Hey, guys, just putting out a friendly reminder about the Ursa Major Awards. :) And once again, for those who don't know, the Ursa Majors are the furry fandom's very own chance to recognize excellence in its own field, whether it be from short stories, novels, graphic novels, magazines, published illustrations/covers, etc. Just wanted to let you know that the nominations are still open until February 29th, and like a lot of furry authors, I'd be overjoyed and extremely happy if any of you guys decided to nominate any of my stories. :D As a furry idol of my mine said, this is really the only venue that us to recognize creators in the fandom for their works, and it's a real boost for a creator to see their name up there on the Ursa Major's, and while I don't realistically expect to win, it'd be wonderful to get nominated at least.

And it's important that you readers and connoisseurs of furry fiction know that you are allowed to nominate FIVE different things in every category of the Ursa Major's. So, if you have five different short stories that you really enjoyed from five different furry authors, you can nominate ALL five of them! If you guys feel so inclined, go here - http://www.ursamajorawards.org/nominations/ - enroll, if you haven't already (CHECK YOUR SPAM MAIL FOR THE ENROLLMENT KEY), then login and fill out the ballot categories. :D It's so easy and fast, it's unbelievable, and it makes authors like me and everyone else feel really appreciated and waggy. :)

Once again, here's the list of things I've got eligible for nomination (from 2011):

For Best Short Fiction:

* "Blissful Tension" (or it's second version) by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity, January 2011)

* "The Heart's Content" by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity, February 2011)

* "Carnal Shock" by Rahne Kallon (Bad Dog Book Club and FurAffinity, February 2011)

* "Striped and Spotted" by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity, March 2011)

* "Blinded Troublemaker" by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity, April 2011)

* "Leap of Faith" by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity, May 2011)

* "Walking on Clouds" by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity, June 2011)

* "Red Lantern: The Golden Tryst" by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity, June 2011)

* "Snowfall" by Rahne Kallon (Rocky Mountain Furcon Conbook and FurAffinity, June/August 2011)

* "Bang to the Beat" by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity, July 2011)

* "Push for Silence" by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity, September 2011)

* "Lightshow" by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity, October 2011)

* "Golden Presumptions" by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity and Anthroview, October/November 2011)

* "Fox News" by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity and Tales of the Neon Phoenix, November 2011/January 2012)

* "Trust Among Otters" by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity and Tales of the Neon Phoenix, November 2011/January 2012)

* "A Slippery Catch" by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity and Tales of the Neon Phoenix, December 2011/January 2012)

* "New Year's Kiss" by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity December 2011)

And here's what I have for Best Dramatic Short Work or Series:

* "Commander Shepherd Visits the Citadel by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity, May 2011)

* "Unsheathed Challenge Story A by Rahne Kallon (FurAffinity, July 2011) and you can also check out  kmhirosaki's story here - http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5283743

And for Published Illustration, I hope you all take a look at  sidian's lovely illustration of my story Golden Presumptions. And for Magazine,  summercat's Anthroview is also eligible.

There's a link to every thing I released, so if you wanna check any of them out again, go ahead. :) And as I said before, you can nominate for five things in each category (or even change/modify your vote), so I encourage you guys to take advantage of that. :D I've got a whole bunch of stories eligible, but if I had to narrow it down to a few, some personal favourites of mine are Walking on Clouds, Fox News, Trust Among Otters, A Slippery Catch, or Red Lantern: The Golden Tryst.

So, with the nominations closing on February 29th, again I encourage you guys to go participate in the Ursa Majors if you haven't already. And if any of my stories DO get nominated, to show my appreciation...I think I'll do a little something extra special for you guys. We'll see. But yeah, go out there, nominate, and above all, have fun! :3