Voting for the Ursa Major Awards for the Best Anthropomorphic Literature and
Art of 2009 is now open, and takes place until April 18. Anyone may vote, and
you are encouraged to ask your friends to vote also -- please help spread the
word! Visit the Ursa Major Awards web site at
<http://ursamajorawards.org/voting2009/> for full details on how to vote.
There are five nominees in each of the ten categories, except where there was
a tie for fifth place, or fewer than five eligible nominees. To be eligible,
a work must have been released during the calendar year 2009; must include a
non-human being given human attributes (anthropomorphic), which can be mental
and/or physical (for example the intelligent dogs in "Up" for the former, and
"The Fantastic Mr. Fox" for the latter); and must receive more than one
nomination.
Best Motion Picture - Live-action or animated feature-length movies.
* "Avatar"
* "Fantastic Mr Fox"
* "The Princess and the Frog"
* "Up"
* "Where the Wild Things Are"
Best Dramatic Short Work or Series - TV series or one-shots, advertisements
or short videos.
* "The Cat Piano"
* "Partly Cloudy"
* "The Penguins of Madagascar"
* "Prep and Landing"
* "The Secret Saturdays"
Best Novel - Written works of 40,000 words or more. Serialized novels qualify
only for the year that the final chapter is published.
* "Bone Crossed" by Patricia Briggs
* "Cheetah's Win" by Phil Geusz
* "Jazmyn" by Bernard Doove
* "Out of Position" by Kyell Gold
* "Return to the Hundred Acre Wood" by David Benedictus
* "The Unscratchables" by Cornelius Kane
Best Short Fiction - Stories less than 40,000 words, poetry and other short
written works.
* "Drifting" by Kyell Gold
* "Moonthief" by Not Tube
* "Stop the World" by Kyell Gold
* "Thou Shalt Not Make Wrongful Use Of The Name Of Thy Lord" by Whyte Yote
* "Trading Wishes" by Kevin Frane
Best Other Literary Work - Story collections, comic collections, graphic
novels, non-fiction works, and convention program books.
* "Bloom County - The Complete Library, Volume 1" By Berke Breathed
* "Draw Furries: How to Create Anthropomorphic and Fantasy Animals" by
Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges
* "The First Book of Lapism" by Phil Geusz
* "Who Are The Furries?" by Denise Winterman
* "X" edited by Kyell Gold
Best Graphic Story - Includes comic books and serialised online stories.
* "Concession" by Immelman
* "Furthia High" by QuetzaDrake
* "Jack" by David Hopkins
* "Lackadaisy" by Tracy J. Butler
* "Twokinds" by Tom Fischbach
Best Comic Strip - Newspaper-style strips, including those with ongoing arcs.
* "Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures" by Amber M. Williams
* "Doc Rat" by Jenner
* "Freefall" by Mark Stanley
* "Housepets!" by Rick Griffin
* "Kevin and Kell" by Bill Holbrook
Best Magazine - Professional magazines, amateur zines, fanzines,
internet-only magazines.
* "ANTHRO edited" by Quentin Long
* "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
Best Published Illustration - Illustrations for books, magazines, convention
program books, cover art for such, coffee table portfolios.
* "Gaia's Strange Seedlike Brood (Homage to Lynn Margulis)" by Patrick
Farley
* "It's Beautiful" by Jailbird
* "Jazmyn" by Sara Palmer
* "New Coyote" by Kenket
* "Out of Position" by Blotch
Best Game - Computer or console games, role-playing games, board games.
* "Earth Eternal"
* "G-Force: The Video Game"
* "Predation: The Board Game"
* "Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time"
--
More formally known as the Annual Anthropomorphic Literature and Arts Awards,
the Ursa Major Awards are presented annually for excellence in the furry
arts. They are intended as Anthropomorphic (a.k.a. Furry) Fandom's equivalent
of the Hugo Awards presented by the World Science Fiction Society, mystery
fandom's Anthony Awards, horror fandom's Bram Stoker Awards, and so forth.
The Ursa Major Awards are administered by the Anthropomorphic Literature and
Arts Association (ALAA), a membership organization dedicated to promoting
anthropomorphic literature and arts. Discussions are ongoing to improve their
effectiveness and expand their presence throughout furry fandom. All
suggestions are invited via the Ursa Major Awards web site at
<http://ursamajorawards.org>.
Hey all,
I noticed something. Not sure who's taking care of it, but the image linked
to for the Blotch cover is only the front of the book. Since the other cover
shows the entire wraparound, you might want to use the full image:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1741944/
Is the ballot interface new this year? It feels more efficient somehow.
Thanks,
: Malin
Voting for the Ursa Major Awards for the Best Anthropomorphic Literature and
Art of 2009 is now open, and takes place until April 18. Anyone may vote, and
you are encouraged to ask your friends to vote also -- please help spread the
word! Visit the Ursa Major Awards web site at
<http://ursamajorawards.org/voting2009/> for full details on how to vote.
There are five nominees in each of the ten categories, except where there was
a tie for fifth place, or fewer than five eligible nominees. To be eligible,
a work must have been released during the calendar year 2009; must include a
non-human being given human attributes (anthropomorphic), which can be mental
and/or physical (for example the intelligent dogs in "Up" for the former, and
"The Fantastic Mr. Fox" for the latter); and must receive more than one
nomination.
Best Motion Picture - Live-action or animated feature-length movies.
* "Avatar"
* "Fantastic Mr Fox"
* "The Princess and the Frog"
* "Up"
* "Where the Wild Things Are"
Best Dramatic Short Work or Series - TV series or one-shots, advertisements
or short videos.
* "The Cat Piano"
* "Partly Cloudy"
* "The Penguins of Madagascar"
* "Prep and Landing"
* "The Secret Saturdays"
Best Novel - Written works of 40,000 words or more. Serialized novels qualify
only for the year that the final chapter is published.
* "Bone Crossed" by Patricia Briggs
* "Cheetah's Win" by Phil Geusz
* "Jazmyn" by Bernard Doove
* "Out of Position" by Kyell Gold
* "Return to the Hundred Acre Wood" by David Benedictus
* "The Unscratchables" by Cornelius Kane
Best Short Fiction - Stories less than 40,000 words, poetry and other short
written works.
* "Drifting" by Kyell Gold
* "Moonthief" by Not Tube
* "Stop the World" by Kyell Gold
* "Thou Shalt Not Make Wrongful Use Of The Name Of Thy Lord" by Whyte Yote
* "Trading Wishes" by Kevin Frane
Best Other Literary Work - Story collections, comic collections, graphic
novels, non-fiction works, and convention program books.
* "Bloom County - The Complete Library, Volume 1" By Berke Breathed
* "Draw Furries: How to Create Anthropomorphic and Fantasy Animals" by
Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges
* "The First Book of Lapism" by Phil Geusz
* "Who Are The Furries?" by Denise Winterman
* "X" edited by Kyell Gold
Best Graphic Story - Includes comic books and serialised online stories.
* "Concession" by Immelman
* "Furthia High" by QuetzaDrake
* "Jack" by David Hopkins
* "Lackadaisy" by Tracy J. Butler
* "Twokinds" by Tom Fischbach
Best Comic Strip - Newspaper-style strips, including those with ongoing arcs.
* "Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures" by Amber M. Williams
* "Doc Rat" by Jenner
* "Freefall" by Mark Stanley
* "Housepets!" by Rick Griffin
* "Kevin and Kell" by Bill Holbrook
Best Magazine - Professional magazines, amateur zines, fanzines,
internet-only magazines.
* "ANTHRO edited" by Quentin Long
* "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
Best Published Illustration - Illustrations for books, magazines, convention
program books, cover art for such, coffee table portfolios.
* "Gaia's Strange Seedlike Brood (Homage to Lynn Margulis)" by Patrick
Farley
* "It's Beautiful" by Jailbird
* "Jazmyn" by Sara Palmer
* "New Coyote" by Kenket
* "Out of Position" by Blotch
Best Game - Computer or console games, role-playing games, board games.
* "Earth Eternal"
* "G-Force: The Video Game"
* "Predation: The Board Game"
* "Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time"
--
More formally known as the Annual Anthropomorphic Literature and Arts Awards,
the Ursa Major Awards are presented annually for excellence in the furry
arts. They are intended as Anthropomorphic (a.k.a. Furry) Fandom's equivalent
of the Hugo Awards presented by the World Science Fiction Society, mystery
fandom's Anthony Awards, horror fandom's Bram Stoker Awards, and so forth.
The Ursa Major Awards are administered by the Anthropomorphic Literature and
Arts Association (ALAA), a membership organization dedicated to promoting
anthropomorphic literature and arts. Discussions are ongoing to improve their
effectiveness and expand their presence throughout furry fandom. All
suggestions are invited via the Ursa Major Awards web site at
<http://ursamajorawards.org>.
And also, I feel I need to ask, given my objections of a few years ago,
whether the admin of the awards has recused himself this year since he has
works in contention?
Tim Susman wrote:
And also, I feel I need to ask, given my objections of a few years ago,
whether the admin of the awards has recused himself this year since he has
works in contention?
The Awards are administered by a committee, not one person. If the latter
was the case, I would not be involved at all. As it is, the process is
automated with the results reviewed by the other committee members.
That's good to know, but my feeling is that should be made explicitly clear,
considering that the only name of anyone associated with the awards in any
official capacity on the website is yours. And I'm not sure that I don't
still think that administering the website also constitutes a potential
conflict of interest, considering that's the mechanism by which the award
results are aggregated before they even get to the committee--unless my
understanding of what you mean by "automated" is incorrect and it is not
automated by the website which you administer.
Please note that I don't actually think there would be any impropriety. I'm
saying it creates the perception of a conflict of interest, which is not a
positive thing for an award still struggling to gain validity.
: Malin
Goldfur wrote:
Tim Susman wrote:
And also, I feel I need to ask, given my objections of a few years ago,
whether the admin of the awards has recused himself this year since he has
works in contention?
The Awards are administered by a committee, not one person. If the latter
was the case, I would not be involved at all. As it is, the process is
automated with the results reviewed by the other committee members.
That's good to know, but my feeling is that should be made explicitly clear,
considering that the only name of anyone associated with the awards in any
official capacity on the website is yours. And I'm not sure that I don't
still think that administering the website also constitutes a potential
conflict of interest, considering that's the mechanism by which the award
results are aggregated before they even get to the committee--unless my
understanding of what you mean by "automated" is incorrect and it is not
automated by the website which you administer.
Please note that I don't actually think there would be any impropriety. I'm
saying it creates the perception of a conflict of interest, which is not a
positive thing for an award still struggling to gain validity.
: Malin
Goldfur wrote:
Tim Susman wrote:
And also, I feel I need to ask, given my objections of a few years ago,
whether the admin of the awards has recused himself this year since he has
works in contention?
The Awards are administered by a committee, not one person. If the latter
was the case, I would not be involved at all. As it is, the process is
automated with the results reviewed by the other committee members.
Voting for the Ursa Major Awards for the Best Anthropomorphic Literature and
Art of 2009 is now open, and takes place until April 18. Anyone may vote, and
you are encouraged to ask your friends to vote also -- please help spread the
word! Visit the Ursa Major Awards web site at
<http://ursamajorawards.org/voting2009/> for full details on how to vote.
On another topic: Is the mechanism to give users keys fixed yet?
PeterCat wrote:
Voting for the Ursa Major Awards for the Best Anthropomorphic
Literature and Art of 2009 is now open, and takes place until April
18. Anyone may vote, and you are encouraged to ask your friends to
vote also -- please help spread the word! Visit the Ursa Major
Awards web site at <http://ursamajorawards.org/voting2009/> for
full details on how to vote.
Don't vote for Concession to win, the other comics are far better than thatJust go look at the lot and pick the ones you like best - there are links after
one.
Jamydanny@aol.com wrote:
Don't vote for Concession to win, the other comics are far better than thatJust go look at the lot and pick the ones you like best - there are links
one.
after all. Electioneering in here (in either direction ) is kinda tacky, ne
ce pas?
Pedantically: it's "n'est-ce pas." :)So who said I could spel? :)
Kay Shapero wrote:
Jamydanny@aol.com wrote:
Don't vote for Concession to win, the other comics are far better than thatJust go look at the lot and pick the ones you like best - there are links
one.
after all. Electioneering in here (in either direction ) is kinda tacky, ne
ce pas?