Dear CWA Members, By now many of you know that Karen Payne has tendered her resignation as Editor of Meow, our long-standing and award-winning CWA newsletter. You also may know that Meow is changing formats. It was Lorie Huston’s (our sorely missed late President) intention to change the Meow to a totally digital newsletter. As I understand it, she had […]
Farewell CWA President Dr. Lorie A. Huston
Yesterday humanity was diminished by the passing of Dr. Lorie A. Huston, friend, ailurophile, veterinarian, writer, blogger, social media expert and one of the kindest people ever. I met Lorie at a CWA conference in Westchester, NY, and we visited occasionally at veterinary social media conventions. I was struck by her gentle demeanor, her intelligence […]
July/August Member Spotlight: Susan C. Willett
July’s member spotlight is a bit late as we’re actually into August now. But I’m happy to say that the honor goes to Susan C. Willett. I’ll let Susan take it from here. I think you’ll enjoy hearing about her activities. I make a living in corporate communications, where my work has won many awards, […]
Special Discount Offer for Members and Conference Registrants Plus Other CWA News
Hello fellow CWA members and cat lovers. I have some exciting CWA news to share with you today. CWA members and conference registrants are entitled to a special promotional offer from our sponsor and official PR firm Fetching Communications and its PetPR.com service. PetPR.com will write a press kit or press release announcing your company’s […]
June Member Spotlight – Lisa Richman
I’m happy to announce that this month’s Member Spotlight choice is Lisa Richman. You may be wondering why there was no Spotlight for May. It’s because the chosen member never responded. Oh, well. This month, we have Lisa, and I’ll let her take it from here… Thank you so much for this opportunity. It’s such […]
April Member Spotlight: Christine Michaels
Thank you for this honor to introduce myself and share my work in the CWA spotlight. I’m in awe to join this talented and exclusive membership and learn from your experience and insights. So what makes me purr, tick and thump (or jump) for joy? Well I’m a tortie of four passions—dance, marketing, Art Deco […]
March Member Spotlight – Betty Sleep
I’m very excited to present our very first “Member Spotlight”. Each month, we’ll be featuring one lucky CWA member here on our blog. Our “Member Spotlight” will give us all the chance to meet our fellow CWA members and hear how they got where they are today and what they’re up to now. This month, […]
CWA Mourns the Loss of Marion Lane
All of us here at CWA are in shock, trying to deal with the loss of one of our own. Marion Lane, long time CWA supporter and animal advocate, has left this world. Our condolences go out to her family and friends. This is what Amy Shojai said in her blog earlier today about Marion: […]
CWA Social Media News & 2014 Conference
There are lots of new and wonderful things happening within the Cat Writers’ Association. Most of you are already aware of our new partnership with BarkWorld. For those of you who are not, from October 30 – November 1, 2014, in Atlanta, our 2014 annual conference will be held jointly with the BarkWorld Social Media […]
A Message from Your (New) President
Hi CWA members. I’m entering my third week as president already. The last two weeks have been busy ones, but productive. You’ll be hearing more about that over the coming weeks. Just to give you a peek, we have some changes in our requirements for membership application and a brand new social media committee being […]