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 26-Aug-2026 (Crits due 2-Sep-2026):
SF Star Racer, Chapter 6 Brian Sellnow -#32318
SF Earth vs the Alien Drug Fiends Douglas Kolacki -#32319
H The Faithful Stephen Shewmake -#32320
F When Gods Dream of Tomorrow Edward Moore -#32321
SF Arlin 060213-KA Holly Hefner -#32322
F Voyage To The Glass Isles William Dorsey -#32323
F LELOUCH PAULIZOX Makhosonke Mchunu -#32324
F Otherworlder Chris Owens -#32325
Week of 2-Sep-2026 (Crits due 9-Sep-2026):
F Let Fate Chase Us, Chapter 2 Stevie Xiang
F The Cactus and the Spider, Chapter 3 Kate Wooderson
H Hellirblot Kenneth Parker
F A Promise of Prophecy, Chapters 1-2 Heidi Hammer
SF The Flesh Dreams of Labor Oscar P. Lima
H Bleeding Horizon Clement Alain Boudreau
F Hydra, Chapters 32-38 Dallas Nicholls
SF Kevin's Consistency Theorem Jeff Dickman
Week of 9-Sep-2026 (Crits due 16-Sep-2026):
F The Shield of Nes-Pthah, Chapter 1 Lawrence A. Clough
SF The Sovereign Variable, Chapters 1-5 Eric Hughes
H Devil's Trumpet, Chapters 1-3 Andrea Ng
SF More Iridium Henry McFarland
F Of Serpent and Sea, Chapters 1-3 Franchesca N Guzman
F The Infernal Agency: Last Choice. First Case Nina Rayt
SF Adventure is Misery Reminisced Shaun Singh
SF Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt Molly Mills
F Silver Fire and the Dead Karen L. Kobylarz
SF Blood Planet Craig Borri
SF Soldier Of Theseus Jon Rosenthal
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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 39-46 Dallas Nicholls [9-Sep-2026]
F Hydra, Chapters 47-53 Dallas Nicholls [?]
SF The Seventh Sense of Home Edward Moore [2-Sep-2026]
SF Permission To Breath Edward Moore [?]
SF Blue Flame Edward Moore [?]
F She Chose Fire Edward Moore [?]
SF Star Racer, Chapter 7 Brian Sellnow [2-Sep-2026]
F The Shield of Nes-Pthah, Chapter 2 Lawrence A. Clough [16-Sep-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]
H The Roadside Attraction Jay Lamborn [15-Jul-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.]