The winners of the sixth annual Ursa Major Awards for “the best in anthropomorphic, or ‘funny animal,’ literature and art” were announced at CaliFur III this weekend, in Costa Mesa, California. The awards, formally the Annual Anthropomorphic Literature & Arts Awards, are administered and presented by the Anthropomorphic Literature and Arts Association, an organization dedicated to promoting anthropomorphic literature and arts both within and outside of the fandom. Nominations and voting for the awards are open to all furry fandom.
Eligibility in ten categories is for works featuring intelligent and/or talking animals first published during the calendar year 2006. This can include new compilations of older works, such as a new collection of previously published separate works.
Best Anthropomorphic Motion Picture: Over the Hedge (Dreamworks Animation)
Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series: Hammy’s Boomerang Adventure (Dreamworks Animation, on the Over the Hedge DVD)
Best Anthropomorphic Novel: Pendant of Fortune by Kyell Gold (Sofawolf Press)
Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction: “Jacks to Open” by Kyell Gold (Fur Rag)
Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work: A Doemain of Our Own by Susan Rankin (Plan Nine Publishing)
Best Anthropomorphic Comic Book: i.s.o. by Vince Suzukawa
Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip: Ozy and Millie by DC Simpson
Best Anthropomorphic Fanzine: Anthrolations (Sofawolf Press)
Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration: Cover painting by Sara Palmer for Pendant of Fortune by Kyell Gold (Sofawolf Press)
Best Anthropomorphic Game: Okami (Clover Studios / Capcom)
Next year’s awards will be announced at Morphicon 2008, held in Columbus, Ohio, 16-19 May 2008.