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 19-Aug-2026 (Crits due 26-Aug-2026):
F Lark, Ascending [mpc] Tim Nall -#32308
F A Contest of Gods Part 2 Karen L. Kobylarz -#32309
SF In The Shadow of The Ax Jon Rosenthal -#32310
SF The Dragon Ring Project, Prologue, Chapter 1 Karen Velez -#32311
SF Persuasion Craig Borri -#32312
F Dystrophia Yri Hansen -#32313
SF Obsolescence Cristian Danes -#32314
H Entangled Antlers Duncan Bieber -#32315
H Cytherelea Gabriela Murray -#32316
Week of 26-Aug-2026 (Crits due 2-Sep-2026):
F LELOUCH PAULIZOX Makhosonke Mchunu
F Voyage To The Glass Isles William Dorsey
SF Earth vs the Alien Drug Fiends Douglas Kolacki
SF Arlin 060213-KA Holly Hefner
H The Faithful Stephen Shewmake
F Otherworlder Chris Owens
F When Gods Dream of Tomorrow Edward Moore
SF Star Racer, Chapter 6 Brian Sellnow
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
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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 Silver Fire and the Dead Karen L. Kobylarz [26-Aug-2026]
F She Chose Fire Edward Moore [?]
SF Blood Planet Craig Borri [26-Aug-2026]
SF Star Racer, Chapter 7 Brian Sellnow [2-Sep-2026]
SF Soldier Of Theseus Jon Rosenthal [26-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.]