The Furry Writers’ Guild posted the nominees for the 2021 Cóyotl Awards on March 17. 

The awards are given for the best anthropomorphic fiction of the past year.

BEST NOVEL

• Aces High by J. Daniel Phillips
• Bringing Down Upworld by Kandrel
• God of Fire by Ryan Campbell
• Freedom Ring by Frances Pauli

BEST NOVELLA

• The Bee’s Waltz: A Labyrinth of Souls Novel by Mary E. Lowd*
• Carnage by Weasel
• The Lengthy Farewell by P.C Hatter
• Dark Lane by P.C Hatter

BEST SHORT STORY

• “I’m Just Your Stud” by Dirt Coyote in The Voice of Dog
• “The Squirrelherd and the Sound” by Emmie Christie in Zooscape #12
• “Colored in Sepia” by S. Park
• “Familiar Encounter” by Darius Davis in The Voice of Dog

BEST ANTHOLOGY

• Sam Digger: Beaver Detective by Ian Madison Keller
• Shark Week: An Ocean Anthology edited by Ian Madison Keller
• A Swordmaster’s Tale edited by Tarl “Voice” Hoch
• Difursity: Volume 2 edited by Weasel

BEST OTHER WORK

• Puplift: A Dog’s Guide to Space by Tempe O’Kun
• Furry Fiction is Everywhere by Ian Madison Keller and Mary E. Lowd

* Despite the ‘Novel’ in the title, novella at <50,000 words; all votes tallied only from Novella results.