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American convention Megaplex recently shuffled their board of directors. While at it, three furries were removed: Scooby, Stitch and notably, Megaplex founder and president Yappy Fox. The convention says ‘a majority’ of the board felt their leadership styles were not what Megaplex needs. Scooby, Yappy and Stitch put in many years of fantastic work and […]

Dear Papabear,

Hi. 13 year old new furry here. I want to ask my dad if I can get a fursuit. He already knows I'm a furry from snooping on my computer and discord. I don't really know too much of how he feels about it. I also want to attend my local furry con in June. I am really struggling with this new liking. I also want to make friends with furries, but my dad recently made me completely log out of discord and other forums for (reasons) that I will not share here. I hope someone can help me out here!

Victor (age 13)

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Dear  Victor,

Your father is trying to protect you from porn, of which there is a lot on furry websites, as you likely know. At 13, you are too young for such things. The furry fandom was created for adults, not children, but these days a lot of kids as young as 10 are discovering the fandom. It is attractive to them because it relates to many of the cartoons and animated movies young people enjoy watching, and the idea of becoming an anthro animal character can have a lot of appeal to the young imagination.

If you wish to continue exploring your furriness, Papabear's advice to you is that you stop hiding your internet and phone behavior and have an honest discussion with Dad because, at the tender age of 13, you are not going to be able to attend a furcon without his cooperation and support. You are likely going to have a tough time of this, honestly, because it sounds like you have been looking at furporn and possibly indulging in other unsavory behavior. 

Furcons will only allow underage furries to attend if they are accompanied by a parent or guardian. You can't just go by yourself or with a friend.

So, for you to get a fursuit (are you paying yourself or asking Dad to buy it, which will be even harder?) and go to a con, you are going to have to reestablish your connection with Dad. Indeed, you will need a verbal agreement with him to do the following: NOT look at furporn or engage in X-rated roleplay online and be completely transparent with your online and phone activities with Dad (no more hiding what you do; Dad must have complete access to your browser history and more). You will then need time to repair your relationship so that Dad trusts you to be honest with him. Seeing that this is January and the con is in June, I seriously doubt you can fix this in time for the next local furcon.

That said, all hope is not lost. With a lot of work and love, you may be able to get Dad on your side again. You can do this by discussing the fandom openly with him and by showing him such things as the documentary The Fandom by Ash Coyote, which is available free on YouTube here.

Good Luck!
Papabear

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Hi everyone! There have been several announcements recently, here are the highlights: MegaPlex Public Links https://twitter.com/MegaplexCon/status/1480367629973999616?s=20 https://twitter.com/MegaplexCon/status/1480227806722379777?s=20 https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10101190 https://www.change.org/p/furry-fandom-keep-the-founder-of-megaplex?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_32009025_en-US%3A4&recruiter=1246040008&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=tap_basic_share https://megaplexcon.org/about/who/ AnthroExpo https://www.anthroexpo.net/ Furry Invasion https://twitter.com/FurryInvasion/status/1480237943407083524?s=20 https://www.furryinvasion.org/ JMoF (Japan Meeting Of Furries) https://jfpc.asia/en/result/2022/all/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCIZ7hVjsmg Anthro New England https://twitter.com/Anthro_NE/status/1481373739212279808?s=20 https://www.anthronewengland.com/ Ursa Major Awards https://ursamajorawards.org/nominations.htm https://twitter.com/UrsaMajorAwards/status/1482263244890853380?s=20 If you like the work I do please like/follow/share to support the channel I'm on multiple platforms https://twitter.com/GrovelHusky https://www.twitch.tv/grovelhusky https://t.me/grovelreports Subscribe to show support https://www.youtube.com/c/GrovelHusky/?sub_confirmation=1 Grovel Reports Studio made by Kydek https://twitter.com/FluffyKydek Grovel Reports Jan 17th 2022 - A Board Restructure? + New Announcements #megaplex #Ursa #JMoF Banners used in the channel were made by Slushi https://twitter.com/Slushi3Brushi3?s=09 Music created for Grovel Husky by Whooshagg https://whooshagg.com/

This week is more relaxed ~for some reason~

Savrin and Fuzz discuss AnthroExpo, FC cancelling, hentai fans, and big boy consequences.

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Two conventions cancelled Let’s start with this week’s headlines. Hungarian convention Fursang and US convention Further Confusion cancelled their event this year. Fursang did not release any public statement as of now. Further Confusion says the cancellation was because many event contributors could not attend: staff, panellists, DJ’s, vendors and dealers. At first, they scaled […]

The new year starts! 2022, a brand new start for many. But, COVID-19 hasn’t ended like how everyone wished for. The Omicron variant, found in Nov 2021, is still spreading. Last year, many regions globally loosened pandemic restrictions as COVID-19 stabilised locally and more people got the vaccine. Thus, furry conventions can again hold in-person […]

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How Did JMoF Start? + More about Japanese Furs [FABP E18] ---- In our first episode for 2022, we’re taking you back to Japan again - this time with Luca (Mangluca)! Luca is a rabbit from Japan. He’s been in the fandom since 2006 and works as a staff member for JMoF who works in public relations and translation. We’re excited to finally be interviewing our very first Japanese fur on the show so let’s give Luca, a big awoo! ---- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:28 mangluca joined the fandom 02:53 the first JMoF 04:16 jmof beginnings and history 08:16 what makes jmof special 09:12 jmof dead dog 12:35 favorite jmof moment 13:57 cons popping up in asia 16:32 doujinshi cons 19:05 how to describe japanese furries 21:00 how japanese think of furries 23:05 permission to fursuit in public 25:01 describe furry to normie 29:10 furry as a foreign concept 32:04 differences between japanese and western fandom 33:21 all about vtubers 37:11 LGBTQ+ in Japan 40:41 the future of JMoF 43:17 social media shoutout 44:04 outro Social Media: Our official Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxandburger Fox: https://twitter.com/foxnakh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9xoFQrxFTNPMjmXfUg2cg Burger: https://twitter.com/L1ghtningRunner http://www.youtube.com/c/LightningRunner MangLuca: https://twitter.com/mangluca_en JMoF: https://www.jmof.jp/en/ https://twitter.com/JMoF_en Footage: http://psychowheels.blogspot.com/2011/03/311-japan.html https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/toyohashi-japan.1666629/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/612348880568091505/ https://www.solarehotels.com/en/hotel/aichi/loisir-toyohashi/ https://mykindofjapan.wordpress.com/2018/11/16/types-of-yokai-animal-form/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bake-danuki https://www.foriio.com/works/22919 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDg6iElIwsk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqBvYs8eO6c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QVSs6DsMKE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuBwCZHlY60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4S8ftN8Jt4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGjzo5UtZ18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pR3obcCqQI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0ik_7Wiips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sidNKV4JXAA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSIdPsnKgrM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-1KVvMxwEo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afBI2icz7v0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zRGAR12oQA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_UIISregp4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFHmMgONy0M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8alwaRc9nU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbe2h4L1fpQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJYes-uRvkM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck2Ob6DVzcY Other pictures and video provided by MangLuca, Pixabay, and hosts' personal footage. Intro/Outro Music: Aioli by Andrew Langdon.

I have been to several furry conventions before. Now with COVID-19, I was unsure how Midwest FurFest was going to handle this pandemic. Midwest FurFest is the largest furry convention in the world. In 2019, they saw more than 11,000 attendees. This year, they took place both in the Hyatt Regency O’Hare and the Donald […]

Dear Papabear,

So, I have a friend group, and the "leader," let's call him Fred (not really), is purrfectly fine with furries (see what I did there?) and couldn't care less. However, if I tell him, the other, not so nice kids are bound to find out, like the notorious Steve (also fake) will go, and I quote, "You're f@&$ing a!$ stupid for being into that porn &h$!." And they will tease me about it. I don't know what to do! Please help! ;w;

Anonymous (age 12)

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Dear Cub,

Ah, group dynamics are a complex thing.  After years (decades, really) of failing to belong to any groups myself, my approach now and forever more will always be to have friendships on a one-on-one basis. You don't have to be friends with everyone in that social circle, especially those who are going to act like "Notorious Steve." Don't worry about that. Why would you want to be friends with haters? Be friends with those who accept you for you, and the others can go take a long walk off a short pier.

This is a good time in your life to learn how to figure out which people are friend material and which ones are shallow and judgmental. If you learn this at the age of 12, you will be way ahead of most people in the world by the time you are an adult.

Remember, you were not put on this planet to get people's approval. You are here to lend a unique voice to the chorus of humanity. Your job is to learn who you truly are as a person and to live your life genuinely, truthfully. 

Hugs,
Papabear

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Welcome to the first 2022 video showing highlights that I've seen in the furry community recently. Several future convention dates are mentioned in this weeks broadcast. Further Confusion is now postponed https://furtherconfusion.org/ The 4th annual Good Furry Award https://www.askpapabear.com/good-furry-award.html BLFC Dealer Announcement https://twitter.com/BiggestLittleFC/status/1476976461533773827?s=20 Fursquared dates https://fursquared.com/dealers Blue Ridge Furfare Dance forms Dance Duel: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdR28Z-nDikSqoHrzbN4VBfhtkZ37IpQV5QLpx_sAP3kz8Jcg/viewform Dance Competition: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWZXKWj3kXKREQtshmeS324nMYhpJuucnTBspFvCzqHBYmNA/viewform New Years Furry Ball Photo https://twitter.com/newyearsfurball/status/1478793990019420164?s=20 Motor City Furry Con https://twitter.com/MotorCityFurCon/status/1479596208913977344?s=20 Subscribe to show support https://www.youtube.com/c/GrovelHusky/?sub_confirmation=1 Grovel Reports Studio made by Kydek https://twitter.com/FluffyKydek Banners used in the channel were made by Slushi https://twitter.com/Slushi3Brushi3?s=09 Music created for Grovel Husky by Whooshagg https://whooshagg.com/ Grovel Reports Jan 8th 2022 - Whats The Furry News? #furcon #furry #furrynews

Time is a flat circle and it feels like we're back where we began. Wild. 

This week- Fuzz and Savrin discuss the topic of paraphilias, specifically Savrin having read the book "Perv: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us" by Jesse Bering. What a paraphilia is (hint: it's not just the big scary ones) how they develop (thanks Disney) and what you can do about them once you're an adult (accept them and deal with them in as healthy a manner as possible.) 

One thing Savrin did fail to mention in the episode is that for people who seek therapy for dealing with paraphilic issues, finding a therapist certified by AASECT - The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists - Is going to be your best bet, as they're specifically trained on the topics.

Then we talk about the plight of Further Confusion and AnthroExpo in the time of Omicron literally an hour before we found out that FC has been postponed. They could still use your help though.

LINKS -
"PERV" on Alibris - Perv: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us by Jesse Bering - Alibris

AASECT - AASECT:: American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists | 

Donate to help Further Confusion by purchasing a supporting membership- Further Confusion 2022 Registration (regfox.com)

Same with AnthroExpo in the drop down- AnthroExpo 2022: CasinOWO Royale (regfox.com)

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Episode 507 - 2020 Plus 2

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Bearly Furcasting S2E37 - Guest co-host Rayne Raccoon, Five Minute Furs

As awards season descends upon us all, we’ve compiled a reference list of all the original stories Zooscape published in 2021, along with approximate word counts.  We think they’re all award-worthy.  We hope you think so too!

Dance of Wood and Grace by Marie Croke (2,100 words)

The Lonely Little Toaster by A Humphrey Lanham (1,100 words)

How to Safely Engage in Telepathy with the Dolphins of Ocean Paradise by Elizabeth Cobbe (900 words)

Bliss and Abundance by Nicholas Stillman (3,200 words)

Heart of Ice by Anna Madden (1,000 words)

And the Red Dragon Passes by Emily Randolph-Epstein (2,100 words)

Coffee and the Fox by Mari Ness (800 words)

The Sewers of New York by Elinor Caiman Sands (1,600 words)

The Tech by James L. Steele (4,500 words)

Puss Reboots by Rachel Ayers (1,500 words)

Persinette by Elizabeth Walker (1,000 words)

Him Without Her and Her Within Him by Aimee Ogden (4,500)

A List of Historical Places Frequented by a Boy and His Dog by Eleanor R. Wood (500 words)

The Squirrelherd and the Sound by Emmie Christie (3,000 words)

Mama’s Nursery by Gloria Carnevale (2,500 words)

Moon-Eye by Garick Cooke (1,000 words)

Moonbow by Jason Kocemba (3,400 words)

How We’re Made by Christopher Zerby (5,700 words)

Three Layer Apple Pie by Mephitis (500 words)

Xerophilous by M. J. Pettit (9,400 words)

Rabbitheart by Archita Mittra (3,000)

Scale Baby by M. H. Ayinde (3,600)

To Gentle the Wind by Deborah L. Davitt (900 words)

Be Productive Like Cha-Cha by Katlina Sommerberg (150 words)

The Incandescence of Her Simulacrum by Logan Thrasher Collins (1,000 words)

A Chance to Breathe by Daniel Ausema (3,200 words)

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For many, I’m sure that leaving behind 2021 beings about a good amount of relief. It has been an intense year to say the least, and from everyone here at the Furry Writers Guild, we hope that 2022 brings a lot more positivity and hope.

2021 was a difficult year to maintain goals and targets, with so many other things to worry about. Still, we thought it would be good to look forward to 2022 and reflect on what we plan to achieve with our writing, and to consider what we did manage to complete during 2021. We asked everyone on Twitter to share their writing targets. If you have not already done so, then we encourage people to share what they hope to complete in 2022.

We also asked what your favourite books of the year have been. What have you read to hide away from reality for a little while? Please share that with us as well!

One of our main goals for the early part of the year is to improve the Suggested Reading part of the website. This will hopefully become a more complete list of our members’ works, organised better into genre and themes.

In the previous newsletter we discussed the Furry Book Awards that take place every year. The Ursa Major Awards continue to take entries for their Recommended Reading List, which is their informal early shortlist.
As of today, the Coyotl Awards have also opened for the reading list. You can submit any of your own eligible works for inclusion on this list, with formal nominations opening to guild members in February. The awards will be hosted at FurDU at the end of April.

There are a few ongoing submission calls for short stories, though we have not seen many themed anthology calls at this stage. If you see something that you think can be highlighted by the FWG, then please contact us with information about it!

Isekai Me! – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full
#ohmurr! – Deadline: Ongoing
Zooscape – Reoccurring submission period (Currently closed until Jan 15th 2022).

Some of our members also had new novels coming out over the Christmas period, or have works available for pre-order. We hope you’ll check these out as well.

Winter Wonders – an anthology featuring guild member Alice Dryden. Released December 1st 2021.

The Archeons Series Omnibus, by James L. Steele. Released December 2021.

C.A.T.S.: Cycling Across Time And Space: 11 Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories about Bicycling and Cats – an anthology featuring guild member Alice Dryden. Available for pre-order. Released February 8th 2022.

A Furry Faux Paw, by Jessica Kara. Available for pre-order. Released May 24th 2022.

As always, any guild members who want to see their upcoming books included in the newsletter, please let us know! We try to keep up to date with everything, but there will always be some things we miss.

We hope that 2022 brings a new positivity and hope for everyone. We at the FWG look forward to seeing what new writing can come from our members and followers.
Good luck, everyone.

Happy writing and stay safe!
J.F.R. Coates

For many, I’m sure that leaving behind 2021 beings about a good amount of relief. It has been an intense year to say the least, and from everyone here at the Furry Writers Guild, we hope that 2022 brings a lot more positivity and hope.

2021 was a difficult year to maintain goals and targets, with so many other things to worry about. Still, we thought it would be good to look forward to 2022 and reflect on what we plan to achieve with our writing, and to consider what we did manage to complete during 2021. We asked everyone on Twitter to share their writing targets. If you have not already done so, then we encourage people to share what they hope to complete in 2022.

We also asked what your favourite books of the year have been. What have you read to hide away from reality for a little while? Please share that with us as well!

One of our main goals for the early part of the year is to improve the Suggested Reading part of the website. This will hopefully become a more complete list of our members’ works, organised better into genre and themes.

In the previous newsletter we discussed the Furry Book Awards that take place every year. The Ursa Major Awards continue to take entries for their Recommended Reading List, which is their informal early shortlist.
As of today, the Coyotl Awards have also opened for the reading list. You can submit any of your own eligible works for inclusion on this list, with formal nominations opening to guild members in February. The awards will be hosted at FurDU at the end of April.

There are a few ongoing submission calls for short stories, though we have not seen many themed anthology calls at this stage. If you see something that you think can be highlighted by the FWG, then please contact us with information about it!

Isekai Me! – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full
#ohmurr! – Deadline: Ongoing
Zooscape – Reoccurring submission period (Currently closed until Jan 15th 2022).

Some of our members also had new novels coming out over the Christmas period, or have works available for pre-order. We hope you’ll check these out as well.

Winter Wonders – an anthology featuring guild member Alice Dryden. Released December 1st 2021.

The Archeons Series Omnibus, by James L. Steele. Released December 2021.

C.A.T.S.: Cycling Across Time And Space: 11 Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories about Bicycling and Cats – an anthology featuring guild member Alice Dryden. Available for pre-order. Released February 8th 2022.

A Furry Faux Paw, by Jessica Kara. Available for pre-order. Released May 24th 2022.

As always, any guild members who want to see their upcoming books included in the newsletter, please let us know! We try to keep up to date with everything, but there will always be some things we miss.

We hope that 2022 brings a new positivity and hope for everyone. We at the FWG look forward to seeing what new writing can come from our members and followers.
Good luck, everyone.

Happy writing and stay safe!
J.F.R. Coates