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 […]
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BlogPaws 2015 Conference Welcomes CWA to Nashville in May!
[subscribe2] Have you registered yet for the BlogPaws Conference? You won’t want to miss the Cat Writers’ Association Writers Track! There also will be a boatload of other paw-some seminars, panels, exhibits and more. The full BlogPaws speaker schedule is here, hotel/travel and registration information is available by clicking the box above. Cat Writers Association […]
Book Signing Ops for CWA Members at Amazing Pet Expos!
Our CWA Sponsor, good friends at AdoptAShelter.com have offered to share their booth space with Cat Writers’ Association authors and artists at any one or more of 30 Amazing Pet Expo events held all over the country! Look for your favorite cat book authors and artists at these PAW-some book signing events! You’ll need to […]
The 2015 Cat Writers’ Calendar for the Special Days, Weeks, and Months Devoted to Feline Care and Awareness
Once again the New Year is upon us and once again there are numerous special days, weeks, and months devoted to promoting causes and awareness for our feline friends. To follow, you will find all the pertinent dates for 2015 – please take a moment to look them over and bookmark the site for reference […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
The 2014 Cat Writers’ Calendar for the Special Days, Weeks, and Months Devoted to Feline Care and Awareness
There are 365 days in the year and it seems like almost all of them have been claimed for some sort of awareness day, week, or month for one reason or another. A great many of them are related to our beloved feline friends and that got me to thinking of the collective power we […]