Cat Writers' Association, Inc.

Professionals Writing, Publishing, and Broadcasting About Cats

The CWA Communications Contest

Image is a collage of grayscale photographs representing a variety of media from left to right: books on shelves, a stack of newspapers, a blogger typing on a laptop computer, an artist's hand choosing a paintbrush from a canister, a photographer's camera, a speaker's hand holding a microphone, a video camera, and a podcast setup, with the logo CWA: Cat Writers' Association and the tagline Written, Visual & Audio Media Excellence above the words 2025 Communications Contest, for work published or produced in 2024. A MUSE Medallion award rises up in front of the images, as a cartoon black cat repeatedly peeks in from the right side.

The yearly CWA Communications contest offers awards for media excellence in a variety of areas, including categories for writing, photography, art, graphic design, and much more. Anyone (including those outside the United States) can enter. Special Award winners receive cash prizes, while Regular Category winners earn much-coveted Muse Medallions. The 2025 CWA Communications contest closed to entries on May 4, 2025.

The 2025 CWA Awards Presentation

Muse Medallions and Special Award Winners were presented to the winners at the formal CWA Awards Banquet in Indianapolis on Saturday, October 25.

Below, find links to the slide show announcing the CWA Muse Awards winners, the slide show announcing the CWA Special Awards winners, and the full live presentation from the CWA Awards Banquet.

At the bottom of the page, find links to directories of the award sponsors and winners.

View the slide show presenting the Muse Awards winners here:

Image of a Muse award

View the slide show presenting the Special and Top Awards winners here:

Image of cat in front of book case with words "CWA Special Awards"

View the full, live presentation of the Muse, Special & Top Awards here:

image of cat with words, CWA 2025 Awards Ceremony cast live from Indianapolis Saturday October 25 0800pm CDT

View the list of names of the COE, Muse, and Special Award Winners and our Special Awards Sponsors here:

2025 Certificate of Excellence Winners

2025 Muse and Special Award Winners

2025 Award Sponsors

Congratulations to all the winners of the Cat Writers’ Association’s 2025 Communications Contest!

Past Contests

To view the 2024 Awards Program, the Awards Ceremony recorded announcements of the winners, and Special Award and Regular Category winners from 2024 and years prior, go to Past CWA Communications Contest Winners.