Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Magazine

The Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Magazine has been awarded since 2002. The award is given to edited collections of creative and/or informational works by various people, professional or amateur, published in print or online in written, pictorial or audio-visual form, of a furry interest. This includes professional magazines, amateur zines, fanzines, internet-only magazines, and has been broadened to include podcasts and video series. From 2002-2008, it was named the Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine.

List

2001

Awarded as "Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine"

1. "Anthrolations" (2001 issues from #3, January, to #4, July)
2. "Fur Visions" (2001 issues from #19, January, to #22, October)
3. "PawPrints Fanzine" (2001 issues: #12, Fall 2001 [announced as final issue])
4. "Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe" (2001 issues from #26, March, to #28, December)
5. "Yarf!" (2001 issues from #61, January, to #62, December)

2002

1. Anthrolations (2002 issues from #5, July, to #6, November)
2. Huzzah! (2002 issues from #45, February, to #48, November)
3. South Fur Lands (2002 issues from #24, March, to #27, December)
4. Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe (2002 issues from #29, March, to #31, December)
5. Yarf! (2002 issues from #63, January, to #65, July)

Other works listed in the ARR/VL for Fanzines

• Fang, Claw & Steel (2002 issues from #12, Winter, to #15, Autumn)
• Fur Plus (2002 issues from #13, January, to #16, October)
• Fur Visions (2002 issues from #23, January, to #26, October)

2003

1. Anthrolations (2003 issues include #7, November)
2. Fur Visions (2003 issues from #27, January, to #29, July)
3. Huzzah! (2003 issues from #49, February, to #50, May [final])
4. South Fur Lands (2003 issues from #28, March, to #31, December)
5. Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe (2003 issues from #32, March, to #34, November)
6. Yarf! (2003 issues from #66, January, to #69, September)

2004

• Claw & Quill (Internet; 2004 updates from startup, October 17, to December 6)
• Fur Plus (2004 issues from #20, January, to #22, September)
• South Fur Lands (2004 issues from #32, March, to #35, December)
• Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe (2004 issues from #35 [March], to #37 [December])
• TSAT (Transformation Stories, Art, Talk) (Internet; 2004 issues from #31, December 2003-January 2004, to #37, December 2004-January 2005)

2005

• South Fur Lands (2004 issues from #35 [March], to #37 [December])
• Fang (2005 issues, volumes 1G, 2FG, 3SF, H05)
• Heat. (Issue #3, July)
• Spontoon Island. (2005 updates, from January, to December)
• Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe. (2005 issues, from #38 [June], to #40 [November])

2006

• Anthro
• Anthrolations
• South Fur Lands
• Spontoon Island
• Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe

2007

Awarded as "Best Anthropomorphic Magazine".

• Anthro (#9, January-February to #14, November-December)
• Heat (#4, July)
• New Fables (#1, Summer)
• Renard's Menagerie (#1, January, to #4, October)
• South Fur Lands (#44, March, to #47, December)
• Spontoon Island (January to December)
• Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe (#43, August)

2008

• ANTHRO (#15, January-February to #20, November-December)
• Heat (#5, June)
• New Fables (Summer 2008)
• Softpaw Magazine (#3 & #4)
• Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe (#44, January to #45, September)

2009

• Heat #6
• Anthro
• New Fables
• South Fur Lands
• Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe

2010

• Anthropomorphic Dreams Podcast by Will A. Sanborn
• Heat published by Sofawolf
• New Fables edited by Tim Susman
• South Fur Lands edited by Bernard Doove
• Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe edited by Gene Breshears

2011

Edited collections of creative and/or informational works by various people, professional or amateur, published in print or online in written, pictorial or audio-visual form.

• Allasso
• Anthro
• Flayrah
• South Fur Lands
• Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe

2012

• winner: Fuzzy Logic podcast.

Also nominated were:

• Flayrah.
• Anthro Dreams.
• Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe.
• Allasso.

2013

• winner: Flayrah, edited by Laurence “GreenReaper” Parry (Internet magazine; January 1 to December 31)

Also nominated were:

• ActFur On Air (Internet podcast; Season 5, episode 1 (June 9) to Season 5, episode 6 (December 9))
• Claw & Quill, edited by Watts Martin (Internet magazine; #1, October 29)
• Fur What It’s Worth (Internet podcast; Season 2, episode 19 (January 6) to Season 3, episode 13 (December 14))
• Fursday, edited by Stuart Otterson (Internet magazine; October 3 to December 31)
• In-Fur-Nation, edited by Rod O’Riley (Internet magazine; January 2 to December 31)

2014

• winner: In-Fur-Nation, edited by Rod O'Riley (Internet, January 1 to December 30)

The runners-up were:

1. Flayrah, edited by Laurence "GreenReaper" Parry (Internet, January 2 to December 31)
2. Fursday, edited by Stuart Otterson (Internet, October 3 to December 31)
3. Dogpatch Press, by Patch Packrat. (Internet, April 11)
4. Allasso, Volume 3: Storge, edited by Brian Cook. (Pink Fox Productions, April 23)

2015

• Winner: Heat Volume #12, produced by Black Teagan and Dark End.
• Runners up:
  • Dogpatch Press January 5 to December 24 by Patch Packrat.
  • Flayrah January 2 to December 31, edited by crossaffliction and GreenReaper.
  • InFurNation January 31 to December 31.
  • Fangs and Fonts podcasts #37 to #56.

2016

• Winner: Dogpatch Press, January 4 to December 20, edited by Patch Packrat.
• Runners up:
  • Fur What It's Worth, season 5 episode 8 to season 6 episode 8.
  • InFurNation, January 1 to December 31.
  • Flayrah, January 1 to December 29, edited by crossaffliction and GreenReaper.
  • Fangs and Fonts, episodes 57 to 72.

2017

• Winner: Dogpatch Press, edited by Patch Packrat (January 5 to December 25)
• Runners up:
  • Flayrah, edited by GreenReaper, Sonious, and Dronon (January 1 to December 30)
  • InFurNation, edited by Rod O'Riley (January 1 to December 31)
  • FurryFandom.es, edited by Mike Retriever (February 19 to October 9)
  • Typewriter Emergencies: A Journal of Furry Lit, edited by Weasel

2018

• Winner: Culturally F’d, created by Arrkay and Underbite Dragon
• Runners-Up:
  • Dogpatch Press, edited by Patch Packrat
  • Moms of Furries (created by Moms of Furries on YouTube)
  • Flayrah, edited by Sonious, Dronon, and Lawrence “Greenreaper” Parry
  • South Afrifur Pawdcast (on YouTube)

2019

• Winner: Dogpatch Press, edited by Patch Packrat
• Runners Up:
  • Flayrah, edited by GreenReaper, Sonious, and Dronon
  • Zooscape, edited by Mary E. Lowd
  • Up Fur Review, podcast by Jaden Drackus, TJ Minde, and Mog K. Moogle
  • Virginity Clan, YouTube videos

2020

• Winner: Pocari Roo's YouTube videos
• Runners up:
  • Dogpatch Press, edited by Patch Packrat
  • Furry Writers' Guild, edited by Literalgrill
  • Flayrah, edited by GreenReaper, Sonious, and Dronon
  • Zooscape, edited by Mary E. Lowd

2021

• Winner: Dogpatch Press edited by Patch O'Furr
• Runners up:
  • Flayrah, edited by GreenReaper, Sonious, and Dronon
  • InFurNation, edited by Rod O'Riley
  • Zooscape, edited by Mary E. Lowd
  • #ohmurr!, edited by Izzy Torres, AKA Weasel

2022

• Winner: Dogpatch Press, by Patch Packrat

• Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)

• • InFurNation, edited by Rod O'Riley
  • Flayrah, edited by GreenReaper, Sonious, and Dronon
  • Zooscape, edited by Mary E. Lowd
  • Deep Sky Anchor, edited by Mary E. Lowd

2023

• Winner: Dogpatch Press, by Patch Packrat
• Runners-Up:
  • Flayrah, edited by GreenReaper
  • InFurNation, edited by Rod O'Riley
  • Dhole Moments, edited by Soatok
  • Zooscape, edited by Mary E. Lowd

References

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a.k.a. Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine (2001-2007)
YARF! (2001-2002) · Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe (2003-2004) · South Fur Lands (2005) · Anthrolations (2006) · Heat (2007-2010, 2015) · Flayrah (2011, 2013) · Fuzzy Logic (2012) · In-Fur-Nation (2014) · Dogpatch Press (2016-2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)  · Culturally F'd (2018)  · Pocari Roo's Youtube videos (2020)
See also: Winners for Other Literary Work, Best Novel, Best Published Illustration, Best Graphic Story, Best Motion Picture, Best Magazine, Best Comic Strip, Best Game, Best Short Subject or Series, Short fiction