The Furry Writers’ Guild posted the nominees for the 2022 Cóyotl Awards on March 14. 

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

BEST NOVEL

• Scars of the Golden Dancer by NightEyes DaySpring
• Red Pandamonium by Roan Rosser
• A Furry Faux Paw by Jessica Kara
• Mouse Cage by Malcolm F. Cross

BEST NOVELLA

• Royal Red: A Cozy Fantasy Adventure by K.C. Shaw
• The Otter’s Wings: A Labyrinth of Souls Novel by Mary E. Lowd
• Fox and Troll Steal Math by Jeff Reynolds

BEST SHORT STORY

• “Lids” by Utunu
• “Let Him That Speaketh Fate to Men Have No Fate of His Own” by Rob MacWolf
• “Coyote Woman Sings the Blues” by Marissa James
• “Mark of the Stranger” by Casimir Laski

BEST ANTHOLOGY

• Tales of Feathers and Flame edited by K. Vale Nagle
• When the World Was Young by The Furry Historical Fiction Society
• ROAR 11 edited by Ian Madison Keller
• Winter of Wonder: Fauna edited by Andrew Ferrell