Winners of the 2025 Cóyotl Awards

The winners of the 2025 Cóyotl Awards have been announced! This annual award is granted by the members of the Furry Writers' Guild to recognize excellence in anthropomorphic literature.

(Assume that the links below may discuss NSFW themes. Winners are indicated in bold, followed by the other nominated works in each category.)

Best Novel:

• Gravitational Pull, by Ty Fox.
• Thorns, by Roscoe G. Beetle.
• The Bones Behind the Glass, by Renard Avec-Histore.
• A Portrait for Tomorrow, by Raynarde.

Best Novella:

• At First Belonging, by Rob MacWolf.
• The Unionization of Kobolds, by Michael Miele (in their book, Tales of Scales).

Best Short Story:

• Rapture, by Shiloh Skye.
• Amongst the Upright Ones, by Utunu (in their book, Echoes: A Collection).
• The Artisan, by Ty Fox (in the anthology, The Wideness of the World).
• Back to the Molly House, by Packwolf Lupestripe (in the anthology, The Wideness of the World).

Best Anthology:

• Echoes: A Collection, by Utunu.
• Tales from the Guild: Blood and Water, edited by J.F.R. Coates, Robert Lyle, Vincenzo Pasquarella, and K.C. Shaw.
• Tales of Scales, by Michael Miele.
• Wild Hearts, edited by Anastasia Spinet.
• The Wideness of the World, published by The Furry Historical Fiction Society.

Best Other Work:

• Dinner at Yiffany's, with Ta'kom Ironhoof.
• Just Animals issue 2: The Chimera Conspiracy, by Matt Coates.
• The Go Somewhere Else Button, by Tempe O'Kun (part of Puplift: A Dog's Guide to Space).
• Writer Ways: A Helpful Guide to Novel Writing, by Tim Susman, writing as Kyell Gold.

Congratulations everyone!