Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction

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The Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction has been awarded since 2001. It is awarded to works of written text prose fiction of less than 40,000 words, as well as poetry and other short written works. From 2001 to 2004, it was titled the Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Short Story.

Records[edit]

Kyell Gold holds the record for most winnings of the Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction, as well as of most Ursa Major Awards overall.[1][2] Since 2014, Gold has withdrawn his name from nomination for both Best Novel and Best Short Story in order to allow recognition of other writers in both categories.[3]

List[edit]

2001[edit]

Awarded as "Best Anthropomorphic Short Story"

  1. "Beneath the Crystal Sea", by Brock Hoagland, in Hoagland's "Tales of Perissa" (United Publications, July 2001).
  2. "The Brave Little Cockroach", by Mark Mellon, in "Anthrolations" #3, January 2001.
  3. "The Good Sport", by Bill Kieffer, on the "Metamor Keep" website, posted March 29, 2001. (http://transform.to/~metamor/story/The_Good_Sport.html)
  4. "Man In The Mirror", by Sly Squirrel, on the "Cubist's Stories" website, posted October 17, 2001. (http://transform.to/~cubist/)
  5. "Niner-Thirteen", by Jim Hayden, in "Yarf!" #61, January 2001.

2002[edit]

  1. "Six", by Samuel C. Conway, in Anthrolations #5, July 2002.
  2. "Ailoura", by Paul Di Filippo, in Once Upon a Galaxy, edited by Wil McCarthy, Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers. DAW Books, September 2002.
  3. "Milk Run", by Jim Hayden, in Yarf! #65, July 2002.
  4. "Familiars", by Michael H. Payne, in Sword and Sorceress XIX, edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley. DAW Books, January 2002.
  5. "A Prison of Clouds", by Tim Susman, in Breaking the Ice: Stories from New Tibet, edited by Tim Susman. Sofawolf Press, January 2002.

Other works listed in the ARR/VL for Short Stories[edit]

  • "Code Blue", by Phillip Eggerding, in Fur Visions #26, October 2002.
  • "Midnight Blue", by Phillip Eggerding, in Fur Visions #24, April 2002.
  • "Our Child", by Phillip Eggerding, in Fur Visions #24, April 2002.
  • "Common Ground", by Phil Guesz, in TSAT (Transformation Stories, Art, Talk) #25, December 2002-January 2003. (http://tsat.transform.to/stories/common.ground.html)
  • "Fast Break", by Quentin Long & Hallan Mirayas, on the Cubist's Stories website, posted September 17, 2002. (http://transform.to/~cubist/)
  • "The Flying Fox", by Karl F. Meyers, in Fur Visions #24, April 2002.
  • "Treasure Grows There", by Richard Reid, in Fantastic Furry Stories #3, January 2002.
  • "Up From Nowhere", by Kris Schnee, in Fur Visions #26, October 2002.

2003[edit]

  1. "Doggy Love", by Scott Bradfield, in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2003.
  2. "In the Line of Duty", by M. C. A. Hogarth, in Anthrolations #7, November 2003.
  3. "Kiss and Tell", by Gene Breshears, in Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe #32, March 2003.
  4. "Law and Justice", by Michael H. Payne, in Black Gate: Adventures in Fantasy Literature #5, Spring 2003.
  5. "Riding the Lady", by Charles P. A. Melville, in Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe #33, July 2003.

Other works listed in the ARR/VL for Short Fiction[edit]

2004[edit]

  • E. O. Costello, "Telephone Inspector Stagg!: The Gambit", on the Spontoon Island website, posted October 2004.
  • Naomi Kritzer, "St. Ailbe's Hall", in Strange Horizons, January 19 (Part 1) and January 26 (Part 2), 2004.
  • Charles P. A. Melville, "Felicia and the Dreaded Book of Un", (CafePress, February 2004) [22,500 words]
  • Charles P. A. Melville, "Felicia and the Tailcutter's Curse", (CafePress, June 2004) [24,500 words]
  • Michael H. Payne, "Three Ladies", on the Claw & Quill website, posted October 17, 2004.
  • Shannon Stuart, "Princess Bracelet Snap!" (Fauxpaw Publications, July 2004)

2005[edit]

Awarded as "Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction"

  • "In His Own Country" by Kristin Fontaine (in Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe, #39, July)
  • "Anyone for Venison?", by M. Mitchell Marmel and E.O. Costello. (Spontoon Island, June)
  • "Chasing the Lady", by Mark Allen Davis (in Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe, #38, June)
  • "Contrition: It's Not Just For Breakfast Anymore", by M. Mitchell Marmel. (Spontoon Island, September)
  • "Let's Not Duello on the Subject", by M. Mitchell Marmel and E.O. Costello. (Spontoon Island, December 3)
  • "Meet Jane Doe", by E.O. Costello. (Spontoon Island, March)
  • "Morning Head", by E.O. Costello. (Spontoon Island, March)

2006[edit]

  • "Bob's Greezamus Carol," by C.D. Woodbury
  • "Felicia and the Wrath of the Elder Glops," by Chas P.A. Melville
  • "Full Immersion," by Phil Geusz
  • "Helping Hands," by Equestrian Horse Wrangler
  • "Jacks to Open," by Kyell Gold

2007[edit]

2008[edit]

2009[edit]

  • "Drifting", by Kyell Gold, from FurAffinity.net
  • "Moonthief", by Not Tube, by Sofawolf Press
  • "Stop the World", by Kyell Gold, from Anthrozine.com
  • "Thou Shalt Not Make Wrongful Use of the Name of Thy Lord", by Whyte Yote, by Sofawolf Press
  • "Trading Wishes", by Kevin Frane, from FurAffinity.net

2010[edit]

  • Bridges by Kyell Gold
  • False Dawn by Kyell Gold
  • Felis Ex Machina by E.O. Costello
  • Gerty and the Doesn't-Smell-Like-a-Melon by Mary E. Lowd
  • The Peculiar Quandary of Simon Canopus Artyle by Kevin Frane

2011[edit]

  • A Safety Weasel Christmas by Gene Breshears
  • Argo by Rick Griffin
  • Fetching Asteroids by Mary E. Lowd
  • How to Get Through the Day by Kyell Gold
  • Let's Play Musical Chairs by K. M. Hirosaki
  • Shreddy and the Zomb-Dogs by Mary E. Lowd
  • Where the Heart Is by Mary E. Lowd

2012[edit]

Also nominated were:

  • Hot Chocolate for the Unicorn by Mary E. Lowd. (in Untied Shoelaces of the Mind, issue 6)
  • One Night in Nocturnia, by Mary Lowd. ([In Tails of a Clockwork World: A Rainfurrest Anthology, September)
  • Magtwilla and the Mouse, by Mary Lowd. (In Allasso Volume 2: Saudade, April 29)
  • St. Kalwain and the Lady Uta, by Mary Lowd. (In ROAR 4, June)
  • Shreddy and the Christmas Ghost, by Mary Lowd. (Read by Peter Katt in Anthropomorphic Dreams Podcast AD 049, December)

2013[edit]

  • winner: The Monkeytown Raid, by Roz Gibson (in What Happens Next, edited by Fred Patten; FurPlanet Publications, July 4)

Also nominated were:

  • Fox in the Hen House, by Mary E. Lowd (in Dancing in the Moonlight: Rainfurrest 2013 Charity Anthology, edited by Rainfurrest; FurPlanet Productions, September 26)
  • In a Cat’s Eyes, by Mary E. Lowd (in Dancing in the Moonlight: Rainfurrest 2013 Charity Anthology, edited by Rainfurrest; FurPlanet Productions, September 26)
  • Indigo Rain, by Watts Martin (FurPlanet Publications, January 17)

2014[edit]

The runners-up were:

  1. A Real Stand-Up Guy, by Daniel and Mary E. Lowd. (in Allasso Vol. 3:Storge, April 23)
  2. The Best Puppy Ever by Mary E. Lowd. (in AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review, May 5)
  3. The Wharf Cat's Mermaid by Mary E. Lowd. (in ROAR 5, July)
  4. The Carousel of Spirits, by Mary E. Lowd. (in Sorcerous Signals, February-April)

2015[edit]

2016[edit]

2017[edit]

2018[edit]

2019[edit]

2020[edit]

2021[edit]

2022[edit]

  • Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
    • Null, by Elise Zoe Heider
    • The Otter's Wings, by Mary E. Lowd
    • Draught Horse, by Huskyteer
    • The Swift-Footed Darling of the Rocks (Do NOT Actually Call Me That), by Marie Croke

2023[edit]

  • Winner: On the Difference Between AI Cats and Actual Cats: A Love Story, by Daniel Lowd and Mary E. Lowd.
  • Runners-Up:
    • Rhapsody of Stolen Feathers, by Frank Alvarez.
    • How Pepper Learned Magic, by Renee Carter Hall.
    • Of Heart and Stone, by Solomon Harries.
    • Aged Plant Fibers and Ink, by James L. Steele.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ And the Winners of the 2008 Ursa Major Awards are... by The Chained Wolf for FurteanTimes.com on 18 May, 2009. Accessed on 19 May, 2009.
  2. ↑ GreenReaper. "2009 Ursa Major Award Winners". May 31, 2010. Flayrah. Retrieved on June 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ [1]


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