How did January pass so quickly and yet last for 87 agonizing days? I meant to post about the Cóyotl Awards a few weeks ago but it completely slipped my mind.
If you’re a guild member with qualifying work published in 2024, or if you’re a guild member who read a qualifying work published in 2024 and want to make sure everyone else reads it, we’re compiling a recommended reading list before we open for nominations. I haven’t set up a submission form, so the best way to suggest work is to email us or use the promote work form linked in the sidebar to the right. Please make sure to indicate that you’re recommending works for the Cóyotls! Recommendations will be compiled in a new post at https://coyotlawards.com/ so you can find works you missed during the year.
Official Cóyotl Award nominations will start on March 1 and voting will start around April 1 (or as soon after that as we can get the nominations verified and organized into a ballot). This is a reminder that we are seeking a guild member who would like to take over the vacant Cóyotl Award Chair position. Guild officer elections will also occur in April.
If you’re having a hard time lately, remember that honing your craft as a writer is a valid and healthy way to cope with world events. No one can write the way you do. Your art is unique, just like you are, and it’s important to the world. You are important to the world! Anyone who implies otherwise has no soul.
Here are the current open markets for your short stories:
Spirit of the Wolf – Deadline March 31st 2025
The Second Hayven Celestia Anthology – Deadline July 15, 2025
Indecent Exposure – Deadline When Full
This Is Halloween – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full
Furry/Lovecraftian/Erotic/University Themed Anthology – Deadline When Full
Plott Hound Magazine will be opening for short story submissions on March 1, 2025
Please also check out the latest book releases from our members:
Legend of Ahya: Broken Empires, by Matthew Colvath. Released October 2nd 2024.
Space Dragons: Luxorian’s Crew, by Veo Corva. Released November 12th 2024.
Catfish and Other Stories, by K.C. Shaw. Released November 30th 2024.
Wolf Tech 3: The Alphas, by Adam Webster. Released December 10th 2024.
Happy writing!
Kate Shaw
Furry Writers’ Guild 