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 24-Jun-2026 (Crits due 1-Jul-2026):
SF Star Racer, Chapter 4 [mpc] Brian Sellnow -#32248
SF The Color of Blood [mpc] Edward Moore [?] -#32249
H The Absent Host Richard Zwicker -#32250
F A Power of His Own Making Jamie M. Boyd -#32251
SF Feathers in the Winds of the Cretaceous [@] Larry Hodges -#32252
H The Messiah of Lake County, Chapters 2-3 Dawson M Hollingsworth -#32253
F Hydra, Chapters 13-18 Dallas Nicholls -#32254
SF The PHYSICK F.B. Hughes -#32255
SF Under Ice and Stone Mike McCoy -#32256
SF The Gossip Channel Lev Thresh -#32257
F Earthen Vessels Vince Bonasso -#32258
Week of 1-Jul-2026 (Crits due 8-Jul-2026):
SF Alive, Nonetheless R.J. Melby
SF Algorithm of Life Douglas Ryan
H My Darling One Craig Borri
F Avenue C Charles Stevens
SF The Redoubt Jon Rosenthal
SF Our Revels, Now Ended, Chapters 1-2 Douglas Jackson
F Glucklickster Gedanke or My Favorite Thought Daniel J Allen
H The Last Stop Motel Lawrence Vernon
Week of 8-Jul-2026 (Crits due 15-Jul-2026):
SF The Ember Path, Chapter 8 D.G. Appeldoorn
SF Origins of Bazor Deb CarverOwens
SF Reaching_formerly Reach for the Moon - Chapter 2 Kate Ferraro
F The Death of Robin Hood Kate Wooderson
F She Chose Fire Edward Moore
SF Star Racer, Chapter 5 Brian Sellnow
SF Brine Karen Ni
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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 19-25 Dallas Nicholls [1-Jul-2026]
F Hydra, Chapters 26-31 Dallas Nicholls [?]
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 [?]
H To the Clowns, I'm God. To Fate, I'm but Another Man R.J. Melby [8-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.]