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 5-Aug-2026 (Crits due 12-Aug-2026):
F Carl's Curiosity Shop Brian Sellnow -#32292
H Butcher of Detroit Edward Moore -#32293
SF The Queen's Hairdresser Kate Wooderson -#32294
SF The Ember Path, Chapter 9 D.G. Appeldoorn -#32295
F The Tell of the Tide, Prologue Thomas Scherzinger -#32296
Week of 12-Aug-2026 (Crits due 19-Aug-2026):
F Silver Goblet Sullivan karth
F Hydra, Chapters 26-31 Dallas Nicholls
SF The Passenger Karen Ni
F Red Blood on Red Leaves Benton Reno-Cobb
H The Roadkill Witch Petar Brdar
F Jesus Is Coming--Buy Gold! Jeff Dickman
Week of 19-Aug-2026 (Crits due 26-Aug-2026):
F A Contest of Gods Part 2 Karen L. Kobylarz
F Let Fate Chase Us, Chapter 1 Stevie Xiang
H Entangled Antlers Duncan Bieber
F Dystrophia Yri Hansen
H Cytherelea Gabriela Murray
SF The Dragon Ring Project, Prologue, Chapter 1 Karen Velez
SF Obsolescence Cristian Danes
SF Persuasion Craig Borri
SF In The Shadow of The Ax 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 32-38 Dallas Nicholls [19-Aug-2026]
F When Gods Dream of Tomorrow Edward Moore [12-Aug-2026]
F Hydra, Chapters 39-46 Dallas Nicholls [?]
F Hydra, Chapters 47-53 Dallas Nicholls [?]
SF Star Racer, Chapter 6 Brian Sellnow [12-Aug-2026]
SF The Seventh Sense of Home Edward Moore [?]
H The Beauty of Monsters Edward Moore [?]
SF Permission To Breath Edward Moore [?]
F Let Fate Chase Us, Chapter 2 Stevie Xiang [26-Aug-2026]
SF Kevin's Consistency Theorem Jeff Dickman [19-Aug-2026]
SF Blue Flame Edward Moore [?]
F Silver Fire and the Dead Karen L. Kobylarz [26-Aug-2026]
F She Chose Fire Edward Moore [?]
F The Cactus and the Spider, Chapter 3 Kate Wooderson [12-Aug-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.]