1997 CWA Communications Contest
Muse Medallion^TM (*) & Certificate of Excellence Winners

Category I. Magazines & Newspapers

1: Yearbook/Annual

CATS U.S.A. 1997 (Jane Calloway)
*KITTENS U.S.A. 1997 (Jane Calloway)

2: Magazine

*CAT FANCY (Jane Calloway)
PET VIEW (Mary Redgrave)

3A: Magazine Article -- Feature on Health/Care

Leslie Sinclair, DVM/Controlling URI (ANIMAL SHELTERING)
*Diane Smith, CVT/Obeying the Carnivorous Imperative (CATS)
H. Ellen Whitely, DVM/Feline Hyperthyroidism (CAT FANCY)

3B: Magazine Article -- Feature on Any Other Topic

(30 entries - 2 awards given)
*Wendy Christensen/Life of a Kitten (KITTENS USA)
*Wendy Christensen/Understanding the Feline Mind (CAT FANCY)
Karen Commings/Cats & Seniors (CAT FANCY)
Carolyn Osier/What Kind of Kitten Is Mine? (CATS)

3C: Magazine Column

Darlene Arden/Celebrities' Cats (CATS)
Karen Commings/From One Cat Lover (CAT FANCY)
*J. Anne Helgren/Cat Breeds (CATS)

4A: Newspaper Article, Feature, or News Story

*Peter Mandel/Adventures of a Shelter Cat (PROVIDENCE JOURNAL-BULLETIN)
Dusty Rainbolt/Pet Owners (LEWISVILLE LEADER)
Fran Pennock Shaw/Alternative Treatments Make Their Way to Animals (LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL)

4B: Newspaper Column

*Joanne Anderson/Pets, Pets, Pets (BABYLON BEACON)
Steve Dale/My Pet World (TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES)
Gina Spadafori/Pet Connection (SACRAMENTO BEE/UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE)

Category II. Newsletters or Regional Publications

1: Newsletter - Breed Specific

*JPSA Newsletter (Teresa Salino-Hugg)

2: Others/Newsletter Format

ALLEY CATS ACTION (Becky Robinson)
*CATNIP (Gloria Parkinson)
JUST CATS! (Nancy & Bob Hungerford)

3: Others/Magazine Format

*OUR ANIMALS (Paul Glassner)

4: Article or feature (29 entries; certificate winners all scored 95 or above; 2 awards given)

*Pamela Donegan/Let's Play (CATNIP)
Pamela Dongean/Matter of Taste (CATNIP)
Pamela Donegan/Your Cat's Skin (CATNIP)
Gloria Parkinson/Why Vaccinate (CATNIP)
Cheryl Smith/Future is Now in Pest Control (THE PET COMPANION)
Sandra Toney/Does Gender Play a Role in Feline Behavior CATsumer REPORT)
Jim Webster/Feuding Felines (CATNIP)
*Jim Webster/Globe Trotters (CATNIP)

5: Column

*Karen Commings/Menagerie (CENTRAL Pa.'S APPRISE)
Nancy Marano/Cat Chat (PETROGLYPHS)
Victoria Stoike/Voice for the Animals (ACTION MAGAZINE)

Category III. Short Story, Poetry, Humor, Miscellaneous

P. M. Griffin/The Neighbor (CATFANTASTIC)
*Lyn McConchie/Death Song (CATFANTASTIC)
Lyn McConchie/Swan Song (SPACE OPERA)

2: Poem

*Betsy Stowe/Room in My Heart (laJOIE)
Lee Wardlaw/A Cat's Christmas (CATS)

3: Book of Poetry

*Karen Stanley/Purrceptions (Pegapuss Press)

4: Humor (Feature, Article, Book, Etc.)

Joanne Anderson/Whitey and His 105-Year-Old Owner -- BABYLON BEACON
*Julia Willis/Meow-Mories (Laugh Lines Press)

5: Series, Subject-Related (Entire Series) - No award given.

6: Brochure/Pamphlet

*Barbara Allen/Acts of Kindness
R. A. Okey/Paws That Refresh

Category IV. Books

Carole Nelson Douglas/CAT IN A FLAMINGO FEDORA (St. Martin's Press)
Alex Matthews/SATAN'S SILENCE (Intrigue Press)
*Shirley Rousseau Murphy/CAT UNDER FIRE (HarperCollins)

2: Children's - no entries

3: Care & Health (inc. Breeding, Medical, Grooming)

*Lowell Ackerman, DVM/SKIN AND COAT CARE FOR YOUR CAT (TFH Publications)
James DeBitetto, DVM/PRACTICAL KITTEN CARE (Howell Book House)
Mark Evans/CAT DOCTOR: A GUIDE TO COMMON AILMENTS (Howell Book House)

4: Behavior & Training

Lowell Ackerman, DVM/CAT BEHAVIOR & TRAINING (TFH Publications)
*Pam Johnson/HISS AND TELL (Crossing Press)
Chris Madsen/NATURAL CATS (Howell Book House)

5: Breed Books

Karen Commings/THE SHORTHAIRED CAT (Howell Book House)
*Karen Leigh Davis/THE EXOTIC SHORTHAIR: A COMPLETE PET OWNER'S MANUAL (Barron's)
Anna Sadler/THE LONGHAIRED CAT (Howell Book House)

6: Other

Pearl Lau/CLAWED MONET'S BOOK OF FAMOUS CATS (Howell Book House)
*John Avalon Reed/THE WHOLE KITTY CATALOG (Crown)
Bob Walker/THE CATS' HOUSE (Andrews/McMeel)

Category V. Graphic Arts, Non-Print Media

*Paul Glassner/Two Peas in a Pod (OUR ANIMALS)
Lillian Zahrt/Exposures (DATEBOOK)

1B: Photography/Color

*Donna Caton Blevins/Neko-Chan (KITTENS U.S.A.)
Ginger Buck/Mikey Mouser (Humane Society Calendar)
Vicky Grady/Daredevil Leap (CAT FANCY)

1C: Series of Photos or Photo Essay/Color - no award given

1D: Series of Photos or Photo Essay/Black & White

*Paul Glassner/The Clean Team (OUR ANIMALS)

2: Illustration

Debra Halborn/Ralph's World (self-published)
Debra Halborn/Starcat Cluster (self-published)
*Susan Lister Soltani/The Transfixed Tabby (self-published)

3: Series of Illustrations

Mary Ellen Ramirez/Note Cards (self-published)
Certificate only - no award given

4: Cartoons

*Keith Robinson/What To Name Kitty (KITTENS USA)

5: Video

Richard Colburn/S.O.C.K.S.
*Donald Manelli/DOGS, CATS, & KIDS

6: Audio - no entries

Council of Directors' Special Recognition Award Winners

CWA President's Award (Best of the Best):