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The Critters Queue
Submission files 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 29-Jul-2020 (Crits due 5-Aug-2020):
H It's Always There [mpc] Adam Pitts [?] -#29321
F Midday in the Gardens of Good and Evil _and_ Of All the Doors in All the Worlds. . . Joel E. Roosa -#29322
SF The Left Head of Cerberus [@] Dwayne Minton -#29323
SF Level Ground Amit Gupta -#29324
H The Lure Chapters 1 to 10 REV A Jim Keane -#29325
H Flowers on the Wall Douglas Ryan -#29326
F Maid Knight Matthew J Olson -#29327
F Till Death Do Us Part Adeline J. Schultz -#29328
SF The Man Under the Bathroom Sink Jesse Cunningham -#29329
F The Little Demon Master, Chapters 1-2 Doris Zhou -#29330
H The Suicide Forest Linda Gould -#29331
SF The Trash Artisan Problem Jeff Weitzel -#29332
SF Away from the Brilliance of Life Clancy Weeks -#29333
SF Emotive, Chapter 1 Jeff Naylor -#29334
Week of 5-Aug-2020 (Crits due 12-Aug-2020):
SF Let it Go [mpc] Adam Pitts
SF Repopulation Gary S. Opas
F Small Demons - Part One Jude Matulich
F Drought Mani Nezami
H Deathly Denial Kelly Parrish
F A Tribute of Bulls, Chapter Two Kerry Cathers
H A Maze, Heartless and Cold Glen Noble
SF The Found Ship Joe Belarge
H Halloween Is for Starting Over Madeline Jacobson
H Ghosts of Wars Past Sean Masters
F Co:ExisT _The Calm Before the storm_ Md. Naimur Rahman
F I Will, If You Will Michael Bondies
SF Convergence Devon Delfino
SF Exterminites Scott Morgan
Week of 12-Aug-2020 (Crits due 19-Aug-2020):
SF accidental rider Ross Middleton
SF Galaxy Run, Chapters 2 and 3 James Edmund Dennis
SF 3 Billion Heartbeats Jonathan G. Chew
SF Engines of Immortality Raghasudhan K
F The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapter 25 Eric Wilson
SF Snikabah John Griffin
F Guilds of Aevalei, Prologue-Chapter 1 Adam Martin
SF The Sum of Its Parts _part 1 of 2_ Richard Zwicker
F Shadow's Birth Holden Lee
SF The Celebrity Scenario Jamie M. Boyd
H Changeling, Chapters 1-3 H. D. Grande
SF Wormy Nikhil Guleria
F Of Wind and Lightning _Selah_ Ella Walker Henderson
SF Death Arbiter Franz Pattison (as H.M. Friendly)
Week of 19-Aug-2020 (Crits due 26-Aug-2020):
SF Quanlee's Quest S A Shears
F Arrows in the Dark, chapter 2 Abigail Yates
F The Evening Star Rachel Faith
SF A, B, B, A Russ N.
F Grendel & Me Vince Bonasso
F Magic Adrift Robin Eliot
F The Sculptor Joe Vance
F Of the Dragon Guild Eli Cepeda
SF Waiting Around To Die v2 Michael Stevens
SF Less Than a Heartline Away Renan Bernardo
F A Man's Cup Adam Pitts
H The Torrid Captaincy of Henry Armistead, Chapters 1-2 Robert Beverly
F Shift Chapter 2 Julia Kell
F Dancing in The Treetops Sandra Skalski
Week of 26-Aug-2020 (Crits due 2-Sep-2020):
SF Public Thrill K.C. Ahia
F Storms Past Laura-Marie Steele
SF Casey Travels West, Ch.4 _+ Prologue_ Barry Burnett
SF Further to Fall, Chapter 9 Garrett Menning
SF The Superspreader Clem Freedom
H What Waits in the Shadows Michelle Ng
SF Einstein 2.0 John E Uth
SF Little Bear, Chapters 1-2 Christopher Ross
SF Rock Opera Donald Jodon
F A Light In Darkness, Chapter 1 Matt Krizan
SF DeathScene Hannah Azok
SF The Greatest City Chapters 6,7,8,9 Clayton Niehaus
SF Of Buggies and Behemoths Sarah Rebecca Hovorka
F Black Woods Barbary Jeff Cates
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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]"):
SF Role of Law Wayne Martin [?]
H LOADED Jonathan G. Chew [19-Aug-2020]
H The Midnight Train Murders Jim Keane [5-Aug-2020]
F The Lonely Road Linda Gould [5-Aug-2020]
F Memoir of a Broken Leg Adam Pitts [?]
H The Curse Jim Keane [?]
SF Revival and Reunification Joe Belarge [12-Aug-2020]
SF Mr. Jacobi's Day Out Michael Stevens [26-Aug-2020]
H Body on the Bumper Jude Matulich Hall [12-Aug-2020]
SF Casey Travels West, Ch.4 _+ Prologue_ v.2 Barry Burnett [2-Sep-2020]
SF Emotive, Chapter 2 Jeff Naylor [5-Aug-2020]
SF Emotive, Chapter 3 Jeff Naylor [?]
SF Emotive, Chapter 4 Jeff Naylor [?]
F Captain Long Beard Matthew J Olson [5-Aug-2020]
H The Red Void Adam Pitts [?]
F While You Were Away _and_ In Search Of Joel E. Roosa [5-Aug-2020]
SF Electric Memories Don't Fade in the Evening Sun Michael Stevens [?]
F The Wizards of Llandwellyn: Part 2: Chapter 26 Eric Wilson [19-Aug-2020]
F The Bread Pirate Roberts Adam Pitts [?]
H The Countdown Adam Pitts [?]
F Death Dust Jude Matulich Hall [?]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
F Adela Smith, Exorcist Megan Quinn [24-Jun-2020]
F Shadow Walker Chapter 1-6 Ian Johnson [24-Jun-2020]
F The Future History of the Grail -- Prologue Joe Follansbee [01-Jul-2020]
SF Marvin's Diary J.C. Gagan [01-Jul-2020]
SF The Far Traveler Franco Alvarado [08-Jul-2020]
H Cow Tipping Thomas Brumskill [08-Jul-2020]
SF Human Eclipse Craig Lipman [15-Jul-2020]
F Omeron _Chapter 1_ Alexander R Davis [15-Jul-2020]
SF That day all cattle hope for Yacine GACI [15-Jul-2020]
H The Serenity to Accept the Things I Cannot Change Preston Chase [22-Jul-2020]
F Sun, Swords, and Secrets _Chapters 1-3_ Alex Scout Lead [29-Jul-2020]
SF Unable to see the truth charlie Fischer [29-Jul-2020]
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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.]