Critter Notices
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The Critters Queue
Manuscripts themselves are here.
Queue of manuscripts out or to be sent (dates are estimated,
depending on number of mss. sent out, which depends on number of
members; probabalistically, the end of the queue is usually about
a month away):
Title Author
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Week of 8-Jul-2026 (Crits due 15-Jul-2026):
SF Star Racer, Chapter 5 Brian Sellnow -#32267
SF Freefall [@] Jamie M. Boyd -#32268
F She Chose Fire Edward Moore -#32269
F The Death of Robin Hood Kate Wooderson -#32270
SF The Ember Path, Chapter 8 D.G. Appeldoorn -#32271
SF Reaching_formerly Reach for the Moon - Chapter 2 Kate Ferraro -#32272
SF Origins of Bazor Deb CarverOwens -#32273
Week of 15-Jul-2026 (Crits due 22-Jul-2026):
SF Brine Karen Ni
SF The Most Beautiful Picture in the World Jae Cho
F The Demon in the Wood Holly Hefner
H The Roadside Attraction Jay Lamborn
SF My Android Stand-In Always Orders the Lobster Todd "T.E." Poremba
F Hydra, Chapters 19-25 Dallas Nicholls
Week of 22-Jul-2026 (Crits due 29-Jul-2026):
F Crooked City Jeff Dickman
F A Contest of Gods Part 1 Karen L Kobylarz
F LELOUCH PAULIZOX, CHAPTERS 2-3 Makhosonke Mchunu
F Under Fractured Skies Emma Eisenbraun
SF Disjunction Jessica Landau
H To the Clowns, I'm God. To Fate, I'm but Another Man R.J. Melby
F The Cabin Boy Craig Borri
F Bearer Daniel J Allen
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(Note, if the last week above looks abnormally large, it probably
needs me to add a new week, a task I do manually when I get around
to it. Future critique dates are approximate and subject to change.)
Symbols:
[@] - Pro [SFWA/HWA] author
[*] - Extra week(s) for holidays/aburt-out-of-town.
[mpc] - Most Product Critter Award winner
[!] - Special non-Wednesday dates because Critter Captain will be out of town
[ERROR!] - This means there is a problem and your manuscript will NOT be
sent out - Contact the Critter Captain ASAP if you see this by your name.
Waiting to enter Queue (Will enter at end of queue on "[date]"):
H Blackjack and Blood Chapter 3 Jim Keane [after-novel]
H Blackjack and Blood Chapter 4 Jim Keane [?]
H Blackjack and Blood Chapters 5,6,7 and 8 Jim Keane [?]
F Hydra, Chapters 26-31 Dallas Nicholls [22-Jul-2026]
H Butcher of Detroit Edward Moore [15-Jul-2026]
F Hydra, Chapters 32-38 Dallas Nicholls [?]
SF The Ember Path, Chapter 9 D.G. Appeldoorn [15-Jul-2026]
H Seventeen Minutes Edward Moore [?]
F When Gods Dream of Tomorrow Edward Moore [?]
F Hydra, Chapters 39-46 Dallas Nicholls [?]
F Hydra, Chapters 47-53 Dallas Nicholls [?]
F Carl's Curiosity Shop Brian Sellnow [15-Jul-2026]
SF The Queen's Hairdresser Kate Wooderson [15-Jul-2026]
F Jesus Is Coming--Buy Gold! Jeff Dickman [29-Jul-2026]
F A Contest of Gods Part 2 Karen L. Kobylarz [29-Jul-2026]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
SF The Watchlist, Chapters 1-2 Aaron Shavolian [29-Apr-2026]
H Sculpting in the Shadows Manvi Verma [29-Apr-2026]
SF Unremarkable - prologue Garrett D Mair [17-Jun-2026]
F Of the Elements, Chapter 1 Jersey Lee [24-Jun-2026]
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>> Note 1: Held manuscripts are removed after four weeks on hold and
>> must be resubmitted.
>> Note 2: It is the *author's* responsibility to notify Aburt when
>> they have brought up their critique count and want their ms. sent out.
[Click here to see the queue including archival data from 1995.]