Nominations and votes were cast, now the results are out!

• Comic Strip: Foxes in Love, by Toivo Kaartinen.
• Graphic Story: Tamberlane, by Caytlin Vilbrandt and Ari Noble.
• Fursuit: Forlorn Raven, by Lemonbrat for Raven.
• Visual Art: The Record Store by Squiddy.
• Game: Laika: Aged Through Blood (Developer: Brainwash Gang - Publisher: Thunderful)
• Magazine: Dogpatch Press, edited by Patch O'Furr.
• Website: Fur Affinity
• Novel: Wolf of Withervale by Joaquín Baldwin
• Dramatic Short Work: Lackadaisy (Pilot) (Directed by Fable Siegel)
• Dramatic Series: Helluva Boss (Created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano)
• Motion Picture: Nimona (Directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane)
• Non-Fiction Work: Furscience, by Dr. Courtney N. Plante. (IARP)
• General Literary Work: Gnoll Tales, by NightEyes DaySpring. (Dancing Jackal Books)
• Short Fiction: On the Difference Between AI Cats and Actual Cats: A Love Story, by Daniel Lowd and Mary E. Lowd. (Deep Sky Anchor)

Full category results in vote order for the 2023 Ursa Major Awards follow…

What started as a cafeteria food fling in Payson, Utah became yet another fracas over the allegations of ‘furry behavior’ in schools. This ultimately led to online rumors and frustrations about alleged attacks committed by the ‘furries’ on students. Bolstered by frustrations on social media, a handful of students and their parents performed a walk out of their school on April 17.

An older furry by the name of Stroodle was interviewed by ABC4 [EU/UK folk: try this], and said that expression is important, but sometimes studies should come first.

It’s crazy that it’s escalated to this point that these kids are being so distracting to their peers that their peers want to stage a walkout [...] So to have the next generation muddy our name and not represent us very well, it’s kind of disappointing.

Continue doing things you like, continue dressing up, continue making art. But maybe let’s keep it out of school hours?

Goodbye Volcano High is a visual novel game developed by KO_OP. You play a high school senior, Fang, as they [nonbinary] use their last moments working with schoolmates to bring their band, Worm Drama, to success. Fang is a pterodactyl whose school exists in a place called Pangea.

The universe and Fang’s friends may have other plans to cause a hiccup in the dream they wish to fulfil. I’d call this a spoiler, but the advertising and title make it clear that this is a prequel to Dino Run. I mean, the logo has a meteor and its characters are dinosaurs. That can’t end well.

This is a very interesting premise, and makes for a good background to make this high school drama stand out from its contemporaries. However, the narrative comes out a bit flatter than expected, focusing more on the day-to-day issues of Fang than the cataclysm to come. In turn, there’s passion in the music, artistic design, and characters that many furries will find interest in. Let’s go through some of these to see if it’s the right game for you.