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ReAnimus Acquires Advent!

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How to Write SF

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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 21-May-2025 (Crits due 28-May-2025):
 F   Evangeline, Chapter 10             [mpc] Brian Sellnow -#31843
 F   Shrimp Girl, Part 1                [mpc] Tim Nall -#31844
 SF  Live in the Dream Chapter 1        John Francis Willems -#31845
 SF  The Faster Than Light Go-Cart ch 1  Tom Blackstone -#31846
 SF  An Orchid For Ellie                Matt Georgeson -#31847
 SF  Lucky Boy Chapter 1                Yash Upadhyay -#31848

Week of 28-May-2025 (Crits due 4-Jun-2025):
 SF  Bringer of Sorrow, Part 10, Chapt 26 - 28  Sean Masters
 SF  Science Unleashed Chapters 4-8     Dallas Nicholls
 F   Last Train to Xianyang             Liam Kelly
 F   Dreamrider chapters 1-3            Chris Owens
 SF  #thiq                              Amanda Niehaus-Hard
 F   The Tale of Alfred                 Margaret Moller

Week of 4-Jun-2025 (Crits due 11-Jun-2025):
 F   Wolf Warrior Chapter 2             Erin Tunney
 F   Galal                              Ryan Twombly
 SF  Not Only Violence                  Natassia Dudack
 SF  Chetana                            Salama Udaipurwala
 F   Evangeline, Chapter 11 and 12      Brian Sellnow
 F   The Duke of Tooth - Chapter 1-2    John Rhea
 F   Tomoko Hendricks Chapter 1-3       Olivia Beniko Holland
 SF  The Remnant, Chapters 1-3, + 1/2 of Chapt. 4  Justin Everling
 H   Nightfall at Camp Echo Lake, Chapter 1  Lawrence Vernon
======================================================================
      (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]"):
 SF  Bringer of Sorrow, Part 11, Chapt 29 - 31  Sean Masters [4-Jun-2025]
 SF  Bringer of Sorrow, Part 12, Chapt 32 - 33  Sean Masters [?]
 SF  Bringer of Sorrow, Part 13, Chapt 34  Sean Masters [?]
 SF  Bringer of Sorrow, Part 14, Chapt 35 - 36  Sean Masters [?]
 SF  Bringer of Sorrow, Part 15, Chapt 37 - 38  Sean Masters [?]
 SF  Bringer of Sorrow, Part 16, Chapt 39 - 40  Sean Masters [?]
 SF  Stormchaser                        Liam Kelly [4-Jun-2025]
 SF  Science Unleashed Chapters 9-14    Dallas Nicholls [4-Jun-2025]
 H   Blackjack and Blood Chapter 2      Jim Keane [after-novel]
 SF  Science Unleashed Chapters 15-21   Dallas Nicholls [?]
 SF  Cuckoo                             Liam Kelly [?]
 H   Blackjack and Blood Chapter 3      Jim Keane [?]
 SF  Science Unleashed Chapters 22-26   Dallas Nicholls [?]
 H   Blackjack and Blood Chapter 4      Jim Keane [?]
 F   Evangeline, Chapters 13 and 14     Brian Sellnow [11-Jun-2025]
 F   Evangeline, Chapter 15             Brian Sellnow [?]
 F   Evangeline, Chapters 16 and 17     Brian Sellnow [?]
 F   Singer of the Vale                 Ryan Twombly [11-Jun-2025]
 SF  Stationmaster Eli                  Natassia Dudack [11-Jun-2025]
 F   Feareater part 2                   Erin Tunney [11-Jun-2025]
 F   Gems of the Forgotten Chapter 2    Erin Tunney [?]
 SF  Where the Thunder Goes             Ryan Twombly [?]
 H   Nightfall at Camp Echo Lake, Chapter 2  Lawrence Vernon [11-Jun-2025]
 H   Nightfall at Camp Echo Lake, Chapter 3  Lawrence Vernon [?]
				-+-

Held until participation ratio improves (then out that week):
 SF  The Weary Mans Burden              Benjamin Hamilton [09-Apr-2025]
 F   The Relentless Mercenary Chapter One  Xander Gillmer [16-Apr-2025]
 F   Of the Blood, Chapter 2            Shaunna [14-May-2025]
 F   The Haunted House of Hollywood Hills  Anne Hansell [21-May-2025]
 F   Fox and Spirit Chapter 1           Daniel Piper [21-May-2025]
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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.]