A lot of furries haven't heard of any writers at all, actually.
As for the FWG, I'm not a member despite having four short story sales and a novella out through furplanet, because I don't view them as what the name implies - some kind of semi-professional organization. The entry criteria aside, I view the Coyotls as having roughly the same validity as the award given by a regular (if large) writing circle. In short, I think the Coyotls are (by their very nature) a kind of limited clique thing at the moment. I don't think they're going to _stay_ that way, because the people involved in the FWG and the Coyotls at least have their hearts in the right place, but it is a long, long, long way away from being what it wants to be or what it presents itself as.
A lot of furries haven't heard of any writers at all, actually.
As for the FWG, I'm not a member despite having four short story sales and a novella out through furplanet, because I don't view them as what the name implies - some kind of semi-professional organization. The entry criteria aside, I view the Coyotls as having roughly the same validity as the award given by a regular (if large) writing circle. In short, I think the Coyotls are (by their very nature) a kind of limited clique thing at the moment. I don't think they're going to _stay_ that way, because the people involved in the FWG and the Coyotls at least have their hearts in the right place, but it is a long, long, long way away from being what it wants to be or what it presents itself as.