Furry Writers' Guild

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.

In September 2013, leadership of the guild passed to Sean Rivercritic, who brought in new forums and developed what is intended to be an ongoing anthology of guild-members' work, Tales from the Guild. In May 2014, he announced that he would not compete in the upcoming elections due to personal time constraints. Poetigress subsequently became president of the guild, deploying a new Wordpress-hosted website.

In August of 2017, the Furry Writers' Guild was a Guest of Honor at Furry Migration.

Mission
The purpose of the Furry Writers' Guild is to support, inform, elevate and promote quality writing and writers of anthropomorphic fiction. They host the Cóyotl Awards, an annual juried award for "excellence in anthropomorphic literature", created in 2012. They also host the online event Oxfurred Comma, an online anthropomorphic literature convention that takes place during Furry Book Month.

Website
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.

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.

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. 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)".

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.

Benefits
Membership provides access to a members-only section within the forum 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.

Officers
The current officers for the Furry Writers' Guild are:

The previous administrations of the guild are as follows:

2011-12: Sean “Duroc” Silva

2013-14: Sean Gerace

2014-16: Renee Carter Hall “Poetigress”

2016-17: Watts Martin “Chipotle”

2017: Madison Scott-Clary “Makyo”

2017 VP: Watts Martin “Chipotle”

2017-19: Watts Martin “Chipotle”

2018-2019 VP: Sean Gerace “Trale”

2019-2020: Dwale

2019-2020 VP: Miles Reaver

2020-21: Linnea “LiteralGrill” Capps

2020-21 VP: Kayode Lycaon.

Members
Members of the guild were asked to update their information to help provide an accurate list of current guild members in on May 2, 2020. A list of all current Furry Writers' Guild members can be found on their official membership listings page.