A special guest post from none other than Papa Bear himself, Grubbs Grizzly:
“Hi! Last week the Good Furry Awards were presented at Anthro SoCal in Ontario, California. This is the eighth year of the awards, and some special announcements were made. The Good Furry Awards were founded in 2019 by Grubbs Grizzly and are sponsored by Uncle Bear Publishing (www.unclebearpublishing.com) and the furry advice column Ask Papabear (www.askpapabear.com). Furries are nominated by their peers in three categories:
- The Good Egg Award for charitable work
- The Image Award for broadcasting, and
- The Furtastic Award for other works of kindness and generosity
The nominees are then voted on by fans like you! Winners receive a handsome trophy and a small cash award. There is also a Lifetime Achievement Award for furries who have dedicated decades of their lives to the furry fandom and have had a significant impact on it.
This year, the winners were…
Paco Panda for the Good Egg Award
I’m Definitely Not a Popufur for the Image Award
and
Shy Matsi for the Furtastic Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Uncle Kage.
This year, a one-time-only Special Award was created and presented to Mango Axollama because they have received more nominations (6 out of 8 years, and it would have been 7 but they declined one year) and more votes than any other furry when you combine them over the years. Chair Grubbs Grizzly said, “I was starting to call Mango the Susan Lucci of the furry fandom for being nominated so many times without winning, and I really believed all the generous things he has done for his community merited recognition, so we created this unique award for a unique, kind, and very modest but deserving furry.”
The second very special announcement this year was that, starting in 2027, the Lifetime Achievement Award will be renamed The Sylys Sable Award for Lifetime Achievement in honor of the late Mark Merlino.
You can read more about the winners and the awards by visiting the Good Furry Awards web site.”
Thanks Papa Bear, thanks to all the voters, and congratulations to all the winners!
image c. 2026 The Good Furry Awards
