The shortlist for the 2024 Leo Literary Awards has been announced. The Leo Awards’ goal is to highlight exceptional works of literature in the furry fandom.

The juried award is given to those works that surpass a benchmark score, which means that there can be multiple “best” works in each category.

Novels

• Come to Dust (Simon King Trilogy book #1) by Tiberius Rings & Fruitz
• Angel (Zyearth Chronicles Book 4) by R.A. Meenan
• Werecats Emergent by Mark J. Engels
• The Dry Spell by Slip Wolf
• The Price of Thorns, by Tim Susman
• Peace and Love by Huskyteer
• Hell Moon (Xeno-Spectre Book 1) by Mary E. Lowd
• Vampire’s Grimoire (Changing Bodies 4) by Roan Rosser

Novellas

• Rafts by Utunu
• Virtus Draconis by Edi Álvarez
• Wolf of Withervale by Joaquin Baldwin
• Nawry the Noodlebeast by Mary Lowd
• Kelpie House (Kelpie’s Forever 1) by Frances Pauli

Anthologies

• Facets of Color: A Zyearth Anthology by R.A. Meenan
• In the Light of the Dawn, by the Furry Historical Fiction Society
• Gnoll Tales by Nighteyes Dayspring
• Commander Annie and Other Adventures, by Mary E. Lowd

Short Stories

• “Threads” by Utunu
• “The Price of Copper” by Utunu
• “As The Gods Demand” by NightEyes DaySpring
• “A Fortune In Ruins” by Fopfox
• “Eulalius!” by Ziegenbock
• “To Your Own Defences” by Televassi
• “Go to the Road, And Ask Any Passing Traveler” by Rob Macwolf
• “The Traces of Thomas Antiochus Macrotis”, by Rose LaCroix
• “To Hel and Back” by Televassi
• “1725”, by Packwolf Lupestripe
• “Lupaus”, by Packwolf Lupestripe
• “On Being Bear” by Sparky
• “MOVE X TO Y2K” by Chase Anderson
• “When the Universe Listens” by Mary E. Lowd
• “The Zoo Diaries” by Frances Pauli

Poems

• “Ode to the Gay Bar I Was Too Chickenshit to Go To” by Nenekiri Bookwyrm
• “We Regret to Inform You of a Funeral Cancellation” by Rob MacWolf
• Nonfiction
• Furscience: A Decade of Psychological Research on the Furry Fandom
• Furtannia: The History of the Furry Fandom by Tim Stoddard
• Furry Planet by Joe Strike

Book Covers

• The Dry Spell by Ryan Loup Glissant (Cover art by Slate Dragon)
• Rise To Power Part 3 (Silver Foxes Book #14) written & illustrated by M.R. Anglin
• Rafts by Utunu (Cover art by Chutkat)
• Peace and Love by Huskyteer