Book 1)" is now out from Gryphonwood Press (GA). {Initial inspiration for my YA fantasy Seabird grabbed me in 1979. The characters have shared my life ever since, and they show no signs of departing any time soon! I'm currently revising Seabird's sequel, Earthbow, with more Narentan books planned. Critters reviewed early Seabird chapters in 1998, 2002-2004, & 2007. Seabird was a RFDR in 2002-2003. With so much Critter feedback, I have many co-authors and ghost-writers. Thank you for your hard work and kind advice! Thank you for providing many examples of excellence in fiction-writing. Without your help, no question, I wouldn't be published. SherryT sherryttreehouse AT aol DOT com (See B&N for a decent Book Description) } [May 2008]

• Leah Cypess, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Shalott's Inn" to Sword & Sorceress 23. {This was crittered back in 2003 -- persistence pays off at last! } [May 2008]

• Martin Slusser, who reports "compliments from editor, and my thanks to you folks!". {Happy Sunday, Brenna and Martin -- Attached is the final edits copy of Ranger Annie and the Werepuppy. I made a pass with Track Changes, sent it to Martin with some questions, he sent it back to me with changes and responses to my questions. I turned off Track Changes, adjusted some punctuation and cleaned up the comments/questions/accepted changes. Nifty little story. The progression from thinking it's only imagination to something truly scary is nice and smooth. Thanks for letting me work on it. Michelle Levigne } [May 2008]

• Amy Treadwell, who reports "My story "Spindle's End" was chosen for Honorable Mention in Writers of the Future Contest.". {This story was Crittered about a year ago. Your feedback definitely made this one come together. Thanks to all who read it! } [May 2008]

• Constance (C. L.) Rossman, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Milk-toothed"" to SF AFterburn . {"Milk-toothed" was Critter'd only about a year ago, and some of you may remember it. Your help was outstanding, thank you again. This was actually one of two short stories (both Critter'd) which sold within one week of each other to different SF mags. It's the most outsanding succcess I've had in short fiction yet. } [May 2008]

• Constance (C. L. ) Rossman, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Rough Company"" to Golden Visions magazine. {This is actually one of two stories which sold the same week. The other went to SF Afterburn. "Rough Company" will be published in Golden Visions this July, 2008. Thanks so much to the Critters who helped with this story. It was submitted a couple of years ago for critqueing. } [May 2008]

• Garth Upshaw, whose short story, "Birdwatcher" is now out in the current issue of Clarkeworld. {The story can be viewed at: www.clarkesworldmagazine.com } [May 2008]

• Joseph Swope, who sold his (Critter'd) novel, "Need for Magic" to Synergebooks. [May 2008]

• Adam Lowe, who sold his novel, "Troglodyte Rose" to CROSSING CHAOS enigmatic ink. [May 2008]

• Euan Harvey, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Crocs, Monkeys, Black Vans, and Missing Kids" to Realms of Fantasy. {This story went through the crit queue as HARRY AND THE MONKEY. Many thanks to everyone who critted it. } [May 2008]

• Ian Creasey, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Digging for Paradise" to Realms of Fantasy. {My thanks to those who critiqued this novelette last year. } [May 2008]

• Larry Hodges, who reports "I've been accepted and will attend the Taos Toolbox Writers Workshop.". {I'll be attending the Taos Toolbox Writer's Workshop this summer in Taos Ski Valley, NM, June 8-21, with Walter Jon Williams, Kelly Link and guest lecturer Stephen Donaldson. I'll also be at The Never-Ending Odyssey workshop for Odyssey Workshop grads, Manchester, NH, July 18-26. And perhaps I'll see some of you at the World SF Convention in Denver, Aug. 6-10, or at Balticon, May 23-25. } [May 2008]

• Larry Hodges, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Ghosts of Cretaceous Park" is now out in the current issue of Abyss & Apex. [May 2008]

• Larry Hodges, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Haunts of Albert Einstein" to On the Brighter Side. [May 2008]

• David Seigler, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Shedding Skin" is now out in the current issue of Neo-opsis. [May 2008]

• Jan Clark, who sold her (Critter'd) novel, "The Door in the Sky" to Windstorm Creative. {Windstorm has accepted The Door in the Sky, the second book in my Hall of Doors series of children's chapter books. JW Kalin will be illustrating the book, as he did book one, The Mountains of the Moon. Many thanks to all the Critters for their help. } [May 2008]

• Valerie Estelle Frankel, who has won the Indie Excellence 2008 Book award for her (Critter'd) novel, "Henry Potty and the Pet Rock: An Unauthorized Harry Potter Parody". [May 2008]

• Benjamin Crowell, who sold his short story, "Whatness" to Asimov's. [May 2008]

• Leah Cypess, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Brushes With Magic" to Cat Tales. [May 2008]

• Sheila Crosby, who has won the an honerable mention at On The Premises mini contest 5 award for her short story, "The kitchen". [May 2008]

• Christopher Kastensmidt, who sold his short story, "Sky Dive" to Spaceports & Spidersilk. [May 2008]

• Dwayne Minton, who sold his short story, "Two Drawers Down from the Butcher Block" to Postcards from.... {This is my first professional rate sale! } [May 2008]

• David Neuburger, who sold his short story, "Good Intentions" to Golden Visions Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy . {Thanks to everyone for your thoughtful comments on the works I have submitted. While I didn't critter this story, the help I've received on the others has been truly helpful and appreciated :-) } [May 2008]

• Hank Quense, who reports "Absolute Write will re-publish my article Story Construction. It was originally published in Writers Journal". [May 2008]

• Dorine Ratulangie, whose poem, "they sing" is now out in the current issue of Illumen. [May 2008]

• Kevin Anderson, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Blood, Gridlock and PEZ" is now out in the current issue of The Written Word #10. [May 2008]

• Kevin Anderson, who sold his short story, "Framing and Mounting Faries" to On The Brighter Side. [May 2008]

• Alastair Mayer, who has won the Honorable Mention, Writers of the Future award for his (Critter'd) short story, "Into the Fire". [May 2008]

• Guy Anthony De Marco, whose short story, "Angelic" is now out in the current issue of Yellow Mama. {A friend had challenged me to write a horror story with a bit of an erotic flair in one hour. Yellow Mama liked it enough to print it. The web site is blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id131.html. Thanks, Critters! } [May 2008]

• J. R. Tomlin, whose short story, "Assassin's Mark" is now out in the current issue of Sorcerous Signals. {Also received Honorable Mention in the WotF for a crittered story "uncertain Harvest." } [May 2008]

• Guy Anthony De Marco, whose short story, "Angelic" is now out in the current issue of Yellow Mama. {A friend had challenged me to write a horror story with a bit of an erotic flair in one hour. Yellow Mama liked it enough to print it. The web site is blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id131.html. Thanks, Critters! } [May 2008]

• Michael A. Heald, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Coca Leaf and Hydrocarbons" to Mindflights. {Thank you to the Critters who gave help with this story. Providing a critique for a 13,000-word story is time consuming. Thank you. } [May 2008]

• Amy Treadwell, who sold her short story, "Nine is Her Number" to the Triangulation Anthology. [May 2008]

• Jo Thomas, who sold her short story, "The Big, Bad Wolf" to Drollerie Press (Little Red Riding Hood Anthology). [Apr 2008]

• Guy Anthony De Marco, whose short story, "Angelic" is now out in the current issue of Yellow Mama. {A friend had challenged me to write a horror story with a bit of an erotic flair in one hour. Yellow Mama liked it enough to print it. The web site is blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id131.html. Thanks, Critters! } [Apr 2008]

• Cheryl McCreary, whose short story, "Rumbling On" is now out in the current issue of Fictitious Force #5. [Apr 2008]

• Carl Frederick, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Lifespeed" to Analog. {Thanks again Critters for helping me polish this story. } [Apr 2008]

• Shawn Turner, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Dead Air" to Golden Visions Magazine. {This story will appear in the July 2008 print edition. Thanks so much to all those Critters who took the time to critique this story. } [Apr 2008]

• Chuck Rothman, who sold his short story, "Regular Guy"" to On the Brighter Side. {I actually wrote and sold this story about 15 years ago to an anthology. Bad news: the anthology fell through. Good news: I goI got to keep my payment and the rights were returned. Now I'm getting a second sale from it. Patience is often rewarded in this business. } [Apr 2008]

• Michael Anthony, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "New Ezekiel" to Necrology Magazine. [Apr 2008]

• Tabatha Schroeder, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Surrender Hope" to Golden Visions Magazine. {The story will be in their online edition in July. Thank you so much to everyone who critiqued this piece and all my other stories. } [Apr 2008]

• Richard S Levine, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Above the Mississippi" to Goden Visions Magazine. {This story will appear in the July 2008 issue of Golden Visions Magazine. } [Apr 2008]

• James R. Kristofic, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Shooting Way" to Necrotic Tissue magazine. [Apr 2008]

• Bill Siderski, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Grownup Food" to Golden Visions Magazine. {I'm pleased that my story is included in their Reader's Choice contest. If you haven't already, head on over to goldenvisionsmagazine.biz/April08flashes, or go to the main page and use the 'Five Stories' tab. Then vote for your favorite! } [Apr 2008]

• R. Scott McCoy, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Good Dog" to Shroud Publishing's Abomination Anthology. [Apr 2008]

• Michael Anthony, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Twilight on Phobos" to Afterburn SF. [Apr 2008]

• Guy Anthony De Marco, whose short story, "Angelic" is now out in the current issue of Yellow Mama. {A friend had challenged me to write a horror story with a bit of an erotic flair in one hour. Yellow Mama liked it enough to print it. The web site is blackpetalsks.tripod.com/yellowmama/id131.html. Thanks, Critters! } [Apr 2008]

• Rick Farnsworth, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "BEKs" to Shroud's Abominations Anthology. [Apr 2008]

• Hazel Ong, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Roses" is now out in the current issue of Sybil's Garage. {This was crittered as "Red Rose". Thanks to all the people who critted it. If it hadn't been for your encouragement, I'd never have dared to send out the story time and time again! Persistance does pay! } [Apr 2008]

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• Christopher Kastensmidt, who sold his short story, "Lobo´s Tale" to CatsCurious Press. {My story was the one selected for the latest CatsCurious project (www.catscuriouspress.com/guidelines.aspx) and I´ll be sharing a cover with Jim C. Hines! This is my first pro-rate sale. Thanks again to all the Critters who´ve helped me these last few years! } [Apr 2008]

• Carl Frederick, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Food for Thought" to Baen's Universe. {Yet again, thank you Critters for the help. } [Apr 2008]

• Joseph Swope, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Puppet's Soul" to Spinetingler Magazine. [Apr 2008]

• Marguerite Croft, who reports "I was accepted to Clarion West.". {Thanks to everyone who has critted stories for me over the years; you've all helped me become a better writer. } [Apr 2008]

• Guy Anthony De Marco, whose short story, "Vultures" is now out in the current issue of AlienSkin. {It's a flash piece ... now I have to work on selling them a longer story. } [Apr 2008]

• Guy Anthony De Marco, whose short story, "Troubles" is now out in the current issue of Necrotic Tissue. {I'd heartily recommend checking out Necrotic Tissue's second issue. It's a very high-quality e-zine, and it's free. It's over at NecroticTissue.com } [Apr 2008]

• Guy Anthony De Marco, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "See below for the titles" to Help Anthology. {Actually, the Help Anthology accepted three of my stories -- "The Prize", which is coming up for crittering, "Streetwalker", a Crittered story published by Serpentarius, and "Dead Meat", my goofy Zombie Cow story. All proceeds go towards helping Preditors & Editors with their legal costs in the Publish America lawsuit. } [Apr 2008]

• Hank Quense, who sold his short story, "Fast Living" to Flash FIction Online. [Mar 2008]

• JA Howe, who sold her short story, "Flame in the Night Regions" to Drollerie Press. [Mar 2008]

• Richard K. Lyon, who sold his short story, "Resignation Letter" to Midnight Horror. {I've gotten a lot of help from Critters on many stories and I dothank all of you. } [Mar 2008]

• John W. S. Marvin, whose short story, "A Swift, Sharp, Shark" is now out in the current issue of Golden Visions. [Mar 2008]

• Sheri Fresonke Harper, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Knees" is now out in the current issue of Aoife's Kiss. [Mar 2008]

• Adam Lowe, who reports "I sold my essay 'From Wings to Cyberspace: Teledildonics & the Gendered Body' to the University of Texas' textbook, Queering the Fantastic". [Mar 2008]

• Adam Lowe, who has won the Spectrum Silver Editorial award for his (Critter'd) short story, "Singer". [Mar 2008]

• Adam Lowe, who sold his screenplay, "The Book" to The Chris James Group (Producers). [Mar 2008]

• Adam Lowe, who sold his stageplay, "Tales of Iris: A Redneck Rebirth" to University of Leeds, New Stages Festival. [Mar 2008]

• Fred Obermeyer, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Identity Wash" to Tower of Light. {Thanks for your help on the story. } [Mar 2008]

• Rick Farnsworth, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Gift of the Bouda" to The Beast Within. {The TOC for TBW was posted last week, and I'm happy to report that I (and a few other critters) made it! Thanks to all who helped. } [Mar 2008]

• Terrie Leigh Relf, who reports "A Rhysling Nomination for "Space Envelopes"". {This poem, a collaborative venture between my daughter, Willow Katsumi Relf-Discartin, originally appeared in Sporty Spec, edited by Karen Romanko. } [Mar 2008]

• Terrie Leigh Relf, whose novel, "Blood Journey" is now out from Sam's Dot Publishing. [Mar 2008]

• Ryan Harvey, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Sorrowless Thief"" to Black Gate. [Mar 2008]

• Christopher Kastensmidt, who sold his short story, "Kroop and the Master of Games" to Beyond Centauri. [Mar 2008]

• Matthew W. Quinn, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Nicor" to Flashing Swords. [Mar 2008]

• Matthew W. Quinn, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Lord Giovanni's Daughter" to Flashing Swords. [Mar 2008]

• Sheri Fresonke Harper, who sold her short story, "Zoo You" to Alpha Centauri. {This piece was written in a flash fiction course and critiqued there. :) Sheri } [Mar 2008]

• Sheri Fresonke Harper, who sold her short story, "Zoo You" to Alpha Centauri. {This piece was written in a flash fiction course and critiqued there. :) Sheri } [Mar 2008]

• Mark Lawrence Suplinskas, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Ambassador"" to Afterburn SF. [Mar 2008]

• Michael Anthony, who sold his short story, "The Guardian" to Pseudopod. [Mar 2008]

• Hazel Ong, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Maimed" is now out in the current issue of Murky Depths. {This was crittered under the title of "In a Fall of Sunset Light". Thanks so much, all! } [Mar 2008]

• Jim Stewart, whose short story, "I Can't Look at the City" is now out in the current issue of Apex Digest. {The story is in Issue 11, which will be out in mid to late march. } [Mar 2008]

• Dave Hoing, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "We. They." to Hub Magazine. [Mar 2008]

• Robert Palmer, whose short story, "Need Not Apply" is now out in the current issue of WWW.THUGLIT.COM. [Mar 2008]

• Joe Murphy, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Horned Toad and the Hubcap" to Realms of Fantasy. [Mar 2008]

• Dal Jeanis, who has won the WOTF Honorable Mention award for his (Critter'd) short story, "Cada Aranya". {The piece was made so much better by the input of all my critters! } [Mar 2008]

• Michael Anthony, whose short story, "Don't Leave, She Said" is now out in the current issue of Desolate Places anthology from Hadley Rille Books (http://www.hadleyrillebooks.com/). [Mar 2008]

• Regina Patton, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Sister of the Benevolent Gods" to Lorelei Signal. {It will be in the July/September 2008 issue on-line. } [Mar 2008]

• Jeff Soesbe, who reports "Honorable Mention in Writers of the Future". {My Critter'd short story "This Moment, and the Times Before" received an Honorable Mention in Writers of the Future for the first quarter of 2008. Thanks to Critters for helping make it a better story! } [Mar 2008]

• Dorine Ratulangie, whose poem, "0559" is now out in the current issue of Aoife's Kiss. [Mar 2008]

• Scott W. Baker, whose short story, "Faerie Belches" is now out in the current issue of Spaceports and Spidersilk (formerly KidVisions). [Mar 2008]

• Dorine Ratulangie, whose poem, "There will be poetry" is now out in the current issue of MindFlights. [Feb 2008]

• Simon Cooper, who sold his short story, "Little Marvin's Private Dancer" to Postcards From... (The Hell of Uranus). [Feb 2008]

• Michael Greenhut, who sold his short story, "Think Fast" to Greatest Uncommon Denominator. [Feb 2008]

• Michael Greenhut, who sold his short story, "Watermark" to Fantasy Magazine. [Feb 2008]

• Benjamin Crowell, who sold his short story, "Running" to Strange Horizons. [Feb 2008]

• Jo Thomas, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Ally-Ally-Oh" is now out in the current issue of Neonbeam. {Available from 15th March. Thanks for all the help! } [Feb 2008]

• Carl Frederick, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Greenwich Nasty Time" to Analog. {Once again, thanks Critters for your help with the rewrite. } [Feb 2008]

• Carl Slaughter, who reports "I am launching Science Fiction Showcase, www.ScienceFictionShowcase.com, ScienceFictionShowcase@Yahoo.com, to promote the hard science fiction short stories of new and unestablished authors". [Feb 2008]

• Michael Stone, who reports "I have a collection out from Baysgarth Press. It’s called FOURTOLD and consists of four novella length stories, all of them critiqued at one stage or another. The prologue is by the World Fantasy Award-winning fantasist Garry Kilworth and the cover was commissioned from Stephen Player, best known for his work on Terry Pratchett spin-offs. FOURTOLD is only available in hardcover at the moment, but a paperback will follow soon. Go to www.baysgarthpublications.com and click on the catalogue page to check out the awesome cover. Thanks!". [Feb 2008]

• Travis L Heermann, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Fragile" to On the Premises. [Feb 2008]

• Boris Layupan, who reports "I learned over the weekend that I made it to the semi-finals of the 1st quarter of the 2008 WOTF contest with a crittered short SF story of mine, "Ra-Gho-Zu." I've worked on this story on and off among others. I want to thank again all those Critters who took an interest in one incarnation or another and offered constructive feedback. I will shop this story to some pro markets, but I'm waiting for K.D. Wentworth's crit to come in a few weeks before I do. I hope to submit to WOTF again, but I'm starting to shift to novels and I'm juggling film scripts, too. I'll see how it all works out.". [Feb 2008]

• Terrie Leigh Relf, who reports "My friend, the poet, and other poems about people I think I know". {My collection of horror, SF, spec, and fantasy poems will be published by Sam's Dot Publishing this spring! } [Feb 2008]

• Terrie Leigh Relf, who reports "Blood Journey". {Blood Journey, a vampire novel co-authored with Henry Lewis Sanders, will be published by Sam's Dot Publishing this spring! } [Feb 2008]

• Terrie Leigh Relf, who reports "My collection of columns on writing, Poet's Workshop--and Beyond will be released this month from Sam's Dot Publishing". {NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: February 14, 2008 Terrie Leigh Relf: 619-234-0763 tlrelf@gmail.com Tyree Campbell, Managing Editor tyreeatsamsdotpublishingdotcom Beyond the Workshop by Terrie Leigh Relf, M.A. to be released from Sam’s Dot Publishing Terrie Leigh Relf’s Beyond the Workshop will be released on approximately February 15, 2008 through Sam’s Dot Publishing. This writing handbook contains many of her previously published columns, and is divided into five chapters: “On Writing Poetry”; “The Fictional Universe”; “The Horror Realm”; “The Science and Speculative Fiction and Poetry Realm”; and “Business Stuff: You Mean People Can Really Make a Living Doing This?”. There is also a section with questions and responses: “Q & A: There’s no such thing as a Stoopid Question”, and a short section with “Writing Exercises”. The cover art is by Lawrence Hollien, a California artist whose work has appeared on several covers. For more information, visit his website at: lawrenceholliendotcom. For over ten years, Relf has been a staff editor/writer, and/or contributing writer for at a variety of publications which include: Absolutewrite.com; City Works, San Diego City College’s Literary Arts Journal; FireWeed, Mindfire-Renewed’s Literary Arts Newsletter; Mindfire-Renewed; Musings; NFG; Sam’s Dot Publishing; Tales from the Moonlit Path, The Espresso, San Diego’s Newspaper of Coffee and Café Culture; Vision Magazine; writersmonthly.us; and writeronline.com. Currently, she is the poetry editor for Tales from the Moonlit Path, the editor for HUNGUR Magazine (SDP), The Drabble (SDP), and associate editor for Sounds of the Night (SDP) and Hahaku (SDP). She is also an editor for Sam’s Dot Publication’s Special Projects Division. Terrie Leigh Relf was born in Coronado, CA, and raised in La Jolla, CA. Currently, she lives in Ocean Beach, in San Diego, CA. She has a bachelors in Buddhist and Western Psychology and Buddhist Studies from Naropa University (formerly Naropa Institute), and a Master of Arts in English with an emphasis in Rhetoric & Writing from San Diego State University. An educator for over fifteen years, she currently teaches English Composition and Critical Thinking at San Diego City College, as well as Academic and Urban Writing at Woodbury University of Architecture & Design. She is an active life-time member of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, and has been nominated for a Rhysling Award, a James B. Baker Award, as well as two Preditors & Editors Awards. More recently, she won a Doorways Magazine poetry contest for “Dali’s Nightmare”. With close to nine-hundred publishing credits, Relf has most recently been published in Doorways Magazine, Niteblade, Radiant Turnstile, Sporty Spec, Tales of the Talisman, The Harrow, The Sword Review, Transparent Words, and various online and print zines including those published under the auspices of Sam’s Dot Publishing. Sam's Dot Publishing is the linear descendant of ProMart Publishing, founded by the late James B. Baker. A small, independent press, Sam's Dot has released approximately a hundred titles, including novels, anthologies, and collections, as well as science fiction/fantasy magazines such as Aoife's Kiss, Beyond Centauri, Sounds of the Night, and Hungur Magazine (this last edited by Ms Relf). For more information, visit the Sam’s Dot Publishing’s website at samsdotpublishingdotcom. } [Feb 2008]

• Adam Colston, who sold his short story, "Our World" to Postcards From...(the Hell of Uranus). {This is my first PRO-RATE sale, sadly not SFWA approved pro-market, but hey.. Not a crittered story--but I couldn't have done it without critters. } [Feb 2008]

• Sheila Crosby, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "What's a Few Tentacles Between Friends?" to Cross Genre Cthulu. [Feb 2008]

• Jeff Soesbe, whose short story, "Apologies All Around" is now out in the current issue of Flash Fiction Online. {The story is in the February 2008 issue, available at their website (flashfictiononline dot com). There are other good stories there as well. Check em out! } [Feb 2008]

• Rick Farnsworth, who reports "I was accepted as a member of the Horror Writers Association". {Membership into HWA (as an affiliate) for me, wouldn't have been possible without critters (and the qualifying sale to Nossa Morte!). Thanks to everyone who's helped me improve, both through critting my work and allowing me to learn through your writing as well. } [Feb 2008]

• Rick Farnsworth, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Succumbing to Gravity" is now out in the current issue of Nossa Morte (http://nossamorte.com/index.html). [Feb 2008]

• Chet Gottfried, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Amoeba Rules" is now out in the current issue of AlienSkin. {>From having been crittered, naturally the story became better and was able to find a good home. Thank you all! } [Feb 2008]

• Chet Gottfried, whose short story, "Home, Home on the Brain" is now out in the current issue of Serpentarius. {Although the story wasn't crittered, Critter friends reviewed it for me, so I consider it part of the greater family of Critter stories. } [Feb 2008]

• Mary Catelli, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Among the Wastes of Time" to Warrior Wisewoman. [Feb 2008]

• Tony Pi, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Stilts and Straw" to Flashing Swords. [Feb 2008]

• Michael Stone, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Sacred Skin" to Chilling Tales magazine. {The fourth outing for this particular story. Wish all my tales were this popular! } [Feb 2008]

• David R. Bridgette, who sold his short story, "Dean The Space Rogue" to Ray Gun Revival. {This one will be appearing under my Andy Heizeler pseudonymn and is the first in the Dean the Space Rogue series. I found Ray Gun Revival a fantastic magazine to work with, only a six day turn around on the MS! Semi-Pro market, well worth your time. } [Feb 2008]

• Frank Dukiewicz, who sold his short story, " "Wizard's Brew"" to Alienskin. {This is a Cirole the dragon story and is out in this months issue. } [Feb 2008]

• Frank Dukiewicz, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Lost Potential" to Goldenvisions Magazine. [Feb 2008]

• Bill Siderski, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Carpet" is now out in the current issue of Golden Visions Magazine. {This was one of my first stories through Critters, and I'm pleased it has finally found a good home. I'm doubly pleased it was included in their premier issue. } [Feb 2008]

• Colin Harvey, who reports "I've sold an anthology ". {Killers, an anthology of crime stories with speculative/paranormal elements will be published in September 2008 by Swimming Kangaroo Books, as a POD paperback, e-book and signed numbered limited edition. As well as Nebula, World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Award winners such as Bruce Holland Rogers and Lee Thomas, the anthology includes stories by no less than four -yes, four- Critters. All the writers made it on merit, not because they were Critters, but I guess the two are synonymous. There are some terrific stories from Charlie Allery, Eugie Foster and Philip J. Lees. I'm proud of them. } [Feb 2008]

• Michael Stone, who sold his short story, "Like Cat and Dog" to The Beast Within. [Jan 2008]

• Jarrah Moore, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Horse of Souls" is now out in the current issue of Aurealis. [Jan 2008]

• Ted Davis, who reports "My reality show, UFO Hunters, is premiering on the SciFi Channel TONIGHT!!!". {That's Wednesday, January 30 at 10PM EST on the SciFi Channel. Please check it out and I hope you enjoy. } [Jan 2008]

• Wendy Palmer, whose novel, "After the Dragon" is now out from Books for a Book. {It's available online at www.booksforabuck.com in e-book format, with printed format to follow. } [Jan 2008]

• Simon Cooper, who sold his short story, "Silvermesh" to Electric Spec. [Jan 2008]

• Marcy Arlin, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Oldish Woman Leaves Earth" is now out in the current issue of Man.In.Fest Theater Magazine. {It's the official magazine of experimental plays, published in Romania, of the ManInFest Experimental Theater Festival in October. Thanks all!!! } [Jan 2008]

• Benjamin Crowell, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Deep End" to Electric Spec. [Jan 2008]

• Carl Alves, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Parasite" to Necrotic Tissue. [Jan 2008]

• Michael A. Heald, whose (Critter'd) novel, "A Rumor of Dragons" is now out from Lulu. {I'd like to thank the Critters who gave me feedback with this novel. It was fun and the result has turned to be worth the effort! } [Jan 2008]

• Christopher Kastensmidt, who sold his short story, "The Master's Eggs" to Third Order. [Jan 2008]

• Michael A. Heald, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Snows of Earth" to Atomjack. {I want to thank each critter who helped with this story. The critiques I received were invaluable during the rewrite process. } [Jan 2008]

• Larry Hodges, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Ghosts of Cretaceous Park" to Abyss & Apex. {I've also had five other recently published stories: -"Counting Sheep," Beyond Centauri Magazine, January, 2008. (It was crittered.) It's the cover story – the title and my name is on the cover! -"Happily and Righteously," Blood, Blade & Thruster Magazine, December, 2007. -"Ping-Pong Ambition," Sporty Spec: Games of the Fantastic, November 2007. (It was crittered.) -"Forever Underfoot," Afterburn SF, Fall, 2007. (It was crittered.) -"There Once Was a Cowboy," Space Westerns, November 2007. -"Forever Underfoot," Afterburn SF, September 2007. (It was crittered.) } [Jan 2008]

• Stephen Gaskell, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Micro Expressions" to Cosmos Magazine. {Thanks again, Aburt! } [Jan 2008]

• Jeff Soesbe, who sold his short story, "Apologies All Around" to Flash Fiction Online. {It's my first sale! Woohoo! } [Jan 2008]

• Larry Hodges, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Forever Underfoot" is now out in the current issue of Afterburn SF. [Jan 2008]

• Larry Hodges, who has won the Space Westerns Limerick Contest award for his short story, "There Once Was a Cowboy". [Jan 2008]

• Larry Hodges, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Ping-Pong Ambition" is now out in the current issue of Sporty Spec: Games of the Fantastic. [Jan 2008]

• Larry Hodges, whose short story, " Happily and Righteously" is now out in the current issue of Blood, Blade & Thruster. [Jan 2008]

• Larry Hodges, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Counting Sheep" is now out in the current issue of Beyond Centauri. [Jan 2008]

• Larry Hodges, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Ghosts of Cretaceous Park" to Abyss & Apex. [Jan 2008]

• David Bridgette, who sold his short story, "Fatal Wager" to Wild Child Press. [Jan 2008]

• Dave Hoing, who sold his short story, "Souls of the Harvest" to Flash Fiction Online. [Jan 2008]

• Dave Hoing, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Healer" to PostScripts. {This story was also first accepted by Interzone, but later withdrawn for personal reasons before publication. It was crittered a while back, and the comments were very helpful. } [Jan 2008]

• Dave Hoing, who sold his short story, "Ne Cadant In Obscurum" to PostScripts. {This story was originally accepted by Interzone, but was withdrawn for personal reasons before publication. } [Jan 2008]

• Ted Davis, who reports "My reality TV show, UFO Hunters, is coming to the SciFi Channel in 2008!". {Look for more information and updates on www.scifi.com/ufohunters Sure I'm still unpublished, but this will pass the time for now. I hope you will watch and if you do I hope you enjoy it. } [Jan 2008]

• Patrick G. Rabe, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Deep Scars Like Kaleidoscopes" to Black Ink Horror. {The story has been scheduled for issue #5 (should be out late summer-ish). I got the acceptance less than a week before the story went out through the queue. I didn't want to say anything about it until people had had a chance to crit it. I'll be able to use what Critters say about it to revise it. } [Jan 2008]

• Dorine Ratulangie, who sold her poem, "Shadowsun" to Sorcerous Signals. [Jan 2008]

• Ian Creasey, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Cut Loose the Bonds of Flesh and Bone" to Asimov's. {This is my sixth sale to Asimov's and they've all been improved by going through Critters. I continue to value the feedback I receive here. Thanks to everyone! } [Jan 2008]

• Regina Patton, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Derby" is now out in the current issue of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine (#33). {Thank you to all those who critiqued it. } [Jan 2008]

• Jamie Killen Stoops, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Blind Spot" to Read by Dawn Volume III. {Thanks so much to everyone who critiqued this story. } [Jan 2008]

• Andrew Nicolle, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Heavy Rains (audio reprint)" is now out in the current issue of Pseudopod. [Jan 2008]

• Richard S. Levine, who sold his short story, "Seismic Morality"" to Raygun Revival. {This is my third story to appear in Raygun Revival. } [Jan 2008]

• Rob Shelsky, who reports "Awestruck Books requested a novel sequel to the one I just contracted for with with them, Veracity In Truth. And, Uncial Press also wants a novel now, as well.". [Jan 2008]

• Travis L Heermann, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Zombies on a Plane" to The Harrow. [Jan 2008]

• Travis L Heermann, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "That Long Black Train" to Cemetery Dance. [Jan 2008]

• Tony Williams, who sold his short story, "Forever Fall" to AlienSkin. [Jan 2008]

• Tony Williams, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Fortune's Favor" to Allegory. {Thanks to all those who crittered this story, which is in the current Allegory issue. } [Jan 2008]

• Fred Obermeyer, whose short story, "Branches of the Past" is now out in the current issue of Raven Electrick. [Jan 2008]

• Kim Lundstrom, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Detour" is now out in the current issue of Residential Aliens. {Thanks so much to all the Critters who helped me with this story! } [Jan 2008]

• Mark Lawrence Suplinskas, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Skipper" to Martian Wave - Sam Dot Publishing. [Jan 2008]

• Fred Obermeyer, who sold his short story, "The Anonymous" to Golden Visions Magazine. [Jan 2008]

• Andrew Nicolle, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Heavy Rains (audio reprint)" to Pseudopod. [Jan 2008]

• J. R. Tomlin, who sold her short story, "Assassin's Mark" to Sorcerous Signals. [Jan 2008]

• Mark Suplinskas, whose (Critter'd) short story, "USS Endurance"" is now out in the current issue of Bewildering Stories - Issue 292. [Jan 2008]

• Mark Suplinskas, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Trouble with Muses"" to Beyond Centauri - Sam's Dot Publishing. [Jan 2008]

• Fred Obermeyer, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Three Goblets" to Flashing Swords. {Thanks for your help on the story, guys. } [Dec 2007]

• Tarl Kudrick, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "A Pocketful of Silence" to Anotherealm. {Lots of advice from Critters helped this story sell. Ideas from several of you are in the version that sold. Genuine thanks to all! And keep believing in yourself. This one was rejected eight times before it sold. } [Dec 2007]

• Fred Obermeyer, who sold his short story, "What a Tangled Web We Weave" to Anotherealm. [Dec 2007]

• Adam La Rusic, whose poem, "Memes: You Are Being Infected"" is now out in the current issue of Neo-Opsis. [Dec 2007]

• Michael Anthony, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Night of the Cheddar Moon" is now out in the current issue of Dark Distortions I from Scotopia Press. {Thanks for the helpful critiques. This Anthology now available for preorder through scotopiapress.com } [Dec 2007]

• Sheila Crosby, who sold her short story, "The Appliance of Science" to Escape Velocity. [Dec 2007]

• Brian Salyards, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Art of Peace" is now out in the current issue of Red Jack Books' online anthology Anathema. {This is my second sale. The story was originally crittered as Chicken Soup for the Xenophobe's Soul, and the critters' input was very helpful. The story may appear in a print version of the anthology at some point. } [Dec 2007]

• Mike Rimar, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Price of Victory" to Golden Visions Magazine. [Dec 2007]

• Rob Shelsky, who reports "My short story, Soap Bubbles, has made it to the final reading pool at Dark Recesses Magazine.". [Dec 2007]

• Rob Shelsky, who sold his novel, "Veracity In Truth" to Awestruck Books. [Dec 2007]

• Richard S. Levine, whose short story, "A Comic on Phobos" is now out in the current issue of Wondrous Web Worlds Vol. 7 - Samsdotpublishing. {"A Comic on Phobos" was nominated for best story of 2006 by Samsdotpublishing.com. It is now out in their anthology print edition, "Wondrous Web Worlds, Vol. 7", in their Genre Mall. } [Dec 2007]

• Tracy Canfield, who sold her short story, "Starship Down" to Analog. [Dec 2007]

• Dennis R. Upkins, who reports "sold his article "Diplomatic Critiques" to Art & Prose Magazine.". {This article was based on my critiquing experiences here on Critters. } [Dec 2007]

• Adam Colston, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "An Empty Kind Of Love" to Escape Velocity. {Whilst not a pro-paying market (the story wasn't that good!) this represents my first sale! So I am WRAPPED. Thanks to everyone who helped.Thank you critters. Adam. } [Dec 2007]

• Sonia Helbig, who has won the Writers of the Future, 2nd Place, 4th Quarter, 2007 award for her (Critter'd) short story, "Crown of Thorns". [Dec 2007]

• J. R. Tomlin, who sold her (Critter'd) novel, "Warrior's Duty" to Swimming Kangaroo Books. {I'm not sure your attitude toward "royalties only" book sales. Some don't consider those paying so if you want to not include this that's understandable. } [Dec 2007]

• Carl Frederick, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Vita Longa" to Analog. {Once more, thank you Critters for your critiques which lead to a major [much needed] rewrite of the story. } [Dec 2007]

• Michael Stone, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Migrant" to TQR Stories. {I'm the first writer to sell three stories to this august organ. Not that I'm bragging or anything, like, y'know. But still, not bad, eh? } [Dec 2007]

• Cathy Chance, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Call Signs" to Afterburn SF. {This story was originally "Gamer". Thanks to everyone who critted! } [Dec 2007]

• Ramon Rozas III, who sold his short story, "Noobs" to Atomjack Magazine. [Dec 2007]

• Tony Pi, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Aesop's Last Fable" to On Spec. [Dec 2007]

• Fred Obermeyer, who sold his short story, "The Yeast of Your Worries" to Newmyths.com. [Dec 2007]

• J. R. Tomlin, whose short story, "Case of the Misshapen Rune" is now out in the current issue of Sorcerous Signals. [Dec 2007]

• Gerard Brennan, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Possession, Obsession and a Diesel Compression Engine" is now out in the current issue of Baysgarth Publications. {Well, it's not really a novel, but my choices were limited. PODCE is my first short story collection. The chapbook contains the crittered story, ROAD RAGE, and five other Horror-Comedy shorts. To buy it, log on to www.gerardbrennan.co.uk And I'd like to especially thank my critter colleague and good friend, Mike Stone, for helping me improve each of the stories in one mad week. You're a saint, sir. } [Dec 2007]

• Simon Cooper, whose short story, "Love at Universe's End" is now out in the current issue of AlienSkin. {This is my first sale so I'm well pleased. Although this one wasn't crittered, my writing has got a lot better since joining Critters. Thanks everyone. } [Dec 2007]

• Chad Weiss, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Hersirs and Heroes" to Flashing Swords Magazine. [Dec 2007]

• Gary J Beharry, whose short story, "The Last Pair of Parachute Pants" is now out in the current issue of AlienSkin Magazine. [Dec 2007]

• Valerie Estelle Frankel, who has won the Award-Winning Finalist in the "Children's Novelty & Gift Books" category. (Awarded by USA Book News). award for her (Critter'd) novel, "Henry Potty and the Pet Rock: An Unauthorized Harry Potter Parody". [Dec 2007]

• Kevin Anderson, who sold his short story, "The Lure of Heaven" to Well Told Tales. [Dec 2007]

• Kevin Anderson, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Blood, Gridlock and PEZ" to Pseudopod. [Dec 2007]

• Adam La Rusic, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Last Fare" is now out in the current issue of Alienskin magazine. [Dec 2007]

• Jo Thomas, whose short story, "The Girl From Yesterday" is now out in the current issue of The Ranfurly Review (http://www.ranfurly-review.co.uk/). {Thanks for the help with crittering my other work and for the practice of crittering yours. Long may it continue. } [Dec 2007]

• Guy Anthony De Marco, who reports "I was accepted into the Horror Writers Association". {Membership in Critters makes a world of difference in the quality of my writing. } [Dec 2007]

• Guy Anthony De Marco, who sold his short story, "In Dark Places" to Serpentarius Magazine. {Many thanks to the critters who helped to point out those pesky problem areas in my writing. } [Dec 2007]

• Anita Siraki, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Widow" to The Lorelei Signal. [Dec 2007]

• Cheryl McCreary, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Hidden Answers" is now out in the current issue of Space Westerns (www.spacewesterns.com). [Nov 2007]

• Rick Farnsworth, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Party Favors" to Thuglit. [Nov 2007]

• Michael Savastano, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Spurling's Virus" to Dred. [Nov 2007]

• Gerard Brennan, who reports "The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is funding the completion of my novel, PIRANHAS, which is currently going into the Critter queue, chapter by chapter. Thanks to everyone who helped shape those early chapters which I submitted with my application for funding.". [Nov 2007]

• Mary Catelli, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Drunken Mermaids" is now out in the current issue of Weird Tales. [Nov 2007]

• Lara Frater, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "The Real Estate Market" to Necrotic Tissue. [Nov 2007]

• Mark Spezzano, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Unwold the Unlucky" to Chaos Theory: Tales Askew. {Unwold the Unlucky is currently on the Chaos Theory website in Issue #10. Many, many thanks to all those who critiqued the story. It's my first sale, so I'm extremely happy! Perseverance does pay off. Over the last 18 months, I've had some 48 rejections for various submissions before this sale. } [Nov 2007]

• Mark Lawrence Suplinskas, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Basement"" is now out in the current issue of Bewildering Stories. {I don't believe that 'The Basement' was Crittered, though it may have been 'way back'. However, what has made the above 'first steps' possible was the privilage of being allowed to read and comment upon other new author's manuscripts. Being 'Crittered' is good. Learning to 'Critter' well is better! Mark Lawrence Suplinskas } [Nov 2007]

• Guy Anthony De Marco, who sold his short story, "Home" to Necrotic Tissue. {I suggest stopping by to view Necrotic Tissue's inaugural issue on January 1st, 2008, and submit some of your crittered work. (www.NecroticTissue.com) } [Nov 2007]

• Guy Anthony De Marco, who sold his short story, "Troubles" to Necrotic Tissue. {While not crittered, the feedback I've received helped me out considerably. } [Nov 2007]

• Connor Moran, whose short story, "The Football Phase" is now out in the current issue of Sporty Spec: Games of the Fantastic. [Nov 2007]

• Sheila Crosby, who reports "I got an honourable mention ". {My story "Pink Chalk" got an honourable mention in the Pearl's Writing Group 2007 Contest. } [Nov 2007]

• Sheri Fresonke Harper, whose poem, "Position Poem" is now out in the current issue of Kaleidotrope. {Also a second poem, based on a surreal painting by Gil Bruvel, entitled the Invisible Fence Between Night and Day. } [Oct 2007]

• Sheri Fresonke Harper, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Ice Crux" to Tales of the Talisman. {This went through several rounds of critique and finally improved enough to sell, thanks everyone for their feedback. :-) Sheri } [Oct 2007]

• Cheryl McCreary, whose (Critter'd) short story, "When All is Known" is now out in the current issue of Ruins Extraterrestrial Anthology. {This one was crittered forever ago, and I'm glad it finally found a wonderful home. } [Oct 2007]

• JA Howe, who sold her short story, "Sulphur" to Steel Moon Publishing (the ezine). [Oct 2007]

• Rick Farnsworth, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Succumbing to Gravity" to Nossa Morte. {Hey fellow critterati, I'm pretty jazed about this one. This first bit went through the queue almost a year ago and the editors liked it well enough (after your suggestions) to place it with Nossa Morte (Their debut issue opens on Halloween, STG will appear in a future issue). Thanks to all of you who have helped with this, the subsequent chapters as it has grown into a novel and my other journeyman-level efforts. } [Oct 2007]

• Kim McDougall, who reports "Between the Cracks Digest is now available". { My monthly ezine is now available. Between the Cracks November Issue is now online at www.kimmcdougall.com November marks a turning point for Between the Cracks Digest. It’s growing in popularity and content, changing looks and moving to a new server. As an ezine, it’s just too big to send as a pdf for most email programs. So it’s all online now at www.kimmcdougall.com. And what is new for November? The Flash Fiction Contest Eavesdropping is still ongoing. Send your submissions before November 15th! An Interview with Kevin Tierney from Park Ex pictures. Producer of the top grossing Canadian film Bon Cop, Bad Cop. New fiction from guest author Wenonah Lyon and new poetry from poetry recluse Larry Weller (Hint: this is the only place on the net you will read Larry’s poetry.) A Review of Between the Cracks Fiction, The Time Traveller’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger. This month’s Muse is about moving to America. Episode 2 of the Serial Novel Second Skin, a fantasy about selkies. Don’t know what a selkie is? Read the Bestiary. Subscribe to the monthly updates by sending my an email request at info@kimmcdougall.com. } [Oct 2007]

• Richard K. Lyon, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Finalizing History" to Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction. {My thanks to everyone for their help with both of these. The Finalizing History story went through several versions to reach final salable form and that was the result of much good advise. Thanks All } [Oct 2007]

• Christine L Golden, who reports "I started an on-line magazine- www.goldenvisionsmagazine.biz". {I want to thank all the wonderful Critters who commented on my story and helped make it better...It's out in the Sept. issue of Aoife's Kiss....(feels good to see my name in print for the first time) I also want to invite everyone to come check out my new site www.goldenvisionsmagazine.biz It'a a free on-line magazine. Right now it only has my stuff- but I welcome all critters to submit something. It's low paying (but it is a paying site) I have the on-line mag in the works, but it's up and running (a one-legged limp right now) and I need input on how to make it better. Guidelines are on site. I am also working on a printed version (I need submissions-and you get a free copy when you have a story in it...ain't that just peachy) There is a link to critters at my site- so you can look it over, then just hop over to Critters and do a few crits. Tell your friends. And Thanks to Captain Critter for letting me put a link to Critters on my site.... } [Oct 2007]

• Abby Rustad, who sold her short story, "Hangman" to AlienSkin Magazine. [Oct 2007]

• Abby Rustad, who sold her short story, "Summoning Quandaries" to AlienSkin Magazine. [Oct 2007]

• Justin Joe Sherman, whose short story, "Gone to the Pond" is now out in the current issue of Southern Fried Weirdness: An Annual Anthology of Southern Speculative Fiction. {This particular piece was not crittered, but I've benefitted greatly from my interactions with this group nonetheless. Thanks, and check it out at Lulu - 11 stories. 11 authors. 1 very weird anthology! } [Oct 2007]

• Carl Frederick, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Exoanthropic Principle" to Analog. {Thanks Critters for helping me polish this complex story. Much appreciated. I offered to write a science article on 'The Cosmic Landscape' to accompany the story, and Stan Schmidt accepted my offer. Therefore I think I owe a double thanks to the Critters who helped with my story. } [Oct 2007]

• Carl Frederick, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Exoanthropic Principle" to Analog. {Thanks Critters for helping me polish this complex story. Much appreciated. I offered to write a science article on 'The Cosmic Landscape' to accompany the story, and Stan Schmidt accepted my offer. Therefore II owe a double thanks to the } [Oct 2007]

• Sheila Crosby, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Scream Quietly" is now out in the current issue of Escape Velocity. {You can buy the magazine at Lulu. Many thanks to everyone who helped! } [Oct 2007]

• Christopher Kastensmidt, who reports "My first interview.". {I was the featured author at Every Day Fiction this month. (www.everydayfiction.com/interview-with-christopher-kastensmidt/) } [Oct 2007]

• Tony Pi, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Metamorphoses in Amber" is now out in the current issue of Abyss and Apex. {My novelette "Metamorphoses in Amber" appears in Abyss and Apex #24, 4th Quarter 2007. Thanks to everyone who critiqued it! } [Oct 2007]

• Pam Davis, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Four Hundred and Twenty-three" is now out in the current issue of Baysgarth Publications. {My story was crittered a while back -- thanks to all who helped. It appears in "Surreal Imaginings", a chapbook from Baysgarth Publishing (www.baysgarthpublications.com). Also included are stories from fellow Critters Mike Stone and Gerard Brennan. } [Oct 2007]

• R. Scott McCoy, who reports "Starting a new exine for Horror". {This is a new venture for me. I am starting Necrotic Tissue magazine, an ezine to be released quarterly in PDF. It is a paid market at $10-$25 per story up to 5,000 words. The web site will premier this Monday, October 22nd, www.necrotictissue.com, and we will accept submissions for the entire month of November with the first issue to be published on 1/1/08. Our next submission window will be January 08, with more to follow. My goal is to get this up to a paid market of at least .03 cents per word within a year. This is strictly a horror market. I wasn’t sure if this counted as a Woohoo, but it sure is a personal one for me. Everyone involved in getting the website up and who will be editing is doing it for free, and the ezine is free. We are committed to giving feedback whether we accept a story or not. I don’t think I would have had the oomph to do this if I hadn’t joined Critters. } [Oct 2007]

• JA Howe, who sold her short story, "Twinkletoes" to Jim Baen's Universe. [Oct 2007]

• Richard K. Lyon, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "An Answer to Fermi's Question" to Atomjack. {My thanks to everyone who's commented on my work, this story and all the rest. You've done me a lot of good and i enjoyed it. } [Oct 2007]

• Chuck Rothman, who sold his short story, "A Date with Patti Pleezmi" to Baen's Universe. { I wrote this a dozen years ago, long before I joined Critters. It was rejected by 15 markets (twice by F&SF). Seven of those markets are out of business. Never give up. } [Oct 2007]

• Sheila Crosby, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Infant Colic" is now out in the current issue of Cosmos Magazine. {You can rad it at www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1650. Many thanks to those who helped me with it. } [Oct 2007]

• Boris Layupan, who reports "Earlier this year, I made it to the quarter-finals of the Austin Film Festival competition, a major screenplay contest. From Oct 10 to Oct 19, I'll be in Austin, TX, at the Austin Film Festival, where I can say "Hi" to producers, agents, etc. from Hollywood. I plan on keeping an account of my festival goings on my blog at http://writerboris.blogspot.com. People are welcome to read (and comment on) my Austin accounts.". [Oct 2007]

• Benjamin Crowell, who sold his short story, "Quality of Life" to Jim Baen's Universe. [Oct 2007]

• Adam Lowe, who sold his short story, "Paradise" to Kaleidotrope. [Oct 2007]

• Neil O'Donnell, whose short story, "Master's Calling" is now out in the current issue of Beyond Centauri. {While this story was not Crittered, I appreciate the advice I have received from fellow Critters on other stories, which has helped me to improve my writing. } [Oct 2007]

• Fred Obermeyer, whose short story, "The Ambiguity Broker" is now out in the current issue of Electric Spec. {It's online now at electricspec.com . } [Oct 2007]

• Heather Pine, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Muddy Potions" is now out in the current issue of Beyond Centauri. {This was my first sale! Thanks to everyone who critiqued this story. } [Sep 2007]

• Carl Alves, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Answering Service" to Glassfire anthology. [Sep 2007]

• Sheila Crosby, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Scream Qietly" to Escape Velocity. {This is a reprint sale, since the story appeared in Farthing in June 2005. Thanks to everyone who critiqued in back then. } [Sep 2007]

• Barbara Davies, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "The Ystrelan Ambassador" to Khimairal Ink. [Sep 2007]

• Dal M Jeanis, who has won the Dallas Fencon IV Short Story Contest award for his (Critter'd) short story, "Spirit of Springtime". {This First place story is published in the Fencon IV program guide, I get $50 cash plus lots of great goodies. Thanks so much to all the critters that helped me win this one. } [Sep 2007]

• Kelly Christiansen, who reports "Flashing Swords Magazine is back in publication". {Flashing Swords Magazine went into Limbo over a year ago. It is resuming publication with the Nov. 1, 2007 issue. Flashing Swords is a quarterly magazine that publishes Fiction, Poetry and non-fiction articles or essays with the following themes: Sword and Sorcery Sword and Planet Heroic Fantasy Epic/High Fantasy Swashbuckling Adventures Historical Adventure We pay 1 cent a word with a cap at $60.00 and pay for art. The new url is flashingswords.sfreader.com The site is live now, all the existing issues are online and the reading period for the first quarter of 2008 opens on Nov. 1 } [Sep 2007]

• Jonathan Thompson, who sold his short story, "The Drunken Thinbeard" to Afterburn AF. [Sep 2007]

• Stephen Owen, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Midnight Snack" to Doorways Magazine. [Sep 2007]

• Sheila Crosby, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Infant Colic" to Cosmos website. {This was crittered a very long time ago, then almost immediately accepted for an anthology which was delayed and delayed and delayed... Eventually I pulled it, rewrote it using everything I'd learned since, and put it back on the market. It's so nice to finally sell it for real. } [Sep 2007]

• Dave Hoing, whose (Critter'd) short story, "As the Crow Flies" is now out in the current issue of Hub Magazine. [Sep 2007]

• Stephen Gaskell, who sold his short story, "Dating for the Wired Generation" to Nature Futures. [Sep 2007]

• Eric Donelson, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Wild City: Hunt" is now out in the current issue of Renards Menagerie. [Sep 2007]

• Eric Donelson, who sold his short story, "Bonding" to Renards Menagerie. [Sep 2007]

• Dave Hoing, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Servant of the Stone" is now out in the current issue of Postscripts. [Sep 2007]

• Brenton Tomlinson, who sold his short story, "Reinventing The Wheel" to http://fantasy.fictionfactor.com/. [Sep 2007]

• Fred Obermeyer, whose (Critter'd) short story, "You've Got Male" is now out in the current issue of the Fifth Di. {Thanks for your help on the story, guys. } [Sep 2007]

• Barbara Davies, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "A Tinseltown Fairytale" to The Lorelei Signal. [Sep 2007]

• Sarah Edwards, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "The Simulacrum's Children"" to the Writers of the Contest. {Thanks to everyone who helped me tweak this story and make it pretty for submission. You were all a huge help! } [Sep 2007]

• Adam La Rusic, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Last Fare" to AlienSkin Magazine. {This story was not just Crittered, but _thrice_ Crittered, originally as Critters ms #703 (yes, I've been around here that long). Thanks all. Incidentally, I made sure to include that I was a member of Critters in my bio--and so should you! Cheers, Adam. } [Aug 2007]

• Tony Pi, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Metamorphoses in Amber" to Abyss & Apex. [Aug 2007]

• Tony Pi, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Pinocchio Cantatas" is now out in the current issue of Tales of the Unanticipated. [Aug 2007]

• Tony Pi, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Stone Cipher" is now out in the current issue of Writers of the Future vol. XXIII. {What a wonderful workshop and award ceremony Writers of the Future was! } [Aug 2007]

• Fred Obermeyer, who sold his short story, "The Ambiguity Broker" to Electric Spec. [Aug 2007]

• Fred Obermeyer, who sold his short story, "One Last Drink" to Shred of Evidence. [Aug 2007]

• Jonathan J. Schlosser, who sold his short story, "Shards of Glass" to Art & Prose Magazine. {Advice I've gotten on Critters helped me write this piece, even if "Shards Of Glass" itself never made it to the queue. } [Aug 2007]

• Kevin N. Haw, who reports "got interviewed in the "Slush God" blog". {John Joseph Adams, an assistant editor at F&SF, runs a blog called "The Slush God Speaketh." He interviews first timers to the magazine and did so for my recent sale there. Check it out at johnjosephadams.livejournal.com/298875.html. } [Aug 2007]

• Dawn Walls Thumma, who sold her short story, "Cogs" to Magic and Mechanica. [Aug 2007]

• Carl Frederick, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "What Drives Cars" to Analog Magazine. {Thanks yet again Critters, for helping me polish this story. Greatly appreciated. } [Aug 2007]

• Hank Quense, who reports "My article "Character Development" has been published in the new issue of Wriiters Journal". [Aug 2007]

• Adam La Rusic, who sold his poem, "Memes: You Are Being Infected"" to Neo-Opsis. {A poem based on crittered story called You Are Being Infected, actually. } [Aug 2007]

• Daniel Arenson, whose (Critter'd) novel, "Firefly Island" is now out from Five Star, an imprint of Thomson Gale. {It took me ten years to write, revise, and sell my fantasy novel FIREFLY ISLAND. The novel ran through the queue twenty times (yep -- twenty). Thanks to everybody who critiqued the book! I couldn't have sold it without you. If anyone is interested, you can learn more about FIREFLY ISLAND, read what Booklist and Library Journal said about it, and find a cool little contest at www.DanielArenson.com. THANKS AGAIN, CRITTERS! } [Aug 2007]

• Sheri Fresonke Harper, whose short story, "Gumbo and De Pain" is now out in the current issue of Tabloid Purposes IV. {This story was critiqued in a local group. } [Aug 2007]

• Jason Hauser, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "A Tale of Terror" to Black Ink Horror. {Many thanks to everyone who offered their comments. } [Aug 2007]

• Christine Lajoie Golden, who sold her short story, "Works on Any Surface" to Alien Skin Magazine. [Aug 2007]

• Kevin Anderson, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Liberation" is now out in the current issue of Something Wicked - South Africa. [Aug 2007]

• Christine Lajoie Golden, who sold her short story, "Works on Any Surface" to Alien Skin Magazine. {It's out on-line right now. Wander on over to Alien Skin Magazine and check out my flash fiction story. My husband actually liked this one. } [Aug 2007]

• Fred Obermeyer, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "You've Got Male" to the Fifth Di. [Aug 2007]

• James Palmer, who reports "I edited an anthology entitled Voices for the Cure, a speculative fiction anthology to benefit the American Diabetes Association". {Is is available through Lulu.com, and features stories by Robert J. Sawyer, Mike Resnick, Cory Doctorow, Ernest Hogan, Lucy A. Snyder, me, James Palmer, Gary A. Braunbeck, (fellow Critter) Eugie Foster, Mur Lafferty, and Davy Beauchamp. You can check it out and order online here: Lulu.com. I'll be debuting it at this year's Dragon*Con, where I am appearing as a guest, and auctioning off a copy signed by all the contributor's attending Dragon*Con in their Charity Auction. } [Aug 2007]

• Tony Williams, whose short story, "The Swing" is now out in the current issue of Fictitious Force, Issue #4, Aug 2007. [Aug 2007]

• Kevin N. Haw, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Requirements for the Mythology Merit Badge" is now out in the current issue of the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. {I'm walking on air here... thanks everyone for their assistance. } [Aug 2007]

• Robert R. Shelsky, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Dreamtime" to Jim Baen's Universe. It's out in the current issue!. [Aug 2007]

• Rob Shelsky, who reports "My novella-length story, Serpents' Teeth, in the Aberrant Dreams hardcover regular, hardcover signed limited-edition, as well as paperback version of the anthology can now be ordered at: http://www.hd-image.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=180&zenid=72996ba7daf34851ab37e8ea26cfab52. ". [Aug 2007]

• Boris Layupan, who reports "I learned that a historical screenplay of mine advanced to the semifinals of the PAGE 2007 Awards. Looking forward to when the Finalists are announced on 8-30 and the Winners on 9-15. I'm eking out my fiction in the meantime.". [Jul 2007]

• Marguerite Lance, whose short story, "Into the Woods" is now out in the current issue of Say... what's the combination?. [Jul 2007]

• Kelly Christiansen, who reports "Bewildering Press has agreed to serialize the books in my Sojourn Chronicles series.". [Jul 2007]

• Jamie Killen Stoops, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Flight" to Aoife's Kiss. {Many thanks to everyone who critiqued the story. } [Jul 2007]

• Hank Quense, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Sponsored By . . ." to Darker Matter. [Jul 2007]

• Leah Cypess, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Dead Silent" to HelixSF. [Jul 2007]

• Boris Layupan, who reports "I just got the news that a historical script of mine titled "Stars and Stripes Forever," made it into the quarterfinals of this year's PAGE contest. It's an American "Master & Commander" tale about a real-life navy lieutenant who struggles to destroy an American frigate captured by pirates before it's used against the United States. ". {Semifinalists will be announced on July 30. I've also entered a bunch of other contests. I'll look forward to the reports. } [Jul 2007]

• Kristin Janz, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Veritas Nos Liberabit" to Futurismic. {My first sale! Thank you to all the Critters who gave me such great feedback on this story. } [Jul 2007]

• Cheryl McCreary, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Hidden Answers" to Space Westerns. [Jul 2007]

• Cheryl McCreary, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Other David" is now out in the current issue of Ethereal Gazette. [Jul 2007]

• Cheryl McCreary, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "When All is Known" to Ruins Anthology. [Jul 2007]

• Cheryl McCreary, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Hidden Answers" to Space Westerns. [Jul 2007]

• Cheryl McCreary, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Other David" is now out in the current issue of Ethereal Gazette. [Jul 2007]

• Cheryl McCreary, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "When All is Known" to Ruins Anthology. [Jul 2007]

• Ken Liu, who sold his short story, "Beneath the Language" to On The Premises. [Jul 2007]

• Peter Krausche, who sold his (Critter'd) novel, "The Traveler" to Brendow Verlag GmbH. {"The Traveler" was originally crittered here a few years ago and is now being released in a GERMAN edition by Brendow next spring. This is pretty exciting, since Brendow is the publisher with the German language rights to the Narnia Chronicles. Thanks again for all the support! } [Jul 2007]

• Sheri Fresonke Harper, who sold her short story, "Gumbo and De Pain" to Tabloid Purposes IV. {I work with several critique groups on the side in addition to critters, so it went through a lot of review prior to the sale. They haven't actually said how much pay will be. } [Jul 2007]

• Boris Layupan, who reports "I'm currently attending the Taos ToolBox SF/Fantasy Master Class taught by Walter Jon Williams and Connie Willis. It's running from 7/8 to 7/21. Anyone who's hungry for details can check out my blog at http://www.writerboris.blogspot.com/. I'm posting daily accounts.". [Jul 2007]

• Hank Quense, who reports "Writers' Journal bought my article "Character Development"". {It will be published in the fall. } [Jul 2007]

• Andrew Nicolle, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Heavy Rains" is now out in the current issue of Spacesuits & Sixguns. [Jul 2007]

• John C Waugh, who has won the Honorable Mention award for his (Critter'd) short story, "A Hard Life". {This story was Crittered first as "Blind Pigs," and then as "The World According to Shirley." The Shirley version won the HM at OnThePremises dot com--$20 (ooh)with a name change and a bit more editing. Thanks Critters. Your comments made the difference! And, the next contest is up... } [Jul 2007]

• John Derderian, who reports "My Crittered short story "I, Con" was a semifinalist in the Writers of the Future Contest for the second quarter of 2007.". [Jul 2007]

• Jeanne tomlin, who sold her short story, "Case of the Misshapen Rune" to Sorcerous Signals. [Jul 2007]

• Carl Alves, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Razzed" to Tabloid Purposes IV. [Jul 2007]

• Stephen Gaskell, who sold his short story, "Everyone Carries a Shadow" to Pseudopod. {Thanks again for this site, CC. } [Jul 2007]

• Christopher Kastensmidt, who reports "I was accepted to Viable Paradise!". [Jul 2007]

• Christopher Kastensmidt, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Even Dragons Dance" is now out in the current issue of Dragons, Knights & Angels. [Jul 2007]

• John Kratman, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Churel" to Dark Recesses. {Many thanks to Nye Hardy, as always, and Aliette de Bodard. } [Jul 2007]

• Andrew Nicolle, whose short story, "Trilo-Bites" is now out in the current issue of Beyond Centauri. [Jul 2007]

• Ian Creasey, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Silence in Florence"" is now out in the current issue of Year's Best SF 12 (edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer). {This story was critiqued in 2004 and appeared in Asimov's in Sept 2006. } [Jun 2007]

• Pam Davis, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Music for the Soul" is now out in the current issue of Distant Passages - Volume 2: More of the Best Short Stories and Poetry From Double-Edged Publishing. {The anthology is available at: doubleedgedpublishing.com/storeMain.php and also online at Amazon. I believe several other critters also have stories appearing in the anthology. My story (published as Pam L Wallace) went through the critters queue some time ago, but many thanks still go out to those who helped make it better! } [Jun 2007]

• Ian Creasey, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "This Is How It Feels" to Asimov's. {My thanks to those who critiqued this story back in January. } [Jun 2007]

• Adam Gifford, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Dear Father" to Escape Velocity. {My first sale! Well, okay the first story where I received payment. Thanks to everyone who critique this one. } [Jun 2007]

• Daniel Arenson, who reports "BOOKLIST reviewed my crittered novel FIREFLY ISLAND.". {I'm not sure if this qualifies as a "woohoo", but I'm happy about the news and wanted to "tell da world". Booklist recently reviewed my fantasy novel FIREFLY ISLAND, which ran through the Critter Queue an amazing 19 times, and is now being published by Thomson Gale Publishing. Booklist were kind enough to call me "an author to watch". You can see a press release about the review at www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb533002.htm :) Daniel www.DanielArenson.com } [Jun 2007]

• Connor Moran, who sold his short story, "The Football Phase" to Sporty Spec: Tales of the Fantastic. [Jun 2007]

• Larry Hodges, who reports "I was accepted into Orson Scott Card's Literary Boot Camp, Aug. 13-18. Time to sweat! :)". [Jun 2007]

• Larry Hodges, who sold his short story, "Ping-Pong Ambition" to Sporty Spec: Games of the Fantastic. {The many critiques from critters on other stories greatly helped in the writing of this one. -Larry Hodges } [Jun 2007]

• Richard S. Levine, who sold his short story, "Logzilla" to Nocturnal Ooze Magazine. {"Logzilla" is now online in the June/July 2007 issue at NocturnalOoze.com. } [Jun 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who reports "I was interviewed by Lynne Jamneck for Strange Horizons (www.strangehorizons.com/2007/20070528/foster-int-a.shtml) and Amy Brozio-Andrews for Absolute Write (www.absolutewrite.com/novels/eugie_foster.htm).". [Jun 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "When the Guidelines Say '7-12': The Ages and Stages of Children's Literature (nonfiction reprint)" to Absolute Write. [Jun 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "The Music Company" to Hub. [Jun 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "The Music Company" to Hub. [Jun 2007]

• Pamela A. Lord, who has won the Honorable Mention award for her short story, "Climb the Stalk". {In the current issue of 'Reading Writers'. This was my first piece of flash fiction. } [Jun 2007]

• Scott M. Sandridge, who reports "Two things: ". {"SpecMusicMuse" has recently become a column for "The Sword Review" (and any other webzine under the DEP umbrella who wants to print it). And, I was recently made an editor for the new horror webzine, "Fear and Trembling". WooHoo! } [Jun 2007]

• Cheryl McCreary, who sold her short story, "Rumbling On" to Fictitious Force. [Jun 2007]

• Cheryl McCreary, whose short story, "Cottage on the Meadow" is now out in the current issue of Alienskin Magazine. [Jun 2007]

• Micheal C. Planck, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "In the Company of my Equals" to Electric Spec. {(crittered as A Necessary Death, thanks to Jeff Smith for the great new title!) } [Jun 2007]

• Jeff Soesbe, who reports "I've been accepted into the Viable Paradise 11 workshop! Woo Hoo!". {My application story was (the crittered) "Case of the Killer Dog" (#13376), so thanks to all that offered feedback and thus helped make it a better story. I've been away from Critters recently, but I'll be getting back into the swing as I know my writing improves when I participate in critiquing and being critiqued. } [Jun 2007]

• Larry Hodges, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Counting Sheep" to Beyond Centauri. [Jun 2007]

• Fred Obermeyer, whose (Critter'd) short story, "The Man with Other Memories" is now out in the current issue of the Fifth Di. {Thanks again for your help on it. } [Jun 2007]

• meika loofs samorzewski, who reports ""I want a Mechanical Echidna" has been accepted as a submission for the Da Vinci Automata's Clockpunk Anthology Project.". {Links for this wonderful thing davinciautomata.wordpress.com/ } [Jun 2007]

• Adam La Rusic, whose (Critter'd) short story, "A Day Without Kings" is now out in the current issue of On Spec. [May 2007]

• Tony Pi, who sold his short story, "Sphinx!" to Daw Anthology "Ages of Wonder". {My first sale to an invitation-only anthology (eds. Julie Czerneda and Rob St. Martin), for one of the New Writer slots! } [May 2007]

• Micheal Savastano, who sold his short story, "Bilroy Five" to OG's Speculative Fiction. [May 2007]

• Stevens R. Miller, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Choice of Laws" to The Leading Edge. {Crittered in August, 1997. Published in October, 2003. See their Web site on Issue #46 for the cover, and illustration, and a tiny excerpt. } [May 2007]

• Kevin N. Haw, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Order of the Crimson Tunic" is now out in the current issue of "Bash the Door Down and Slice Open the Badguy". {Yet another critter who made a sale there... } [May 2007]

• Carl Frederick, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "A Zoo in the Jungle" to ESLI. {ESLI, a beautifully produced Russian SF magazine with great illustrations will reprint my story (that first Appeared in Analog) in Russian translation. Once again, thanks Critters (both as an organization and component individuals). } [May 2007]

• Sarah L. Edwards, who sold her short story, "Wild Among Hares" to Aeon Speculative Fiction. [May 2007]

• Hank Quense, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Zaftig the Magnificent" to Afterburner SF. [May 2007]

• Pam Lord, who sold her short story, "Sin Twister" to Aoife's Kiss. [May 2007]

• Kevin N. Haw, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Render Unto Caesar" to The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. {Second sale to F&SF - WOW! My first ("Requirements for the Mythology Merit Badge" - also crittered) is looking like it'll be out in September. Thanks to everyone for their input! } [May 2007]

• Josh Vogt, who sold his short story, "Don't Read Them After Midnight" to Dead Letter Press. [May 2007]

• Rick Farnsworth, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Outsourcing Blues" to Atomjack. {Thanks to all who had a look at OSB last November. My first fiction sale, not pro-rates yet but Atomjack is a nice online pub all the same. } [May 2007]

• Eric Polk, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Rhapsody In Black" to Alienskinmag.com. {Thank you for all who read the story and helped me breakthrough with all your helpful comments. } [May 2007]

• Dave Hoing, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "As the Crow Flies" to Hub. [May 2007]

• Dave Hoing, who sold his short story, "Ne Cadant in Obscurum" to Interzone. [May 2007]

• Rob Shelsky, who reports "One of my editors at Aberrant Dreams Magazine informed me that Mr. Robert A. Madle, a person I've always looked up to, admired, and wished to emulate, a man who has had a long, illustrious, and famous career in science fiction, read my short story, Bradbury County, in Aberrant Dreams Magazine and liked it a lot. He also read my interview there, and then asked my editor for another sample of my work. Anyone aware of the history and development of science fiction will understand that for me it was an unmitigated honor and a wonderful surprise to have Mr. Madle interested in, and enjoy my work! It was an honor for me, and great news.". [May 2007]

• Hank Quense, who sold his Critter d short story, "The Mead Cup" to Tales of the Unanticipated. {This is a reprint. The story was published once before } [May 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who reports "I was accepted for the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop (www.launchpadworkshop.org)! It's a one-week "NASA-funded workshop for established writers held in beautiful high-altitude Laramie, Wyoming. Launch Pad aims to provide a 'crash course' for twelve attendees in modern astronomy science through workshops, guest lectures, and observation through the University of Wyoming's two large telescopes."". [May 2007]

• Sheri Fresonke Harper, whose poem, "Biology Experiment" is now out in the current issue of Kaleidotrope. [May 2007]

• Matt Mitchell, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "A Man Sans Soul" to Mount Zion Speculative Fiction Review. [May 2007]

• Daniel Arenson, who reports "My fantasy novel FIREFLY ISLAND, which ran through the queue many many times (usually with the working title FIREFLIES), is now for available for pre-order at Amazon! The publisher is Thomson Gale. See my website, www.DanielArenson.com, for details. :) Thanks to all the great critters who helped me polish my novel! There's no way I could have sold it without you guys. ". [May 2007]

• Daniel Arenson, who reports "My fantasy novel FIREFLY ISLAND, which ran through the queue many many times (usually with the working title FIREFLIES), is now for available for pre-order at Amazon! The publisher is Thomson Gale. See my website, www.DanielArenson.com, for details. :) Thanks to all the great critters who helped me polish my novel! There's no way I could have sold it without you guys. ". [May 2007]

• Daniel Arenson, who reports "My fantasy novel FIREFLY ISLAND, which ran through the queue many many times (usually with the working title FIREFLIES), is now for available for pre-order at Amazon! The publisher is Thomson Gale. See my website, www.DanielArenson.com, for details. :) Thanks to all the great critters who helped me polish my novel! There's no way I could have sold it without you guys. ". [May 2007]

• Rob Shelsky, who reports "I submitted my 11,500 short story, Serpents' Teeth (Avengeur du Peuple) to Aberrant Dreams Magazine and they really liked it! It is going in the hardcover anthology along with my other story, Bradbury County!". [May 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "The Conviction of Praxis" to Spacesuits & Sixguns. [May 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Wanting to Want (audio reprint)" to Pseudopod. [May 2007]

• Kevin Anderson, who reports "My story "Liberation" is now available at Pseudopod.org". {Thanks Critters My crittered story is now available at www.pseudopod.org Its the first time any of my stuff has been published in an audio format. Episode 36 "Liberation" } [May 2007]

• hank quense, who reports "TQR ezine interviewed me.". {You can read the interview on their web-site in the blogge seciton } [May 2007]

• Jason Hauser, whose short story, "Hunting Day" is now out in the current issue of Story Station. [May 2007]

• Michael Stone, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Marbles" to The Great Beyond. {This is a second outing for 'Marbles'. The first time was in print, this time it's going to be podcast i.e audio. The Great Beyond site launches on July 10th, my story should go out shortly after. } [Apr 2007]

• Tom Williams, who sold his short story, "Rip-Snorter" to Ricasso Press' upcoming anthology "Black Dragon, White Dragon". [Apr 2007]

• Tom Williams, who sold his short story, "Iron Hearts of Death" to Ricasso Press' upcoming anthology "Mage and Mechanica". {While this tale never went through the crit group, other John Humble stories have. } [Apr 2007]

• Sherry Thompson, who reports "I have been chosen as a first-round judge in the annual Genesis Contest, sponsored by ACFW. I'm currently reading the first parts of five speculatine fiction novels. After that I have to rate each manuscript on a total of 25 facets. Thank God for all of the practice in critting over the years, here at Critters!". {(The following is really a Woo-Hoo repeat.) Genesis judges are chosen from amongst the previous year's prize winners. The first section of my "Seabird" won 3rd prize in Genesis speculative fiction last summer. } [Apr 2007]

• Tom Williams, who sold his short story, "Lesson Learned" to Ricasso Press's upcoming anthology "Black Dragon, White Dragon". [Apr 2007]

• Michael Savastano, who sold his short story, "Brown Man" to AlienSkin Magazine. [Apr 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Close to Death" to Shiny. [Apr 2007]

• Greg Ellis, who reports "I finished my first novel!". {My first novel in a planned series was completed 03/28/07 after being started on 01/01/07. There were a total of 35 writing days in the project which ended at 65 thousand words with at least 2 more books planned in the series. The draft copies are currently in the hands of test readers and my science consultant (2 PhDs, 3 PhD grad students, and a buddy). I am currently working on the second book in the series. } [Apr 2007]

• Tarl Kudrick, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Skin and Bones" to Spinning Whorl. {My fourth paying sale, and my first to a print medium. This one was rejected by five other markets. Thanks for all the critiques I got! } [Apr 2007]

• Josh Vogt, who sold his short story, "The Ways of Monsters and Men" to Dragons, Knights, & Angels magazine. [Apr 2007]

• Ellie Tupper, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "The Witchmaiden and the Dragon: a Riff" to Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. {My first sale ever! This was crittered last year as "The Dragon & the Magic Ring" - thanks to everyone, critters and editors, for great comments and advice! } [Apr 2007]

• Tony Pi, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Come Frost, Sun, and Vine" to Tales of the Unanticipated. [Apr 2007]

• Tony Pi, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Pinocchio Cantatas" to Tales of the Unanticipated. [Apr 2007]

• Daniel Arenson, whose short story, "Bluebell and the Giant" is now out in the current issue of Beyond Centauri. [Apr 2007]

• Boris Layupan, who reports "I got accepted into a novel-writing workshop run by SF author Walter Jon Williams (WJW). It's called the Taos ToolBox. This is the workshop's first year, after which WJW will determine whether to hold it again. I'm very psyched that I got in when I did.". [Apr 2007]

• S.Z. Herman, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Retribution" to Grimoire. {My first sale! This passed through Critters entitled "Eye for an Eye" - thanks so much for all your critiques! Couldn't have done it without you guys. } [Apr 2007]

• Scott M. Sandridge, who reports "I got interviewed on Ray Gun Radio! Episode 8, http://www.raygunradio.com". [Apr 2007]

• Paige Roberts, who sold her short story, "Iron Angel" to Superqueeroes anthology at Haworth Press. {Superhero bisexual\transexual fantasy romance, how's that for cross-genre? } [Apr 2007]

• Jeff Parish, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Dreadneck" to Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. [Apr 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Body and Soul Art (reprint)" to Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Best of Horror anthology. [Apr 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who reports "I'll be conducting an online workshop, Worldbuilding for Writers: Transporting Readers Beyond the Ordinary, during the month of June, 2007, sponsored by Carolina Romance Writers, the North Carolina chapter of Romance Writers of America. Details and registration: www.carolinaromancewriters.com/june07.htm". [Apr 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "The End of the Universe" to Darker Matter. [Apr 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who reports "My April Writing for Young Readers column, An Interview with Judy Burke of Highlights for Children, is now up: www.writing-world.com/foster/foster09.shtml". [Apr 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "The Snow Woman's Daughter (reprint)" to Escape Pod. [Apr 2007]

• Michael Stone, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Japanese Motorcycle Clob" to TQR [www.tqrstories.com]. [Apr 2007]

• Kelly Christiansen, who reports "my short story, The Gazebo, was picked for inclusion in the 2007 First Quater anthology from Bewildering Stories". {Only about 30% of the first quarter submissions made it into the review, and of those, mine was picked unanimously. } [Apr 2007]

• Michael Heald, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Treatment Protocol" to Dragons, Kights, and Angels. {I would like to thank all the Critters who reviewed this story and gave me such wonderful feedback! } [Apr 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "Li T'ien and the Dragon Nian (reprint)" to Black Dragon, White Dragon (anthology). [Mar 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "The Center of the Universe" to Helix. [Mar 2007]

• Dennis R. Upkins, who reports "sold a writing article entitled "Diplomatic Critiques" to the Dabbling Mum.". {My research for writing the article is based on my experiences here on Critters.Org. Thanks to all of you who I've corresponded with in the past and have taught me the fine art of giving excellent critiques. } [Mar 2007]

• Sheila Crosby, who reports "I'm going to read a story in a theatre". {I've been asked to read my flash fiction "Shopping Lists" at the theatre in aid of a local cultural magazine. This story won the "On the Premises" mini competition in January. } [Mar 2007]

• Christopher Kastensmidt, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Even Dragons Dance" to Dragons, Knights, & Angels. {Thanks again to all the Critters who helped with this story! It's already been translated twice, and thanks to the good folks at Dragons, Knights, & Angels, it will soon be available online. } [Mar 2007]

• Christopher Kastensmidt, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Even Dragons Dance" is now out in the current issue of Nowa Fantastyka. [Mar 2007]

• Christopher Kastensmidt, whose short story, "Heart to Heart" is now out in the current issue of From the Asylum. {This story is in the February issue. } [Mar 2007]

• Daniel Arenson, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Return to Ravenworld" to "Things Are Not What They Seem" anthology. {Thanks to everyone who critiqued this story! Your feedback was great and really helped me improve the story. (In other news, my crittered fantasy novel FIREFLY ISLAND now has a video "trailer" online at DanielArenson.com. Thanks to everyone who critiqued that book, too!) } [Mar 2007]

• Timothy Webster, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Cherry-Berry Cola" to AlienSkin Magazine. {I thank the many critters who gave me excellent feedback. } [Mar 2007]

• Carl Frederick, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Leonid Skies" to Asimov's. {Thanks Critters for helping me polish this story. It is only my second to Asimov's and I'm thrilled about it. } [Mar 2007]

• Larry Hodges, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "Defeating Death" to Weird Tales. [Mar 2007]

• Anita Spence, whose (Critter'd) short story, "Possession" is now out in the current issue of Chaos Theory: Tales Askew. [Mar 2007]

• Anita Spence, who sold her short story, "Blind Guardian" to Dark Fire. {Although the piece wasn't crittered, I feel that contributions from critters to past submissions helped me with my story when revising } [Mar 2007]

• Fred Obermeyer, who sold his short story, "Branches of the Past" to Raven Electrick. [Mar 2007]

• Darren Moore, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Most Daunting Task of All" to FANTASTICAL VISIONS V. [Mar 2007]

• David Seigler, who sold his (Critter'd) short story, "The Drahatzi are Coming!" to All Possible Worlds. [Mar 2007]

• Eugie Foster, who sold her (Critter'd) short story, "The Wizard of Eternal Watch (reprint)" to Best New Roma