The Furry Writers’ Guild posted the nominees for the 2018 Cóyotl Awards on March 16. 

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

Best Novel

• The Demon and the Fox – Tim Susman
• The Moons of Barsk – Lawrence M. Schoen
• Silence of the Dragon – Madison Keller
• Small World – Gre7g Luterman
• Space Unicorn Blues – T. J. Berry
• Ty Game – Kyell Gold

Best Novella

• Queen of Arts – Frances Pauli
• Voyage of the Dogs – Greg van Eekhout

Best Short Story

• “The Only Harmless Great Thing” – Brooke Bolander
• “A Road of Dust and Honey” – Searska GreyRaven
• “Roses” – Searska GreyRaven
• “Saguaros” – Watts Martin
• “Zoo” – Ellen Denton

Best Anthology

• CLAW – K. C. Alpinus (editor)
• Dissident Signals – NightEyes DaySpring and Slip Wolf (editors)
• HEAT #15 – Dark End and Teagan Gavet (producers)

Voting is open to members of the Furry Writers’ Guild through Friday, May 17th at midnight Pacific Time.  The final winners will be announced at Furlandia in Portland, OR over the May 25 weekend.

The 2017 Cóyotl Awards. for the best anthropomorphic fiction of the past year, were announced May 25 at the Furlandia convention in Portland.

Below are listed the winners and nominees of the 2017 Cóyotl Awards. The winners are listed first and in bold.

Best Novel

• Kismet by Watts Martin
• Always Gray in Winter by Mark J. Engels
• reWritten by Jako Malan
• The Tower and the Fox by Tim Susman

Best Novella

• Dragon Fried Cheese by Madison Keller
• The Earth Tigers by Frances Pauli
• Jazz at the End of the Night by Weasel
• The Pride of Parahumans by Joel Kreissman
• Sinful Behavior by Rukis

Best Short Story

• “Behesht” by Dwale
• “Clicking” by Ianus J. Wolf
• “Hollow” by Chris “Sparf” Williams
• “The Moon Fox” by Amy Fontaine
• “The Ouroboros Plate” by Slip Wolf
• “Personal History” by Tim Susman
• “Richard Cory” by Tristan Black Wolf

Best Anthology

• Arcana edited by Madison Scott-Clary
• Bleak Horizons edited by Tarl Hoch
• Symbol of a Nation edited by Fred Patten

The winners of the 2015 Cóyotl Awards, presented by the Furry Writers’ Guild for the Best Anthropomorphic Literature of the 2015 calendar year, were announced August 13 at the Rocky Mountain Fur Con in Denver.

BEST NOVEL

Winner

• Barsk: The Elephant’s Graveyard by Lawrence M. Schoen (Tor Books, December 2015)

Runners-Up

• Forest Gods by Ryan Campbell (Sofawolf Press, September 2015)
• The Long Road Home by Rukis (FurPlanet Productions, July 2015)
• Rat’s Reputation by Michael H. Payne (Sofawolf Press,
• Windfall by Tempe O’Kun (FurPlanet Productions, July 2015)

BEST NOVELLA

Winner

• Koa of the Drowned Kingdom by Ryan Campbell (FurPlanet Productions, September 2015)

Runner-Up

• Losing My Religion by Kyell Gold (FurPlanet Productions, September 2015)

BEST SHORT STORY

Winner

• The Analogue Catby Alice “Huskyteer” Dryden (in The Furry Future, ed. by Fred Patten; FurPlanet Productions, January 2015)

Runners-Up

• Bullet Tooth Clawby Marshall L. Moseley (in Inhuman Acts, ed. by Ocean Tigrox; FurPlanet Productions, September 2015)
• Muskrat Bluesby Ianus J. Wolf (in Inhuman Acts, ed. by Ocean Tigrox; FurPlanet Productions, September 2015)

BEST ANTHOLOGY

Winner

• Inhuman Acts edited by Ocean Tigrox (FurPlanet Productions, September 2015)

Runners-Up

• The Furry Future edited by Fred Patten (FurPlanet Productions, January 2015)
• ROAR Volume 6 edited by Mary E. Lowd (Bad Dog Books, July 2015)

[Thanks to Fred Patten for the story.]

The Furry Writers’ Guild has posted the final ballot for the 2015 Cóyotl Awards.

Only Guild members may vote on the winners. “It’s the closest thing in furry fandom to a juried award, as opposed to the Ursa Major Award which is open for the public to vote upon,” Fred Patten explained. The deadline to cast an online ballot is July 1.

All the nominees but three in the Best Novel category are published by FurPlanet Productions.  Of the three non-FurPlanet novels, two are published by Sofawolf Press and Barsk is published by Tor Books.

Best Novel

• Barsk: The Elephant’s Graveyard by Lawrence M. Schoen
• Forest Gods by Ryan Campbell
• The Long Road Home by Rukis
• Rat’s Reputation by Michael H. Payne
• Windfall by Tempe O’Kun

Best Novella

• Koa of the Drowned Kingdom by Ryan Campbell
• Losing My Religion by Kyell Gold
• Where the Rivers Meet by Renee Carter Hall

Best Short Story

• “The Analogue Cat” by Alice “Huskyteer” Dryden
• “Bullet Tooth Claw” by Marshall L. Moseley
• “Muskrat” by Ianus J. Wolf

Best Anthology

• The Furry Future edited by Fred Patten
• Inhuman Acts edited by Ocean Tigrox
• ROAR Volume 6 edited by Mary E. Lowd

[Thanks to Fred Patten for the story.]

The Furry Writers’ Guild announced the winners of the 2014 Cóyotl Awards Recognizing Excellence in Anthropomorphic Literature on September 24 at Rainfurrest in Seattle.

Best Novel

• Off the Beaten Path by Rukis

Best Novella

• Huntress by Renee Carter Hall

Best Short Story

• Jackalope Wives by Ursula Vernon

Best Anthology

• Abandoned Places edited by TarlHoch

[Thanks to Mark for the story. The Mark that doesn’t use his surname.]

The Furry Writers’ Guild announced the nominees for the 2014 Cóyotl Awards Recognizing Excellence in Anthropomorphic Literature on June 2.

Best Novel

• The Bees by Laline Paull
• Bête by Adam Roberts
• Off the Beaten Path by Rukis

Best Novella

• Going Concerns by Watts Martin
• Huntress by Renee Carter Hall
• The Mysterious Affair of Giles by Kyell Gold

Best Short Story

• Cold Scent by Alice Dryden
• Jackalope Wives by Ursula Vernon
• Pavlov’s House by Malcolm Cross

Best Anthology

• Abandoned Places edited by TarlHoch
• Tales from the Guild: Music to Your Ears edited by AnthroAquatic

Voting will run through August 15. Only Guild members are eligible to vote.

The Furry Writers’ Guild announced the winners of the Cóyotl Awards for 2012 and 2013 at Rainfurrest 2014 on September 26.

2012 Cóyotl Awards

• Best Novel: By Sword and Star by Renee Carter Hall
• Best Novella: Reach for the Sky (The Battle of Britain – a novel of Lt. Corn Book 1) by Vixyy Fox
• Best Short Story: “Chasing the Spotlight” by Tim Susman (published in ROAR Volume 4)

2013 Cóyotl Awards

• Best Novel: God of Clay by Ryan Campbell
• Best Novella: Indigo Rain by Watts Martin
• Best Short Story: “Fox in the Hen House” by Mary E. Lowd (published in Dancing in the Moonlight)
• Best Anthology: Hot Dish #1 edited by Alopex

(Full list of nominees here — 2012 and 2013.)

The Furry Writers’ Guild exists to “support, inform, elevate, and promote quality writing and writers of anthropomorphic fiction.”