Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Novel
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The Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Novel has been awarded since 2001. It is awarded to written works of prose text fiction of at least 40,000+ words. Serialized novels qualify only for the year that the final chapter is published.
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Records[edit]
Kyell Gold holds the record for most winnings of the Best Anthropomorphic Novel, as well as of most Ursa Major Awards overall.[1][2] Since 2014, Gold has withdrawn his name from nomination for both Best Novel and Best Short Story in order to allow recognition of other writers in both categories.[3]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]
- "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents", by Terry Pratchett. (U.S.) HarperCollins Publishers/(U.K.) Doubleday, November 2001.
- . "Casual Rex", by Eric Garcia. Villiard Books, March 2001.
- "Lady: My Life as a Bitch", by Melvin Burgess. Andersen Press, September 2001.
- "The Sands of Time; a Hermux Tantamoq Adventure", by Michael Hoeye. Terfle Books, Sept. 2001.
- "The Shast War: The Second Book of Arna", by Christopher Rowley. ROC Books, February 2001.
2002[edit]
- Rescue Ferrets at Sea, by Richard Bach. (The Ferret Chronicles #1) Scribner/Ferret House Press, June 2002.
- Ecce Femina, by Raven Blackmane, in TSAT (Transformation Stories, Art, Talk) #25, December 2002-January 2003. (http://tsat.transform.to/stories/ecce.femina.html)
- Changespell Legacy, by Doranna Durgin. Baen Books, June 2002.
- Scars: An Ironclaw Novel, by Ted MacKinnon. Sanguine Productions, Ltd., January 2002.
- Doom's Break: The Third Book of Arna, by Christopher Rowley. ROC Books, December 2002.
Other works listed in the ARR/VL for Novels[edit]
- Air Ferrets Aloft, by Richard Bach. (The Ferret Chronicles #2) Scribner/Ferret House Press, June 2002.
- Writer Ferrets: Chasing the Muse, by Richard Bach. (The Ferret Chronicles #3) Scribner/Ferret House Press, October 2002.
- You're an Animal, Viskovitz!, by Alessandro Boffa. Translated from the Italian by John Casey, with Maria Sanminiatelli. A. A. Knopf, May 2002.
- Insect Dreams: The Half Life of Gregor Samsa, by Marc Estrin. Penguin Putnam/BlueHen Books, February 2002.
- Vampire Voles: A Welkin Weasels Adventure, by Garry Kilworth. Corgi Books, May 2002.
- Elvenborn, by Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey. Tor Books, August 2002.
- Firewing, by Kenneth Oppel. HarperCollins Canada, April 2002.
2003[edit]
- Between Darkness and Light, by Lisanne Norman. (DAW Books, January 2003)
- Callahan's Con, by Spider Robinson. (Tom Doherty Associates/Tor Books, July 2003)
- Cerulean Sins: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel, by Laurell K. Hamilton. (Berkeley Publishing Group, April 2003)
- The Iron Star, by Brock Hoagland. (Shanda Fantasy Arts, July 2003)
- Long Hot Summoning, by Tanya Huff. (DAW Books, May 2003)
Other works listed in the ARR/VL for Novels[edit]
- Brown, Rita Mae, with Brown, Sneaky Pie. The Tail of the Tip-Off. Illustrated by Michael Gellatly. (Bantam Books, March 2003)
- Crocker, Carter. The Tale of the Swamp Rat. (Philomel Books, September 2003)
- Hunter, Erin. Warriors: Into the Wild. (HarperCollinsPublishers, January 2003)
- Hunter, Erin. Warriors: Fire and Ice. (HarperCollinsPublishers, June 2003)
- Lasky, Kathryn. Guardians of Ga'hoole: The Capture. (Scholastic, Inc., June 2003)
- Murphy, Shirley Rousseau. Cat Seeing Double; A Joe Grey Mystery. (HarperCollinsPub- lishers, January 2003)
2004[edit]
- Blasingame, Ted R. Hoenix. (Dennier Publishing/Lulu, August 2004)
- Foster, Alan Dean. Lost and Found: A Novel. (Ballantine Books, July 2004)
- Matthias, Charles. Never Again a Man. (The Matthias Zone website, posted August 13, 2004)
- Winter Assault authors. Winter Assault. (The Metamor Keep Archives website, posted December 2, 2004}
2005[edit]
- Volle by Kyell Gold. (Sofawolf Press, January)
- New Coyote, by Michael Bergey. (Five Star Books, August)
- Black Iron by Ted MacKinnon. (Sofawolf Press, July)
- Lineaments of Coming Night, by Charles Matthias. (The Matthias Zone website, October)
- Tails of the City, by R. S. Pylman. (Lulu.com, November)
2006[edit]
- Beyond That Which Divides (book 3 of the Wilderhom trilogy), by Philip J. Eggerding
- The Catto Comeback, by M. Mitchell Marmel and E. O. Costello
- His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire book one), by Naomi Novik
- The Human Memoirs, by Greg Howell
- Pendant of Fortune, by Kyell Gold
- "Monkey in the Middle," by Mark Allen Davis
2007[edit]
- Black Dogs, by Ursula Vernon
- Common and Precious, by Tim Susman
- Coyote Season, by Michael Bergey
- The Hero, by Teiran
- Inside the Cage, by Kyell Gold
- Life's Dream, by Bernard Doove
2008[edit]
- Iron Kissed [2], by Patricia Briggs
- Ratha's Courage [3], by Claire Bell
- Stick and Bones [4], by Phil Geusz
- Thousand Leaves, by Kevin Frane
- Waterways, by Kyell Gold
2009[edit]
- Out of Position, by Kyell Gold, published by Sofawolf Press
- Bone Crossed, by Patricia Briggs, published by Ace Books
- Cheetah’s Win, by Phil Geusz, published by Anthrozine.com
- Jazmyn, by Bernard Doove, published by CreateSpace
- Return to the Hundred Acre Wood, by David Benidictus, published by Dutton Juvenile
- The Unscratchables, by Cornelius Kane, published by Scribner
2010[edit]
- Basecraft Cirrostratus by Justin Lamar
- Descent by Phil Geusz
- Otters In Space by Mary Lowd
- Save The Day by D. J. Fahl
- The Seventh Chakra by Kevin Frane (Rikoshi)
- Shadow of the Father by Kyell Gold
2011[edit]
- Written works of 40,000 words or more.
- Black Dogs, Part 2 by Ursula Vernon
- Death Drop by Sean Allen
- Isolation Play by Kyell Gold
- Red Sails in the Fallout by Paul Kidd
- Smiley and the Hero by Ryan Campbell
2012[edit]
- winner: Flight of the Star Phoenix, by Bernard Doove.
Also nominated were:
- Flight of the Godkin Griffin, by M.C.A. Hogarth.
- Freedom City, by Phil Geusz.
- The Prince of Knaves, by Alflor Aalto.
- Sarin Barneby and All the King's Jewels by Alflor Aalto.
2013[edit]
- winner: Skyfire, by Jess E. Owen (Five Elements Press, December 26)
Also nominated were:
- The Cat’s Eye Pub, by James R. Jordan (CreateSpace, June 4)
- Corr Syl the Warrior, by Garry Rogers (CreateSpace, May 22)
- Otters in Space II: Jupiter, Deadly, by Mary E. Lowd (FurPlanet Productions, July 4)
- The Thin Line, by E. O. Costello (FurAffinity, September 18)
2014[edit]
- winner: Off the Beaten Path, by Rukis. (FurPlanet Productions, July 4)
The runners-up were:
- Huntress, by Renee Carter Hall (in Five Fortunes, edited by Fred Patten, FurPlanet Productions, January 16)
- Chakat in the Alley, by James R. Jordan. (CreateSpace, June 17)
- The Forges of Dawn, by E.M. Kinsey. (CreateSpace, September 15)
- Impossible Magic, by J.F.R. Coates. (Jaffa Books, August 18)
2015[edit]
- Winner: Tiger's Eye by Alexander Shaw.
- Runners up:
2016[edit]
- Winner: My Diary, by Fredrick Usiku Kruger, Lieutenant of the Rackenroon Hyena Brigade, by Kathy Kellogg.
- Runners up:
2017[edit]
- Winner: The Wayward Astronomer, by Geoffrey Thomas
- Runners up:
- Always Gray in Winter, by Mark J. Engels
- Otters in Space III: Octopus Ascending, by Mary E. Lowd
- Kismet, by Watts Martin
- Black Friday, by Jan Stryvant
2018[edit]
- Winner: Small World, by Gre7g Luterman
- Runners-Up:
2019[edit]
- Winner: Fair Trade, by Gre7g Luterman
- Runners Up:
- Nexus Nine, by Mary E. Lowd
- Red Skies, by GS Cole and NC Shapero
- Darwin-sensei, Kemono Musume-tachi ga Gakuen de Omochi desu!, by Daisaburo Nonoue
- Off The Mark, by Bernard Doove and Jeff Hartt
2020[edit]
- Winner: The City That Barks and Roars by JT Bird
- Runners up:
- On The Mark, by Bernard Doove and Jeff Hartt
- Entanglement Bound, (The Entangled Universe Book 1) by Mary E. Lowd
- Disbanded, by Frances Pauli
- Spin the Bottle, by Dajan Tafari
2021[edit]
- Winner: The Captain's Oath by Rick Griffin
- Runners up:
- Interesting Times, by George Cole and N.C. Shapero
- Starwhal in Flight (The Entangled Universe, Book 3), by Mary E. Lowd
- The Entropy Fountain (The Entangled Universe, Book 2), by Mary E. Lowd
- The Bee's Waltz: A Labyrinth of Souls Novel, by Mary E. Lowd
2022[edit]
- Winner: A Furry Faux Paw, by Jessica Kara
- Runners-Up (in descending number of votes)
- Scars of the Golden Dancer, by NightEyes DaySpring
- Mouse Cage, by Malcolm F. Cross
- Brothers At Arms (The Zyearth Chronicles Book 2), by R.A. Meenan
- Toledot (Post-Self #2), by Madison Scott-Clary
2023[edit]
- Winner: Wolf of Withervale by Joaquín Baldwin.
- Runners-Up:
- Rafts (ebook), by Utunu.
- Otters In Space 4: First Moustronaut, by Mary E. Lowd.
- Family Matters, by Mitch Marmel, Walter D. Reimer, and E.O. Costello.
- You're Cordially Invited to Crossroads Station, by Mary E. Lowd.
References[edit]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ GreenReaper. "2009 Ursa Major Award Winners". May 31, 2010. Flayrah. Retrieved on June 1, 2010.
- ↑ [1]
Ursa Major Awards winners for Best Anthropomorphic Novel | ||
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Casual Rex (2001) · Rescue Ferrets at Sea (2002) · Between Darkness and Light (2003) · Never Again a Man (2004) · Volle (2005) · Pendant of Fortune (2006) · Life's Dream (2007) · Waterways (2008) · Out of Position (2009) · Shadow of the Father (2010) · Isolation Play (2011) · Flight of the Star Phoenix (2012) · Skyfire (2013) · Off the Beaten Path (2014) · Tiger's Eye (2015) · My Diary, by Frederick Usiku Kruger, Lieutenant of the Rackenroon Hyena Bridage (2016) · The Wayward Astronomer (2017) · Small World (2018) · Fair Trade (2019) · The City That Barks and Roars (2020) · The Captain's Oath (2021) · A Furry Faux Paw (2022)
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Presented by the Anthropomorphic Literature and Arts Association · Partially based upon the Recommended Anthropomorphics List
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