Announcing the winners of MUSE Medallions, Special Awards, and Other Awards for the 2020 CWA Communications Contest
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2020 CWA Contest MUSE Medallion winners
A.1 WRITTEN ARTICLE: HEALTH (under 800 words)
Kitten Teething: Age Timeline, Signs & How You Can Help
Christine Brovelli-O’Brien
Entry online: https://bit.ly/3q2aOxL
A.1 WRITTEN ARTICLE: HEALTH (801-1500 words)
Remembering Tweety: gone and a hard lesson learned
Marci Kladnik
A.1 WRITTEN ARTICLE: HEALTH (1501+ words)
Inside a Facebook ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ for Cat Drugs
Carrie Arnold
Entry online: https://onezero.medium.com/desperate-cat-owners-are-buying-illegal-cat-drugs-on-facebooks-black-market-cd40bfe90997
A.10 WRITTEN ARTICLE: PRODUCT REVIEW (under 800 words)
Hauspanther’s MaxScratch Oversized Cat Scratching Post & Perch
Dawn White
Entry online: https://bit.ly/388FVlJ
A.10 WRITTEN ARTICLE: PRODUCT REVIEW (801-1500 words)
The Felines Opine About The Pawscoo Cat Tree
Anita Aurit
Entry online: https://bit.ly/3slfHD5
A.10 WRITTEN ARTICLE: PRODUCT REVIEW (1501+ words)
Create a Litter Box Privacy Zone With PetFusion
Dawn White
Entry online: https://bit.ly/3aGwglz
A.11 WRITTEN ARTICLE: WILD FELINES (under 800 words)
Cool Cats: From Motherless Kittens to Ambassadors
Deborah Barnes
A.11 WRITTEN ARTICLE: WILD FELINES (801-1500 words)
Your Kitty’s Wild Ancestor
Louise Holton
A.12 WRITTEN ARTICLE: PEDIGREED CATS (under 800 words)
Use of Melatonin as Birth Control
Lucy Drury
A.12 WRITTEN ARTICLE: PEDIGREED CATS (801-1500 words)
What You Don’t Know About Maine Coons
Candilee Jackson
A.12 WRITTEN ARTICLE: PEDIGREED CATS (1500+ words)
What You Don’t Know About Russian Blues
Candilee Jackson
A.13 WRITTEN ARTICLE: GENERAL / OTHER (801-1500 words)
Meet Normer Adams, the Hero Tree Climber Behind ‘Cat Man Do’ Cat Rescue in Georgia
Madison Pincombe
Entry online: https://www.dailypaws.com/pet-news-entertainment/feel-good-stories/normer-adams-hero-tree-climber
A.13 WRITTEN ARTICLE: GENERAL / OTHER (1500+ words)
Four Fun Photo Projects for Cats – Filters
Marjorie Dawson
Entry online: http://bit.ly/Four_Fun_2
A.2 WRITTEN ARTICLE: GENERAL CARE (under 800 words)
Is It OK to Feed a Cat Human Food?
JaneA Kelley
Entry online: https://bit.ly/3v27pSt
A.2 WRITTEN ARTICLE: GENERAL CARE (801-1500 words)
Trichobezoar Means “Hairball” Page 7
Debra Eldredge DVM
A.2 WRITTEN ARTICLE: GENERAL CARE (801-1500 words)
The 5 Ps for Emergency Pet Preparedness
Paula Ann Gregg
Entry online: https://www.sweetpurrfections.com/2020/06/the-5-ps-for-emergency-pet-preparedness.html
A.2 WRITTEN ARTICLE: GENERAL CARE (1500+ words)
Why Should You Take Your Cat to the Vet Regularly?
JaneA Kelley
Entry online: https://bit.ly/3eoSMlB
A.3 WRITTEN ARTICLE: BEHAVIOR/TRAINING (under 800 words)
Cat Ear Emotions: How Cat Ears Move with Their Mood
Christine Brovelli-O’Brien
Entry online: https://bit.ly/3bRkZA3
A.3 WRITTEN ARTICLE: BEHAVIOR/TRAINING (801-1500 words)
Meows, Yowls and Growls Demystified
Mary Tan
A.3 WRITTEN ARTICLE: BEHAVIOR/TRAINING (1500+ words)
The Ultimate Guide to Backpack Training Your Cat
Emily Hall
Entry online: https://kittycatgo.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-backpack-training-your-cat/
A.4 WRITTEN ARTICLE: ENRICHMENT (under 800 words)
Smell of Success: Scent Enrichment for Cats
Amy Shojai
Entry online: https://fearfreehappyhomes.com/smell-of-success-scent-enrichment-for-cats/
A.4 WRITTEN ARTICLE: ENRICHMENT (801-1500 words)
The Top 10 Ways to Have a Better Relationship With Your Cat
Janiss Garza
Entry online: https://bit.ly/3wZ3g3g
A.4 WRITTEN ARTICLE: ENRICHMENT (1500+ words)
How to Build an Outdoor Cat Bridge to Spruce up your Catio
Yasaar Nakchbendi
Entry online: https://bit.ly/30Jpgkk
A.5 WRITTEN ARTICLE: LIFESTYLE (under 800 words)
Musician Thundercat Hits the Right Note
Phillip Mlynar
A.5 WRITTEN ARTICLE: LIFESTYLE (801-1500 words)
Ten Great Reasons to Celebrate Jazmine for Her 7th Birthday
Deborah Barnes
Entry online: http://bit.ly/2OtvQYT
A.5 WRITTEN ARTICLE: LIFESTYLE (1500+ words)
Tricks are for Kitty
Sassafras Lowrey
A.6 WRITTEN ARTICLE: FELINE-HUMAN BOND (under 800 words)
Hero Kitty to the Rescue
Mary Schwager
A.6 WRITTEN ARTICLE: FELINE-HUMAN BOND (800-1500 words)
When Grief Goes Viral: How Covid-19 Affects Those Who Lost Cats to FIP
Ingrid Niesman
A.6 WRITTEN ARTICLE: FELINE-HUMAN BOND (800-1500 words)
Bear
KATHERINE KERN
A.6 WRITTEN ARTICLE: FELINE-HUMAN BOND (1500+ words)
Octavia, My Heartbeat
Chrisy A. Doherty
A.7 WRITTEN ARTICLE: VETERINARY MEDICINE & RESEARCH (800-1500 words)
Nothing to Sneeze At
Arna Cohen
A.7 WRITTEN ARTICLE: VETERINARY MEDICINE & RESEARCH (1500+ words)
Viral shift – New research is revolutionizing how shelters view feline retroviruses
Julie Falconer
Entry online: https://humanepro.org/magazine/articles/viral-shift
A.8 WRITTEN ARTICLE: ENTERTAINMENT (under 800 words)
Posing With a Cat on Your Dating App Profile Might Hurt, Not Help
Austin Cannon
Entry online: https://www.dailypaws.com/living-with-pets/pet-owner-relationship/cat-dating-app-profile
A.8 WRITTEN ARTICLE: ENTERTAINMENT (under 800 words)
Best buddies’: Grieving pit bull finds joy again with new kitten companion
Jen Reeder
Entry online: https://on.today.com/2ZBosx4
A.8 WRITTEN ARTICLE: ENTERTAINMENT (801-1500 words)
Partly Sunny with a Chance of Betty
Mary Tan and Annie Butler Shirreffs
A.9 WRITTEN ARTICLE: RESCUE & ADVOCACY (under 800 words)
Cats at Work
Kim Campbell Thornton
Entry online: http://bit.ly/3quL7WT
A.9 WRITTEN ARTICLE: RESCUE & ADVOCACY (801-1500 words)
Lola’s Unspoken Story
Dawn White
Entry online: http://bit.ly/3dxy4B1
A.9 WRITTEN ARTICLE: RESCUE & ADVOCACY (1500+ words)
Texas Big Box Stray to Minnesota Family Cat
Mary Tan
B.1 POETRY
“Moonlight” (CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: THE MAGIC OF CATS)
T. J. Banks
Entry online: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pJOp6hVANYZTMmX8tgwsAqX54AhVPUJ9/view?usp=sharing
C.1 SHORT STORY
The Wrong Kittens
Susan C. Willett
D.1 CALENDARS
Sly Pie Celebrates 5 Years with the Chirpy Cats
Yasaar Nakchbendi
E.1 PERIODICAL/NATIONAL CIRCULATION PUBLICATIONS (print or online).
Cat Talk Magazine
Teresa Keiger
F.1 BOOKS: FICTION – MYSTERY
Throw A Dog A Dead Man’s Bone
Hillari DeSchane
F.10 BOOKS: POEMS/GIFTS/OTHER
P.S. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN TUNA
Sarah Chauncey
Entry online: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SfPfcGyknkjJNzgvXUhH7BUM6JsDcP_u/view?usp=sharing
F.11 BOOKS: ANTHOLOGIES
Second-Chance Cats: True Stories of the Cats We Rescue and the Cats Who Rescue Us
Lonnie Hull DuPont under pseudonym Callie Smith Grant
F.2 BOOKS: FICTION – SCI-FI/FANTASY
Donn’s Legacy (The Soul Searchers Mysteries, Book Three)
Caryn Larrinaga
F.3. BOOKS: FICTION – OTHER
Damsel in (Social) Distance
Cassandra Morgan
F.5 BOOKS: NONFICTION – RESCUE & ADVOCACY
More Cat Tails
Jeffyne Telson
F.6 BOOKS: NONFICTION – OTHER
Got Rats? We Have Cats! Starting a Barn Cats Program
Peggy Atkerson
Entry online: https://www.amazon.com/kindle/redeem/?t=GSVVEV4XK486D3S
F.6 BOOKS: NONFICTION – OTHER
ABYS AMONG US & OTHER STORIES FOR THE FELINE-INCLINED
T. J. Banks
F.7 BOOKS: FOR CHILDREN – PICTURE
Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale With A Tail
Lesléa Newman
F.8 BOOKS: FOR CHILDREN – CHAPTER
A Kid’s Guide to Cats
Arden Moore
G.1 VIDEO OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION: HEALTH/BEHAVIOR
10 Holiday Plants to Keep Away from Your Cat
Chloe DiVita & Jessica Shipman
Entry online: https://www.allpetvoices.com/10-holiday-plants-to-keep-away-from-your-cat/
G.2 VIDEO OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION: LIFESTYLE (under 5 minutes)
Budget-Friendly Enrichment Ideas for Your Cat
Dawn White
Entry online: https://bit.ly/37wXj2H
G.3 VIDEO OR TELEVISION PRODUCTION: ENTERTAINMENT
Archie of NZ: Cat Portrait in Colored Pencil
Beverly Garland
Entry online: https://youtu.be/EnumvjkfbUs
H.1 AUDIO/BROADCAST: ANY FORMAT
Oh Behave Show with guest Cat Detective Kim Freeman
Arden Moore
I.1 WEBINARS
Chronic kidney disease in cats
Kelly Diehl
Entry online: http://maf.link/CWA-I-1
J.2 BLOGS/WEBSITE: ENTERTAINMENT
Three Chatty Cats Blog
Rachel Loehner
Entry online: http://bit.ly/chatty106
J.3 BLOGS/WEBSITE: GENERAL
Lola the Rescued Cat
Dawn White
Entry online: https://www,lolatherescuedcat.com
K.1 COLUMN/SERIES
Finicky Cat Column
Arden Moore
L.1 SOCIAL MEDIA EXCELLENCE: LIFESTYLE
Chirpy Cats Catio Life
Yasaar Nakchbendi
Entry online: https://bit.ly/3a4C2yk
L.2 SOCIAL MEDIA EXCELLENCE: ENTERTAINMENT
“I Love To Draw Cats” YouTube Channel
Beverly Garland
Entry online: https://youtu.be/EnumvjkfbUs
L.3 SOCIAL MEDIA EXCELLENCE: RESCUE/ADVOCACY
Zee & Zoey’s Cat Chronicles – Facebook Page
Deborah Barnes
Entry online: https://bit.ly/39cVVTu
M.1 PHOTOGRAPHY: SINGLE IMAGE
My Co-worker Elsa Clair
Susan C. Willett
Entry online: https://bit.ly/3mSyQve
M.2 PHOTOGRAPHY: SERIES
The Magic of a Filter Transformation
Marjorie Dawson
M.3 PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
Sheltering In Place – wraparound magazine cover
Teresa Keiger
M.4 CARTOON
Mirror Mirror
Stephanie Piro
M.5 ILLUSTRATION (SINGLE)
Meow like a pirate day GIF
Claire Clark
Entry online: http://maf.link/CWA-M5
M.6 ILLUSTRATIONS (SERIES)
Maggie Adopts A Kitten
Stephanie Piro
M.7 GRAPHIC DESIGN
Always Safe at Home Logo Design
Robin A.F. Olson
N.1 FINE ART
“Callie & Biscuit,” colored pencil on 12″x16″ paper
Beverly Garland