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Only Ten Days Left to Nominate Your Colleagues
Nominations will be accepted for the 2025 Shojai Mentor Award and the Michael Brim Distinguished Service Award through May 31, 2025. Links to more information and nomination forms are available on the Contest Page.
Thank you for your 2025 CWA Communications Contest Entries
We received 291 entries in this year's contest which offers top awards for media excellence in a variety of areas, including categories for fiction and nonfiction writing; journalism; TV, film and video production; photography; art; marketing; live events; and more. Winners will be announced during our Annual Conference in October.
New Password for the Members Only Page
Did you receive the recent email giving you the new password for the Members Only page of the CWA website? If not, check your spam, junk mail, or bulk mail folder. Then, then make sure you whitelist the CWA's URL (*@catwriters.com) so it will come to your Inbox next time.
Take Time to Browse the Members' Book Directory
CWA is extremely proud of our member authors and their publications. The Members’ Book Directory is a searchable database listing books by animal behaviorists, novelists, poets, short story writers, illustrators, and photographers whose works are sold through professional bookstores and online venues. Search the Book List and find your next cat book to read!
Members: If you’d like to submit your latest cat book, or if you have an update to an item in the directory, please fill out the submission form in the Members-Only Area of the website.
2024 CWA Fundraiser
The 2024 Fundraiser raised $1,200 for EveryCat Health Foundation. Thank you to everyone who participated!
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Images in CWA contest banner, L to R: books: Element 5 Digital on Pexels; newspapers: Brotin Biswas on Pexels; man typing on laptop: Pexels; artist with brushes: Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels; camera: Pixabay on Pexels; hand holding microphone: Pixabay on Pexels; video shoot: CoWomen on Pexels; podcast setup: George Milton on Pexels; Muse Medallion image: Cat Writers' Association, Inc.; black cat GIF: A_Lemay on Pixabay.
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