FWG Newsletter October 2026

We take a good look around as the leaves swap from their beautiful green hues to the fantastic warm colors that we see now! The sun hides behind clouds while those leaves sluggishly drift away from the branches and down to the tiny piles of crunchy leaves we can jump into. Welcome to October, everyfur!

October is Furry Book Month! Which means… our Book Bundle is up and ready! You can purchase it and gain a spectacular collection of furry novels all for you to read! Once you purchase it, all of the authors within the bundle get a share of the proceeds. The proceeds get split between each author and an extra share that the guild keeps. The complete bundle has 10 books with 3 being NSFW!

Find the FWG Book Bundle here!
The complete bundle (both general audiences and 18+ books): https://furrywritersguild.gumroad.com/l/2026
The SFW only bundle: https://furrywritersguild.gumroad.com/l/2026GA

We’ve created another quick and easy way to support members of our guild. On Bluesky, we now have a Starter Pack for FWG Members and FWG Associate Members! If you’re part of the FWG and would like to be part of the Starter Pack, then contact the President or the Vice President and we’ll get you on the pack. If it gets full, then we’ll just make another one for more members! Help your fellow furry friends out and check out their works!

Find the Starter Pack here! https://bsky.app/starter-pack/furrywritersguild.bsky.social/3mrqiuhsbsn2m

If you want to support the FWG more, then we have a Paypal and Patreon for you to donate to! This helps with future endeavors for this awesome guild we run here! So, if you choose to donate, thank you tons! We appreciate you forever and always!

FWG Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=2ACUCFGMBZY4A

FWG Patreon: patreon.com/furrywritersguild

We sometimes forget that failure is something every writer/author comes across. It’s something that’s natural and unavoidable. Though, we can use those failures to reinforce ourselves and make ourselves stronger! It helps us improve and build up a strong shield for anymore “failures” that we may come across. Don’t let those setbacks define you. Move past them and keep on creating! You can do this! It doesn’t matter what others think, as long as you are happy with what you have created. Never give up and keep on moving, fellow guild members!

-Flash Kitterson

Here are the open markets from your Guild Markets Manager:

October open markets:

## Open now!

### Short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry:

#### Limited-time windows:
* MAWS VS PAWS – any genre (including erotica) about maw and/or paw play, 2,000 – 6,000 words, pays 0.5 cents/word, closes Oct 15 | https://bewere.net/anthology.php


* Plott Hound – speculative animal stories and poetry, essays about animals, up to 5,000 words for original fiction, up to 10,000 words for reprint fiction, any length poems, and 1,000 – 2,500 word essays, pays 8 cents/word for original fiction, $20 for reprint flash fiction, $100 reprint short stories, $50 for poetry, and $100 for essays, closes Oct 15 | https://plotthoundmag.com/submission-guidelines/


* Rho Iota Phi – horror and erotica in a college frat shared universe, 3,000 – 12,000 words, pays 0.5 cents/word, closes Oct 31 | https://armouredfoxpress.wixsite.com/website/furry-call-for-submissions


* Furlandia 2027 Anthology – sci-fi, fantasy, and horror stories about furries in gaming, 2,000 – 5,000 words, closes Nov 1 | https://bsky.app/profile/furlandia.bsky.social/post/3muhs66upcj2m


* #ohmurr – erotica fiction, essays, hookup stories, poetry, and book reviews, 2,000 – 6,000 word essays, 1 – 2 pages of poetry, 100 – 300 word hookup stories, fiction and essays pay $20, closes Nov 20 | https://ohmurrmag.carrd.co/#submissionguidelines


* Children of the Night – any genre (including erotica) about the goth subculture, 5,000 – 20,000 words, pays 0.5 cents/word, closes Dec 31 | https://armouredfoxpress.wixsite.com/website/furry-call-for-submissions


* This is Halloween – any genre (including erotica) about Halloween, 3,000 – 12,000 words, pays 0.5 cents/word, closes Dec 31 | https://armouredfoxpress.wixsite.com/website/furry-call-for-submissions


* Texas Furry Fiesta Campfire Tails – scary stories, 500 – 2,000 words, until Feb 19 | https://bsky.app/profile/furryfiesta.org/post/3mw4it244bi2a


* Cyber Claws – mecha stories by furry authors, 3,000 – 6,000 words, pays $10, closes April 7 | https://cyberclawsanthology.wordpress.com/submissions/

#### Open until further notice:
* Dinner at Yiffany’s
– erotica, <15,000 words | https://www.dinneratyiffanys.com/story-submission-guidelines/
* The Voice of Dog – any genre, < 10,000 words | https://thevoice.dog/?page=rules

### Books:

* Bewere
– comics, graphic novels, artbooks, fiction, games, nonfiction, and other items, 32 – 100 page comics, 30,000 – 120,000 word fiction and nonfiction | https://bewere.net/submissions.php


* Doppelfoxx Publishing – comics, graphic novels, artbooks, poetry chapbooks, poetry collections, novels, and novellas, unknown wordcount minimums/maximums | https://doppelfoxxpublishing.com/pages/publication


* Fenris Publishing – comics, graphic novels, artbooks, fiction, games, nonfiction, and other items, 32 – 100 page comics, 30,000 – 120,000 word fiction and nonfiction | https://www.fenrispublishing.com/submissions.php


* FurPlanet – comics and magazines, unknown wordcount minimums/maximums | https://furplanet.com/shop/custom.aspx?recid=8


* Transcendent Fiction Publishing – [only accepting submission from trans men and women, nonbinary, and cis female authors] sci fi, fantasy, and furry comics, graphic novels, artbooks, novels, novellas, and single-author collections, 30,000 – 120,000 word novels, novellas, and collections | https://www.tfpublishing.com.au/submission-guidelines



### Non-furry Publishers, but furry-interest calls:

* Eye to the Telescope
– Science fiction, fantasy, and speculative horror poetry about faeries, unknown length requirements, pays 7 cents/word, closes Oct 15 | https://eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html


* Superheroes, Super Problems – Superheroes and/or villains, <5,000 words, pays 8 cents/word, closes Oct 15 | https://wordfirewestern.moksha.io/publication/superheroes-super-problems/guidelines


* Zine Machine – 8 page mini zines on any topic, pays $20, closes Oct 31 | https://zinemachine.com/submissions


* Divergent Space – stories and poems about neurodivergent characters set in the future, no word/line maximums, pays $5+, depending on length, closes Jan 31 | https://www.manawaker.com/submit-to-divergent-space/


* Untitled Orc Erotica Anthology – Orc erotica- 5,000 – 20,000 words, pays 0.5 cents/word, unknown close date | https://armouredfoxpress.wixsite.com/website/nf-call-for-submissions

Please check out the 2026 book releases from our members:
Tethers Torn [Book 2], by Utunu, Released March 2026.
Archon [Book 2], by Mark Smith, Released March 27th, 2026.
Disaster Queers: Night at the Museum, by Alison Cybe, Released April 1st, 2026.
Howling Dead, by Vincenzo Pasquarella, Released April 13th, 2026.
Space Dragons: Cosmic Survivors, by Veo Corva, Released April 20, 2026
Travels, by Erin Lee, Released April 26th.
A Rodent of Unusual Size, by Rebecca Cascane, Released April 26th.
The Morning After, by J.F.R. Coates, Released April 26th.
Weasel Under the Sun (A Stone & Cooke Mystery), by Kyell Gold, Released May 2026.
Game Of Life, by Rob MacWolf & Alex Vance, Released June 15th, 2026.
Lesser Gods: Retribution, by Alex Frey, Released June 16th, 2026.
Disaster Queers: Emmlie’s Eleven, by Alison Cybe, Released July 25th, 2026.
Helkite, by Roscoe G. Beetle, Released August 26th, 2026.
UPCOMING!!
The Moonhound, by K.C. Shaw, Releases October 20th, 2026.

FWG Members- remember to use the Promotion Tip Line!
https://forms.gle/keTnEt1UG59qMqZ29

FWG Newsletter May 2026

There’s been a few storms during this last week of April… but May is storming in the loudest and the proudest! Welcome to May, everyfur! It has been a thrilling month for the FWG, and we continue to stay strong and show the world our blazing creativity! Make sure to take the time to celebrate your creative accomplishments, and treat yourself well! Keep on writing, editing, reading… whatever helps you push your creativity forward! Make sure you support your fellow furry creatives, too!

The next big thing is guild officer elections. We have one contested seat for Guild Markets Manager! That means we’ll have a guild-wide vote in mid-May. Until May 14, candidates will answer questions on the guild’s Discord server, in the “Guild Officer Elections” channel. If you have a question but want to remain anonymous, you can email it to furwritersguild [at] gmail.com and I will post it for you. On May 16, voting will start via online ballot, which I’ll announce here closer to the time. We will most likely make one of our rare guild-wide emails to alert members when voting is live, so this is a very good time to update your email address if you need to.

Lastly, here’s your huge reminder that the voting for the Cóyotl Awards closes soon! Get your votes in while you still can!

Contact any of the Officers if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. We’re here to help you to the best of our ability!

Thanks for reading! Stay strong, keep on writing, and supporting your fellow furry authors!

-Flash Kitterson


Open Markets as of May 1st, 2026!
Children Of The Night
This Is Halloween
Rho Iota Phi – Deadline October 31, 2026
#OHMURR – (until 5/20 for summer issue, 5/21-9/20 for fall issue)
Mertails – Deadline June 30, 2026
Bewere
Dinner at Yiffany’s
Eurofrence Conbook – Deadline June 19, 2026
Fenris Publishing
FurPlanet (Comics/Magazines ONLY. Not Novels/Novellas.)
The Voice of Dog

Please check out the latest book releases from our members:
Tikadi’s Gift, by Moth Flutterby, Released October 17, 2025.
Thorns, by Roscoe G. Beetle, Released October 31, 2025.
Legend of Ahya: A Divinity Decayed [Book 5], by Matthew Colvath, Released Nov. 30, 2025.
The Wideness of the World: An Early Modern Anthology, Released December 13, 2025.
The Analog Cat and Other Animals, by Alice Dryden, Released December 2025.
Tethers Torn [Book 2], by Utunu, Released March 2026.
Archon [Book 2], by Mark Smith, Released March 27th, 2026.
Space Dragons: Cosmic Survivors, by Veo Corva, Released April 20, 2026
UPCOMING!! Lesser Gods: Retribution, by Alex Frey Releases June 16th, 2026

FWG Newsletter April 2026

The rain pours, and behind the clouds is the spring sun! Welcome to the month of April, all you lovely writers and authors out there! My name is Flash Kitterson, and I’ll be taking over as president for the time being! I’m a black furry author that’s been with the community forever now! Gabe decided to step down to focus more on her company, Doppelfoxx Publishing. It’s a new Pub House that furry authors can publish with. You can message her for more details! We appreciate Gabe for helping as President with the short amount of time she had, and wishing her the best on her future endeavors!

April is also election month! Guild members can shoot their shots at positions within the Officer crew. To go after a certain position, you can make a post on the Discord in the “guild officer elections” channel. The deadline is the end of April to announce candidacy.

Don’t forget that the Cóyotl Awards for 2025 are still open for nominations! They close next week on April 5th.
https://coyotlawards.com/2025-coyotl-awards-nominations/

Contact any of the Officers if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. We’re here to help you the best we can!

Thanks for reading! Keep on writing and supporting your fellow furry authors!

-Flash Kitterson

Here are the current open markets for your short stories!
CLAW Vol. 2 – Deadline April 30, 2026
This Is Halloween – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full

Also a few side markets!
Tales from the Cryptids – Deadline April 30th, 2026
WERE-2 – Deadline July 31st, 2026
Zine Machine

Please also check out the latest book releases from our members:
The Bones Behind the Glass, by Renard Avec-Histoire, Released August 18, 2025.
Gravitational Pull, by Ty Fox, Released August 19, 2025.
Tikadi’s Gift, by Moth Flutterby, Released October 17, 2025.
Thorns, by Roscoe G. Beetle, Released October 31, 2025.
Legend of Ahya: A Divinity Decayed [Book 5], by Matthew Colvath, Released Nov. 30, 2025.
The Wideness of the World: An Early Modern Anthology, Released December 13, 2025.
The Analog Cat and Other Animals, by Alice Dryden, Released December 2025.
Tethers Torn [Book 2], by Utunu, Released March 2026.
Archon [Book 2], by Mark Smith, Released March 27th, 2026.

We heard you like anthologies…

…so we made you an anthology!

It’s been a long time in the making, but the Tales from the Guild: Blood and Water anthology is finished and off to the printers! We partnered with Fenris Publishing, who took on the hard work of layout, graphic design, and all the hidden steps of bringing a book to market. The amazing cover art is by Chum Basket.

The anthology is literally off to the printers, which means a wait of about a month for copies to be printed and bound, then probably a few more weeks for shipping. With luck Fenris will have copies in hand by August and the book will be available to order through their website or in person at your favorite convention!

We’ll keep you updated on the official release date and when preorders will be available. Thanks to Fenris, JFR Coates who spearheaded the project, the other editors, and of course all the authors!

FWG Monthly Newsletter December 2024

Well, here we are at the closing of another year. I hardly know what to say after the events of November. We will get through the next few years just as we’ve weathered other storms, and we will do so with heads high, hearts open, and teeth bared if necessary.

One exciting thing is the imminent publication of the guild’s latest anthology, Tales from the Guild: Blood and Water, published through Fenris. The original plan was for a release at Midwest FurFest, but the publishing process is a slow one with lots of moving parts. Currently the cover art is being finished, so it’s close, but the publication date has had to be moved back a little.

What are your writing goals for 2025? If you’re not feeling great about the future, writing can be an escape–a way to live temporarily in a world where you control every detail. It’s also a beacon to declare that art (and the artist’s soul) will always triumph.

Along with the new year comes awards season, so if there are recently-published books on your to-read pile, this is a good time to bump them to the top. If you have recently-published works, this is also a good time to send in updates for your guild member profile and the suggested reading lists. If you have a book coming out soon, let us know so we can list it in future posts. Make it easy for potential readers to find what you’ve written!

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

Please also check out the latest book releases from our members:

Shadow Sun, by Jess E. Owen. Released August 30th, 2024.
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. Release date December 10th 2024.

Happy writing!

Kate Shaw

FWG Monthly Newsletter November 2024

Furry Book Month has drawn to a close for another year. Hopefully everyone who wanted a copy of the 2024 book bundle had a chance to download it.

For those of us who participated in the first Furry Novel Jam, congratulations! Even if you only wrote a handful of words in October, those were words you hadn’t written before. I didn’t finish my novella, but I wrote over 15,000 words total and feel really good about my progress. The Furry Novel Jam doesn’t have to end if you don’t want it to end!

Awards season is coming up fast, so if there are recently-published books on your to-read pile, this is a good time to bump them to the top. If you have recently-published works, this is also a good time to send in updates for your guild member profile and the suggested reading lists. If you have a book coming out soon, let us know so we can list it in future posts. Make it easy for potential readers to find what you’ve written!

Here are the current open markets for your short stories:
Paw Anthology: Volume 2 – Deadline November 21st 2024
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

Please also check out the latest releases from our members:

Shadow Sun, by Jess E. Owen. Released August 30th
Legend of Ahya: Broken Empires, by Matthew Colvath. Released October 2nd 2024.

Happy writing!

Kate Shaw

FWG Monthly Newsletter October 2024

Happy furry book month! My laptop decided to celebrate by bluescreening on September 30, so while I have managed to get it up and running again, it’s unfortunately delayed the book bundle release by a day or two.

Edited to add: Many thanks to JFR Coates, who stepped up and got the book bundle put together last night. It’s now available for purchase on Gumroad! There are two versions of the bundle, one with only books suitable for a general audience and one with those books and the 18+ books. The price works out to only $1 per book in the bundle, plus an extra $1 that goes to the guild to help with our recurring expenses. That’s a fantastic price for so many amazing books!

In the meantime, you can write your own book during our first Furry Novel Jam! The rules are simple: work out a writing goal that you feel you can accomplish during October, and start writing. You can begin a brand new project, finish a project you’ve been stuck on, or jump from project to project. As long as you get some words down during October, you win the novel jam and deserve accolades and possibly a cake.

We have some fun novel jam activities going on in the Telegram chat and Discord server, including word sprints, challenges, and a certain amount of complaining (all part of the writing life). Come join us!

We’re still looking for guild members who are interested in an officer position. We’ll be holding elections in April as usual, but if you’d like to help out sooner, just let one of the officers know. Duties are generally modest and the other officers (mostly) don’t bite.

Here are the current open markets for your short stories:
Paw Anthology: Volume 2 – Deadline November 21st 2024
Spirit of the Wolf – Deadline March 31st 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
Beyond Their Pale – Deadline When Full

Please also check out the latest releases from our members.
Squeak Thief, by Kyell Gold. Released July 2024.
The Heavens Within Our Grasp, edited by Maddison Scott-Clary, featuring stories by multiple FWG Members. Released July 1st 2024.
Far Flung, by Utunu. Released July 3rd 2024.
The Eternal Party, by DarkEnd. Released July 4th 2024.
Therianthropic Dreams, by NightEyes DaySpring. Released July 15th 2024.
Return of the Queen, by Shaun M. McGrath. Released July 31st.
Shadow Sun, by Jess E. Owen. Released August 30th
Legend of Ahya: Broken Empires, by Matthew Colvath. Available for pre-orders. Released October 2nd 2024.

Happy writing!

Kate Shaw

Book of the Month: Fellowship of the Ringtails

ringtails cover

May’s Book of the Month, Fellowship of the Ringtails, is by member Angela “LemurKat” Oliver.

The kingdom of Madigaska is in turmoil. The King has died under suspicious circumstances and now his Queen has usurped the throne. The only remnant of the last ruler is an illegitimate orphan. Born many miles away, and raised by a peaceable fishing tribe, she knows little of her heritage, her destiny. But with the fierce Hunter, Noir, on her trail, what hope does she have?

Set in an alternate world Madagascar, where the dominant life forms are lemurs with a level of technology equal to primitive tribes, “Lemurs: A Saga” contains true elements of Malagasy history and culture, intermingled with a heavy dose of pure fantasy. It is, indeed, epic fantasy, with lemurs.

Available from Amazon in paperback and ebook.

Books of the Month: The Latte Segment + In Honor’s Shadow

April’s Book of the Month is another double feature, this time showcasing furry fiction by two of the fandom’s up-and-coming authors.

First, The Latte Segment by Zoe Landon:

latte cover“Sarah Madsen is a modern young rabbit with a cozy urban life. A yuppie, perhaps, though she’d disagree with the label. After all, yuppies don’t hang with eccentric artists in beat-down studios, much less date them. And they don’t get pushed out of their apartment by profit-hunting developers, forced to pick between an impossible market and an unsustainable rent.

As she hunts for a new place to live, she learns how her comfortable lifestyle is seen by those around her. Some are sympathetic and kind, some cold and indifferent, some jealous and hostile. None can relieve her frustration from knowing that her easy life is slowly slipping out of her control. She’ll take control anywhere she can find it, but not everyone appreciates her attempts to help. Not even herself.

A story of class and success in the millennial age, The Latte Segment explores how well we can trust others, and ourselves, to do the right things in our lives — or, to do anything about them at all.”

Available in ebook and paperback from Amazon.


Next up is In Honor’s Shadow by Skye Lansing:

honor cover“What use is honor without victory?

The Wolf Clan stands divided amid a bitter civil war. For years the noble Hayashi Family has struggled to wrest control of the clan from their rivals, the Hitomi, but one disastrous battle has exhausted their power. Now every warrior within Hayashi territory must decide what role they shall play in the upcoming conflict.

Shiro, the magistrate of an unimportant village, is tasked with a dangerous mission to stop the Hitomi Family’s army. Lacking supplies, troops, and support, he knows any direct confrontation is doomed to failure. Only through guile does he stand a chance against the forces arrayed before him.

Meanwhile, Hayashi Seiko seeks to throw off the oppressive mantle of courtly life by joining her brother in the field as a proper onna-bugeisha. She leapt at the chance to prove her worth as a soldier upon hearing that the war had turned against her family, but can she really escape the politics of a society that reveres duty and honor?”

Ebook available from Amazon and all other major retailers; you can find all the ordering links at the author’s website.

Book of the Month: Cats and More Cats + The Necromouser

For March, our Book of the Month feature spotlights two books devoted to fantastic felines. The first, Cats and More Cats, is the latest anthology from editor Fred Patten and features authors from the fandom and beyond:

catscoverThe not-so-humble feline has fascinated mankind for generations. From the noble jungle hunter, to the witch’s familiar, to the stray on the back porch meowing to be let in, cats have snuck into our hearts and dreams for as long as mankind has made homes. They have become our companions, and we tell stories about their secret lives and the strange magic they might possess.

This is a collection of those stories, gathering some of the best fantasy and science fiction stories featuring our feline friends, from authors like Clare Bell, Mary E. Lowd, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Bryan Derksen, Lawrence Watt-Evans, James M. Ward, and Renee Carter Hall. These fourteen stories will give you a glimpse into the world of cats, and leave you wanting more.

Trouble by P. M. Griffin
Bomber and the Bismarck by Clare Bell
… But a Glove by John E. Johnston III
Born Again by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Masters and Students by Bryan Derksen
Trixie by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Destiny by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Three-Inch Trouble by Andre Norton
Defender of the Small by Jody Lynn Nye
The Luck of the Dauntless by James M. Ward
After Tony’s Fall by Jean Rabe
Magtwilla and the Mouse by Mary E. Lowd
A Spoiled Rotten Cat Lives Here by Dusty Rainbolt
The Emerald Mage by Renee Carter Hall
Furry Fandom and Cats by Fred Patten
A Bibliography for Bast by Fred Patten

Parental rating G. Available from FurPlanet.


 

The second book, The Necromouser and Other Magical Cats, features a variety of cat-themed stories from Mary E. Lowd, including four that appear for the first time in this collection:

necrocoverAn angry cat who discovers the techno-mystical ability to raise mice from the dead…

A starving kitten who discovers a secret hidden in the San Francisco bay…

A witch’s cat, a scientist’s cat, and a cat who recognizes no owner…

In this collection, follow the adventures of the beloved tabby cat Shreddy as he faces off with zombies, ghosts, gryphons, foolhardy dogs, and all sorts of household appliances.

Then meet a series of cats whose stories will take you from heartbreak to joy, showing the magic in our own world through the reflection of a cat’s eyes.

Necromouser contains four all new stories and five Ursa Major nominated stories, including “Shreddy and the Carnivorous Plant.”

Contains the following stories by Mary Lowd:

The Necromouser
Shreddy and the Zomb-dogs
Shreddy and the Silver Egg
Shreddy and the Christmas Ghost
Shreddy and the Dancing Dragon
Shreddy and the Carnivorous Plant
Songs of Fish and Flowers
Katelynn the Mythic Mouser
The Wharf Cat’s Mermaid
Magtwilla and the Mouse
Cold Tail and the Eyes
All the Cats of the Rainbow
In a Cat’s Eyes

Parental rating G. Available in print from FurPlanet and as an ebook from Bad Dog Books.

 

(The editor of this blog wishes to call attention to the fact that she did not use a single cat-related pun in this post. You’re welcome.)