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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 1-Feb-2012 (Crits due 8-Feb-2012):
SF The Dread Naughts: Chapters 20 Jeff Cates -#20848
F A Bolt for Semele Richard Zwicker -#20849
SF The Painting and the Painters Adam Bickford -#20850
F Best for the Quest Justin R. Lawfer -#20851
F Capitol Hell Douglas E Ryan -#20852
H Take a Deep Breath Wendy Turner -#20853
SF I need a plastic thingy Mark Niemann-Ross -#20854
H Real Ben Jones -#20855
F Smear Campaign Alex Bottle -#20856
F Step Caitlin Seal -#20857
SF Storming The Pagoda Palace K.W. Ramsey -#20858
SF Botanicaust ch 2 Tam Schlies -#20859
SF Courting Corporal Coogan Chapters 1&2 Cynthia Echterling -#20860
SF Microcosm Oliver Buckram -#20861
F Flash Harry Jon Hooper -#20862
F The Weight of a Wing, Chapters 4-6 Ioana Visan -#20863
F Eternity in an Hour, Chapter 1 Matthew Merendo -#20864
F The Intercession, The True Created Series, Book 1, Chapters 1-5 Stacey Nilsen -#20865
Week of 8-Feb-2012 (Crits due 15-Feb-2012):
F The Cookie Maker Tom Howard
H True Fear Richard Barber
SF Death of a Mistake, Chapter 1 REVISED Alix Stuckel
SF Only Five Hundred Eighty-Seven to Go Charles J. Walther
SF Dave's Not Here Paul Tietjens
H One Hundred Candles Donald Jacob Uitvlugt
SF Today Before Tomorrow Maxim Salnikov
SF Initiation Ryan D. McClanahan
F The Symphony Scott Mattes
SF The Lost Month Jimmy Rogers
F Forgetting, Chapters 0-4 Rory Macpherson
F Priest and the Parish Clint E. Carlisle
F The Healer Hugo Xiong
SF Never the Twain H. Smith
F Elflings Chapters 18-20 M L Sawyer
SF Abendau's Child Jo Disley
SF Crocodile Adventures Jim Bauer
H The Not, Chapters 5 & 6 A. R. Braun
F Painted Lady Russell Adams
Week of 15-Feb-2012 (Crits due 22-Feb-2012):
F Labyrinth's Unicorn Stephan Heard
SF Xenologist Ch 19 with intro Zvi Zaks
SF The Magic Cloak Heddy Johannesen
F Bermuda Disgorged Jeremy W. Pardue
SF The Ambassador Mark Suplinskas
SF Doomsday's Wake - First three Chapters Revised Cregg S Hardwick
F Blue - Red - Grey R. J. Hughes.
F A Long Sentence Mark Wh
SF The Reality Mendor Jana Jackson
F A Thanksgiving Odyssey Lucas Gramajo
SF Rapture Bonner Litchfield
SF Age of Arrogance: Legends of the Fallen Craig Foster
H Fairy Horror Ed Kratz
F The Scroll, Chapter One Chris Kenworthy
H The Changeling Lin Kobee
SF Bone Thresher Tim Sibiski
F Sodbuster Silver Bowen
H Battle of the Soul Chapters 5 and 6 Carl Alves
SF The Depression Gary J Beharry
SF Death in Memphis Carl Frederick
Week of 22-Feb-2012 (Crits due 29-Feb-2012):
SF Flybird Liza O'Connor
SF Truth David Shelley
SF Pulse T. K. M. Morgan
F Canaries of Washita County Sara Mattox
H Control Nancy G. Wahler
F Dark Circles chs1-3 Anna Dickinson
F Stone's Fall: A Dinner Tale Steven Adamson
SF The Voyage of The Jules Verne Gregg Macklin
F Who Let the Worms in? Ken Thomas
F Caring Joseph Argento
SF Eagle's Cry chap. 1 Clarissa Schmidt
SF Autonomick Jack Calverley
H Dirt Man Jason Shayer
SF Great Demon of the Graveyard World Christopher Blake
H Them Mountains Michael Wehunt
SF Tel'Mak rena zayit
SF Moreau's Daughter Holly Messinger
SF Knowbodies Fred Obermeyer
SF Desperate Upload Basil James Baye
SF The End John Webb
Week of 29-Feb-2012 (Crits due 7-Mar-2012):
H From The Black Widow With Love Lawrence Vernon
SF BTU Corey Brown
SF Eleena and Elliss-The ViNarian Protectorate Robert D Philbrook
F Transitions Greg Kurzawa
H Jessica G. Gregory
SF A spoiled hunt Mike Alix
F Untitled Stephanie Pace
SF Arc Ken Liu
SF Good Luck, Liberator F. Pierce Skinner
SF El BotÃ"n Mat Gordon
F Ogre Tristan Gregory
F Clockwork Leah Cypess
SF Haven Samara Lo
SF My Best Friend Nearly Killed Me at Sector 52-b Jen Veldhuyzen
F The Druids Cycle: Chapters 1-5 Adam Robbie
SF Not Their Cup of Water Nicole Andrews
F OUt of the Steppes Chap 9_10 Sue Kesler
F Carrier of All Spirits, Chapter 1 Shanon D. Huston-Willis
SF The Clinic Joy Hounsell
H Azaleas C. J. Overend
F Stranger Karin Ott Kristensen
SF Fiery Volcano Ale, Chapters 1-2 Thomas Shaner
SF Dismiss Humanity Brandon Bradshaw
F The Goddess and the Golden Sunflower Nessma A. El-ssawy
H Hi Honey, I'm Home! Gavin Ireland
SF The Walking, Weeping Prototypes Michael Andre-Driussi
SF Protecting Chel Erin Neusbaum
SF With Apologies to Douglas Adams Allen Weinstock
SF Changing the Game Jo-Anne Odell
YA Enchanter RFDR E. B. Pike
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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.)
[@] - 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
Waiting to enter Queue (Will enter at end of queue on "[date]"):
SF Meeting Nieva Mark Niemann-Ross [8-Feb-2012]
H Upgrade Donald Jacob Uitvlugt [15-Feb-2012]
F Elflings, Chapters 21-23 M L Sawyer [15-Feb-2012]
H Ghost of the Bay Heddy Johannesen [22-Feb-2012]
SF Vengeance David Shelley [29-Feb-2012]
F The Fear David Shelley [?]
SF Traveler in the Dark Tim Sibiski [22-Feb-2012]
F Carrier of All Spirits, Chapter 2 Shanon D. Huston-Willis [7-Mar-2012]
SF Botanicaust chapter 2 Tam Schlies Linsey [8-Feb-2012]
F And I Have Lost the Way Home Hugo Xiong [15-Feb-2012]
F Determination Force Stephan Heard [22-Feb-2012]
F The Intercession, The True Created Series Book 1, Chp 6-10 Stacey Nilsen [8-Feb-2012]
SF The Battle of Ganymede Mark Suplinskas [22-Feb-2012]
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Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
F The Dragons Call, Chapters 1 K.W. McCabe [21-Dec-2011]
SF An Accidental Immortal, 19 pages Medda Z. [21-Dec-2011]
F The Stone Guardian, chapters 1-5 Theresa McClinton [21-Dec-2011]
SF Dark Discoveries Tanya Harrison [04-Jan-2012]
SF Rise of the Regime, Chapters 2-5 Andrew Iddon [04-Jan-2012]
SF Tennessee Whiskey Thomas Shaner [11-Jan-2012]
SF Genesis Erik Blomain [18-Jan-2012]
SF True Dedication Brent Nichols [18-Jan-2012]
H The Wolf With The Silver Blue Hands Eric Ellert [18-Jan-2012]
F Hero of the Flame - Chapter 1 Julien Laporte [25-Jan-2012]
SF The Clay Man Mike Evan Johnson [25-Jan-2012]
SF The Hydra Club Andrew J Proverbs [25-Jan-2012]
F Excerpt Danielle R. Broadway [25-Jan-2012]
SF The Wanting Seth Z. Herman [01-Feb-2012]
SF Chapter 1 - Waking David Clarke [01-Feb-2012]
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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.]