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2024 Cóyotl Award Winners Announced!

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Voting is closed for the Cóyotl Awards. The counting machine has been cleared of shed fur and we have tabulated the totals. Thanks to the Furry Film Burrow for hosting the announcement of winners this year–a venue that we may use for future awards announcements too!

The winners of the 2024 Cóyotl Awards are:

Winner for Best Novel
Far Flung – Utunu

Winner for Best Novella
You Look Lost, Pup – Rob MacWolf

Winner for Best Short Story
“Houses of Stone” – Utunu (in The Heavens Within Our Grasp)

Winner for Best Anthology
The Heavens Within Our Grasp – Furry Historical Fiction Society

Winner for Best Other Work
Voice of Dog – Rob MacWolf

Congratulations to the winners! A big thanks to everyone who worked to bring their work to publication this year. We as a fandom are so lucky to have writers, editors, publishers, and readers who are so generous with their time and talent. Truly, we couldn’t do this without you.

Sincerely, 

  • The staff of the Furry Writers Guild

Note: It came to our attention after voting started that Kyell Gold’s novel Squeak Thief is over 70,000 words. While this word count qualifies it as a novel by the Cóyotl Awards, we chose not to change it while the process was ongoing. Our main concern was to not invalidate the votes already cast. Based on the votes, the change in category would not have changed the winner in either category. While this might seem like a minor issue, we felt that being transparent in this process was the right way to go. Thank you to everyone who nominated and voted.

Cóyotl Awards reminder and links to nominees

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Just a reminder that voting for the Cóyotl Awards closes in just over a month now, on August 15. If you haven’t read all the nominated works, here are links to check them out. (Please note that some of these may be accessible only to FWG members who are registered on our forums.)

Best Novel

The Bees by Laline Paull (purchase link)
http://www.amazon.com/Bees-Novel-Laline-Paull/dp/0062331175/

Bête by Adam Roberts (purchase link)
http://www.amazon.com/Bete-Adam-Roberts/dp/0575127694/

Off the Beaten Path by Rukis (free to read on FA)
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11578732

Best Novella

Going Concerns by Watts Martin (free to read on website)
http://cprints.ranea.org/going-concerns/

Huntress by Renee Carter Hall (downloadable files)
http://www.anthroaquatic.com/forum/index.php?topic=20.msg7866#msg7866

The Mysterious Affair of Giles by Kyell Gold (downloadable files)
http://www.anthroaquatic.com/forum/index.php?topic=776.msg7935#msg7935

Best Short Story

Cold Scent by Alice Dryden (free to read online)
https://pinkfoxpublications.wordpress.com/cold-scent/

Jackalope Wives by Ursula Vernon (free to read online)
http://www.apex-magazine.com/jackalope-wives/

Pavlov’s House by Malcolm Cross (free to read online)
http://www.strangehorizons.com/2014/20140421/pavlovshouse-f.shtml

Best Anthology

Abandoned Places edited by Tarl “Voice” Hoch (purchase link)
http://furplanet.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=756

Tales from the Guild:  Music to Your Ears edited by AnthroAquatic (purchase link)
https://www.rabbitvalley.com/item/9169/Tales-From-The-Guild-Music-to-Your-Ears-edited-by-AnthroAquatic

 

Again, voting closes August 15 and can be done at the Cóyotl Awards website.

2014 Cóyotl Award Nominees

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The ballot has been announced, and voting for the 2014 Cóyotl Awards is now open! Votes will be accepted through Saturday, August 15.

Congratulations to all the 2014 nominees:

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 Tarl “Voice” Hoch
Tales from the Guild:  Music to Your Ears edited by AnthroAquatic

 
Vote here.

See lists of previous winners.

 

2014 Cóyotl Awards open for nominations

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It’s that time again — the 2014 Cóyotl Awards are now open for nominations! All FWG members are eligible to make nominations, and they should be submitted through this page:

http://coyotlawards.org/nominate/

(If you have trouble with the website, you can also email your nominations to coyotlawards [at] gmail.com.)

Remember, the nominated works don’t have to be written by FWG members, and self-published works are also eligible (including those self-posted to sites like FurAffinity and SoFurry), as long as they were published in 2014.

Nominations will run through June 1.

If you need a reminder of the furry fiction that was published last year, check out the 2014 Recommended Works thread on the forums:

http://www.anthroaquatic.com/forum/index.php?topic=326.0

And whether you’re a member or not, feel free to add your suggestions to that thread to let our members know what’s worth checking out!

Cóyotl Award winners announced

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The Cóyotl Awards ceremony was held last night at Rainfurrest. Congratulations to all the winners!

2012 winners:
(Full list of nominees at http://coyotlawards.org/2012-2/)

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 winners:
(Full list of nominees at http://coyotlawards.org/2013-2/)

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

And if you’ve read something great so far this year that you think members should take a look at for the 2014 awards, come tell us about it in this thread:
http://www.anthroaquatic.com/forum/index.php?topic=326.0

 

 

Cóyotl Awards ceremony at Rainfurrest

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Just a reminder for those of you headed to Rainfurrest this weekend that the Cóyotl Awards ceremony will be held Friday night at 7 PM, where winners will be announced for 2012 and 2013. (And for those of you getting to the con on Thursday, there’s also going to be an FWG meet Thursday night at 7 PM – all are welcome, so come find out more about who we are and what we do, and just get a chance to hang out with other writers.)

Thanks to Mary E. Lowd for hosting both events!

 

The Cóyotl Awards return!

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After a much longer than expected (or desired) hiatus, the Cóyotl Awards are back, and we’re hitting the ground running to get caught up. Voting for the 2013 awards and nominations for the 2014 awards are now officially open. Full  information here:

http://coyotlawards.org/2014/07/16/were-back/

In the forums, we also have a thread for recommendations for the 2014 awards — something members can use to jog their memories about what was published in 2013 and might deserve to be nominated.

All FWG members (writers and associates) may nominate and vote in the Cóyotls. Remember, though — both the 2013 voting and 2014 nominations end on Friday, August 8, so don’t wait too long to make your choices!