Hello again Furry Writers’ Guild members! We have allowed discussions to take place surrounding our previously suggested by-laws and code of conduct on the forums as planned and taken time after to formulate our newly suggested changes based on member feedback. With this in mind, it’s time to bring…
Today, May 3rd, the FWG administration announced a series of proposed changes for which the membership was to hold a vote. It was soon made apparent that we had overlooked some significant details and that discussion and restructuring of the proposals would have to take place. In accordance with th…
Hello once again FWG Members! We know there’s been a lot of guild news going on lately, but we want to get a few big things done so we can focus on more fun projects. As mentioned in a previous announcement, while we did not need votes for our guild officers this year we will still be holding a ver…
Hello there Furry Writers’ Guild Members, this announcement is especially for you! We have over 200 members in our guild listings including those with associate memberships. That’s an incredibly impressive number we should be proud of! The truth of the matter is though, these numbers do not accurat…
Hello everyone! I, Linnea "LiteralGrill" Capps, am incredibly thankful to be the new president of the Furry Writers’ Guild. We have a lot of things to get to in this big update so let’s get started! As my reign of terror begins (wait perhaps I should have worded that better) I want to first persona…
Nominations are now open through the end of March: http://coyotlawards.org/2016/02/21/nominations-for-2015-are-open/ Please note that we've had two minor category changes: The dividing line between short stories and novellas has been moved from 10,000 words to 20,000 words, and anthologies are no l…
If you're headed to Rainfurrest next week, be sure to make time for the two FWG events (open to everyone): Thursday, September 24 Location: Hospitality Suite Furry Writers' Guild Meet & Greet 9 PM - 10 PM The Furry Writers' Guild was founded in 2010 to promote quality anthropomorphic literature and…
To make reading the nominated works a little easier, here are links to all the 2014 Cóyotl Award nominees. (Please note that some of these may be accessible only to FWG members who are registered on the forums.) Best Novel The Bees by Laline Paull (purchase link) http://www.amazon.com/Bees-Novel-La…
The ballot has been announced, and voting for the 2014 Cóyotl Awards is now open! Votes will be accepted through Saturday, August 15, and all guild members (writers and associates) are eligible to vote. Congratulations to the 2014 nominees: Best Novel The Bees by Laline Paull Bête by Adam Roberts O…
The 2014 Cóyotl Awards are now open for nominations! All guild members are eligible to make nominations, and they should be submitted through this page: http://coyotlawards.org/nominate/ (If you have trouble with the website, you can also email your nominations to coyotlawards@gmail.com.) Remember,…
For those of you headed to Further Confusion this weekend, check out the FWG Meet & Greet scheduled for Friday from 3:00 – 4:30 PM (Marriott: Blossom Hill I). Our members Huskyteer, Chipotle, Franklin Leo, and Mary Lowd will be on hand for discussion about the guild, our Cóyotl Awards, and more!
(Since the Cóyotls website is being slow from time to time, linking the FWG blog post instead.) http://furrywritersguild.com/2014/09/27/coyotl-award-winners-announced/ Congrats to all the winners and nominees!
The FWG anthology Tales From the Guild: Music to Your Ears is now available! See the details (including order link) at our blog: http://furrywritersguild.com/2014/09/01/now-available-tales/
Just a reminder for members that voting for the 2013 Cóyotl Awards is now open and will remain open through the end of the month: http://coyotlawards.org/voting/ The winners for 2012 and 2013 will be announced at the award ceremony at Rainfurrest in September.
Members, there's just one week left now to get in your votes for the 2013 awards (for works published in 2012) and your nominations for the 2014 awards (for works published in 2013). Participation has been better than previous, but it's still not at the level we're hoping for. Please take this oppo…
And voting (for 2013) and nominations (for 2014) are now open! Full info here: http://coyotlawards.org/2014/07/16/were-back/ Members, keep in mind the deadline for both is August 8. Get your votes and nominations in! Everyone: Want to recommend something you think is worthy of recognition? See the…
Just a note that July's monthly news update is now posted to the blog: http://furrywritersguild.com/2014/07/01/guild-news-july/ I should note that I won't be posting any more blog post links here, so if you want to keep up with the monthly guild news, member spotlights, Book of the Month, and other…
After a month's worth of transferring, reorganizing, cutting, pasting, and linking, the new version of the FWG website is finally live! http://www.furrywritersguild.com Members: Please look over your bios! Lots of them appear to be outdated, so if you want an update, just email your new bio and/or…
A new weekly chat in the forum (must be registered for the forum to participate). Full info here: http://www.anthroaquatic.com/forum/index.php?topic=298
Yes, we're now on Weasyl! Of course, this is mostly going to be a signpost account -- the real action takes place on our website and in our forums. We'll be posting the occasional announcement here, as well as faving items that we think might be helpful or of interest to writers. That said, we prob…
