It’s that time of year! Furry Book Month is here, where we celebrate the wonderful skill and talent on show within the furry writing community. We have a few things planned that we hope will uplift furry writing and give new readers the chance to explore the wonderful worlds our writers have to share.
We encourage every writer – and reader – of furry fiction to share your experiences on social media with the #FurryBookMonth hashtag so we can get some visibility on the best of our community. Is there a book you read recently that you loved? A new release or an old favourite? Share it with everyone! Are you an author with something new and exciting, or a promotional sale? Share that too!
For this month, let’s get the conversations happening around furry fiction.
To help get things started, we have two book bundles this year for you to enjoy. Like last year, we have a general bundle with 9 books by our members, but this year we have also added an 18+ bundle with titles of a spicier persuasion. They are both available on Gumroad at a pay-what-you-want (minimum purchases US$10 and US$7 respectively), with all proceeds being split evenly with each contributing author and the FWG.
You can pick up the General bundle here: https://furrywritersguild.gumroad.com/l/FurryBookMonthBundle
It features books from:
Tales of Feathers and Flame – John Bailey
The Fifth – Saylor Ferguson
A New Life – B. Kozer
Horizon: Salvaged Heroes – Joel Kreissman
Throwback – Frances Pauli
Aces High – J. Daniel Phillips
The Dragon’s Paladin – Justin Lee
Gryphon Insurrection Boxset 1 – K. Vale Nagle
Lost Inside the Blue Line – Herr Wozzeck
You can pick up the 18+ bundle here: https://furrywritersguild.gumroad.com/l/FurryBookMonthBundle18
It features books from:
Bringing Down Upworld – Kandrel
Harmony – Flash Kitterson
Edax Sapiens – Kadon L. Peterson
Gods For The Machines – Morpheuskibbe
Royal Red – K.C. Shaw
CCS – Tagenar
We hope you’ll check out these great bundles for a fantastic price. They will be available for the duration of Furry Book Month!
Oxurred Comma
Oxfurred Comma was created to fill the gap left behind by in-person conventions when the pandemic started to create lockdowns. When those conventions started to return, the consensus was to continue Oxfurred Comma – both to provide an outlet for those who felt unsafe returning to the physical conventions, but also to give furry writers a space of their own.
The last two years have definitely seen that interest remain in running this online convention. That interest appears to have dwindled for 2023.
The last opportunity to organise the Oxfurred Comma panels has now been and gone, and there simply have not been enough panel submissions to create any meaningful schedule.
As such, Oxfurred Comma will not take place this year.
I will discuss what has changed and what we can learn from this with the FWG staff, and we will then open things up to the membership base as a whole to determine whether we will make another attempt in 2024, or if we will consider the needs and desires for the convention to have faded.
Please not that, as it was always a part of the convention, the flash fiction contest will also not take place this year.
Thank you to those of you who did submit an entry to the flash fiction contest or a panel. With conversations to come over the next few months, we will share our plans for what role Oxfurred Comma may play in the future.
But Furry Book Month isn’t about dwelling on bad news! We have plenty of exciting things to come over the next month, and that includes anthology calls! There are a couple of new ones that have opened recently, so have a look through the list and see what options there may be for you.
Feisty Felines and Other Fantastical Familiars – Deadline October 15th 2023
Halloween Microfiction – Deadline October 16th 2023
Altered States: Draconic Desire – Deadline November 30th 2023
Get Wild – Deadline December 1st 2023
Sniff – Deadline December 1st 2023
Night of the Howling Dead – Deadline December 8th 2023
Indulge – Deadline January 31st 2024
Androids and Dragons – Deadline When Full
Indecent Exposure – Deadline When Full
This Is Halloween – Deadline When Full
Furry Femdom Erotica – Deadline When Full
F/F No Erotic Anthology – Deadline When Full
Isekai Me! – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full
Furry/Lovecraftian/Erotic/University Themed Anthology – Deadline When Full
Beyond Their Pale – Deadline When Full
#ohmurr! – Deadline: Ongoing
Furry Book Month is also a great time to pick up a new read! Check out the latest and upcoming releases here.
Angel, by R.A. Meenan. Released September 20th 2023.
The Price of Thorns, by Tim Susman. Available for pre-order. Released November 14th 2023.
Commander Annie and Other Adventures, by Mary E. Lowd. Available for pre-order. Released November 14th 2023.
Peace And Love, by Huskyteer. Available for pre-order. Released December 1st 2023.
We hope you’ll join us in sharing the best of what furry writing has to offer. Share your thoughts about your favourite books – leave plenty of reviews and start up conversations about what furry writing means to you! We hope you’ll enjoy the book bundles.
Until next time.
Happy writing.
J.F.R. Coates
Furry Writers’ Guild 