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Joining (or reactivating if you've been inactive) is as simple as filling out the form below.

If you don't hear back from me within a day or two with your new member information, then assume I've been unable to reach you. It's surprising how many folks send me mail with wrong email addresses. (Which is sad, since it means they're probably not getting replies from anyone else, either.) Check the Bad Address page to see if your email address is listed there as being unreachable.

Also check your spam box; these days many of the replies end up there. You should add critters@critique.org to your list of known senders ("white list"). NOTE: I do not have time to handle sender verification requests (where your server sends back mail saying "do this to finish sending your mail"); sorry. If you use such a service and don't see a reply, add us to your white list and try again.

If I'm out of town, I usually post a note on the main page.

Your first name: Your last name:
(Your real name, first and last; no pen names, handles, etc. We're all writers here, not readers, and folks want to know who they're really dealing with, just as if you were in a small, face-to-face writers workshop. If you're uncomfortable about this, try reading here.)

Your email address:
Note! This form will send you an email to this address to confirm that you've entered a valid email address. You should receive this confirmation in however long it usually takes for your mail to arrive (some ISPs are slow or in the throes of mail problems; most are nearly instantaneous). If you don't get this confirmation message within a reasonable time, you might make sure you're correctly entering your email address. Try sending yourself mail to your own address to make sure of that. Be sure we're on your anti-spam program's "white list" of acceptable senders FIRST, as I haven't time to handle replies to prove I'm not sending spam.

Any additional comments to me (for example, I'm curious where you heard about Critters, what other workshops you've tried, why you want to join, a little about your writing, etc. -- I've been getting a lot of form-based spam recently and would like a little something to help verify you're a real SF/F/H writer, not a spammer. Thanks!!):

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CRITTERS DIPLOMACY

Fundamental to Critters' success is how people deliver criticisms. Start by reading Critiquing the Wild Writer: It's Not What You Say, But How You Say It. and The Diplomatic Critiquer.

NOVELS

Critters has a special program to get whole novels critiqued. Read about it here.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Please follow these guidelines for formatting and submitting manuscripts to Critters.

WHAT'S IN THE QUEUE

Critters keeps a queue of manuscripts out or to be sent. See the Queue.

WEEKLY MPC AWARD

Want to jump to the head of the Critters queue? The Most Productive Critter or MPC is Awarded weekly to encourage mo' better critting. How to win...

FAQ

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