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Karen Payne, Editor of Meow, Honored by CWA

February 10, 2015 by Cat Writers' Association Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2013 Muse Medallion winners, Cat Writers' Association, Meow

Farewell CWA President Dr. Lorie A. Huston

October 1, 2014 by Cat Writers' Association 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cat writers, Cat Writers' Association, CWA, Dr. Lorie Huston, Dusty Rainbolt, Lorie Huston, Lorie Huston DVM

July/August Member Spotlight: Susan C. Willett

August 17, 2014 by Cat Writers' Association 1 Comment

Susan 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, […]

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Special Discount Offer for Members and Conference Registrants Plus Other CWA News

June 18, 2014 by Cat Writers' Association Leave a Comment

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 […]

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June Member Spotlight – Lisa Richman

June 17, 2014 by Cat Writers' Association 2 Comments

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 […]

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April Member Spotlight: Christine Michaels

April 29, 2014 by Cat Writers' Association Leave a Comment

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 […]

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March Member Spotlight – Betty Sleep

March 18, 2014 by Cat Writers' Association 1 Comment

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, […]

Filed Under: Blog, News, Profile Tagged With: Betty Sleep, Canadian cat writer, cat writer member spotlight, Purrlock Holmes

CWA Mourns the Loss of Marion Lane

March 5, 2014 by Cat Writers' Association 1 Comment

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: […]

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CWA Social Media News & 2014 Conference

November 26, 2013 by Cat Writers' Association

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 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Black Friday deals, conference registration, Facebook, social media, Twitter

A Message from Your (New) President

November 16, 2013 by Cat Writers' Association

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 […]

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