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Discover›Literary Journals›Ancillary Review of Books: Year 7!
Literary Journals★ Staff Pick🏁 Project EndedKickstarter

Ancillary Review of Books: Year 7!

Questioning power, imagining possibility: ARB provides thoughtful criticism of speculative fiction. Help us pay our writers and staff!

Created by Ancillary Review of Books · Launched Apr 8, 2026 · Ended May 14, 2026
Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView archived on Kickstarter →
Final Raised
$7K
Goal $1K
Backers
128
97 data points
Final Funded
722%
Goal hit ✓
Ended
May 14, 2026

BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Literary Journals category average. This project has hit 722% of its goal, while the average live Literary Journals project on Kickstarter sits at 11% (66.2× the category median).

Lens Score: 91 / 100 — elite potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). 24-hour funding growth of +77.8% suggests sustained momentum.

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Funding trend

97 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Apr 26, 2026May 14, 2026

Backer growth

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This campaign ended May 14, 2026. Pledging is closed; we keep the historical funding curve and final stats here for research.

Funding curve story

front loaded

Hit goal in week 3.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

day 1day 18

Most popular pledge tiers

76 backers across 27 tiers. Sourcing tip: the most-chosen tier reveals the price point this market accepts.

$25
Foundation
37 backersShips 2026-06
49%
OF BACKERS
$5
Support
13 backersShips 2026-06
17%
OF BACKERS
$50
Exploration
11 backersShips 2026-06
14%
OF BACKERS
$100
Expansion
3 backersShips 2026-08
4%
OF BACKERS
$100
Dedication: Vajra Chandrasekera
1 backers1 of 2 leftShips 2026-06
1%
OF BACKERS

Reward data is refreshed daily. Tier-level backer counts may be slightly behind live pledging.

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LENS SCORE
91/ 100
Elite potential

Based on funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick status.

Target completion722%
Backers128
Days running35d
Staff pickYes
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