Show us your best cat-focused work!
Don’t miss out on showing your fellow cat lovers your craft, being found by people who appreciate your work, and [maybe] winning big! Special Award winners receive cash prizes, while Regular Category winners earn much-coveted Muse Medallions.
Anything published during the contest year, including writing, photography, art, graphic design, and more, may be entered. Anyone (including those outside the United States) can enter, not just members.
For more information, check out The CWA Communications Contest: the Basics.
For the most frequently asked questions about the Contest: Demystifying the CWA Contest: Your Questions Answered!
To view past winners: Past Contest Winners (Muses & Special Awards).
Meet the 2024 Contest Sponsors
Meet the 2024 Contest Chair
Katherine Kern is an award-winning author, content creator, and freelance writer focusing on cats. Her humorous tales about life with cats and feline-human bond stories appear in various anthologies. Kat’s cat, Bear, inspired her to write about the power of the feline-human bond and taught her that cats are more than they are given credit for. Her blog, Momma Kat and Her Bear Cat, celebrates the unique ways cats enrich our lives.
Kat serves as CWA’s Treasurer (since 2020) and Contest Chair (since 2022). When not wrangling cats for CWA, she enjoys life with her cats, Ellie Mae and Latte.
Thank You to the Other People Who Make the Contest Possible
Special Awards Chair
Dusty Rainbolt contest@catwriters.com
Contest Committee for 2024
These members reviewed the rules and results of the 2023 Contest and made suggestions to the Council about the 2024 Contest.
Katherine Kern
Dusty Rainbolt
Andrea Dorn
CWA Council of Directors
Council members approved the final version of all contest documents.
Lynn Thompson
Andrea Dorn
Katherine Kern
Ramona Marek
Dusty Rainbolt
Kathy M. Finley
Anita Aurit
Deb Barnes
For questions about the Contest, please contact the Contest Chair, Katherine Kern, at contest@catwriters.com.