Furry Writers' Guild
| Furry Writers' Guild | |
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 drawn by Frank LeRenard | |
| Author(s) | Sean Silva |
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| Launch date | April 26, 2010 |
| End Date | Ongoing |
The Furry Writers' Guild is a furry writers' association with the aim of bringing writers of all levels of skill and ability together to help improve the quality of furry anthropomorphic fiction. Founded in April 2010 by Sean Silva, the Guild aspires to facilitate community building and information sharing between writers and readers of furry literature alike.
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[edit] Mission
The purpose of the Furry Writers' Guild is to support, inform, elevate and promote quality writing and writers of anthropomorphic fiction.[1]
[edit] Web site
At the core of the Guild is its website, which aims to bring together people and resources and organize them into a cohesive whole. It collects useful links and information from throughout the internet and the furry fandom, including various writing resources, articles, distributors and publishers of anthropomorphic related literature, and an up-to-date Furry Writer's Market listing many publishing opportunities throughout the community.
[edit] Fur Affinity group
On January 31, 2011, a group was formed on Fur Affinity for Guild members, aspiring members, and other interested parties. Anyone may freely watch the group, and by doing so, automatically receive updates of new publishing venues and other news to their Fur Affinity inbox. Guild members are also authorized to post the Guild icon on their Fur Affinity profile page.
[edit] Cóyotl Awards
The Cóyotl Awards are an annual juried award for "excellence in anthropomorphic literature", run by the Furry Writers' Guild since 2012. Winners are announced at a ceremony held during Rainfurrest.
Guild members are eligible to nominate works in six categories (short stories, novellas and novels, each in general and mature audience subcategories) based on plot, characters, setting and literary merit.[2] Comics and graphic novels may also be eligible, based on word count. Membership in the guild is not required for a work to be nominated; however, works not published in a venue which qualifies an author for Guild membership are subject to review. Conversely, previously self-published, non-nominated works may be nominated in a current year if republished in a qualifying venue. Members may not nominate work with which they have a monetary, editorial or domestic interest. The top four stories nominated in each category are presented to Guild members for a final vote.
The Award is presided over by a five-member council of Guild volunteers, who have the authority to interpret the rules and determine the eligibility of a work, including "questionable works".
[edit] Membership
Although the web site and forums are open to all, full membership in the Guild is only available to writers who have met certain criteria for publication.[3] Associate membership is offered on a case-by-case basis to "specific individuals who have made key contributions in the field of anthropomorphic fiction (such as editors and publishers)".
[edit] Eligibility
Membership in the Guild is free, but requires a writer to meet simple publishing criteria. Presently the available options are to either have at least one published entry in a paying venue, or two published works in non-paying venues. In either case, the written work must have anthropomorphic characters or themes. The publication venues themselves do not have to be inside the furry fandom, so long as the published work itself is appropriate.[4]
[edit] Benefits
Membership provides access to a members-only section within the forum[5] as well as providing announcements and advertisements for upcoming projects and publications through the website. It also provides recognition to its member authors and offers them a way to use their talents to improve furry fiction for everyone.
[edit] Members
Current members of the guild include:
[edit] References
- ↑ Mission Statement - Sean Silva, Furry Writers' Guild (27 April 2010)
- ↑ Rules - The Cóyotl Awards
- ↑ Join the Guild - Furry Writers' Guild
- ↑ Join The Guild - Sean Silva, Guild Membership Criteria (4 May 2010)
- ↑ Furry Writers' Guild Announcement - Poetigress, Furry Writers journal (3 June 2010)