Ursa Major Nominees

The nominees for the 11th annual Ursa Major Awards, for the best in anthropomorphic/”funny animal” literature and art first published during 2011 have been announced. Voting will run from March 15-May 4 with the awards presented at CaliFur VIII in Irvine, CA the weekend of June 1 – 3, 2012.

Best Motion Picture

• Bitter Lake
• Kung Fu Panda 2
• Puss in Boots
• Rango
• Rio

Best Dramatic Series or Short Work

• Mongrels
• My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
• Regular Show
• Simon’s Cat
• ThunderCats

Best Novel

• 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

Best Short Fiction

• “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 and Daniel Lowd

Best Other Literary Work

• Dragon’s Hoard #1, by various
• Fur-Piled #5, by Leo Magna
• In the Doghouse of Justice, by Kyell Gold
• Nordguard, Book One, by Tess Garman & Teagan Gavet
• Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe, Omnibus 1, by various

Best Graphic Story

• Endtown, by Aaron Neathery
• Fur-Piled, by Leo Magna
• Furthia High, by QuetzaDrake
• Lackadaisy, by Tracy J. Butler
• Red Lantern, by Rukis and Alector Fencor

Best Comic Strip

• Ballerina Mafia, by Immelmann
• Doc Rat, by Jenner
• Faux Pas, by Robert & Margaret Carspecken
• Housepets!, by Rick Griffin
• Sandra and Woo, by Powree and Oliver Knörzer

Best Magazine

• Alasso
• Anthro
• Flayrah
• South Fur Lands
• Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe

Best Website

• Equestria Daily
• Fur Affinity
• Furry Writers’ Guild
• Inkbunny
• WikiFur

Best Published Illustration

• Blotch, cover of Isolation Play
• Blotch, cover of Nordguard, Book One
• Jason Chan, cover of Red Sails in the Fallout
• Sara Palmer, cover of Weasel Presents
• Rosenthal, “FBA 2012 season opener” painting
• C. D. Woodbury, cover of Tales of the Tai-Pan Universe #48

Best Game

• O-kamiden
• Pokemon: Black and White
• Solatorobo: Red the Hunter
• Sonic Generations
• Star Fox 64 3D

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