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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 10-Apr-2024 (Crits due 17-Apr-2024):
SF No Solomon Here [mpc] Jeff Naylor -#31406
F Map of Tomorrow Richard Zwicker -#31407
F The Wizards from Beyond: Chapter 41 Eric Wilson -#31408
F Spelling Trouble, Chapter 5 Brian Sellnow -#31409
SF The Eye in the Sky of the Blueberry Pie [@] Larry Hodges -#31410
SF More Machine than Human part 3 James Ross -#31411
SF Flower of Life - Chapters 1-2 Kim Kupper Oshinski -#31412
F Soul Division - Chapters 1-3 [@] David Lee Zweifler -#31413
Week of 17-Apr-2024 (Crits due 24-Apr-2024):
H Commute Kevin Ryan
SF Human Arithmetic Joe Olson
SF Almost Human Sandra Skalski
F The Cove, Chapters 37-42 Trinity Gipson
SF Fastest Feet Carla Casewit
SF ephemeral echoes Anthony Abraham
F Tacos del Soul, part 5 Steve Palmer
SF Wokuo Incursion: Chapters 7-9 Dsle Cozort
F Slay All Giants Andrew Giffin
SF Zero Days, Chapter 0 David Barlev
Week of 24-Apr-2024 (Crits due 1-May-2024):
SF Hell's Precipice, Chapters 4-6 R.J. Melby
F That Uncanny Valley Chris Owens
F Golden Threads Tiana Fike
SF Witi Chapter 1 Vincent Bly
F Demon's Bargain: Garden of Tears Carla Hennes
F Nine Lives, Secret Wish Douglas Kolacki
SF Life for Prepared Stereo in Bb: Part 1 of 3 Matt Britton
SF At Home in the Cloud John Francis Willems
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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 The Invisible Assassin Chapter 1 Jim Keane [after-novel]
F Spelling Trouble, Chapter 6 Brian Sellnow [17-Apr-2024]
SF Mark of the Predator, Chapter 14 Brian Sellnow [?]
SF Mark of the Predator, Chapter 15 Brian Sellnow [?]
SF Flower of Life Ch. 3-4 Kim Kupper Oshinski [17-Apr-2024]
SF Flower of Life Ch. 5-6 Kim Kupper Oshinski [?]
SF Mark of the Predator, Chapter 16 Brian Sellnow [?]
H Hell's Precipice, Chapters 7-9 R.J. Melby [1-May-2024]
SF Flower of Life Ch. 7-8 Kim Kupper Oshinski [?]
H The Invisible Assassin Chapter 2 Jim Keane [?]
H Hell's Precipice, Chapters 10-13 R.J. Melby [?]
SF Flower of Life Ch. 9-10 Kim Kupper Oshinski [?]
SF Flower of Life Ch. 11-12 Kim Kupper Oshinski [?]
SF The Adventures of Tony and Ralf on Hoshikuzu ESO-23 Brian Sellnow [?]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
F The Cove, Chapters 8-18 Trinity Gipson [06-Mar-2024]
F The Eruption Eric Johnson [06-Mar-2024]
F The Plosic Anarchists: Chapter 1 Betty Lu [06-Mar-2024]
SF Dazzling Gymnastics Girls Robert Jones aka Stanley Brownstone [13-Mar-2024]
F The Cove, Chapters 19-29 Trinity Gipson [20-Mar-2024]
SF Spectra Robert Jones [27-Mar-2024]
F The Cove, 30-36 Trinity Gipson [03-Apr-2024]
SF Undersea Struggle Against The Kraken Robert Jones [10-Apr-2024]
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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.]