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2014 Ursa Major Literary awards

Best Motion Picture

Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Dramatic Series or Short Work
TV series or one-shots, advertisements or short videos.

Furry Force (CollegeHumor and Smiley Guy Studios, parts 1 and 2)

Best Novel
Written works of 40,000 words or more.

Off the Beaten Path, by Rukis. (FurPlanet Productions)

Best Short Fiction
Stories less than 40,000 words, poetry, and other short written works.

When a Cat Loves a Dog, by Mary E. Lowd. (in Five Fortunes, FurPlanet Productions,)

Best Other Literary Work
Story collections, comic collections, graphic novels, non-fiction works, and serialized online stories.

Blacksad: Amarillo, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido. (graphic novel, English version, Dark Horse Press)

Best Graphic Story
Includes comic books, and serialized online stories.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, (IDW Publishing, issue 15 to 26)

Best Comic Strip
Newspaper-style strips, including those with ongoing arcs.

Housepets!, by Rick Griffin (Internet)

Best Magazine
Edited collections of creative and/or informational works by various people, professional or amateur, published in print or online in written, pictorial or audio-visual form.

In-Fur-Nation, edited by Rod O’Riley (Internet)

Best Published Illustration
Illustrations for books, magazines, convention program books, cover art for such, coffee-table portfolios.

Cover of Midwest FurFest 2014 convention book by SabretoothedErmine

Best Game
Computer or console games, role-playing games, board games.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (Developer: Game Freak)

Best Website
Online collections of art, stories, and other creative and/or informational works. Includes galleries, story archives, directories, blogs, and personal sites.

FurAffinity (furry art specialty site)

 

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Congratulations 2015 Edgar winners

Mystery Writers of America award an Edgar every year to the best mystery writing produced the previous year.

MWA has a special category for unpublished new American writers.

Go check out  Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman Best First Novel

Best Novel Went King of the Thriller – Stephen King for Mr. Mercedes

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani

BEST FACT CRIME
Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood by William J. Mann

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe  by J.W. Ocker

BEST SHORT STORY  “What Do You Do?” – Rogues by Gillian Flynn

BEST JUVENILE
Greenglass House by Kate Milford

BEST YOUNG ADULT
The Art of Secrets by James Klise

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
“Episode 1” – Happy Valley, Teleplay by Sally Wainwright (Netflix)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
“Getaway Girl” – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine By Zoë Z. Dean

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