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Just a reminder for members that voting for the 2013 Cóyotl Awards is now open and will remain open through August 31:
http://coyotlawards.org/voting/
The winners for both 2012 and 2013 will be announced at the award ceremony at Rainfurrest in September.
Welcome to our newest members Eduardo Soliz, Franklin Leo, Cadence, and Slip-Wolf!
Huskyteer recently participated in a short story reading at Kirkdale Bookshop as part of the Sydenham Arts Festival, and her story “The Wolf’s Holiday” was voted the audience’s favorite. You can read more about the evening at her blog. She also has a poem in Far Off Places, Volume II, Issue II (Sartorial), available here.
Kandrel’s Pile is now available as a digital edition from Rabbit Valley.
M. C. A. Hogarth published the children’s book Vinny the Armadillo Makes a Friend, the e-book Some Things Transcend (sequel to Even the Wingless), and the audiobook edition of “Broken Chains.”
Mary E. Lowd’s story “The Hand-Havers” appears in the October 2014 issue of Analog.
And yours truly (Renee Carter Hall) has a flash piece, “How Mother Rabbit Lost Her Name,” in Lakeside Circus. (Definitely not a children’s story.)
(Members: Want to make sure your news gets included here? Start a thread in the Member News forum!)
Some deadlines coming up fast: You’ve only got until August 4 to submit to the Fur Reality conbook, and both FANG and Will of the Alpha 2 close to submissions on August 31. There’s also an August 31 deadline for the conbooks of Oklacon and Furpocalypse. (See our Convention Books page for the rundown.)
Markets now open to submissions: Heat and Hot Dish, both from Sofawolf and both with a deadline of September 30 (see our Paying Markets page for details and links). The VancouFUR conbook is now open as well.
Members, there’s just one week left to get your votes and nominations in for the Cóyotl Awards! Voting for the 2013 awards and nominations for the 2014 awards both end August 8. The 2013 voting form (for works published in 2012) is here, and the nomination form for 2014 (works published in 2013) is here. If you have any trouble getting to the Cóyotls website, you can also send your votes and nominations via email to coyotlawards@gmail.com. (Don’t know what to nominate from 2013? Check out our recommendations thread.)
We remain open to guest blog posts from members! See the guidelines here.
Want to hang out and talk shop with other furry writers? Come join us for the Coffeehouse Chats, Tuesday evenings from 7-8 p.m. Eastern in the forum shoutbox. (Sometimes later than 8 p.m. if we really get going!) It’s an informal way to check in with your weekly writing progress and goals.
And if you’ve got something you need a beta for, we have a critique board in our forum (you’ll need to be registered with the forum in order to view it).
That’s all for this month. As always, send an email to furwritersguild (at) gmail.com with news, suggestions, and other feedback, or just comment here.
Between Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Guardians of the Galaxy, it’s been a decent summer so far for fans of anthro characters. Who’s your favorite anthro movie character of all time? (Okay, you can list a top 5 if you can’t narrow it down to one!)
The FWG blog is now open to guest blog posts from members! We’re looking for posts on any aspect of the writing process or the writing life, aimed at any skill/experience level of writer. This can be anything from a straightforward how-to article on craft to something more like a personal/inspirational essay (maybe on an author or work who influenced you, or some meaningful experience you’ve had related to writing in general or writing furry fiction). Topics can be specific to furry writers’ concerns, but they don’t have to be. We’re also open to posts from editors’ perspectives and to interviews of writers, publishers, and editors within the fandom. The specifics:
We try to post 2 guest posts per month, on the 10th and 20th, depending on the number of suitable submissions received. Any questions, comment here or email us at furwritersguild (at) gmail.com.
I know a lot of our members — especially the editors and publishers — are busy gearing up for Anthrocon, so I’ll keep this as short as I can. Happy travels to all heading to Pittsburgh, and may you have awesome sales, a great time, and a lack of con crud!
Welcome to our newest members, Roland Jovaik and Gene Breshears!
Among the many releases from FurPlanet for AC is ROAR #5, which features stories by several FWG members, including Searska GreyRaven, Mary E. Lowd, Ryan Campbell, Huskyteer, Sarina Dorie, H. A. Kirsch, Ben Goodridge, NightEyes DaySpring, and Roland Joviak.
Check out Mary E. Lowd’s “Weremoose” in Untied Shoelaces of the Mind.
Huskyteer also has a poem in Apex and a story in Heat #11 (another issue that features some familiar names — you’ll also find stories there by members Tempe O’Kun, Whyte Yoté, Dark End, and Kyell Gold).
Bill “Hafoc” Rogers’ story “The Language of Emotions” has been featured on the Anthro Dreams podcast. Give it a listen!
Also new from FurPlanet for AC is James L. Steele’s novel Huvek, as well as the anthology Anthropomorphic Aliens (edited by associate member Fred Patten).
Besides the new issue of Heat, Sofawolf Press’ Anthrocon debuts include new novels from Kyell Gold (Uncovered) and M. C. A. Hogarth (The Godson’s Triumph).
Finally, Rabbit Valley brings us Alflor Aalto’s latest, Stories From Lakeforest U.
(Members: Apologies if I’ve missed anyone’s new stuff. Want to make sure your news gets included here? Start a thread in the Member News forum!)
The World Weaver Press anthology Corvidae opens to submissions today.
You’ve only got a few days left to send conbook submissions to Rocky Mountain Fur Con and (the very last) Condition. See our conbook page for details and links.
Sean Rivercritic has this update on the first FWG anthology, Tales from the Guild, Volume 1: Music to Your Ears: “All finalized items are to the publisher. Just have to put it together and confirm release dates.” Watch this space for updates!
Members, now’s a great time to freshen up your bio pages. Just email new bios and/or pictures to furwritersguild (at) gmail.com.
We’re always open to guest blog posts from members! See the guidelines here.
Want to hang out and talk shop with other furry writers? Come join us for the Coffeehouse Chats, Tuesday evenings from 7-8 p.m. Eastern in the forum shoutbox. It’s an informal way to check in with your weekly writing progress and goals. And if you’ve got something you need a beta for, we now have a critique board in our forum (you’ll need to be registered with the forum in order to view it).
That’s it for this month (and thank goodness — that was a lot of links). As always, email furwritersguild (at) gmail.com with news, suggestions, and other feedback, or just comment here.
Which of the new releases are you most looking forward to reading?
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