Cóyotl Awards
The Cóyotl Awards is an annual award for "excellence in anthropomorphic literature", run by the Furry Writers' Guild since 2012. Winners are announced at a ceremony held during at RainFurrest (2012,[1] 2014, and 2015) until moving to Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2016[2] because "Our usual location for the awards ceremony is no longer available".[3]
Guidelines[edit]
Guild members are eligible to nominate works in four categories (short stories, novellas, novels, and anthologies). 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. Self-published works are eligible. Members may not nominate work with which they have a monetary, editorial, or domestic interest. The top four works nominated in each category, and any tying with them, are then presented to Guild members for the final vote.
The award is presided over by the Cóyotl Awards Chair, who has the authority to interpret the rules and determine the eligibility of a work, including "questionable works".
Winners[edit]
2011 winners[4][edit]
Winners were announced at a ceremony at RainFurrest 2012.[1] In the Award's first year, General Short Story had five nominees due to a tie; Mature Short Story and Mature Novel also had a full slate of nominees.[1] Conversely, Mature Novella had only one nominee - which won by default - and General Novella and General Novel just two each.[5] (Note: In some announcements, the 2011 Awards were referred to as the 2012 Awards, as they were awarded in 2012. It was later decided that the year should indicate year of release of the works in question, and the original 2012 awards were retroactively re-designated the 2011 awards).
- General Short Story: "The Canoe Race", by Daniel and Mary E. Lowd
- Mature Short Story: "Best of Breed", by Renee Carter Hall
- General Novella: Real Dragons Don’t Wear Sweaters, by Renee Carter Hall
- Mature Novella: Science Friction, by Kyell Gold
- General Novel: Inchoate Carillon, Inconstant Cucold, by Charles Matthias
- Mature Novel: Sixes Wild: Manifest Destiny, by Tempe O'Kun
2012 winners[6][edit]
There was no effort made to select Cóyotl Awards during 2013, but when discussion of them resumed in 2014, it was decided to nominate and vote on winners from among works released in 2012. The consensus of the guild was to drop the General and Mature as separate categories.[7]
- 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
2013 winners[8][edit]
The 2013 winners were chosen only a few weeks after the 2012 winners. The Best Anthology category was added.[9] A double ceremony for the 2012 and 2013 Awards was held at RainFurrest 2014.[10]
- 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
- Best Anthology: Hot Dish #1 edited by Alopex
2014 winners[11][edit]
The 2014 ceremony was held at RainFurrest 2015.[12]
- Best Novel: Off the Beaten Path by Rukis
- Best Novella: Huntress by Renee Carter Hall
- Best Short Story: Jackalope Wives by Ursula Vernon
- Best Anthology: Abandoned Places edited by Tarl Hoch
2015 winners[13][edit]
The 2015 awards took place at RMFC 2016[2]
- Best Novel: Barsk: The Elephant’s Graveyard by Lawrence M. Schoen
- Best Novella: Koa of the Drowned Kingdom by Ryan Campbell
- Best Short Story: The Analogue Cat by Huskyteer
- Best Anthology: Inhuman Acts edited by Ocean Tigrox
Call for nominees was announced on 2016 February 21, with nominations closing at end of March.[3] Voting runs until August 15, 2015.[clarify]
2016 winners[14][edit]
The 2016 awards took place at Furlandia 2017.
- Best Novel: The Digital Coyote by Kris Schnee
- Best Novella: The Goat by Bill Kieffer
- Best Short Story: 400 Rabbits by Huskyteer
- Best Anthology: Gods with Fur edited by Fred Patten
2017 winners[15][edit]
The 2017 awards were announced at Furlandia 2018.
- Best Novel: Kismet by Watts Martin
- Best Novella: Dragon Fried Cheese by Madison Keller
- Best Short Story: Behesht by Dwale
- Best Anthology: Arcana edited by Madison Scott-Clary
2018 winners[16][edit]
The 2018 awards were announced at Furlandia 2019.
- Best Novel: The Moons of Barsk by Lawrence M Schoen
- Best Novella: Queen of Arts by Frances Pauli
- Best Short Story: Saguaros by Watts Martin
- Best Anthology: Claw edited by K. C. Alpinus
2019 winners[17][edit]
- Best Novel: Fair Trade by Gre7g Luterman
- Best Novella: Minor Mage by T. Kingfisher
- Best Short Story: Pack by Sparf
- Best Anthology: Patterns in Frost: Stories from New Tibet edited by Tim Susman
2020 winners[18][edit]
- Best Novel: A Wizards Guide to Defensive Baking by T Kingfisher
- Best Novella: Rightful Salvage by Frances Pauli
- Best Short Story: Water by Utunu
- Best Anthology: A Selection of Anthropomorphic Regalements Volume 1 edited by K.C. Alpinus
- Best Other Work: The Voice of Dog podcast spearheaded by Khaki
2021 winners[19][edit]
The 2021 Cóyotl Awards ceremony took place at FurDU 2022.
- Best Novel: Freedom Ring by Frances Pauli
- Best Novella: Carnage by Weasel
- Best Short Story: Colored in Sepia by S. Park (featured in Shark Week: An Ocean Anthology)
- Best Anthology: Shark Week: An Ocean Anthology, edited by Ian Madison Keller
- Best Other Work: Furry Fiction is Everywhere by Mary E. Lowd and Ian Madison Keller
2022 winners[20][edit]
- Best Novel: Scars of the Golden Dancer by NightEyes DaySpring
- Best Novella: The Otter's Wings: A Labyrinth of Souls Novel by Mary E. Lowd
- Best Short Story: Lids by Utunu
- Best Anthology: When the World Was Young by The Furry Historical Fiction Society
- Best Other Work: Not awarded
2023 winners[21][edit]
- Best Novel: The Dry Spell by Ryan Loup-Glissant
- Best Novella: Rafts by Utunu
- Best Short Story: To Your Own Defences by Televassi
- Best Anthology: In the Light of the Dawn by Madison Scott-Clary
- Best Other Work: The Voice of Dog by Rob MacWolf
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Furry authors' picks: the 2012 Cóyotl Award winners - GreenReaper, Flayrah (18 October 2012)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Awards Ceremony at RMFC! blog post posted 2016 February 24. Retrieved 2016 October 20. Archived page retrieved 2020/12/19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nominations for 2015 are OPEN! blog post posted 2016 February 21. Archived page retrieved 2020/12/19.
- ↑ 2011 Cóyotl Award Winners. Retrieved 2020/12/19
- ↑ The 2011 Cóyotl Awards. [Archived page https://web.archive.org/web/20190509200229/https://coyotlawards.org/2011-2/] retrieved 2020/12/19.
- ↑ 2012 Cóyotl Award Winners. Retrieved 2020/12/19
- ↑ The 2012 Cóyotl Awards. Archived page retrieved 2020/12/19
- ↑ 2013 Cóyotl Award Winners. Retrieved 2020/12/19
- ↑ 2013 Cóyotl Award Winners.
- ↑ Cóyotl Awards Double Ceremony blog post posted on 2014 September 29. Retrieved 2016 October 20. Archived page retrieved 2020/12/19
- ↑ 2014 Cóyotl Award Winners. Retrieved 2020/12/19
- ↑ 2014 Cóyotl Awards Ceremony! blog post posted 2015 September 28. Retrieved 2016 October 20. Archived page retrieved 2020/12/19.
- ↑ 2015 Cóyotl Award Winners. Retrieved 2020/12/19
- ↑ 2016 Coyotl Award Winners. Retrieved 2020/12/19
- ↑ 2017 Coyotl Award Winners. Retrieved 2020/12/19
- ↑ 2018 Coyotl Award Winners. Retrieved 2020/12/19
- ↑ 2019 Cóyotl Award Winners. Retrieved 2020/12/19
- ↑ 2020 Cóyotl Award Winners. Retrieved 2021/05/24
- ↑ 2021 Cóyotl Award Winners. Posted April 30, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ↑ 2022 Cóyotl Award Winners. Posted May 29, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ↑ 2023 Cóyotl Award Winners. Posted May 10, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024
External links[edit]
- The Cóyotl Awards official webpage
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